EWU's haul of 26 includes Pasco duo
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CHENEY - Two players from Class 4A champion Pasco and three from King County are among the 26 letters of intent Eastern Washington received yesterday. Twenty-one are from state high schools.
That's quite a boost from last year. The Eagles had 16 players on signing day, 13 from the state's high schools. Eastern must replace 14 seniors from last year's team.
Eastern, a Division I-AA school that plays in the Big Sky Conference, recruited Doug Vincent and wide receiver Raul Vijil from Pasco. Vincent's older brother, Luke, is projected to be a starter at middle linebacker.
The three from King County high schools are Brandon Stark of Issaquah, Gavin Riach of Edmonds-Woodway and Vernon Word of Mariner.
Of the three quarterback recruits Eastern Washington signed, only Wes Henry of Mead is from Washington.
Eastern signees--High-school recruits: Brian Anderson, QB, 6-2, 205, Middleton, (Idaho); Chris Cwik, TE, 6-3, 215, Mead; Joe Gatewood, DL, 6-4, 250, Puyallup; Ryan Healea, DL, 5-11, 250, Evergreen (Vancouver); Jesse Hendrix, DB, 5-8, 150, Lakes; Wes Henry, QB, 6-4, 205, Mead; Eric Kimble, RB, 5-10, 185, Franklin Pierce; Randy Meade, DL, 6-1, 250, Columbia River; Erik Meyer, QB, 6-1, 180, La Mirada (Calif.); Gavin Riach, TE, 6-2, 215, Edmonds-Woodway; Randy Robbins, DB, 6-2, 200, Tahoma; Richmond Sanders, DB, 5-9, 180, River Ridge; Muhammad Shamsid-Deen, DB, 5-11, 185, Spanaway Lake; Kraig Sigler, OL, 6-1, 265, Coeur d'Alene (Idaho); Tyler Sleeman, OL, 6-2, 270, Tahoma; Lars Slind, LB, 5-11, 215, Mead; Brandon Stark, RB, 5-9, 180, Issaquah; Isaiah Trufant, DB, 5-7, 150, Wilson; Zack Viborel-Baker, OL, 6-5, 250, Rogers; Raul Vijil, WR, 5-9, 160, Pasco; Doug Vincent, LB, 6-1, 210, Pasco; Drey Willis, DB, 5-8, 170, Spanaway; Cohn Wolfe, WR, 5-10, 170, Wenatchee; Vernon Word, RB, 5-9, 185, Mariner. Transfers: Nick Tavaglione, DL, 6-0, 250, Riverside CC, (Calif.); Dante Harrell, DL, 6-2, 270, Mesa CC, Hoover (San Diego).
Western signs Sherard
BELLINGHAM - Outside linebacker Duncan Sherard of Roosevelt is one of three Seattle Times red-chip selections who have signed letters of intent to play football for Western Washington.
The two other red-chip picks among Western's 14 signees are defensive ends from Whatcom County - Joey Joshua of Ferndale and Kevin Kamphouse of Nooksack Valley. Joshua and Kamphouse turned down scholarship offers from NCAA Division I-A or I-AA schools.
Western signees--High-school seniors: Joe Allen, LB, 6-1, 200, Bethel; Jake Carlyle, RB, 5-7, 175, Capital; Aaron Dahl, DE, 6-1, 225, Gig Harbor; Jeff Debuigne, OL, 6-3, 300, Kamiakin; Andy Iddings, DB, 5-10, 190, Kentridge; Joey Joshua, DE, 6-4, 220, Ferndale; Kevin Kamphouse, DE, 6-5, 210, Nooksack Valley; Chris Klingerman, WR, 6-1, 175, Redmond; Chris Kuper, OL, 6-4, 270, Dimond (Anchorage, Alaska); Andy Olson, WR, 6-1, 190, Chehalis; Joel Pears, CB, 5-10, 175, Meridian; Dylan Robertson, LB, 6-2, 215, Inglemoor; Zach Russell, WR, 6-2, 175, Lake Washington; Duncan Sherard, OLB, 5-10, 195, Roosevelt; Will Sherrell, OL, 6-5, 260, Bethel; Justin Simpson, OL, 6-3, 305, Kamiakin; Chris Wells, S, 6-1, 180, O'Dea; Loren Winter, LB, 6-1, 225, Juanita; Nick Yoney, WR, 6-3, 200, Arlington; College transfers: Anthony Dalton, DB, 5-10, 195, Jr., River Ridge/Yuba City College; Justin Odom, TE/Long snaps, 6-4, 235, So., Mount Si/Idaho.
Central signs Piercy
ELLENSBURG - Inglemoor lineman Josh Piercy is among 12 recruits who have signed letters of intent to play football for Central Washington next fall. Piercy, a 6-foot-3, 260-pound lineman, earned Star Times and All-KingCo 4A first-team honors last season.
Heading the class is wide receiver Derrick Williams, a transfer who was honorable-mention JC All-American at Snow in Utah and a former standout at Lakes High School.
Central signees--High-school seniors: Conor Ball, DE-OL, 5-11, 250, Olympia; Brian Baugh, QB, 6-3, 180, Clarkston; Nathaniel Brookreson, WR, 6-1, 180, North Thurston; Nate Chalfant, OL, 6-5, 300, Sehome; Mike Don, OL, 6-1, 265, Prosser; Jeremy Kellog, S, 5-11, 180, Rogers-Puyallup; Josh Piercy, DL, 6-3, 260, Inglemoor. College transfers: Ernest Henderson, OL, 6-3, 370, Lewis and Clark/College of Desert (Calif.); Jeremy Jacobs, S, 6-2, 215, Lakes/Snow JC (Utah); Lamar Lee, LB, 6-0, 210, Foss/College of Redwoods (Calif.); Chris Murphy, RB, 5-10, 180, Royal; Derrick Williams, WR, 6-3, 215, Lakes/Snow JC (Utah).