Wolverine quarterback competes in the Northwest 9 competition in Washington

After the game against the Emmett Huskies last Friday night, Weiser High School quarterback Brett Spencer drove over 500 miles to Gig Harbor, Wash., to compete in an intense two day passing competition: The Northwest 9. Spencer, the only representative chosen from Idaho, finished sixth in the competition.
 The Northwest 9 was created by Taylor Barton who runs Alliance QB Academy based out of Washington. The goal of the program is to help feature quarterback play in the Northwest by getting all of the best quarterbacks from each region to compete together in person for two days. The competition began in 2015 but only ran for three years before returning this season after a two year hiatus.
 When Spencer and his father saw an announcement for the Northwest 9 2020 on Twitter, they knew it was something Brett had to go for.Both the tryouts and the finals are a series of quarterback drills and performance evaluations similar to the NFL combine but just for the quarterback position.
 The competition meant an opportunity to compete against some of the best football players in the country and the chance to be seen by several high school ranking entities and college recruiting contacts.
 There are three divisions of the Northwest 9: Class of 2021, class of 2022/2023, and class of 2024. During the tryout the three divisions were narrowed down to 25 in each division. Finalists were notified via Twitter announcement on Aug. 24.
 The final two day competition consisted of three workouts. During the workouts the quarterbacks were judged on speed, arm strength and accuracy. After the third workout the NW9 coaches determined the top 9 in each division and invited them to stay for a final workout after which they were ranked for the final results.
 Spencer competed against approximately 60 quarterbacks at the tryout and was selected to compete for his place in the top 9 during the finals. Being selected sixth from among the best of the best in the Northwest is a huge honor and accomplishment.
 “I think it’s cool to be coming from a smaller town and compete against players from larger schools. It boosted my confidence to be able to compete and show that I can work among the big players,” Spencer said.  
  Spencer shared that he  was really excited to make the finals, but he also knew he had worked hard to earn the right to be there. Spencer has been training four to five times per week since last year’s football season ended.
 Spencer is very competitive and was excited to prove that he can compete with the top quarterback’s out there.