Ranked high in nearly every preseason football poll or publication, the Eisenhower football team this weekend gets a chance to prove its mettle on a national stage.

The Eagles are one of eight teams participating in the Nike 7ON National Passing Championship Thursday to Saturday in Beaverton, Ore.

Boasting highly-recruited quarterback Kenneth Guiton, versatile defensive back Craig Loston (Clemson commit) and receivers Greg Timmons (Texas commit) and Jazz Reynolds among others, the Eagles are favored by most to win District 18-5A and contend for the Region III championship. They were voted No. 23 in Dave Campbell’s Texas Football’s preseason poll.

According to some reports, however, Loston will not accompany the team because of school work.

Eisenhower coaches and players were en route to Oregon Wednesday morning and unavailable for interviews.

Eisenhower went 8-4 overall last year and 7-0 in 19-5A to win the outright district championship, their first since a 21-5A title in 2003.

Other participating teams in Oregon are Henry County (Ga.), Byrnes (S.C.), Long Beach (Calif.) Poly, Santa Ana (Calif.) Mater Dei, Gateway (Monroeville, Pa.), Tampa (Fla.) Plant and East St. Louis (Ill.).

Last year, Stratford went 3-2 at the national 7-on-7 tournament in California.

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