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Volume XLIV
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Finally Teammates
Football at
Stanford puts
Scarlett brothers
on same team
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P ORTLAND O BSERVER CONTRIBUTOR
Brennan and Cameron Scarlett have
become used to calling each other many
things: brother, scholar, athlete and some-
times opponent. Now they can add one
more title to that list, teammate. They
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school careers to play football at Stanford
University.
Only four years apart, the brothers went
to the same north and northeast Portland
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School. While not on the same team, they
have always remained in each others’ lives,
whether playing video games, basketball or
arguing over whom was taking the tougher
math class. The brothers have maintained a
healthy sibling relationship through com-
petition.
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compete about and see who got it right. It’s
entertaining to watch until it gets annoy-
ing then we’d have to say something,” says
Paul Scarlett, the father of the two men and
a witness to the many of the brotherly com-
petitions.
Brennan Scarlett, the oldest sibling,
emerged as one of the top football recruits
in the nation in 2011 coming out of Central
Catholic. After a decorated prep career, he
decided to sign with the University of Cal-
ifornia at Berkeley.
At Cal, he found success both on the
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injuries limited his participation to 17
games. Back in Portland, his brother Cam-
eron emerged in the football spotlight as he
helped lead Central Catholic to win back
to back state titles. While arguably similar
in comparison by accolades, both players
carved out their own identity through dif-
fering positions and personality.
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