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Michael Johnson Jr., Sheldon's 4-star quarterback, first Oregon prep to earn Elite 11 Finals invitation in 13 years

It has been 13 years since an Oregon high school quarterback earned an invitation to the prestigious Elite 11 Finals, a quarterback camp for the best prep passers in America.

In 2000 - just the second year of the camp - Oregon made a splash, sending Scappoose's Derek Anderson, Burns' Kellen Clemens and Aloha's Nic Costa to the finals.

Five years later, Beaverton signal-caller Kevin Riley was selected as one of the nation's 12 participants.

Then, a drought.

It took 13 years, but Oregon solidified its fifth-ever finalist Tuesday, as Sheldon quarterback and Under Armour All-American selection Michael Johnson Jr.