Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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46 NOV. 26, 2018 BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED FOOTBALL RECRUITING ROUNDUP • WR Kendall Abdur-Rahman: Accounted for both touchdowns in Edwardsville (Ill.) High's (8-4) 50-14 loss to Frankfort (Ill.) Lincoln-Way East (12- 0) in the third round of the Illinois Class 8A play- offs … He passed for 53 yards and a touchdown, while rushing for 48 yards and a score against the defending state champs. Season completed. • S Litchfield Ajavon: Intercepted a pass to help Alexandria (Va.) Episcopal (6-3) notch a 25- 21 win over Woodberry Forest (Va.) High (5-3) … Finished the season with 70 tackles, two forced fumbles, one sack and one interception. Season completed. • TE Kevin Bauman (2020): Hauled in one pass for 18 yards in a 27-0 win for Red Bank (N.J.) Catholic (9-0) over Sparta (N.J.) Pope John XXIII (2-9) in the semifinals of the New Jersey Non- Public Group 3 playoffs. Next game: vs. New Monmouth (N.J.) Mater Dei (10-1) in the New Jersey Non-Public Group 3 championship game. • P Jay Bramblett: Threw for 90 yards to help Tuscaloosa (Ala.) Hillcrest (6-5) post a 10-3 win over Montgomery (Ala.) Lanier (4-7) in the first round of the Alabama Class 6A playoffs. Next game: vs. Wetumpka (Ala.) High (9-2) in the sec- ond round of the Alabama Class 6A playoffs. • QB Brendon Clark: Completed 6 of 13 passes for 164 yards with a touchdown to lead Midlo- thian (Va.) Manchester (11-0) to a 49-0 victory over Midlothian (Va.) James River (3-8) in the first round of the Virginia Group 6A playoffs. Next game: vs. Chester (Va.) Dale (9-2) in the second round of the Virginia Group 6A playoffs. • OL Zeke Correll: Cincinnati Anderson (9-3) notched a 38-35 win over Troy (Ohio) High (10- 2) in the second round of the Ohio Division II playoffs. Next game: vs Cincinnati Winton Woods (12-1) in the third round of the Ohio Division II playoffs. • DE Howard Cross: Recorded eight tackles, two tackles for loss and a sack to help Montvale (N.J.) St. Joseph (8-2) to a 16-8 win over Richland (N.J.) St. Augustine Prep (7-4) in the quarterfinals of the New Jersey Non-Public Group 4 playoffs. Next game: vs. Jersey City (N.J.) St. Peter's Prep (7-3) in the semifinals of the New Jersey Non- Public Group 4 playoffs. • S Kyle Hamilton: Scored two touchdowns in a 61-20 victory for Atlanta Marist (9-2) over Rig- gold (Ga.) Heritage (5-6) in the first round of the Georgia AAAA playoffs. Next game: vs. Atlanta St. Pius Catholic (10-1) in the second round of the Georgia AAAA playoffs. • WR Cam Hart: Olney (Md.) Good Counsel (6- 4) suffered a 30-14 loss against Hyattsville (Md.) DeMatha (8-2) in semifinals of the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference playoffs. Season completed. • LB Jack Kiser: Scored six touchdowns in a 66-0 win for Royal Center (Ind.) Pioneer (13-0) versus Bourbon (Ind.) Triton (9-4) in the regional cham- pionships round of the Class 1A playoffs. Next game: vs. Monroe (Ind.) Adams Central (13-0) in the semi-state championship round of the Indiana Class 1A playoffs. • OL Andrew Kristofic: Gibsonia (Pa.) Pine- Richland (9-2) picked up a 46-16 win over Pitts- burgh Mt. Lebanon (6-6) in the semifinals of the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League (WPIAL) playoffs. Next game: vs. Har- mony (Pa.) Seneca Valley (9-3) in the WPIAL Class 6A title game. • DT Jacob Lacey: Bowling Green (Ky.) South Warren (13-0) registered a 55-21 win over Leitch- field (Ky.) Grayson County (8-4) in the second round of the Kentucky Class 5A playoffs. Next game: vs. Owensboro (Ky.) High (10-2) in the quarterfinals of the Kentucky Class 5A state play- offs. • TE Michael Mayer (2020): Hauled in three passes for 101 yards and two touchdowns to help Alexandria (Ky.) Covington Catholic (12-0) notch a 43-15 win over Mt. Sterling (Ky.) Montgomery County (9-3) in the second round of the Kentucky Class 5A playoffs. Next game: vs. Fort Thomas (Ky.) Highlands (10-2) in the quarterfinals of the Kentucky Class 5A state playoffs. • OL John Olmstead: Metuchen (N.J.) St. Jo- seph (7-3) fell 35-14 to Jersey City (N.J.) St. Pe- ter's Prep (7-3) in the quarterfinals of the New Jersey Non-Public Group 4 playoffs. Season com- pleted. • DE NaNa Osafo-Mensah: Made seven tackles for Fort Worth (Texas) Nolan Catholic (9-1) in a 63-14 win over Addison (Texas) Trinity Christian (1-9). Next game: vs. Dallas Parish (7-3) or San Antonio Antonian Prep (5-5) in the quarterfinals of the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools Division I playoffs Nov. 23. • QB Drew Pyne (2020): Threw for 178 yards and two touchdowns in a 41-7 victory for New Canaan (Conn.) High (6-3) versus Fairfield (Conn.) Ludlowe (6-3). Next game: vs. Darien (Conn.) High (9-0). • CB Isaiah Rutherford: Rushed for 211 yards and three touchdowns to help Carmichael (Calif.) Jesuit (9-3) to a 42-0 win over Granite Bay (Calif.) High (5-6) in the second round of the California Interscholastic Federation Sac-Joaquin Section Division II playoffs. Next game: vs. Loomis (Ca- lif.) Del Oro (10-1) in the semifinals of California Interscholastic Federation Sac-Joaquin Section Division II playoffs. • DL Hunter Spears: His season came to end last week due to injury … Sachse (Texas) High (7- 3) won 48-0 over Rowlett (Texas) High (7-2). Next game: vs. Plano (Texas) East in the first round of the Texas Class 6A Division I state playoffs. • CB K.J. Wallace: Atlanta Lovett (6-5) recorded a 40-7 win over Madison (Ga.) Morgan County (5-6) in the first round of the Georgia Class AAA playoffs. Next game: vs. Calhoun (Ga.) High (11- 0) in the second round of the Georgia Class AAA playoffs. • RB Kyren Williams: Scored four touchdowns to lead St. Louis St. John Vianney (9-3) to a 55-14 win over St. Louis Chaminade (6-7) in the district championship round of the Missouri Class 5 play- offs. Next game: vs. Jackson (Mo.) High (11-0) in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Class 5 playoffs. Season Completed: OL Quinn Carroll Edina (Minn.) High and LB Osita Ekwonu of Charlotte (N.C.) Providence Day. Commitment Updates Games played Nov. 9-10 unless otherwise noted Alexandria (Ky.) Episcopal safety and Irish commit Litchfield Ajavon is ranked by Rivals.com as a four- star recruit, and the No. 5 safety and No. 85 overall prospect in the country. PHOTO COURTESY RIVALS.COM