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36 DECEMBER 2018 BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED FOOTBALL RECRUITING ROUNDUP • TE Kevin Bauman: Red Bank (N.J.) Catholic (9-0) had a bye. Next game: vs. New Monmouth (N.J.) Mater Dei (10-1) in the New Jersey Non- Public Group 3 championship game at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. • LB JD Bertrand: Recorded six total stops, three tackles for a loss, one sack and one inter- ception, as well as a 25-yard touchdown recep- tion on offense, to help Roswell (Ga.) Blessed Trinity (12-0) to a 35-10 win over Bogart (Ga.) North Oconee (9-3) in the second round of the Georgia Class AAAA playoffs. Next game: vs. Cov- ington (Ga.) Eastside (12-0) in the quarterfinals of the Georgia Class AAAA playoffs. • P Jay Bramblett: Tuscaloosa (Ala.) Hillcrest (6-6) suffered a 20-17 overtime loss to Wetumpka (Ala.) High (10-2) in the second round of the Ala- bama Class 6A playoffs. Season completed. • QB Brendon Clark: Connected on 5 of 14 passes for 105 yards with two touchdowns to lead Midlothian (Va.) Manchester (12-0) to a 48-7 victory versus Chester (Va.) Dale (9-3) in the second round of the Virginia Group 6A playoffs. Next game: vs. Stafford (Va.) Colonial Forge (11- 0) in the quarterfinals of the Virginia Group 6A playoffs. • OL Zeke Correll: Cincinnati Anderson (9-4) fell 52-20 to Cincinnati Winton Woods (12-1) in the quarterfinals of the Ohio Division II playoffs. Season completed. • DE Howard Cross: Recorded six tackles, three tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks and a forced fumble to help Montvale (N.J.) St. Joseph Regional (9- 2) notch a 24-14 win over Jersey City (N.J.) St. Peter's Prep in the New Jersey Non-Public Group 4 semifinals. Next game: vs. Oradell (N.J.) Ber- gen Catholic (10-1) in the New Jersey Non-Public Group 4 championship game at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. • S Kyle Hamilton: Racked up 89 yards of to- tal offense, one touchdown, nine tackles and a blocked extra point in a 24-8 win for Atlanta Marist (10-2) over Atlanta St. Pius Catholic (10-1) in the second round of the Georgia AAAA play- offs. Next game: vs. Forsyth (Ga.) Mary Parsons in the quarterfinals of the Georgia AAAA playoffs. • LB Jack Kiser: Accounted for 350 yards of total offense (286 rushing and 64 passing) and five touchdowns to lead Royal Center (Ind.) Pioneer (14-0) to a 38-7 win over Monroe (Ind.) Adams Central (13-1) in the Indiana Class 1A semifinals. Next game: vs. Cayuga (Ind.) North Vermillion (13-1) in the Class 1A championship game at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. • OL Andrew Kristofic: Gibsonia (Pa.) Pine- Richland (11-2) claimed the Class 6A Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League championship with a 34-7 win over Harmony (Pa.) Seneca Valley (9-5). Next game: vs. State College (Pa.) High (13-1) in the quarterfinals of the Pennsylvania Class 6A playoffs. • DT Jacob Lacey: Recorded eight tackles, five tackles for loss and three sacks to help Bowling Green (Ky.) South Warren (14-0) defeat Owens- boro (Ky.) High (10-3) 44-7 in the quarterfinals of the Kentucky Class 5A playoffs. Next game: vs. Crestwood (Ky.) South Oldham (12-1) in the semi- finals of the Kentucky Class 5A playoffs. • TE Michael Mayer: Caught six passes for 140 yards and a touchdown while Alexandria (Ky.) Covington Catholic (14-0) cruised to a 36-0 tri- umph over Fort Thomas (Ky.) Highlands (10-3) in the quarterfinals of the Kentucky Class 5A playoffs. Next game: vs. Somerset (Ky.) Pulaski County (12-2) in the semifinals of the Kentucky Class 5A playoffs. • DE NaNa Osafo-Mensah: Fort Worth (Texas) Nolan Catholic (9-1) had a bye. Next game: vs. Dallas Parish Episcopal (8-3) in the first round of the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools Division I playoffs. • QB Drew Pyne: New Canaan (Conn.) High (7-2) had a bye. Next game: vs. Darien (Conn.) High (9-0). • CB Isaiah Rutherford: Carmichael (Calif.) Je- suit (9-4) was forced to forfeit its semifinal game in the California Interscholastic Federation Sac- Joaquin Section playoffs after self-reporting the program had accidentally played an ineligible player in the first two rounds. Season completed. • DL Hunter Spears: His season came to an end in early November due to a knee injury … Sachse (Texas) High (8-3) won 35-25 over Plano (Texas) Plano East (8-3) in the first round of the Texas Class 6A Division I playoffs. Next game: vs. Waco (Texas) Midway in the second round of the Texas Class 6A Division I playoffs. • CB K.J. Wallace: Atlanta Lovett (6-6) fell 36-0 in the second round of the Georgia Class AAA state playoffs to Calhoun (Ga.) High (12-0). Sea- son completed. • RB Kyren Williams: Scored four touchdowns in a 69-28 victory for St. Louis St. John Vian- ney (10-3) over Jackson (Mo.) High (11-0) in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Class 5 playoffs. Next game: vs. Carthage (Mo.) High (11-1) in the semifinals of the Missouri Class 5 playoffs. Season Completed: WR Kendall Abdur-Rahman of Edwardsville (Ill.) High, S Litchfield Ajavon of Alexandria (Va.) Episcopal, OL Quinn Carroll Edina (Minn.) High, LB Osita Ekwonu of Charlotte (N.C.) Providence Day, WR Cam Hart of Olney (Md.) Good Counsel, LB Marist Liufau of Honolulu Pu- nahou and OL John Olmstead of Metuchen (N.J.) St. Joseph. 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