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48 SEPT. 18, 2021 BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED FOOTBALL RECRUITING ROUNDUP Class of 2022 QB Steve Angeli: Completed 14 of 15 passes for 360 yards and five touchdowns in Oradell (N.J.) Bergen Catholic's (2-0) blowout 52-6 vic- tory against Smyrna (Del.) High (0-1) ... MaxPreps ranks Bergen Catholic as the No. 6 team in the country. Next game: vs. Morristown (N.J.) Delbar- ton (1-0) Sept. 18. CB Jayden Bellamy: Had five tackles and a pass deflection to help lead Oradell (N.J.) Bergen Catholic (2-0) to a 52-6 victory versus Smyrna (Del.) High (0-1). Next game: vs. Morristown (N.J.) Delbarton (1-0) Sept. 18. LB Joshua Burnham: Completed 7 of 11 passes for 100 yards and two touchdowns ... Rushed for 142 yards and four touchdowns on 22 carries ... Had six tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss in Traverse City (Mich.) Central's (1-1) 60-28 rout of Mar- quette (Mich.) High (1-1). Next game: vs. Gaylord (Mich.) High (1-1) Sept. 10. OL Ty Chan: Groton (Mass.) Lawrence Acad- emy's season begins at Belmont (Mass.) Hill on Sept. 25. OL Ashton Craig: Lawrenceburg (Ind.) High (2- 1) crushed Milan (Ind.) High (1-2) 63-13. Next game: at Indianapolis Southport (0-3) Sept. 10. DE Tyson Ford: St. Louis John Burroughs (1-0) knocked off St. Louis Bishop DuBourg/Hancock (0-1) 35-0, but Ford did not play in the game due to a mild injury. Next game: vs. Brentwood (Mo.) High (1-0) Sept 4. DE Aidan Gobaira: Had five stops, 1.5 sacks and 1.5 tackles for loss in Chantilly (Va.) High's (1-0) 37-7 triumph over Falls Church (Va.) High. Next game: vs. Arlington (Va.) Washington-Liberty (0-2) Sept. 10. DT Donovan Hinish: Pittsburgh Central Catholic (1-1) knocked off Pittsburgh Penn Hills (0-1) 48-7. Next game: at Gibsonia (Pa.) Pine-Richland (0-2) Sept. 10. WR Tobias Merriweather: Caught five passes for 142 yards and one touchdown, and added a 12-yard rushing score in Vancouver (Wash.) Union's (0-1) 35-17 loss to Seattle O'Dea (1-0). Next game: vs. Vancouver (Wash.) Mountain View (1-0) Sept. 10. CB Jaden Mickey: Notched four tackles and a pass deflection in Corona (Calif.) Centennial's (1-0) win against Chatsworth (Calif.) Sierra Can- yon (2-1) 35-14 ... Centennial is the No. 21-ranked team in the country per MaxPreps. Next game: at San Juan Capistrano (Calif.) JSerra Catholic (1-1) Sept. 10 CB Devin Moore: Had eight tackles, one tackle for loss and two pass deflections to lead Naples (Fla.) High (1-0) past Fort Pierce (Fla.) Westwood (0-1) 30-0. Next game: vs. Naples (Fla.) Golden Gate (2-0) Sept. 17. CB Benjamin Morrison: Made two tackles and one tackle for loss in helping Phoenix Brophy Prep (1-0) crush Phoenix St. Mary's (0-1) 49-0. Next game: at Phoenix Mountain Pointe (1-0) Sept. 10. RB Jadarian Price: Ran for 150 yards and a touchdown on 11 carries and added two catches for 82 yards and a score in Denison (Texas) High's (2-0) win against Fort Worth (Texas) Brewer (1-1) 41-21. Next game: at Lucas (Texas) Lovejoy (2-0) Sept. 17. TE Eli Raridon: Caught three passes for 29 yards and posted three tackles and two sacks in his first varsity action on defense in West Des Moines (Iowa) Valley's (1-1) 40-21 setback against Pleas- ant Hill (Iowa) Southeast Polk (2-0). Next game: at Urbandale (Iowa) High (2-0) Sept. 10. LB Jaylen Sneed: Made 13 tackles and two tackles for loss, had two quarterback hurries, blocked a punt and rushed six times for 45 yards in Hilton Head (S.C.) High's (0-1) 35-6 defeat at the hands of Hopkins (S.C.) Lower Richland (3-0). Next game: at Blackville (S.C.) Hilda (0-0) Sept. 10. TE Holden Staes: Caught eight passes for 75 yards and a touchdown in a 31-21 Atlanta West- minster (2-1) triumph against Atlanta Pace Acad- emy (0-2). Next game: vs. Tyrone (Ga.) Sandy Creek (2-0) Sept. 17. OT Joey Tanona: Zionsville (Ind.) High (2-1) fell 42-21 against Westfield (Ind.) High (2-1). Next game: at Indianapolis Franklin Central (1-2) Sept. 10. LB Niuafe Tuihalamaka: Mission Hills (Calif.) Bishop Alemany (0-2) had a bye. Next game: at Westlake Village (Calif.) Oaks Christian (0-3) Sept. 10. WR Amorion Walker: Ponchatoula (La.) High's (0-0) season opener against Walker (La.) High (0-0) was canceled due to Hurricane Ida-related reasons. Next game: vs. Bourgeois (La.) Gray (0-0) Sept. 10. WR CJ Williams: Santa Ana (Calif.) Mater Dei (1-0) had a bye ... Mater Dei is ranked by Max- Preps as the nation's No. 1 team. Next game: at Henderson (Nev.) Liberty (2-0) Sept. 10. LB Nolan Zeigler: Caught five passes for 158 yards and two touchdowns, and added five tack- les and an interception (returned 29 yards for a touchdown) to lead Grand Rapids (Mich.) Catho- lic Central (2-0) to a 34-14 victory against Mer- rillville (Ind.) Andrean (1-2). Next game: at Ada (Mich.) Forest Hills (1-1) Eastern Sept. 10. Class of 2023 TE Cooper Flanagan: Caught two passes for 30 yards and a touchdown, and added a sack on defense in Concord (Calif.) De La Salle's (2-0) 68-6 victory against Elk Grove (Calif.) Monterey Trail (0-3) 68-6 ... De La Salle is the No. 12 team in America per MaxPreps. Next game: at Mountain View (Calif.) Saint Francis (1-0) Sept. 10. DE Keon Keeley: Notched 11 tackles, three tackles for loss, one sack and one quarterback hurry in Tampa (Fla.) Berkeley Prep's (2-0) win over Clearwater (Fla.) Calvary Christian (1-1) 28-26. Next game: at Tampa (Fla.) Robinson (0- 2) Sept.10. S Adon Shuler: Notched three tackles and a pass deflection in a 2-0 loss for Irvington (N.J.) High (0-1) against Mount Olive (N.J.) High (1-0). Next game: vs. Union City (N.J.) High (0-1) Sept. 10. DE Brennan Vernon: Mentor (Ohio) High (2-1) fell 47-7 against Lakewood (Ohio) St. Edward (3-0). Next game: at Wexford (Pa.) North Allegh- eny (1-1) Sept. 10. Commitment Updates Games played Sept. 2-4 unless otherwise noted Grand Rapids (Mich.) Catholic Central linebacker and Notre Dame commit Nolan Ziegler, whom Rivals ranks as a four-star recruit and the No. 21 "athlete" in the country, scored three touchdowns in a win on Sept. 3. PHOTO COURTESY RIVALS.COM