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48 SEPT. 25, 2021 BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED FOOTBALL RECRUITING ROUNDUP Class of 2022 QB Steve Angeli: Oradell (N.J.) Bergen Catholic (2-0) had a bye … MaxPreps ranks Bergen Catho- lic as the No. 6 team in the country. Next game: vs. Morristown (N.J.) Delbarton (2-0) Sept. 18. CB Jayden Bellamy: Oradell (N.J.) Bergen Cath- olic (2-0) had a bye. Next game: vs. Morristown (N.J.) Delbarton (2-0) Sept. 18. LB Joshua Burnham: Completed 8 of 8 passes for 196 yards with four touchdowns, ran four times for 27 yards, and made three tackles and a tackle for loss in a 56-7 blowout victory for Traverse City (Mich.) Central (2-1) over Gaylord (Mich.) High (1-2). Next game: at Traverse City (Mich.) West (3-0) West Sept. 17. OL Ty Chan: Groton (Mass.) Lawrence Acad- emy's season begins at Belmont (Mass.) Hill Sept. 25. OL Ashton Craig: Lawrenceburg (Ind.) High (3-1) defeated Indianapolis Southport (0-4) 45-20. Next game: vs. Brookville (Ind.) Franklin County (3-1) Sept. 17. DE Tyson Ford: Recorded two tackles in St. Louis John Burroughs' (2-1) 38-20 setback versus St. Louis Lift for Life Academy (1-1). Next game: vs. St. Louis Lutheran South (2-1) Sept. 17. DE Aidan Gobaira: Had five stops and 1.5 sacks 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. 17. DT Donovan Hinish: Pittsburgh Central Catholic (2-1) defeated Gibsonia (Pa.) Pine-Richland (0-3) 49-35. Next game: vs. North Huntingdon (Pa.) Norwin (2-1) Sept. 17. WR Tobias Merriweather: Caught a pair of passes for 30 yards for Vancouver (Wash.) Union (1-0) in a 35-21 win versus Vancouver (Wash.) Mountain View (1-1). Next game: vs. Vancouver (Wash.) Heritage (0-2) Sept. 17. CB Jaden Mickey: Tallied six tackles and two passes defended as Corona (Calif.) Centen- nial (3-0) defeated San Juan Capistrano (Calif.) JSerra Catholic (1-2) 48-0 … Centennial is the No. 18-ranked team in the country per MaxPreps. Next game: vs. Long Beach (Calif.) Poly (1-2) Sept. 17. CB Devin Moore: Naples (Fla.) High (2-0) had a bye. Next game: vs. Naples (Fla.) Golden Gate (2-1) Sept. 17. CB Benjamin Morrison: Posted eight tackles, one tackle for loss, one interception, one pass defended and had 130 kickoff return yards on three attempts in Phoenix Brophy Prep's (1-1) 26-23 defeat at the hands of Phoenix Mountain Pointe (2-0). Next game: at Chandler (Ariz.) Basha (2-0) Sept. 17. RB Jadarian Price: Denison (Texas) High (2-0) had a bye. Next game: at Lucas (Texas) Lovejoy (3-0) Sept. 17. TE Eli Raridon: Caught six passes for 73 yards in a 21-14 triumph for West Des Moines (Iowa) Valley (2-1) against Urbandale (Iowa) High (2-1). Next game: vs. Waukee (Iowa) High (0-3) Sept. 17. LB Jaylen Sneed: Recorded seven carries for 42 yards and two touchdowns plus recorded three tackles (one for loss) in Hilton Head (S.C.) High's (1-1) 27-6 triumph over Santee (S.C.) High (3-1). Next game: at Savannah (Ga.) Jenkins (1-2) Sept. 18. TE Holden Staes: Atlanta Westminster (2-1) had a bye. Next game: vs. Tyrone (Ga.) Sandy Creek (3-0) Sept. 17. OT Joey Tanona: Zionsville (Ind.) High (2-2) suf- fered a 24-21 loss to Indianapolis Franklin Central (2-2). Next game: at Noblesville (Ind.) High (2-2) Sept. 17. LB Niuafe Tuihalamaka: Mission Hills (Calif.) Bishop Alemany (1-2) got its first win of the sea- son by defeating Westlake Village (Calif.) Oaks Christian (0-4) 56-21. Next game: vs. Mission Viejo (Calif.) High (2-1) Sept. 17. WR Amorion Walker: Ponchatoula (La.) High (0-0) has not played yet this season due to Hur- ricane Ida. Next game: vs. New Orleans Brother Martin (0-0) Sept. 17. WR CJ Williams: Had five receptions for 90 yards and a touchdown in Santa Ana (Calif.) Ma- ter Dei's (2-0) 49-7 victory against at Henderson (Nev.) Liberty (2-1) … Mater Dei is ranked by MaxPreps as the nation's No. 1 team in the coun- try. Next game: vs. La Mirada (Calif.) High (3-1) Sept. 24. LB Nolan Zeigler: Hauled in two passes for 26 yards and a touchdown plus made three tackles in a 62-0 triumph for Grand Rapids (Mich.) Catho- lic Central (2-0) against Ada (Mich.) Forest Hills (1-2). Next game: vs. Grand Rapids (Mich.) South Christian (2-1) Sept. 17. Class of 2023 TE Cooper Flanagan: Concord (Calif.) De La Salle (2-1) was the No. 12 team in the country per MaxPreps, but dropped out of the top 25 fol- lowing a 31-28 loss versus Mountain View (Calif.) Saint Francis (2-0) … It was De La Salle's first loss against a Northern California team since 1991, a streak of 318 games. Next game: vs. San Diego Cathedral Catholic (3-1) Sept 17. DE Keon Keeley: Posted nine tackles, 7.0 tack- les for loss, 4.0 sacks, one forced fumble and two quarterback hurries to lead Tampa (Fla.) Berkeley Prep (3-0) to a 36-0 shutout against Tampa (Fla.) Robinson (0-3). Next game: vs. Brandon (Fla.) High (0-3) Sept. 17. S Adon Shuler: Notched seven tackles, broke up a pass, and snagged an interception and returned it 95 yards for a touchdown to help Irvington (N.J.) High (1-1) to a 22-6 win against Union City (N.J.) High (1-1). Next game: vs. Jersey City (N.J.) Hudson Catholic (2-0) Sept. 17. DE Brennan Vernon: Mentor (Ohio) High (2-2) suffered a 20-16 setback against Wexford (Pa.) North Allegheny (2-1). Next game: vs. Football North (Canada) (2-1) Sept. 17. Commitment Updates Games played Sept. 9-11 unless otherwise noted Irish commit Keon Keeley, Rivals' No. 3 weak-side defensive end and No. 106 overall prospect in the country, posted 14 tackles for loss and eight sacks in Tampa (Fla.) Berkeley Prep's first three games. PHOTO BY MIKE SINGER