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46 NOV. 27, 2021 BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED FOOTBALL RECRUITING ROUNDUP Class Of 2022 QB Steve Angeli: Completed 10 of 17 passes for 136 yards with a touchdown, plus ran six times for 22 yards and a score, to lead Oradell (N.J.) Bergen Catholic (10-0) to a 35-7 victory over Toms River (N.J.) Donovan Catholic (7-4) in the quarterfinals of the New Jersey Non-Public A State Tournament … MaxPreps ranks Bergen Catholic as the No. 6 team in the country. Next game: Jersey City (N.J.) St. Peter's Prep (8-3) in the semifinals of the New Jersey Non-Public A State Tournament Nov. 20. CB Jayden Bellamy: Made five tackles and in- tercepted a pass in Oradell (N.J.) Bergen Catho- lic's win over Toms River (N.J.) Donovan Catholic. Next game: vs. Jersey City (N.J.) St. Peter's Prep (8-3) in the semifinals of the New Jersey Non- Public A State Tournament Nov. 20. LB Joshua Burnham: Recorded six tackles (one for loss) in Traverse City (Mich.) Central's (11-1) 42-14 demolition of Caledonia (Mich.) High (10-2) in the second round of the Michigan Division 2 State Tournament … Also ran 29 times for 212 yards and four scores, plus completed 2 of 2 passes for 29 yards. Next game: vs. South Lyon (Mich.) High (12-0) in the semifinals of the Michi- gan Division 2 State Tournament Nov. 20. OL Ty Chan: Groton (Mass.) Lawrence Academy (6-2) fell 28-6 to Cambridge (Mass.) Buckingham Browne & Nichols (7-1). Next game: vs. Wallington (Conn.) Choate Rosemary Hall School (6-2) Nov. 20. OL Ashton Craig: Lawrenceburg (Ind.) High (11-2) lost 31-29 against Fort Branch (Ind.) Gibson Southern (12-1) in the quarterfinals of the Indiana Class 3A State Tournament. Season completed. DE Aidan Gobaira: Recorded 13 tackles in Chan- tilly (Va.) High's (5-6) 42-25 loss to Clifton (Va.) Cen- treville (9-2) in the first round of the Virginia Class 6 State Tournament. Next game: Season completed. DT Donovan Hinish: Pittsburgh Central Catholic (9-2) cruised to a 42-21 victory over Harmony (Pa.) Seneca Valley (7-4). Next game: vs. Pitts- burgh Mt. Lebanon (11-0) in the first round of the Pennsylvania class 6A State Tournament Nov. 20. CB Jaden Mickey: Corona (Calif.) Centennial (11-0) beat Mission Viejo (Calif.) High (9-1) 62-16 in the quarterfinals of the California Interscholastic Federa- tion Division 1 State Tournament … Centennial is the No. 11-ranked team in the country per MaxPreps. Next game: vs. Santa Ana (Calif.) Mater Dei (9-0) in the semifinals of the California Interscholastic Fed- eration Division 1 State Tournament Nov. 19. CB Devin Moore: Broke up one pass in Naples (Fla.) High's (10-0) 37-0 win over Punta Gorda (Fla.) Charlotte (5-5) in the first round of the Florida Class 6A State Tournament. Next game: vs. Miami Northwestern (8-3) in the second round of the Florida Class 6A State Tournament Nov. 19. CB Benjamin Morrison: Notched four tack- les and intercepted one pass in Phoenix Brophy Prep's (6-4) 21-16 setback against Gilbert (Ariz.) Williams Field (8-2). Next game: vs. Mesa (Ariz.) Desert Ridge (4-6) in the first round of the Arizona Class 6A State Tournament Nov. 19. RB Jadarian Price: Ran 31 times for 209 yards and two touchdowns, plus caught six passes for 50 yards, in Denison (Texas) High's (7-4) 47-25 loss against Ennis (Texas) High (11-0) in the first round of the Texas Class 5A Division II State Tour- nament. Season completed. TE Eli Raridon: Hauled in eight passes for 61 yards and a touchdown in a 35-13 setback for West Des Moines (Iowa) Valley (9-3) versus Ankeny (Iowa) High (11-2) in the semifinals of the Iowa Class 5A State Tournament. Season completed. OT Joey Tanona: Zionsville (Ind.) High (7-5) de- feated Kokomo (Ind.) High (8-3) 42-17 in the third round of the Indiana Class 5A State Tournament. Next game: vs. Fort Wayne (Ind.) Bishop Dwenger (7-4) in the quarterfinals of the Indiana Class 5A State Tournament Nov. 12. LB Niuafe Tuihalamaka: Mission Hills (Calif.) Bishop Alemany (7-3) defeated La Puente (Calif.) Bishop Amat (8-4) 54-38. Next game: at Ingle- wood (Calif.) High (11-0) in the semifinals of the California Interscholastic Federation Division 2 State Tournament Nov. 19. WR Amorion Walker: Made two receptions for 59 yards as Ponchatoula (La.) High (9-0) cruised to a 45-6 victory against Lafayette (La.) High (5-6) in the first round of the Louisiana Class 5A State Tournament. Next game: vs. Marrero (La.) John Ehret (7-2) in the second round of the Louisiana Class 5A State Tournament Nov. 19. WR CJ Williams: Caught six passes for 158 yards and three touchdowns in a 49-14 triumph for Santa Ana (Calif.) Mater Dei (9-0) versus Norco (Calif.) High (8-3) in the quarterfinals of the Cali- fornia Interscholastic Federation Division 1 State Tournament … Mater Dei is ranked by MaxPreps as the No. 1 team in the country. Next game: at Corona (Calif.) Centennial (11-0) in the semifinals of the California Interscholastic Federation Divi- sion 1 State Tournament Nov. 19. LB Nolan Zeigler: Made eight tackles in Grand Rapids (Mich.) Catholic Central's (12-0) 25-6 vic- tory against Muskegon (Mich.) Oakridge (9-3) in the quarterfinals of the Michigan Division 5 State Tournament … Also carried the ball eight times for 53 yards and a score, and caught four passes for 84 yards and two touchdowns. Next game: vs. Fran- kenmuth (Mich.) High (13-0) in the semifinals of the Michigan Division 5 State Tournament Nov. 19. Class Of 2023 LB Drayk Bowen: Made four tackles (one for loss) and returned an interception 30 yards for a touchdown in Merrillville (Ind.) Andrean's (10-3) 35-8 triumph versus Lakeville (Ind.) LaVille (9-3) in the quarterfinals of the Indiana Class 2A State Tournament … Also ran 14 times for 99 yards and three touchdowns. Next game: at Butler (Ind.) Eastside (13-0) in the semifinals of the Indiana Class 2A State Tournament Nov. 19. TE Cooper Flanagan: Had a 19-yard touchdown reception to help Concord (Calif.) De La Salle (9-2) notch a 49-13 victory against Union City (Calif.) James Logan (6-5) in the quarterfinals of the Califor- nia Interscholastic Federation North Coast Section Open/Division I State Tournament. Next game: vs. Pittsburg (Calif.) High (8-1) in the semifinals of the California Interscholastic Federation North Coast Section Open/Division I State Tournament Nov. 19. RB Sedrick Irvin Jr.: Miami Gulliver Prep (7-1) had a bye. Next game: vs. Miami Booker T. Wash- ington (5-6) in the Florida Class 4A State Tourna- ment Nov. 19. DE Keon Keeley: Tampa (Fla.) Berkeley Prep (9-0) had a bye. Next game: vs. Fort Myers (Fla.) Bishop Verot (6-4) in the Florida Class 3A State Tournament Nov. 19. S Adon Shuler: Irvington (N.J.) High (9-2) beat Colonia (N.J.) High (8-3) 14-7 in the quarterfi- nals of the New Jersey Section 2, Group 4 State Tournament. Next game: vs. Middletown (N.J.) South (9-1) in the semifinals of the New Jersey Section 2, Group 4 State Tournament Nov. 19. Season completed: DE Tyson Ford of St. Louis; WR Tobias Merriweather of Vancouver, Wash.; LB Jaylen Sneed of Hilton Head, S.C.; TE Holden Staes of Atlanta; DE Brenan Vernon of Mentor, Ohio, and OL Aamil Wagner of Huber Heights, Ohio. Commitment Updates Games played Nov. 11-13 unless otherwise noted Santa Ana (Calif.) Mater Dei's CJ Williams, the No. 6 wide receiver and No. 45 overall player nationally per Rivals, caught three touchdowns in a first-round playoff win. PHOTO COURTESY RIVALS.COM