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www.BLUEANDGOLD.com JANUARY 2022 53 FOOTBALL RECRUITING ROUNDUP 2023 Master List Changes Prospects Committed: CB Justyn Rhett of Las Vegas. Prospects Decommitted: None. Prospects Removed: RB Cedric Baxter of Orlando, Fla. (no longer being recruited by Notre Dame); WR Hykeem Williams of Fort Lauderdale (no longer being recruited by Notre Dame); LB Raylen Wilson of Tallahassee, Fla. (committed to Michigan); and S Joenel Aguero (no longer being re- cruited by Notre Dame). Class Of 2022 QB Steve Angeli: Completed 9 of 14 passes for 100 yards with a touchdown, plus ran for 11 yards on nine carries, in Oradell (N.J.) Bergen Catholic's (12-0) 28-7 triumph over Ramsey (N.J.) Don Bosco Prep (8-5) in the championship game of the New Jersey Non-Public A State Tourna- ment … MaxPreps ranks Bergen Catholic as the No. 4 team in the country. Season completed. CB Jayden Bellamy: Made one tackle and caught one pass for 14 yards and a touchdown in Oradell (N.J.) Bergen Catho- lic's win against Ramsey (N.J.) Don Bosco Prep. Season completed. LB Joshua Burnham: Recorded nine tack- les in Traverse City (Mich.) Central's (12-2) 41-14 loss versus Warren (Mich.) De La Salle Collegiate (13-0) in the Michigan Divi- sion 2 state title game … Ran 17 times for 29 yards and a score. Season completed. CB Benjamin Morrison: Tallied six tack- les (one for loss), plus caught one pass for 10 yards, in a 14-13 setback for Phoenix Brophy Prep (7-5) against Mesa (Ariz.) Red Mountain (11-2) in the quarterfinals of the Arizona Class 6A State Tournament. Season completed. OT Joey Tanona: Zionsville (Ind.) High (9-6) fell 34-14 at the hands of India- napolis Cathedral (14-1) in the Indiana Class 5A state championship game. Season completed. LB Niuafe Tuihalamaka: Mission Hills (Calif.) Bishop Alemany (8-4) lost 38- 35 to Orange (Calif.) Lutheran (10-4) in the championship game of the Cali- fornia Interscholastic Federation Division 2 State Tournament. Season completed. LB Nolan Zeigler: Made 13 tackles (two for loss) in Grand Rapids Catholic Central's (14-0) 31-7 victory in the Michigan Divi- sion 5 state title game versus Marine City High (13-1) … Also caught seven passes for 137 yards and two touchdowns. Season completed. Class Of 2023 LB Drayk Bowen: Had six tackles (three for loss), one sack, one forced fumble and one blocked punt to lead Merrillville (Ind.) Andrean (12-3) to a 21-9 triumph against Evansville (Ind.) Mater Dei (12-3) in the Indiana Class 2A state championship game … Ran 24 times for 171 yards and three touchdowns. Season completed. TE Cooper Flanagan: Concord (Calif.) De La Salle (10-3) suffered a 28-27 loss to Fol- som (Calif.) High (11-3) in the semifinals of the California Interscholastic Federation Division 1-AA state playoffs. Season completed. RB Sedrick Irvin Jr.: Miami Gulliver Prep (8-2) lost 36-33 to Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) Cardinal Gibbons (9-2) in the quarterfinals of the Florida Class 4A state playoffs. Season completed. DE Keon Keeley: Recovered a fumble, but Tampa Berkeley Prep (12-1) fell 21-0 to Hollywood (Fla.) Chaminade-Madonna (11-1) in the Florida Class 3A state championship game. Season completed. S Adon Shuler: Made six tackles and returned a punt 45 yards for a touchdown in Irvington (N.J.) High's (11-2) 19-14 win against Allendale (N.J.) Northern Highlands (13-1) in the New Jersey North Group 4 title game. Season completed. Season completed: OL Ashton Craig of Lawrenceburg, Ind.; OL Ty Chan of Groton, Mass.; DE Tyson Ford of St. Louis; DE Aiden Gobaira of Chantilly, Va.; DT Donovan Hinish of Pittsburgh; WR Tobias Merriweather of Vancouver, Wash.; CB Jaden Mickey of Corona, Calif.; RB Jadarian Price of Denison, Texas; TE Eli Raridon of West Des Moines, Iowa; 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) Wayne. Commitment Updates Led by Fighting Irish signees Steve Angeli and Jayden Bellamy (above), Oradell (N.J.) Bergen Catholic (12-0) won the New Jersey Non-Public A state championship. PHOTO BY MIKE SINGER RIVALS 2022 TEAM RECRUITING RANKINGS As of Dec. 17 1. Alabama 24 2. Texas A&M 26 3. Georgia 26 4. Ohio State 18 5. Texas 27 6. Penn State 24 7. Notre Dame 21 8. Michigan 23 9. North Carolina 17 10. Kentucky 20 Rk. School Commits Rk. School Commits Cornerback Daylen Austin, 6-0, 178, Long Beach, Calif. (Poly) Sharif Denson, 5-10, 165, Jacksonville, Fla. (Bartram Trail) Daemon Fagan, 6-3, 170, Plantation, Fla. (American Heritage) Christian Gray, 6-0, 174, St. Louis (De Smet Jesuit) AJ Harris, 6-1, 183, Phenix City, Ala. (Glenwood) Jyaire Hill, 6-2, 180, Kankakee, Ill. (Kankakee)* Cole Martin, 5-9, 175, Chandler, Ariz. (Basha) Malik Muhammad, 6-0, 170, Bradenton, Fla. (IMG Academy) Caleb Presley, 6-0, 175, Seattle (Rainier Beach) Justyn Rhett, 6-0, 189, Las Vegas (Bishop Gorman) Amare Snowden, 6-3, 187, Roseville, Mich. (Roseville) Jayvon Thomas, 5-11, 175, Dallas (South Oak Cliff) Javien Toviano, 6-2, 185, Arlington, Texas (Martin) Ryan Yaites, 6-2, 180, Denton, Texas (Guyer) Safety Peyton Bowen, 6-1, 185, Denton, Texas (Guyer) Caleb Downs, 6-0, 183, Hoschton, Ga. (Mill Creek) Terrance Love, 6-3, 200, Fairburn, Ga. (Langston Hughes) King Mack, 5-10, 175, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (St. Thomas Aquinas) Adon Shuler, 6-0, 190, Irvington, N.J. (Irvington) Rahmir Stewart, 6-0, 185, Philadelphia (Imhotep Institute Charter School) Derek Williams, 6-1, 183, New Iberia, La. (Westgate) Athlete Dalton Brooks, 6-2, 180, Shiner, Texas (Shiner) Ronan Hanafin, 6-3, 206, Cambridge, Mass. (Buckingham, Browne & Nichols) Mikal Harrison-Pilot, 6-1, 185, Temple, Texas (Temple) Micah Tease, 5-11, 171, Tulsa, Okla. (Booker T. Washington) Commitments in bold italics *Received an offer between Nov. 24 and Dec. 17