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48 SEPT. 24, 2022 BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED FOOTBALL RECRUITING ROUNDUP Class of 2023 OL Sullivan Absher: Belmont (N.C.) South Point (3-0) had a bye. Next game: at Belmont (N.C.) Stuart W. Cramer (2-1) Sept. 16. LB Jaiden Ausberry: Baton Rouge (La.) Univer- sity Lab (1-1) lost 17-14 to Metairie (La.) Arch- bishop Rummel (2-0). Next game: at Baton Rouge (La.) Catholic-Baton Rouge (1-1) Sept. 16. CB Micah Bell: Houston The Kinkaid School (1-2) fell 21-12 to Marrero (La.) Archbishop Shaw (1-1). Next game: vs. Orange (Texas) Little Cypress-Mau- riceville (2-1) Sept. 16. LB Drayk Bowen: Totaled 3 tackles (1 for loss) and forced a fumble in Merrillville (Ind.) Andrean's (2-2) 55-0 win over East Chicago (Ill.) Central (1-3) … Also ran 4 times for 77 yards and 2 touchdowns. Next game: vs. Highland (Ind.) High (1-3) Sept. 16. S Peyton Bowen: Recorded 5 tackles in a 50-27 victory for Denton (Texas) Guyer (3-0) against Lan- caster (Texas) High (2-1) … Guyer is ranked as the No. 17 team nationally by MaxPreps. Next game: vs. Prosper (Texas) High (3-0) Sept. 16. RB Dylan Edwards: Scored on a 57-yard rush to help Derby (Kan.) High (1-1) roll past Salina (Kan.) South (0-2) 69-20. Next game: at Wichita (Kan.) Bishop Carroll (2-0) Sept. 16. TE Cooper Flanagan: Hauled in a 47-yard touch- down pass in a 35-3 triumph for Concord (Calif.) De La Salle (2-1) over Mountain View (Calif.) Saint Francis (1-2). Next game: at San Diego Cathedral Catholic (2-2) Sept. 16. WR Rico Flores Jr.: Folsom (Calif.) High (2-1) had a bye. Next game: at Pittsburg (Calif.) High (3-0) Sept. 16. CB Christian Gray: Had 1 tackle as St. Louis De Smet Jesuit (1-2) notched its first win of the sea- son with a 40-0 beatdown of St. Louis Chaminade (0-3). Next game: vs. Kirkwood (Mo.) Vianney (0-3) Sept. 16. WR Jaden Greathouse: Hauled in 3 passes for 57 yards and returned a punt 53 yards for a touch- down to lead Austin (Texas) Westlake (3-0) to a 56-6 triumph against Akins (Texas) High (0-3) … Westlake is ranked as the No. 11 team nationally by MaxPreps. Next game: at Austin (Texas) Lake Travis (1-2) Sept. 23. DL Devan Houstan: Had 5 tackles in Hagerstown (Md.) St. James School's (1-1) 20-14 setback against Potomac (Md.) Bullis (1-1). Next game: at Williamsport (Md.) High (2-0) Sept. 16. OL Charles Jagusah: Rock Island (Ill.) Alleman (1-2) lost 47-6 versus Rock Island (Ill.) High (2-1). Next game: vs. Sterling (Ill.) High (2-1) Sept. 16. WR Braylon James: Reeled in 4 receptions for 114 yards in a 55-7 triumph for Round Rock (Texas) Stony Point (3-0) against Pflugerville (Texas) High (0-3). Next game: at Austin (Texas) Vandegrift (2-1) Sept. 16. RB Jayden Limar: Compiled 295 total yards and 3 touchdowns in a 37-28 win for Lake Stevens (Wash.) High (1-1) against defending 3A Washing- ton state champion Bellevue (Wash.) High (0-2). Next game: vs. Federal Way (Wash.) High (2-0) Sept. 16. S Ben Minich: Notched 5 tackles in a 31-0 shut- out for Cincinnati Lakota West (4-0) over Cin- cinnati Oak Hills (2-2). Next game: at Cincinnati Princeton (4-0) Sept. 16. DL Armel Mukam: Woodberry Forest (Va.) High (1-0) lost 42-17 to Richmond (Va.) Benedic- tine (2-1). Next game: at North Bethesda (Md.) Georgetown Prep (2-0) Sept. 17. OL Elijah Paige: Phoenix Pinnacle (1-1) fell 49-7 to Peoria (Ariz.) Liberty (2-0). Next game: vs. Queen Creek (Ariz.) High (1-1) Sept. 16. OL Sam Pendleton: Pfafftown (N.C.) Reagan (2-1) had a bye. Next game: vs. Kernersville (N.C.) East Forsyth (3-0) Sept. 16. OL Joe Otting: Topeka (Kan.) Hayden (2-0) suf- fered a 43-10 setback against Silver Lake (Kan.) High (1-0). Next game: vs. Rossville (Kan.) High (1-1) Sept. 16. S Adon Shuler: Irvington (N.J.) High (3-0) beat East Orange (N.J.) Campus (0-2) 27-21 in double overtime. Next game: at Maplewood (N.J.) Colum- bia (0-2) Sept. 17. DL Brenan Vernon: Mentor (Ohio) High (2-2) fell 48-28 in a matchup against Mississauga (Ontario) Clarkson North (1-1). Next game: at Brunswick (Ohio) High (1-3) Sept. 23. LB Preston Zinter: Lawrence (Mass.) Central Catholic (0-1) lost its season opener 38-0 to Springfield (Mass.) Central (1-0). Next game: vs. Danvers (Mass.) St. John's Prep (1-0) Sept. 16. Class of 2024 QB CJ Carr: Completed 13 of 17 passes for 172 yards with 3 touchdowns and 1 interception, plus had 3 rushes for 14 yards, to lead Saline (Mich.) High (3-0) to a 42-7 triumph over Ypsilanti (Mich.) Lincoln (1-2). Next game: at Monroe (Mich.) High (2-1) Sept. 17. DL Brandon Davis-Swain: West Bloomfield (Mich.) High (3-0) cruised past Rochester Hills (Mich.) Stoney Creek (2-1) 42-23. Next game: vs. Clarkston (Mich.) High (2-1) Sept. 16. OL Peter Jones: Malvern (Pa.) Prep (2-0) de- feated Warminster (Pa.) Archbishop Wood (0-1) 21-3. Next game: vs. Philadelphia Imhotep Charter (1-1) Sept. 16. TE Jack Larsen: Charlotte (N.C.) Catholic (2-1) had a bye. Next game: vs. Charlotte (N.C.) Provi- dence (2-1) Sept. 16. DL Owen Wafle: Had 6 tackles (3 for loss) in Princeton (N.J.) Hun School's (2-0) 49-6 romp over St. Catharines (Ontario) Royal Imperial Col- legiate. Next game: at Greenwich (Conn.) Bruns- wick School (0-0) Sept. 17. WR Cam Williams: Caught 6 passes for 141 yards and 2 touchdowns to lead Glen Ellyn (Ill.) Glenbard South (3-0) to a 56-21 triumph versus Elgin (Ill.) Larkin (1-2). Next game: at Streamwood (Ill.) High (1-2) Sept. 16. Commitment Updates Games played Sept. 8-9 unless otherwise noted. Several Notre Dame commits have not started their seasons yet. • Tampa (Fla.) Berkeley Prep's Keon Keeley, the No. 1 edge and No. 3 overall player per On3, decommitted from Notre Dame Aug. 17. Alabama, Florida and Ohio State are the programs in pursuit of the five-star talent. Other powerhouse programs are hoping Keeley isn't the only player who flips his pledge from the Irish. Denton (Texas) Guyer's Peyton Bowen, the No. 2 safety and No. 18 overall recruit nationally per On3, committed to Notre Dame in January but has still given other programs a look. He visited Oklahoma Sept. 10 and Texas A&M Sept. 17. It would be a tough blow for Notre Dame to lose the five-star talent; the Irish staff is battling hard to keep him in the fold. Austin (Texas ) Westlake's Jaden Greathouse, the No. 23 wideout and No. 154 overall prospect in the land, committed to Notre Dame over Texas in July but the local Longhorns aren't letting up. Blue & Gold Illustrated believes that he's solid in his Notre Dame pledge, though. Baton Rouge (La.) University Lab's Jaiden Ausberry, the No. 19 linebacker and No. 219 overall recruit in America, is hearing a lot from Auburn — the program his brother plays for — but is expected to stick with the Irish. Notre Dame looks to be recruiting at a higher level under Marcus Freeman, but with that, other programs won't stop coming after your commits. We're seeing that now. Can the Irish hold on? • Notre Dame is likely to host one of the best wide receivers in the 2024 class Oct. 15 when Stanford comes to town. St. Louis University High's Ryan Wingo, who On3 ranks as the nation's No. 3 wide receiver and No. 14 overall player, told BGI that he's booked to make the trip to South Bend. It will be Wingo's fifth overall visit to Notre Dame and his third this calendar year. He is considered an Irish lean and would give Notre Dame's 2024 class a big boost if he picks Freeman's program. — Mike Singer Follow @MikeTSinger on Twitter for recruiting updates! RECRUITING NOTES