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46 OCT. 29, 2022 BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED FOOTBALL RECRUITING ROUNDUP Class of 2023 OL Sullivan Absher: Belmont (N.C.) South Point (7‑1) knocked off Gastonia (N.C.) Ashbrook (3‑5) 28‑19. Next game: vs. Gastonia Forestview (3-5) Oct. 21. LB Jaiden Ausberry: Baton Rouge (La.) University Lab (4‑3) fell 40‑37 to Baton Rouge (La.) Madison Prep Academy (5‑2). Next game: at Baton Rouge (La.) Glen Oaks (2-6) Oct. 21. CB Micah Bell: Ran 18 times for 80 yards and 2 touchdowns to help lead Houston The Kinkaid School (5‑3) to a 20‑17 overtime victory over Dal‑ las Episcopal (6‑1). Next game: vs. Bellaire (Texas) Episcopal (6-2) Oct. 21. LB Drayk Bowen: Posted 17 tackles (1 for loss) in Merrillville (Ind.) Andrean's (6‑3) 28‑13 setback against Lowell (Ind.) High (6‑3) … Also carried the ball 14 times for 47 yards. Next game: Andrean has a bye in the first round of the Indiana Class 2 State Playoffs … Will face its first opponent Oct. 28. S Peyton Bowen: Recorded 9 tackles (1 for loss) and broke up a pass to help Denton (Texas) Guyer (7‑0) to a 62‑7 triumph over Little Elm (Texas) Bras‑ well (2‑5) … Guyer is ranked as the No. 16 team in the country by MaxPreps. Next game: vs. Allen (Texas) High (6-1) Oct. 20. RB Dylan Edwards: Ran for 144 yards and 3 touch‑ downs on just 12 carries in a 55‑7 win for Derby (Kan.) High (5‑2) over Wichita (Kan.) Maize South (3‑4) … Also had a 48‑yard touchdown reception. Next game: vs. Newton (Kan.) High (3-4) Oct. 21. TE Cooper Flanagan: Caught 2 passes for 16 yards in a 41‑7 victory for Concord (Calif.) De La Salle (4‑3) against San Ramon (Calif.) California (5‑2). Next game: vs. Danville (Calif.) Monte Vista (2-5) Oct. 21. WR Rico Flores Jr.: Caught 6 passes for 67 yards with 1 touchdown in a 34‑7 triumph for Folsom (Calif.) High (7‑1) over Loomis (Calif.) Del Oro (7‑1). Next game: at Granite Bay (Calif.) High (5-3) Oct. 21. CB Christian Gray: St. Louis De Smet (4‑4) de‑ feated South Holland (Ill.) Thornwood (2‑6) 48‑0. Next game: at East St. Louis (Ill.) High (6-2) Oct. 21. WR Jaden Greathouse: Austin (Texas) Westlake (7‑0) notched a 29‑10 win over Dripping Springs (Texas) High (6‑1) … Westlake is ranked as the No. 11 team in the nation by MaxPreps. Next game: at Austin (Texas) High (1-6) Oct. 21. DL Devan Houstan: Hagerstown (Md.) St. James School (3‑3) had a bye. Next game: at McLean (Va.) Potomac School (4-1) Oct. 22. OL Charles Jagusah: Rock Island (Ill.) Alleman (1‑7) fell 65‑13 against Quincy (Ill.) High (6‑2). Next game: at Galesburg (Ill.) High (1-6) Oct. 21. WR Braylon James: Hauled in 2 passes for 54 yards in Round Rock (Texas) Stony Point's (3‑4) 39‑33 loss to Cedar Park (Texas) Vista Ridge (5‑2). Next game: at Austin (Texas) Round Rock Westwood (4-3) Oct. 21. RB Jayden Limar: Lake Stevens (Wash.) High (5‑2) cruised past Everett (Wash.) Mariner (5‑2) 48‑0. Next game: at Mukilteo (Wash.) Kamiak (2-5) Oct. 21. RB Jeremiyah Love: Ran 12 times for 85 yards and 1 touchdown to help lead St. Louis Christian Brothers (7‑1) to a 52‑25 win over Indianapolis Warren Central (4‑5). Next game: vs. Edwardsville (Ill.) High (6-2) Oct. 21. S Ben Minich: Posted 1 tackle, plus 2 receptions for 55 yards at wide receiver, in a 33‑7 victory for Cincinnati Lakota West (9‑0) against Middletown (Ohio) High (3‑6). Next game: vs. Cincinnati Coler- ain (4-5) Oct. 21. DL Armel Mukam: Woodberry Forest (Va.) High (5‑1) knocked off Richmond (Va.) St. Christopher's (5‑2) 27‑6. Next game: vs. Richmond (Va.) Trinity Episcopal (7-0) Oct. 29. OL Sam Pendleton: Pfafftown (N.C.) Reagan (6‑2) defeated Winston‑Salem (N.C.) Parkland (0‑8) 50‑0. Next game: at Winston-Salem (N.C.) Mount Tabor (7-1) Oct. 21. OL Joe Otting: Topeka (Kan.) Hayden (6‑1) suffered a 37‑13 setback against Holton (Kan.) High (6‑1). Next game: at Hiawatha (Kan.) High (2-5) Oct. 21. S Adon Shuler: Intercepted a pass and returned it for a touchdown to help lead Irvington (N.J.) High (6‑2) past Livingston (N.J.) High (1‑7) 62‑7. Next game: vs. West Orange (N.J.) High (5-2) Oct. 21. DL Boubacar Traore: West Roxbury (Mass.) Catholic Memorial (5‑0) defeated Danvers (Mass.) St. John's Prep (4‑2) 28‑17 … Currently sidelined by an undisclosed injury. Next game: at Malden (Mass.) Catholic (0-7) Oct. 21. DL Brenan Vernon: Mentor (Ohio) High (5‑3) crushed Strongsville (Ohio) High (3‑6) 38‑3. Next game: at Euclid (Ohio) High (1-8) Oct. 21. LB Preston Zinter: Posted 6 tackles (1 for loss) and intercepted a pass in a 42‑6 triumph for Lawrence (Mass.) Central Catholic (4‑2) versus Methuen (Mass.) High (4‑2) … Also caught 3 passes for 30 yards. Next game: vs. Haverhill (Mass.) High (2-4) Oct. 21. Class of 2024 QB CJ Carr: Completed 26 of 34 passes for 217 yards with 1 interception, plus had 12 rushing at‑ tempts for 46 yards and 1 score, in Saline (Mich.) High's (6‑2) 21‑14 loss to Dexter (Mich.) High (8‑0). Next game: at Lake Orion (Mich.) High (4-4) Oct. 21. DL Brandon Davis-Swain: West Bloomfield (Mich.) High (7‑1) cruised to a 42‑21 triumph over South‑ field (Mich.) Arts & Tech (6‑2). Next game: vs. Shelby Township (Mich.) Utica Eisenhower (6-2) Oct. 21. OL Peter Jones: Malvern (Pa.) Prep (6‑0) defeated Philadelphia William Penn Charter (4‑2) 35‑0. Next game: vs. Haverford (Pa.) High (6-0) Oct. 22. TE Jack Larsen: Charlotte (N.C.) Catholic (6‑2) lost 20‑19 to Matthews (N.C.) Butler (8‑1). Next game: at Charlotte (N.C.) East Mecklenburg (2-6) Oct. 21. DL Owen Wafle: Recorded 13 stops, 7 tackles for loss and 4 sacks for Princeton (N.J.) Hun School (6‑0) in a 48‑7 win vs. Pottstown (Pa.) Hill School (2‑4). Next game: at Cheshire (Conn.) Academy (3-2) Oct. 22. WR Cam Williams: Caught 4 passes for 18 yards as Glen Ellyn (Ill.) Glenbard South (6‑2) fell 7‑6 to Lombard (Ill.) Glenbard East (7‑1). Next game: vs. Elgin (Ill.) High (3-5) Oct. 21. Commitment Updates Games played Oct. 13-15 unless otherwise noted. RECRUITING NOTES • Of Notre Dame's 23 commits in the 2023 cycle, 21 of them taken their Notre Dame official visit already. The two who haven't yet have dates set up to take them, though. Merrillville (Ind.) Andrean's Drayk Bowen, the No. 18 linebacker and No. 207 overall player nationally per On3, will take his official for the Clemson weekend Nov. 5, and Wood‑ berry Forest (Va.) High's Armel Mukam, the No. 76 defensive lineman in America per On3, will officially visit for Boston College weekend Nov. 19. Mukam has yet to even visit Notre Dame, so that'll be a big trip for him to learn more about the university. • Notre Dame lost a commitment in Sep‑ tember from Phoenix Pinnacle offensive tackle Elijah Paige, who flipped his pledge to USC. The Irish seemed to have found Paige's replacement, zeroing in on Glen Ellyn (Ill.) Glenbard West's Chris Terek, whom On3 ranks as a three‑star recruit and the No. 50 interior offensive lineman in America. Terek committed to Wisconsin June 29 over offers from Iowa, Illinois, Michigan and others. However, the Badgers fired Paul Chryst, leaving the program with an interim head coach. Terek loves Wisconsin but with the uncer‑ tainty, it opened the door for Notre Dame to get involved in his recruitment and the Irish offered him a scholarship recently. "I'm still 100 percent committed to Wis‑ consin," Terek said. "Notre Dame is histori‑ cally one of the best offensive line schools, just like Wisconsin. It's a crazy opportunity, and I had never been to Notre Dame. "Right about the time when my recruiting started to blow up, Notre Dame was already full [on the offensive line]. Once that fifth spot opened back up, they came to me and offered. I'm still committed to Wisconsin; Notre Dame was the only other school that I was interested in going to visit." • Kankakee (Ill.) Bishop McNamara's Tony Phillips, the No. 97 running back in the 2024 cycle per On3, was expected to visit Notre Dame for the UNLV game, which is not ex‑ pected to be a major recruiting weekend. The Irish had a decent crop of visitors for the Stanford game and will for the Clem‑ son matchup in a couple weeks. Those are the marquee visit weekends of the fall for the Irish. Phillips doesn't hold an offer from the Irish yet but does have Tennessee, Arkan‑ sas and Syracuse on his scholarship sheet. Notre Dame has hosted him on campus a couple times already and is continuing to evaluate him. — Mike Singer Follow @MikeTSinger on Twitter for recruiting updates!