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www.BLUEANDGOLD.com JANUARY 2023 45 FOOTBALL RECRUITING ROUNDUP Athlete Marcus Goree, HHH, 6-1, 170, Cleveland, Tenn. (Bradley Central) Tae Johnson, HHHH, 6-3, 170, Fort Wayne, Ind. (North Side) Dejuan Lane, HHH, 6-3, 195, Baltimore (Gilman) Quinton Martin, HHHH, 6-1½, 185, Belle Vernon, Pa. (Belle Vernon) Mike Matthews, HHHH, 6-0½, 180, Lilburn, Ga. (Parkview) Jason Mitchell, HHHH, 6-3, 180, Los Angeles (Junipero Serra) Bryce Young, HHHH, 6-4, 215, Charlotte, N.C. (Catholic) Star ratings are from On3 as of Dec. 13 Commitments in bold italics *Received an offer from Notre Dame between Nov. 22 and Dec. 13. Class of 2023 OL Sullivan Absher: Belmont (N.C.) South Point (13-2) ran for 282 yards and 3 touchdowns in a 28-25 triumph over Gibsonville (N.C.) Eastern Guilford (9-5) in the quarterfinals of the North Carolina Class 3A state playoffs Nov. 25 ... South Point lost 14-7 to Denver (N.C.) East Lincoln (15-0) in the semifinals of the North Carolina Class 3A state playoffs Dec. 2. Season completed. LB Jaiden Ausberry: Posted 10 tackles (2.5 for loss) and added a 2-yard rushing touchdown in a 49-13 triumph for Baton Rouge (La.) University Lab (9-3) against New Orleans Newman (9-4) in the quarterfinals of the Louisiana Division III state playoffs Nov. 25 ... Intercepted a pass and caught a 15-yard touchdown in a 35-28 loss for Univer- sity Lab versus Baton Rouge (La.) Dunham (13-1) in the semifinals of the Louisiana Division III state playoffs Dec. 2. Season completed. LB Drayk Bowen: Had 7 tackles and 1 pass broken up, plus 26 rushes for 95 yards, in a 20-10 defeat for Merrillville (Ind.) Andrean (10-4) at the hands of Evansville (Ind.) Mater Dei (12-3) in the championship game of the Indiana Class 2A state playoffs. Season completed. S Peyton Bowen: Posted 5 tackles and returned a punt for a touchdown in a 59-41 triumph for Denton (Texas) Guyer (14-1) over Trophy Club (Texas) Byron Nelson (11-2) in the third round of the Texas 6A Division II state playoff Nov. 26 ... Helped lead Guyer to a 45-21 victory over Southlake (Texas) Carroll (13-1) in the quarter- finals of the Texas 6A Division II state playoffs Dec. 3 ... Recorded 7 tackles but Guyer fell 47-28 at the hands of DeSoto (Texas) High (13-2) in the semifinals of the Texas 6A Division II state playoffs Dec. 10. Season completed. TE Cooper Flanagan: Did not play in Concord (Calif.) De La Salle's (10-4) final two games due to injury ... De La Salle defeated Folsom (Calif.) High (12-2) 17-14 in the regional finals of the California Division 1-AA state playoffs Dec. 2 and lost to San Diego Lincoln (13-1) 33-28 in the California Division 1-AA state championship game Dec. 9. Season completed. WR Rico Flores Jr.: Did not play in Folsom (Ca- lif.) High's (12-2) final two games due to injury ... Folsom knocked off El Dorado Hills (Calif.) Oak Ridge (10-2) 23-13 in the championship game of the California Interscholastic Federation Sac-Joa- quin Section Division I state playoffs Nov. 25 and lost to De La Salle 17-14 in the regional finals of the California Division 1-AA state playoffs Dec. 2. Season completed. WR Jaden Greathouse: Returned a punt for 12 yards but did not record any receptions due to injury in Austin (Texas) Westlake's (14-1) 44-7 victory over San Benito (Texas) High (11-2) in the third round of the Texas 6A Division I state playoffs Nov. 25 ... Did not play due to injury in a 44-7 victory for Westlake over versus San Antonio Brennan (12-1) in the quarterfinals of the Texas 6A Division I state playoffs Dec. 3 ... Ran once for 2 yards and a score, plus caught 1 pass for 4 yards, in a 49-34 loss for Westlake versus Houston North Shore (14-0) in the semifinals of the Texas 6A Division I state playoffs Dec. 10 … Westlake is ranked as the No. 16 team in the nation by Max- Preps. Season completed. RB Jayden Limar: Ran 24 times for 182 yards and 5 touchdowns and also threw a 22-yard touchdown pass to lead Lake Stevens (Wash.) High (12-2) to a 42-28 victory over Graham (Wash.) Graham-Kapowsin (10-3) in the semifi- nals of the Washington Class 4A state playoffs Nov. 26 ... Ran 33 times for 193 yards and 1 touchdown and caught 1 pass for 5 yards to help lead Lake Stevens to a 24-22 triumph versus Bur- ien (Wash.) Kennedy Catholic (12-2) in the cham- pionship game of the Washington Class 4A state playoffs Dec. 3. Season completed. RB Jeremiyah Love: Ran 19 times for 211 yards and 3 touchdowns, plus had 3 receptions for 106 yards and 2 touchdowns, to lead St. Louis Christian Brothers (13-1) to a 35-28 overtime win versus Lee's Summit (Mo.) North (12-2) in the Missouri Class 6 state championship game Nov. 26. Season completed. DL Boubacar Traore: West Roxbury (Mass.) Catholic Memorial (12-0) defeated Wrentham (Mass.) King Philip Regional (9-3) 41-7 in the championship game of the Massachusetts Divi- sion 2 state playoffs Dec. 3 … Traore missed a majority of his senior season due to injury. LB Preston Zinter: Posted 7 tackles, 1 forced fumble, 1 fumble recovery, caught 2 passes for 9 yards and had a 2-yard touchdown run in an exhibition victory for Lawrence (Mass.) Central Catholic (9-3) against Lawrence (Mass.) High (2-8) 34-12 Nov. 24. Season completed. Class of 2024 CB Karson Hobbs: Notched 6 tackles, 1 forced fumble and 2 passes broken up in a 28-24 loss for Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller (13-2) against Springfield (Ohio) High (12-1) in the semifinals of the Ohio Division I state playoffs Nov. 25. Season completed. All Notre Dame class of 2023 and 2024 commits have completed their 2022 high school seasons. Commitment Updates Games played Nov. 25-Dec. 10 unless otherwise noted Wide receiver commit Jaden Greathouse's Austin (Texas) Westlake team advanced to the semifinals of the Texas 6A Division I state play- offs where it fell 49-34 to Houston North Shore Dec. 10. PHOTO BY CHAD WEAVER Follow @MikeTSinger on Twitter for recruiting updates! ON3 CONSENSUS 2024 TEAM RECRUITING RANKINGS As of Dec. 13 1. Alabama 5 2. Ohio State 3 3. Georgia 6 4. Florida 3 5. Notre Dame 6 6. Florida State 6 7. Michigan State 2 8. LSU 8 9. USC 3 10. Texas 2 Rk. School Commits Rk. School Commits