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FOOTBALL RECRUITING ROUNDUP 46 NOV. 22, 2025 BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED Class of 2026 CB Khary Adams: Towson (Md.) Loyola Blake- field (5-5) does not play again until the Turkey Bowl vs. Baltimore Calvert Hall (5-4) Nov. 27. LB Kobe Clapper: Registered 12 tackles, 3 stops for loss and 1.5 sacks in Cincinnati St. Xavier's (8-2) 42-7 victory against Liberty Township (Ohio) Lakota East (8-4) in the second round of the Ohio Division I high school football playoffs. Next game: vs. Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller (8-3) at Welcome Stadium in Dayton in the regional semifinals of the Ohio Division I playoffs Nov. 14. LB Thomas Davis Jr.: Matthews (N.C.) Wed- dington (9-1) had a first-round bye in the North Carolina Class 7A playoffs. Next game: vs. Wax- haw (N.C.) Marvin Ridge (6-5) in the second round of the North Carolina Class 7A playoffs Nov. 14. EDGE Rodney Dunham: Charlotte (N.C.) Myers Park (8-2) had a first-round bye in the North Caro- lina Class 8A playoffs. Next game: vs. Charlotte (N.C.) Chambers (5-6) in the second round of the North Carolina Class 8A playoffs Nov. 14. EDGE Ebeneezer Ewetade: Had 6 solo tackles, 1 stop for loss and 1 punt block in South Garner (N.C.) High's (5-6) 62-14 win over Winterville (N.C.) South Central (4-7) in the first round of the North Carolina Class 7A playoffs. Next game: at Clayton (N.C.) Cleveland (9-1) in the second round of the North Carolina Class 7A playoffs Nov. 14. WR Dylan Faison: Boca Raton (Fla.) St. An- drew's School (9-1) had a bye. Next game: vs. Miami Archbishop Carroll (7-2-1) in the first round of the Florida Class 1A playoffs Nov. 14. WR Kaydon Finley: Finished with 5 catches for 157 yards and 2 touchdowns in Aledo (Texas) High's (10-0) 77-0 victory over Denton (Texas) High (4-6). Next game: vs. Fort Worth (Texas) Saginaw (7-3) in the first round of the Texas Class 5A Division 1 playoffs Nov. 13. WR Devin Fitzgerald: Grabbed 3 passes for 28 yards in Phoenix Brophy College Prep's (6-4) 56-28 win against Gilbert (Ariz.) Williams Field (7-3). Next game: vs. Queen Creek (Ariz.) Casteel (6-4) Nov. 14. WR Bubba Frazier: Savannah (Ga.) Benedictine Military School (7-2) had a bye. Next game: vs. Gainesville (Ga.) East Forsyth (6-4) in the first round of the Georgia Class 4A playoffs Nov. 14. TE Preston Fryzel: Recorded a 29-yard catch in Toledo (Ohio) Central Catholic's (8-4) 49-18 victory against Mansfield (Ohio) Lexington High (9-2) in the second round of the Ohio Division III Ohio high school football playoffs. Next game: at Wapakoneta (Ohio) High (11-0) in the regional semifinals of the Ohio Division III playoffs Nov. 14. DL Elijah Golden: Sarasota (Fla.) Cardinal Mooney (9-1) had a bye. Next game: vs. Coconut Creek (Fla.) North Broward Prep (5-5) in the first round of the Florida Class 2A playoffs Nov. 14. QB Noah Grubbs: Lake Mary (Fla.) High (7-3) had a bye. Next game: vs. Oviedo (Fla.) Hagerty (6-4) in the first round of the Florida Class 7A playoffs Nov. 14. DL Tiki Hola: Totaled 9 tackles in Bastrop (Texas) High's (9-1) 48-14 loss to Liberty Hill (Texas) High (8-2). Next game: vs. San Antonio Burbank (4-5) at Memorial Stadium in Cedar Creek, Texas, in the first round of the Texas Class 5A, Division 2 playoffs Nov. 14. OT Grayson McKeogh: Wyndmoor (Pa.) La Salle (9-1) had a bye. Next game: vs. Philadelphia Imho- tep (8-4) at Northeast High School in the first round of the Pennsylvania Class 6A playoffs Nov. 15. S Joey O'Brien: Wyndmoor (Pa.) La Salle (9-1) had a bye. Next game: vs. Philadelphia Imhotep (8-4) at Northeast High School in the first round of the Pennsylvania Class 6A playoffs Nov. 15. RB Javian Osborne: Rushed 24 times for 83 yards and 3 touchdowns, plus had a 6-yard catch, in Forney (Texas) High's (8-2) 42-28 victory over Rockwall (Texas) Rockwall-Heath (7-3). Next game: vs. Garland (Texas) Naaman Forest (5-5) in the first round of the Texas Class 6A, Division 2 playoffs Nov. 14. S Ayden Pouncey: Winter Park (Fla.) High (6-4) had a bye. Next game: at Orlando (Fla.) Boone (9-1) in the first round of the Florida Class 7A playoffs Nov. 14. TE Ian Premer: Posted 9 carries for 138 yards and 2 touchdowns, had 2 catches for 23 yards and made 6 tackles in Great Bend (Kan.) High's (10-0) 49-7 win over Wichita (Kan.) Bishop Carroll (6-3) in the second round of the Kansas 5A high school football playoffs. Next game: vs. Hays (Kan.) High (8-2) in the sectional round of the Kansas 5A playoffs Nov. 14. S Nick Reddish: Charlotte (N.C.) Independence (8-2) had a bye. Next game: vs. Greensboro (N.C.) Page (8-3) in the North Carolina Class 7A playoffs Nov. 14. WR Brayden Robinson: Reeled in 6 catches for 111 yards in Red Oak (Texas) High's (5-5) 45-33 loss to Tyler (Texas) High (4-6). Season concluded. CB Chaston Smith: Made 4 tackles and broke up 1 pass in Knoxville (Tenn.) Catholic's (6-4) 21- 18 win over Memphis (Tenn.) Christian Brothers (5-6) in the first round of the Tennessee Division II Class 3A playoffs. Next game: at Chattanooga (Tenn.) Baylor School (9-0) in the first round of the Tennessee Division II Class 3A playoffs Nov. 14. OT Charlie Thom: Avon (Conn.) Old Farms (9-0) beat Salisbury (Conn.) School (4-5) 63-35. Next game: vs. Easthampton (Mass.) Williston Northampton (7-2) in the Drew Gamere Bowl Nov. 15. RB Jonaz Walton: Carrollton (Ga.) Central (10-0) had a bye. Next game: vs. Tucker (Ga.) High (6-4) in the first round of the Georgia Class 4A playoffs Nov. 14. Season concluded: IOL Sullivan Garvin of Al- legan (Mich.) High, IOL Tyler Merrill of Mechanic- sburg (Pa.) Cumberland Valley, IOL Ben Nichols of Davison (Mich.) High and IOL Gregory Patrick of Portage (Mich.) Northern. Class of 2027 DL Richie Flanigan: Notched 8 tackles in Green Bay (Wis.) Notre Dame de la Baie Academy's (12-0) 28-20 win against Rice Lake (Wis.) High (10-1) in the quarterfinal round of the Wisconsin Division 2 playoffs. Next game: vs. River Falls (Wis.) High (11-1) at Weston (Wis.) D.C. Everest Senior in the quarterfinals of the Wisconsin Divi- sion 2 playoffs Nov. 14. QB Teddy Jarrard: Kennesaw (Ga.) North Cobb (7-3) had a bye. Next game: vs. Dallas (Ga.) Pauld- ing County (4-6) in the first round of the Georgia Class 6A playoffs Nov. 14. OL James Halter: Helped Pittsburgh Central Catholic's (10-1) rushers register 228 yards and 4 touchdowns on 33 carries (6.9 yards per carry) in a 44-7 victory over Canonsburg (Pa.) Canon-Mc- Millan (4-7). Next game: vs. Wexford (Pa.) North Allegheny (8-3) at Gibsonia (Pa.) Pine-Richland in the Western Pennsylvania 6A championship Nov. 15. LB Ellis McGaskin: Had 13 tackles, an assisted sack, a quarterback hurry and 2 fumble recover- ies in Mobile (Ala.) Williamson's (9-0) 50-14 win over Eufaula (Ala.) High (6-5) in the first round of the Alabama Class 5A playoffs. Next game: at Eclectic (Ala.) Elmore County (8-3) in the second round of the Alabama Class 5A playoffs Nov. 14. S Khalil Terry: Totaled 9 tackles in Tustin (Calif.) High's 45-8 loss to Rancho Cucamonga (Calif.) High in the first round of the CIF Southern Sec- tion Division 2 football championships. Season concluded. Season concluded: LS Sean Kraft of Asheville (N.C.) Christian Academy. In four-star wide receiver Kaydon Finley's last three games for Aledo (Texas) High, he has caught 18 passes for 422 yards and 8 touchdowns. PHOTO BY MIKE MILLER Commitment Updates Games played Nov. 13-15 unless otherwise noted