Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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BLUEGOLDONLINE.COM DECEMBER 2025 35 Class of 2026 CB Khary Adams: Towson (Md.) Loyola Blake- field (5-5) had a bye. Next game: vs. Baltimore Calvert Hall (5-4) Nov. 27. LB Kobe Clapper: Totaled 9 tackles, 1.5 stops for loss, an assisted sack and an interception in Cincin- nati St. Xavier's (10-2) 42-34 victory over Cincinnati Elder (12-1) in the Ohio Division I regional finals at Paycor Stadium. Next game: vs. Middletown (Ohio) High (11-2) in the Ohio Division I semifinals at Welcome Stadium in Dayton Nov. 28. LB Thomas Davis Jr.: Matthews (N.C.) Wedding- ton (11-1) defeated Mooresville (N.C.) Lake Nor- man (8-3) 42-7 in the third round of the North Carolina Class 7A playoffs. Next game: vs. Charlotte (N.C.) Independence (10-2) in the fourth round of the North Carolina Class 7A playoffs Nov. 28. EDGE Rodney Dunham: Notched 8 tackles, in- cluding 1 stop for loss, in Charlotte (N.C.) Myers Park's (9-3) 34-21 loss to West Charlotte (N.C.) High (10-2) in the third round of the North Caro- lina Class 8A playoffs. Season concluded. WR Dylan Faison: Finished his senior campaign with 7 catches for a season-high 143 receiving yards and 2 touchdowns in Boca Raton (Fla.) St. Andrew's School's (11-1) 62-28 loss to Miami True North Classical Academy (10-2) in the Florida Class 1A regional semifinals. Season concluded. WR Kaydon Finley: Led the No. 5 team nationally with 4 catches for 92 yards and 1 touchdown in Aledo (Texas) High's (12-0) 42-0 win over Amarillo (Texas) Tascosa (7-5) at Howard College in the sec- ond round of the Texas Class 5A, Division 1 playoffs. Next game: vs. Fort Worth (Texas) Arlington Heights (11-1) at Crowley ISD Stadium in the third round of the Texas Class 5A, Division 1 playoffs Nov. 28. WR Devin Fitzgerald: Capped his senior year with 14 catches for a career-best 253 receiving yards and 4 touchdowns in Phoenix Brophy Col- lege Prep's (7-5) 45-34 loss to Chandler (Ariz.) High (9-2) in the Arizona Open Division quarterfi- nals. Season concluded. WR Bubba Frazier: Savannah (Ga.) Benedictine Military School (9-2) took down White (Ga.) Cass (9-3) 21-7 in the second round of the Georgia Class 4A playoffs. Next game: vs. Carrollton (Ga.) Central (12-0) in the third round of the Georgia Class 4A playoffs Nov. 28. TE Preston Fryzel: Toledo (Ohio) Central Catho- lic (10-4) relied on the run and did not target Fry- zel in a 57-28 victory against Rocky River (Ohio) High (11-3) in a rainy Ohio Division III regional fi- nal at Clyde (Ohio) High … Did play one defensive snap and had 1 pass broken up. Next game: vs. Cuyahoga Falls (Ohio) Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy (12-0) at Fostoria (Ohio) High in the Ohio Division III semifinals Nov. 28. DL Elijah Golden: Logged 3 tackles, including 2 stops for loss, 1 sack and 1 pass broken up in Sarasota (Fla.) Cardinal Mooney's (11-1) 51-14 victory over Fort Myers (Fla.) Bishop Verot (5-7) in the Florida Class 2A regional semifinals. Next game: vs. St. Petersburg (Fla.) Lakewood (11-1) in the Florida Class 2A regional final Nov. 28. QB Noah Grubbs: Completed 15 of 20 passes for 263 yards with 3 touchdowns, plus had 2 rush- ing touchdowns, in Lake Mary (Fla.) High's (9-3) 50-20 win over Port Orange (Fla.) Spruce Creek (9-3) in the Florida Class 7A regional semifinals. Next game: at DeLand (Fla.) High (12-0) in the Florida Class 7A regional final Nov. 28. DL Tiki Hola: Had 5 tackles and 6 quarterback hur- ries in Bastrop (Texas) High's (11-1) 69-42 win over Waco (Texas) University (7-5) at Leander (Texas) High in the second round of the Texas Class 5A, Division 2 playoffs. Next game: vs. Richmond (Texas) Randle (12-0) at Prairie View A&M in the third round of the Texas Class 5A, Division 2 playoffs Nov. 28. OT Grayson McKeogh: Wyndmoor (Pa.) La Salle (11-1) beat Easton (Pa.) High (13-1) 49-7 at Bethle- hem (Pa.) Liberty in the Pennsylvania Class 6A quar- terfinals. Next game: vs. Lansdale (Pa.) North Penn (12-2) at Warrington (Pa.) Central Bucks South in the Pennsylvania Class 6A semifinals Nov. 29. S Joey O'Brien: Posted 3 catches for 53 yards in Wyndmoor (Pa.) La Salle's (11-1) 49-7 win against Easton (Pa.) High (13-1) at Bethlehem (Pa.) Lib- erty in the Pennsylvania Class 6A quarterfinals. Next game: vs. Lansdale (Pa.) North Penn (12-2) at Warrington (Pa.) Central Bucks South in the Pennsylvania Class 6A semifinals Nov. 29. RB Javian Osborne: Rushed 20 times for 301 yards and a season-high 5 touchdowns in Forney (Texas) High's (10-2) 48-44 victory against Harker Heights (Texas) High (9-3) at Mansfield (Texas) High in the second round of the Texas Class 6A, Division 2 playoffs. Next game: vs. Willis (Texas) High (10-2) at the Ford Center at the Star in Frisco, Texas, in the third round of the Texas Class 6A, Division 2 playoffs Nov. 29. TE Ian Premer: Did not score a touchdown for the first time all season, but did register 10 carries for 77 yards and 3 catches for 15 yards in Great Bend (Kan.) High's (11-1) 30-28 loss to Salina (Kan.) Central (11-1) in the Kansas 5A semifinals … Also had a season-high 15 tackles, 3 stops for loss, 1 sack, 1 forced fumble and 1 fumble recovery. Season concluded. S Nick Reddish: Recorded a season-high 12 tackles along with 1 stop for loss and 1 pass bro- ken up in Charlotte (N.C.) Independence's (10-2) 52-18 win against Rockingham (N.C.) Richmond Senior (9-3) in the second round of the North Carolina Class 7A playoffs. Next game: vs. Mat- thews (N.C.) Weddington (11-1) in the third round of the North Carolina Class 7A playoffs Nov. 28. RB Jonaz Walton: Ran 17 times for 180 yards and 3 touchdowns, and caught 4 passes for 101 yards and another score in Carrollton (Ga.) Cen- tral's (11-0) 64-29 victory against Milton (Ga.) Cambridge (9-2) in the second round of the Geor- gia Class 4A playoffs. Next game: at Savannah (Ga.) Benedictine Military School (9-2) in the third round of the Georgia Class 4A playoffs Nov. 28. Season concluded: EDGE Ebenezer Ewetade of South Garner (N.C.) High, IOL Sullivan Garvin of Allegan (Mich.) High, IOL Tyler Merrill of Mechan- icsburg (Pa.) Cumberland Valley, IOL Ben Nichols of Davison (Mich.) High, IOL Gregory Patrick of Por- tage (Mich.) Northern, S Ayden Pouncey of Winter Park (Fla.) High, WR Brayden Robinson of Red Oak (Texas) High, CB Chaston Smith of Knoxville (Tenn.) High and OT Charlie Thom of Avon, Conn. Class of 2027 DL Richie Flanigan: Did not record any stats in Green Bay (Wis.) Notre Dame de la Baie Acade- my's (13-1) 28-14 loss to West De Pere (Wis.) High (14-0) at Camp Randall Stadium in the Wisconsin Division 2 championship. Season concluded. OL James Halter: Helped Pittsburgh Central Catholic's (12-1) rushers register 28 carries for 170 yards (6.1 yards per carry) and 2 touchdowns in a 42-21 win against State College (Pa.) High (10-3) at Altoona (Pa.) High in the Pennsylvania Class 6A quarterfinals. Next game: vs. Harrisburg (Pa.) High (13-0) at Altoona High School in the Pennsylvania Class 6A semifinal Nov. 29. QB Teddy Jarrard: Completed 10 of 15 passes for 105 yards with 1 touchdown and 2 intercep- tions in Kennesaw (Ga.) North Cobb's (8-4) 30-24 loss to Douglasville (Ga.) Douglas County (9-3) in the second round of the Georgia Class 6A play- offs. Season concluded. LB Ellis McGaskin: Notched 12 tackles, 1 stop for loss, an assisted sack, 1 quarterback hurry and 2 punt blocks in Mobile (Ala.) Williamson's (12-0) 41-10 victory over Montgomery (Ala.) Catholic (8-4) in the third round of the Alabama Class 5A playoffs. Next game: vs. Prichard (Ala.) Vigor (11- 2) at Ladd-Peebles Stadium in the Alabama Class 5A semifinal Nov. 28. Season concluded: S Khalil Taylor of Tustin (Ca- lif.) High and LS Sean Kraft of Asheville (N.C.) Christian Academy. Phoenix Brophy College Prep three-star wide receiver Devin Fitzgerald finished his senior season with 82 catches for 1,230 yards and 15 touchdowns. He's been committed to the Irish since July 5. PHOTO BY KYLE KELLY Commitment Updates Games played Nov. 20-22 unless otherwise noted FOOTBALL RECRUITING ROUNDUP