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FOOTBALL RECRUITING ROUNDUP • OL Josh Lugg: The junior blocked for a Wexford (Pa.) North Allegheny (1-0) ground game that pro- duced a pair of 100-yard backs in a 34-24 defeat of Harmony (Pa.) Seneca Valley. Next game: Gibsonia (Pa.) Pine-Richland (1-0). • DE Adetokunbo Ogundeji: Had three tackles, a sack and a quarterback hurry for Walled Lake (Mich.) Central (0-2) in a 27-0 loss to Northville (Mich.) High (1-0). Next game: vs. Walled Lake (Mich.) Northern (1-1). • DE Julian Okwara: Totaled eight tackles and a sack for Charlotte (N.C.) Ardrey Kell (2-1) in a 56-14 blowout of Waxhaw (N.C.) Marvin Ridge (0-1). Next game: at Cornelius (N.C.) Hough (3-0). • S Spencer Perry: No reported stats in a 47-29 win for Bradenton (Fla.) IMG Academy (2-1) at Desoto (Texas) High (0-2). Next game: vs. Cocoa (Fla.) High (0-2). • LS John Shannon: Was injured in the first half and didn't return for Wilmette (Ill.) Loyola Academy (2-0) in a 29-8 defeat of Park Ridge (Ill.) Maine South (1-1). Next game: Chicago Brothers Rice (2-0). • WR Kevin Stephenson: Caught five passes for 104 yards and two touchdowns in a 31-26 loss to Jacksonville (Fla.) First Coast (0-2) at Gainesville (Fla.) High (2-1). Next game: at Miami Central (1-1). • TE Brock Wright: Cy-Fair (Texas) Cypress (0-1) had a bye. Next game: at Houston Cypress Creek (0-0). Recruiting Notes • Two weeks after welcoming more than 35 re- cruits to campus for the Texas game, Notre Dame will host just one official visitor for the Georgia Tech game Sept. 19. Washington (D.C.) St. John's College High four-star linebacker Aaron Hansford will be in town for the game with his family. Hansford — who is ranked by Rivals as the No. 4 talent in Washington, D.C., and the No. 14 out- side linebacker and No. 148 overall prospect in the country — is one of Notre Dame's top targets on the board at linebacker. He was offered by the staff June 2 and set up a visit soon after. "I have been a longtime fan of Notre Dame," Hans- ford said. "My family and I have never been up to South Bend before. It will be something new for me, but the tradition and fan base really spark some interest, plus the academics. A lot of people from St. John's went to Notre Dame. I have some teachers and know some alumni from the school — and they always have something good to say about Notre Dame." The 6-2, 210-pound Hansford is also considering Michigan State, UCLA, Oklahoma, Florida, Duke, Or- egon and North Carolina. He took an official visit to Michigan State the weekend of Sept. 12. "I'm interested in a number of schools," Hansford said. "There are a lot of schools that I'm still looking Washington, D.C., standout Aaron Hansford — the nation's No. 14 outside linebacker and No. 148 overall prospect according to Rivals — is scheduled to make an official visit to Notre Dame for the Georgia Tech game Sept. 19. PHOTO COURTESY RIVALS.COM

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