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FOOTBALL RECRUITING ROUNDUP COMMITMENT UPDATES Games played Nov. 14‑16 unless otherwise noted • DE Robert Beal: Norcross (Ga.) High (7-4) suffered a 20-14 loss at Cumming (Ga.) South Forsyth (10-1) in the first round of the state playoffs. Season completed. • QB Ian Book: Was 17-of-20 passing for 235 yards with a touchdown, and added 42 yards and a score on the ground to help El Dorado Hills (Calif.) Oak Ridge (9-2) post a 35-14 win over Elk Grove (Calif.) Monterey Trail (5-6) in the opening round of the state playoffs. Next game: vs. Elk Grove (Calif.) Cosumnes Oaks (8‑3) in the second round of the state playoffs. • OL Parker Boudreaux: Orlando (Fla.) Bishop Moore (10-1) beat Melbourne (Fla.) Palm Bay 38-7 in the opening round of the state playoffs. Next game: vs. Merritt Island (Fla.) High (8‑3) in the second round of the state playoffs. • WR Chase Claypool: Missed the past two games for Abbotsford (British Columbia) High (8-2), but is averaging 21.6 yards per touch on offense this season. Next game: at Nanaimo (British Columbia) John Barsby (8‑2) in the sectional playoffs. • OL Liam Eichenberg: Season completed. • DB Jalen Elliott: Had two interceptions and four tackles while Chesterfield (Va.) L.C. Bird (11-0) rolled at home with a 42-6 win over Chesterfield (Va.) Matoaca (7-4) in the opening round of the state playoffs. Next game: vs. Richmond (Va.) Hermitage (11‑0) in the second round of the state playoffs. • OL Dillan Gibbons: St. Petersburg (Fla.) Northside Christian (8-1) lost 19-14 to Tampa (Fla.) Cambridge Christian (11-0) in the state playoffs. Season completed. • RB Tony Jones: Season completed. • DE Jamir Jones: Caught six passes for 78 yards and a touchdown, and added eight tackles and an interception on defense, for Rochester (N.Y.) Aquinas Institute (11-0) in a 42-7 win over Orchard Park (9-2) in the state quarterfinals … Aquinas debuted at No. 23 in the USA Today Sports Expert 25 rankings following the win. Next game: vs. Liverpool (N.Y.) High (10‑1) in the state semifinals. • DE Khalid Kareem: Season completed. • TE Cole Kmet: Season completed. • OL Tommy Kraemer: Blocked for a Cincinnati Elder (9-3) offense that ran for 209 yards in the first six possessions of the game and beat Hilliard (Ohio) Darby (8-3) 41-13 in the second round of the state playoffs. Next game: vs. Cincinnati Colerain (11‑1) in the third round of the state playoffs. • CB Julian Love: Had a 77-yard touchdown run and a 66-yard touchdown reception for LaGrange Park (Ill.) Nazareth Academy (10-2) in a 35-21 win over Joliet (Ill.) Catholic Academy in the state quarterfinals … Finished with 111 rushing yards and added six tackles for loss on defense. Next game: at Burbank (Ill.) St. Lawrence (10‑2) in the state semifinals. • OL Josh Lugg: Played with a broken hand in Wexford (Pa.) North Allegheny's (9-2) season-ending 31- 17 loss to Pittsburgh Central Catholic (10-1). Season completed. • DB D.J. Morgan: Bellflower (Calif.) Bosco moved to 11-0 with a 72-7 rout of Corona (Calif.) High (6-5) in the first round of the playoffs … Bosco was No. 4 in the USA Today Sports Expert 25 rankings. Next game: vs. Los Angels Loyola (9‑2). • DE Adetokunbo Ogundeji: Season completed. • DE Julian Okwara: Blocked a kick, had a sack, broke up a pass and added two tackles for loss in Charlotte (N.C.) Ardrey Kell's (7-5) upset of Charlotte (N.C.) South Mecklenburg (9-3) in the first round of