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48 NOV. 28, 2016 BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED FOOTBALL RECRUITING ROUNDUP • LB David Adams: Pittsburgh Central Catholic (11-1) defeated Gibsonia (Pa.) Pine Richland (7-5) 63-34 in the semifinals of the WPIAL Class 6A football championship. Next game: vs. Harmony (Pa.) Seneca Valley (8-3) in the title game of the WPIAL Class 6A football playoffs at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh. • DB Paulson Adebo: Had four rushes for 47 yards, three catches for 20 yards and a 93-yard interception return for a touchdown that was called back due to an illegal block during Mansfield High's (9-2) 55-10 win over Keller Fos- sil Ridge (7-4) in the first round of the Texas Class 6A Division II state playoffs. Next game: vs. Amarillo Tascosa (7-4) in the second round of the Texas Class 6A Division II state playoffs. • DL Jayson Ademilola: Jersey City (N.J.) St. Pe- ter's Prep's (7-3) posted a 34-13 win over Mor- ristown Delbarton (4-6) in the quarterfinals of the New Jersey Non-Public Group 4 playoffs. Next game: vs. Oradell Bergen Catholic (7-3) in the semi- finals of the Non-Public Group 4 playoffs. • DL Justin Ademilola: Jersey City (N.J.) St. Peter's Prep (7-3) topped Morristown Delbarton (4-6) 34- 13 in the quarterfinals of the New Jersey Non-Pub- lic Group 4 playoffs. Next game: vs. Oradell Bergen Catholic (7-3) in the semifinals of the Non-Public Group 4 playoffs. • LB Matthew Bauer: Erie (Pa.) Cathedral Prep (10-0) had a bye. Next game: vs. Pittsburgh Univer- sity Prep (6-4) in the first round of the state playoffs. • QB Avery Davis: Completed 17 of 18 passes for 260 yards with four touchdowns while adding 78 yards and two scores on 10 rushing attempts to lead Cedar Hill (Texas) High (9-2) to a 52-17 win over Waco (Texas) Midway (8-3) in the first round of the Texas Class 6A Division II state playoffs. Next game: vs. Denton (Texas) Guyer (9-2) in the second round of the Texas Class 6A Division II state playoffs. • DL Darnell Ewell: Norfolk (Va.) Lake Taylor (10-1) won 27-21 versus Chesa- peake (Va.) Deer Creek (3-8). Next game: vs. Newport News (Va.) Heritage (8-3) in the second round of the Class 4A state playoffs. • OL Dillan Gibbons: Clearwater Central Catholic (9-1) beat Fort Pierce (Fla.) John Carroll Catholic (5-6) 42-17 in the regional semifinals of the Class 3A state playoffs. Next game: vs. Melbourne (Fla.) Central Catholic (10-0) in the regional finals of the Class 3A state playoffs. • OL Robert Hainsey: Bradenton (Fla.) IMG Academy (10-0), which is ranked No. 2 nationally by USA Today, notched a 38-0 victory versus Baltimore St. Frances Academy (10-2). Next game: at Virginia Beach (Va.) Bishop Sullivan Catholic (7-2). • DB Elijah Hicks: Had a 46-yard touchdown reception and a 66-yard punt return for a touchdown in La Mirada (Calif.) High's (9-2) 49-6 victory versus Paso Robles (Calif.) High (8-3) in the first round of the CIF Southern Section playoffs. Next game: vs. Whittier La Serna (8-3) in the second round of the CIF Southern Section playoffs. • DL Kurt Hinish: Pittsburgh Central Catholic (11-1) rolled to a 63-34 tri- umph over Gibsonia (Pa.) Pine Richland (7-5) in the semifinals of the WPIAL Class 6A football championship. Next game: vs. Harmony (Pa.) Seneca Valley (8-3) in the title game of the WPIAL Class 6A football playoffs at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh. • RB C.J. Holmes: Rushed for 201 yards and two touchdowns on 11 carries plus caught a 75-yard scoring pass in Cheshire (Conn.) Academy's (7-2) 54-21 win over Worcester (Mass.) Academy (2-6). Next game: vs. Greenwich (Conn.) Brunswick School in the NEPSAC Wayne Sanborn New England Championship Bowl. • QB Phil Jurkovec: Gibsonia (Pa.) Pine Richland (7-5) closed out its season with a 63-34 loss to Pittsburgh Central Catholic (11-1) in the semifinals of the WPIAL Class 6A football playoffs … Had surgery on his injured right thumb Oct. 7 and missed the rest of the season … Finished with 1,673 passing yards, 12 touchdowns and two interceptions while completing 62.3 percent of his passes (104 of 167) … Also had 481 yards and eight scores on 82 rushing at- tempts. • TE Cole Kmet: Arlington Heights (Ill.) St. Viator (6-5) has completed its sea- son … Concluded the year with 48 catches for 754 yards and four touchdowns in eight games … Also had a rushing touchdown. • OL Joshua Lugg: Helped pave the way for 405 yards of total offense, including 283 rushing, in a season-ending 28-27 loss to Harmony (Pa.) Seneca Valley (8-3) in the semifinals of the WPIAL Class 6A playoffs. • DL Johnathon MacCollister: Orlando (Fla.) Bishop Moore (10-1) posted a 21-19 win over Mer- ritt Island (Fla.) High (7-4) in the first round of the Class 5A state playoffs. Next game: vs. Melbourne (Fla.) Palm Bay (10-0) in the second round of the Class 5A state playoffs. • LB Ovie Oghoufo: Farmington Hills (Mich.) Har- rison (5-4) completed its season … Finished his junior campaign with 56 total stops, 20 tackles for loss, five sacks, seven pass deflections and one fumble recovery on defense … Also contributed 16 receptions for 406 yards and five touchdowns as a tight end. • WR Jordan Pouncey: Had a 38-yard touchdown reception to help Winter Park (Fla.) High (8-4) de- feat Apopka (Fla.) Wekiva (7-4) 30-21 in the first round of the Class 8A state playoffs. Next game: vs. Orlando (Fla.) Timber Creek (8-3) in the second round of the Class 8A state playoffs. • DB Isaiah Robertson: Neuqua Valley (8-2) has completed its season. • RB Markese Stepp: Rushed for 22 yards and a touchdown on two carries in Indianapolis Cathedral's (7-5) 51-21 loss against Indianapolis Ben Davis (9-3) in the quarterfinals of the Class 6A state playoffs … Finished his junior campaign with 81 yards and four touchdowns on five rushing attempts. • LB Pete Werner: Recorded two sacks and at least six tackles in Indianapolis Cathedral's (7-5) 51-21 season-ending loss against Indianapolis Ben Davis (9-3) in the quarterfinals of the Class 6A state playoffs. • LB Drew White: Made six tackles (three solo) to help Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) St. Thomas Aquinas (8-2), which is ranked No. 8 nationally by USA Today, blank Palm Beach (Fla.) Palm Beach Lakes (8-3) 35-0 in the first round of the Class 7A state playoffs. Next game: vs. Palm Beach Gardens (Fla.) Dwyer (10-1) in the second round of the Class 7A state playoffs. • TE Brock Wright: Cypress (Texas) Cy-Fair (8-3) lost 15-14 to Houston Lamar (10-1) in the first round of the Class 6A Division I state playoffs. • WR Michael Young: Destrehan (La.) High (10-0) recorded a 47-7 victory over Houma (La.) Terrbonne (4-7) in the first round of the Class 5A state playoffs. Next game: vs. Mandeville (La.) High (8-4) in the second round of the Class 5A state playoffs. RIVALS 2017 TEAM RECRUITING RANKINGS As of Nov. 18 1. Alabama 22 2. Ohio State 16 3. Oklahoma 21 4. LSU 19 5. Georgia 16 6. Notre Dame 18 7. Clemson 14 8. Tennessee 27 9. Texas A&M 23 10. Michigan 19 Rk. School Commits Rk. School Commits Avery Davis, a class of 2017 verbal commit to Notre Dame, threw for 260 yards and four touch- downs in Cedar Hill (Texas) High's first-round playoff victory. PHOTO COURTESY RIVALS.COM COMMITMENT UPDATES Games played Nov. 11-12 unless otherwise noted