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www.BLUEANDGOLD.com JANUARY 2017 37 FOOTBALL RECRUITING ROUNDUP • LB David Adams: Pittsburgh Central Catholic (14-2) fell 42-7 to Philadel- phia St. Joseph's Prep (14-0) in the state championship game of the Penn- sylvania Class 6A playoffs, Dec. 10 at Hersheypark Stadium in Hershey, Pa. … Recorded a combined 17 tackles and three sacks to help Central Catholic defeat Williamsport (Pa.) High (12-2) 62-21 in the quarterfinals and West Lawn (Pa.) Wilson (12-2) 63-21 in the semifinals the previous two weeks … In 14 games where stats are recorded, according to MaxPreps, recorded 84 tackles, 5.5 sacks and a pick-six on defense … Also compiled 160 yards and five touchdowns on 24 rushing attempts. • DB Paulson Adebo: Mansfield (Texas) High's (10-3) season came to an end with a 56-28 loss to Cedar Hill (Texas) High (11-3) in the third round of the Texas Class 6A Division II playoffs. • DL Jayson Ademilola: Jersey City (N.J.) St. Peter's Prep's (8-4) season concluded with a 33-28 loss to Paramus (N.J.) Catholic (10-2) in the state championship game of the Non-Public Group 4 playoffs. • DL Justin Ademilola: Jersey City (N.J.) St. Peter's Prep's (8-4) season concluded with a 33-28 loss to Paramus (N.J.) Catholic (10-2) in the state championship game of the Non-Public Group 4 playoffs … Finished his junior campaign with 85 tackles and 10.5 sacks. • LB Matthew Bauer: Erie (Pa.) Prep (14-0) posted a 27-20 triumph over Philadelphia Imhotep Charter (13-1) Dec. 8 at Hersheypark Stadium in Hershey, Pa., to capture the Pennsylvania Class 4A state championship … Cathedral Prep defeated Jefferson Hills (Pa.) Thomas Jefferson (12-1) in the quarterfinals and Reading (Pa.) Berks Catholic (12-2) in the semifinals to advance to the title game … Recorded three tackles and a sack in the win over Thomas Jefferson. • QB Avery Davis: Completed 26 of 39 passes for 463 yards with four touchdowns in Cedar Hill (Texas) High's 55-41 loss to DeSoto (Texas) High (14-0), which is ranked No. 3 nationally by USA Today, in the quarterfinals of the Texas Class 6A Division II playoffs … Cedar Hill defeated Guyer and Mans- field in rounds two and three, respectively, to advance to the quarterfinals … Finished the season with 2,876 passing yards and 37 touchdowns. • DL Darnell Ewell: Norfolk (Va.) Lake Taylor (11-2) had its season come to an end with a 29-15 loss to Dinwiddie (Va.) High (14-1) in the quarter- finals of the Virginia Class 4A state playoffs, held at William & Mary in Williamsburg, Va. • OL Dillan Gibbons: Clearwater (Fla.) Central Catholic (9-3) has completed its season. • OL Robert Hainsey: Bradenton (Fla.) IMG Academy (11-0), which is ranked No. 2 nationally by USA Today, has concluded its season. • DB Elijah Hicks: La Mirada (Calif.) High (11-3) has completed its season following a 44-24 loss to Huntington Beach (Calif.) Edison (13-1) in the cham- pionship game of the California Interscholastic Federation Southern Section Division III playoffs, held at La Mirada … Recorded seven catches for 64 yards in the loss … La Mirada advanced to the championship game with a 36-20 win over Los Alamitos (Calif.) High (9-4) in the semifinals, held in Long Beach, Calif., behind Hicks' nine catches for 183 yards and a touchdown. • DL Kurt Hinish: Pittsburgh Central Catholic (14-2) fell 42-7 to Philadelphia St. Joseph's Prep (14-0) Dec. 10 in the state championship game of the Penn- sylvania Class 6A playoffs at Hersheypark Stadium in Hershey, Pa. … Central Catholic defeated Williamsport (Pa.) High (12-2) 62-21 in the quarterfinals and West Lawn (Pa.) Wilson (12-2) 63-21 in the semifinals to advance to the title game … Notched five tackles in a sack in the semifinal win … In 12 games where stats were recorded, according to MaxPreps, posted 27 tackles. • RB C.J. Holmes: Cheshire (Conn.) Academy (8-2) has completed its season … Rushed for 1,168 yards and 11 touchdowns on 142 carries in nine games, according to his coach David Dykeman. • QB Phil Jurkovec: Pine Richland (7-5) has completed its season … In six games, the junior completed 62.3 percent of his passes for 1,673 yards with 12 touchdowns and two interceptions … Also had 481 yards and eight touch- downs on 82 rushing attempts. • TE Cole Kmet: Arlington Heights (Ill.) St. Viator (6-5) has completed its season … Finished the year with 48 catches for 754 yards and four touch- downs in eight games … Also had a rushing touchdown. • OL Joshua Lugg: Wexford (Pa.) North Allegehny (9-3) has completed its season. • DL Johnathon MacCollister: Orlando (Fla.) Bishop Moore (12-2) was knocked out of the Florida Class 5A playoffs Nov. 25 with a 20-7 quarterfinals home defeat at the hands of eventual champion Plantation (Fla.) American Heritage (14-0), which is ranked No. 16 nationally by USA Today. • LB Ovie Oghoufo: Farmington Hills (Mich.) Harrison (5-4) has 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: Winter Park (Fla.) High (9-4) was eliminated from the Florida Class 8A playoffs in the quarterfinals with a 48-31 home loss to Sanford (Fla.) Seminole (12-1) Nov. 25. • DB Isaiah Robertson: Naperville (Ill.) Neuqua Valley (8-2) has completed its season … Posted 48 total tackles and an interception during his senior campaign … Also caught 29 passes for 280 yards and four touchdowns as a wide receiver. • RB Markese Stepp: Indianapolis Cathedral (7-5) has completed its season … Finished with 81 yards and four touchdowns on five carries after nursing a hamstring injury for the vast majority of the fall. • LB Drew White: Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) St. Thomas Aquinas (12-2) cap- tured its third straight Class 7A state championship with a dominating 45-6 victory over Tampa (Fla.) Plant (13-1) Dec. 10 at the Citrus Bowl on Orlando, Fla. … St. Thomas Aquinas cruised through the Florida Class 7A playoffs, win- ning all five games by at least four touchdowns … Finished the season with 107 total tackles. •TE Brock Wright: Cypress (Texas) Cy-Fair (8-3) has completed its season … Concluded the season with 30 receptions for 491 yards and four touchdowns. • WR Michael Young: Destrehan (La.) High (12-1) has completed its season … Destrehan was knocked out in the semifinals of the Louisiana Class 5A playoffs by eventual champion New Orleans Landry-Walker (14-2) Dec. 2 in a matchup held at Destrehan. Three-star linebacker and Notre Dame commit Drew White helped Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) St. Thomas Aquinas capture the Class 7A state champi- onship Dec. 10. PHOTO COURTESY RIVALS.COM COMMITMENT UPDATES