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www.BLUEANDGOLD.com NOV. 6, 2017 53 FOOTBALL RECRUITING ROUNDUP • DL Jayson Ademilola: Secured half a sack to help Jersey City (N.J.) St. Peter's Prep (5-2) to a 21-17 win over Montvale (N.J.) St. Joseph Regional (4-3). Next game: vs. Jersey City (N.J.) Lincoln (5-2). • DL Justin Ademilola: Notched one sack in a Jersey City (N.J.) St. Peter's Prep's (5-2) 21-17 victory over Montvale (N.J.) St. Joseph Regional (4-3). Next game: vs. Jersey City (N.J.) Lincoln (5-2). • DB Derrik Allen: Marietta (Ga.) Lassiter (5-3) fell 42-19 to Marietta (Ga.) Walton (8-0) … Broke his hand in the game and is out for the rest of the season … Finished his senior year with 54 tackles, three tackles for a loss, three inter- ceptions and seven passes broken up … Also hauled in 14 receptions for 196 yards and compiled a 32.0-yard average on 14 punts returns. Next game: vs. Canton (Ga.) Cherokee (0-8). • WR Kevin Austin: Had nine carries for 167 yards and a touchdown in Coco- nut Creek (Fla.) North Broward Prep's (4-3) 27-20 loss to Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) Calvary Christian (3-4) … Also caught one pass for minus-two yards. Next game: vs. Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) Pine Crest (5-4). • LB Matthew Bauer: Erie (Pa.) Cathedral Prep (9-0) posted a 49-14 win over Waterford (Pa.) Fort LeBoeuf (4-5). Next game: at Buffalo (N.Y.) Canisius (6-2). • OL John Dirksen: Maria Stein (Ohio) Marion Local (9-0) notched a 34-6 vic- tory over St. Henry (Ohio) High (6-3). Next game: vs. Rockford (Ohio) Parkway (1-8). • DT Ja'Mion Franklin: Ridgely (Md.) North Caroline (8-0) posted a 56-7 win over Salisbury (Md.) Bennett (5-3). Next game: vs. Stevensville (Md.) Kent Island (7-1). • WR Micah Jones: Scored all three Gurnee (Ill.) Warren Township (6-3) touchdowns in a 21-14 win over Lincolnshire (Ill.) Stevenson (6-3) … Finished the game with four catches for 44 yards and three scores, per MaxPreps. Next game: at Bolingbrook (7-2) in the first round of the Class 8A state playoffs. • QB Phil Jurkovec: Completed 10 of 12 passes for 163 yards with three touchdowns to lead Gibsonia (Pa.) Pine-Richland (9-0) to a 64-0 win over But- ler (Pa.) High (2-7) … For the season, has completed 138 of 178 passes (77.5 percent) for 2,284 yards with 21 touchdowns and four interceptions … Also has 51 carries for 396 yards and 12 scores. Next game: at Wexford (Pa.) North Allegheny (7-2). • DL Jacob Lacey: Bowling Green (Ky.) South Warren (7-2) fell 43-7 to Bowling Green (Ky.) High (7-2). Next game: at Owensboro (Ky.) Catholic (6-3). • LB Jack Lamb: Recorded a strip sack in Temecula (Calif.) Great Oak's (4-4) 41-21 loss to Murietta (Calif.) Mesa (7-1). Next game: vs. Murrieta (Calif.) Val- ley (6-2). • OL Cole Mabry: Brentwood (Tenn.) High (8-1) recorded a 49-7 win over Lewisburg (Tenn.) Marshall County (6-3). Next game: at Franklin (Tenn.) Cen- tennial (4-5). • QB Cade McNamara: Completed 24 of 29 passes for 364 yards with four touchdowns in Reno (Nev.) Damonte Ranch's (8-0) 39-7 win over Carson City (Nev.) Carson (3-5) … For the season, has connected on 145 of 251 throws for 2,283 yards with 29 touchdowns. Next game: vs. Reno (Nev.) Bishop Manogue (7-2). • S Paul Moala: Mishawaka (Ind.) Penn (8-1) picked up a 48-7 win over Misha- waka (Ind.) High (6-4). Next game: at Valparaiso (Ind.) High (8-1) in the first round of the Class 6A playoffs (Penn lost 12-7 to Valparaiso to open the season). • LB Ovie Oghoufo: Farmington Hills (Mich.) Harrison (6-3) fell 23-12 to Clarkston (Mich.) High (7-2). Next game: at Warren (Mich.) Fitzgerald (7-2). • ROV Shayne Simon: Recorded eight tackles (one for loss) and added two catches for 36 yards, per MaxPreps, in a Jersey City (N.J.) St. Peter's Prep (5-2) 21-17 triumph over Montvale (N.J.) St. Joseph Regional (4-3). Next game: vs. Jersey City (N.J.) Lincoln (5-2). • RB Jahmir Smith: Sanford (N.C.) Lee County (9-0) recorded its eighth shut- out in nine games with a 68-0 win over Cameron (N.C.) Union Pines (4-5). Next game: at Erwin (N.C.) Triton (5-4). • RB Markese Stepp: Indianapolis Cathedral (4-5) had a bye. Next game: vs. Indianapolis Roncalli (8-1) in the first round of the Indiana state playoffs. • TE George Takacs: Had eight catches for 85 yards, but Naples (Fla.) Gulf Coast (3-2) suffered a 27-20 loss to Naples (Fla.) Palmetto Ridge (3-2). Next game: at Fort Myers (Fla.) South Fort Myers (4-3). Commitment Updates Games played Oct. 19-21 unless otherwise noted • Notre Dame will host one of its top overall targets at the wide receiver position when New Orleans McDonogh 35 product Lawrence Keys comes to town for the Navy game Nov. 18. Keys, a three-star prospect, has Notre Dame among his top six schools, along with Auburn, Nebraska, TCU, Houston and LSU. Keys has expressed significant interest in the Irish since being offered Feb. 23, but had been unable to put together a visit until now. Despite his three- star ranking, the Notre Dame staff has made Keys a priority target and will continue to push heavily to land his commitment. • Edina (Minn.) High four-star offensive tackle Quinn Carroll took his second trip to South Bend for the USC game Oct. 21, and the Irish continue to be in a strong position with the 2019 Rivals100 product. Following the visit, Carroll told Blue & Gold Illustrated that offensive line coach Harry Hiestand and head coach Brian Kelly sat him down and told him how much of a priority he is for the 2019 class. Carroll, the No. 10 offensive tackle and No. 71 overall player in the junior class according to Rivals, said he and his family spent just under an hour talk- ing with Hiestand about Notre Dame and where he would fit on the offensive line. Notre Dame will have to fight off programs like Alabama, Michigan, Ohio State and several others to land Carroll, but the Irish look to be in a solid position early. • Rivals250 prospect Mazi Smith made another visit to Notre Dame for the USC game, his second game day of the season, with the first coming over the weekend of the Georgia game Sept. 9. Smith, the No. 8 defensive tackle and No. 186 overall player in the nation according to Rivals, is a top defensive line target for Notre Dame in the 2019 class, and has been high on Notre Dame for a long time. Following the visit, he told Blue & Gold Illustrated he can see himself playing in the Irish defense under defensive coordinator Mike Elko and defensive line coach Mike Elston. Smith noted that he has a strong relationship with Elston, and has been impressed with the improvement the unit has made since Elston took over. — Corey Bodden and David McKinney Follow @BGI_CoreyBodden and @BGI_DMcKinney on Twitter for daily updates available on BlueandGold.com! RECRUITING NOTES The Irish staff continues to make Edina (Minn.) High product Quinn Carroll — the No. 10 offen- sive tackle and No. 71 overall player in the land according to Rivals — a top priority. PHOTO COURTESY RIVALS.COM