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46 NOV. 27, 2017 BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED FOOTBALL RECRUITING ROUNDUP • DL Jayson Ademilola: Recovered a fumble, which was forced by his brother Justin, in Jersey City (N.J.) St. Peter's Prep's (8-2) 41-18 win over Ramsey (N.J.) Don Bosco Prep (2-8) in the first round of the New Jersey Non-Public Group 4 playoffs. Next game: vs. Paramus (N.J.) Catholic (5-5) in the semifinals of the New Jersey Non-Public Group 4 playoffs. • DL Justin Ademilola: Forced a fumble in a 41-18 victory by Jersey City (N.J.) St. Peter's Prep (8-2) versus Ramsey (N.J.) Don Bosco Prep (2-8) in the first round of the New Jersey Non-Public Group 4 playoffs. Next game: vs. Paramus (N.J.) Catholic (5-5) in the semifinals of the New Jersey Non-Public Group 4 playoffs. • DB Derrik Allen: His season with Marietta (Ga.) Lassiter (6-4) ended prema- turely due to a broken hand … Finished the year with 54 tackles, three stops for loss, three interceptions and seven passes broken up in just seven games … Also hauled in 14 receptions for 196 yards and compiled a 32.0-yard average on 14 punts returns. Season completed. • WR Kevin Austin: Finished the season with 35 receptions for 761 yards and 13 touchdowns for North Broward Prep (7-3). Season completed. • LB Matthew Bauer: Erie (Pa.) Cathedral Prep (11-0) routed Pittsburgh Uni- versity Prep/Sci-Tech/Obama Academy (4-7) 56-0 in the sub-regional round of the Pennsylvania Class 4A playoffs. Next game: Nov. 24 vs. opponent to be deter- mined in the quarterfinals of the Pennsylvania Class 4A playoffs. • OL John Dirksen: Maria Stein (Ohio) Marion Local (12-0) notched a 35-0 victory over Spencerville (Ohio) High (9-3) in the regional semifinals of the Ohio Division VI playoffs. Next game: vs. Coldwater (Ohio) High (9-3) in the regional final of the Ohio Division VI playoffs. • DT Ja'Mion Franklin: Ridgely (Md.) North Caroline (10-1) fell 33-29 to Stevensville (Md.) Kent Island (9-2) in the first round of the Maryland Class 2A playoffs. Season completed. • WR Micah Jones: Gurnee (Ill.) Warren Township finished with an 8-4 record. Season completed. • QB Phil Jurkovec: Completed 18 of 20 passes for 432 yards with five touch- downs in Gibsonia (Pa.) Pine-Richland's (12-0) 49-25 win over Wexford (Pa.) North Allegheny (8-4) in the semifinals of the Western Pennsylvania Class 6A playoffs … Added 107 yards on 12 carries on the ground … The 539 total yards of offense is the most in Western Pennsylvania playoff history … For the season, has connected on 175 of 230 passes (76.1 percent) for 3,003 yards with 30 touch- downs and four interceptions … Also has 84 carries for 805 yards and 16 scores. Next game: vs. Pittsburgh Central Catholic (10-2) in the championship game of the Western Pennsylvania Class 6A playoffs. • DL Jacob Lacey: Bowling Green (Ky.) South Warren (10-2) recorded a 24-6 win over Hopkinsville (Ky.) Christian County (11-1) in the second round of the Kentucky Class 5A playoffs. Next game: vs. Bowling Green (Ky.) High (10-2) in the quarterfinals of the Kentucky Class 5A playoffs. • LB Jack Lamb: Temecula (Calif.) Great Oak (5-6) fell 54-23 to Valencia (Calif.) High (10-1) in the first round of the CIF Southern Section Division 2 playoffs. Season completed. • OL Cole Mabry: Brentwood (Tenn.) High (10-2) lost 28-13 to Nashville (Tenn.) Cane Ridge (11-1) in the first round of the Tennessee Division I Class 6A playoffs. Season completed. • QB Cade McNamara: Completed 15 of 23 passes for 241 yards with four touchdowns and one interception in a 52-13 win over Reno (Nev.) McQueen (4- 6) in the quarterfinals of the Nevada Class 4A Northern Region playoffs … On the year, has connected on 205 of 349 throws for 3,224 yards with 41 touchdowns and six interceptions. Next game: vs. Sparks (Nev.) Reed (9-2) in the semifinals of the Nevada Class 4A Northern Region playoffs. • LB Ovie Oghoufo: Farmington Hills (Mich.) Harrison (9-3) defeated Linden (Mich.) High (8-4) 34-21 in the regional finals of the Michigan Division III playoffs. Next game: vs. Riverview (Mich.) High (11-1) in the semifinals of the Michigan Division III playoffs. • WR Geordon Porter: Etiwanda (Calif.) High posted a 3-8 record. Season completed. • ROV Shayne Simon: Caught eight passes for 87 yards and threw a 17-yard touchdown pass in Jersey City (N.J.) St. Peter's Prep's (8-2) 41-18 victory versus Ramsey (N.J.) Don Bosco Prep (2-8) in the first round of the New Jersey Non- Public Group 4 playoffs. Next game: vs. Paramus (N.J.) Catholic (5-5) in the semifinals of the New Jersey Non-Public Group 4 playoffs. • RB Jahmir Smith: Sanford (N.C.) Lee County (12-0) notched a 40-0 win over Greensboro (N.C.) Smith (5-7) in the first round of the North Carolina Class 3AA playoffs. Next game: vs. Fayetteville (N.C.) Cape Fear (9-3) in the second round of the North Carolina Class 3AA playoffs. • RB Markese Stepp: Carried the ball six times for 30 yards and a touchdown in limited action due to hamstring issues, but Indianapolis Cathedral (7-5) defeated Bloomington (Ind.) South (7-6) 35-21 in the quarterfinals of the Indiana Class 5A state playoffs. Next game: vs. Columbus (Ind.) East (12-1) in the semifinals of the Indiana Class 5A state playoffs. • TE George Takacs: Naples (Fla.) Gulf Coast finished the year with a 4-3 record. Season completed. • CB Joseph Wilkins Jr.: Had six receptions for 66 yards in North Fort Myers (Fla.) High's 37-13 win over Clearwater (Fla.) High (6-6) in the first round of the Florida Class 6A playoffs. Next game: vs. Fort Myers (Fla.) High (7-3) in the second round of the Florida Class 6A playoffs. Commitment Updates Games played Nov. 10-11 unless otherwise noted • New Orleans McDonogh 35 wide receiver Law- rence Keys was scheduled to officially visit Notre Dame for the Navy game Nov. 18, but was unable to make the trip due to his team's playoff schedule. Keys, a three-star prospect, is working on re- scheduling the trip, but does not have a concrete date set. Notre Dame is a top school for Keys, along with in-state LSU, Houston and a few others. • Notre Dame running back commit Jahmir Smith of Sanford (N.C.) Lee County was selected to play in the 81st annual Shrine Bowl of the Caro- linas, which features the top high school prospects from the state of North Carolina and South Caro- lina facing off. The 2017 game will be held at Gibbs Stadium Dec. 16 at 2 p.m. in Spartanburg, S.C. • Blairstown (N.J.) Blair Academy four-star de- fensive end Jayson Oweh will officially visit Notre Dame for the annual Echoes award ceremony Dec. 8. Oweh, the No. 9 strongside defensive end and No. 179 overall player in the nation according to Ri- vals, has visited Notre Dame twice before, but the Irish are likely in the second-tier group currently, playing catch up with schools such as Penn State, Ohio State and Michigan. However, Oweh is a top tar- get for the Irish coaching staff, and just getting him back on campus is a big win for Notre Dame. The four-star is planning to announce his commitment at the Under Amour All-American Game Jan. 4 in Orlando, Fla. • Norcross (Ga.) Wesleyan tight end Tommy Tremble made a third trip to Notre Dame to take in the Navy game. Tremble, Rivals' No. 3 tight end in Georgia in the class of 2018, took an official visit to Notre Dame for the USC game Oct. 21 and returned for an unof- ficial visit. Blue & Gold Illustrated has seen Notre Dame as the leader in Tremble's recruitment for a long time now, and a second game-day visit is certainly indicative of that. Tremble is also considering Georgia, UCLA and Michigan. — Corey Bodden and David McKinney RECRUITING NOTES Follow @BGI_CoreyBodden and @BGI_DMcKinney on Twitter for daily recruiting updates available on BlueandGold.com! JAYSON OWEH