Commit Tracker: How Notre Dame Pledges Performed Over The Weekend
Notre Dame’s football commitments have hit the gridiron for their high school football seasons and Blue & Gold Illustrated has been tracking their performances.
Here is a breakdown of how the future Fighting Irish players did over the weekend.
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The Skinny: Phoenix Pinnacle (3-0) was idle on the week of Sept. 13.
Up Next: at Sammamish (Wash.) Eastside Catholic (2-0) Sept. 20
The Skinny: Ran for 26 yards and two touchdowns on 11 carries in a 43-7 win for Danville (Ky.) Boyle County (4-0) versus Harrodsburg (Ky.) Mercer County (3-1) ... Also caught one pass for two yards and added three tackles on defense.
Official Season Stats: 28 rushes for 242 yards and eight touchdowns ... 10 tackles and one tackle for loss.
Up Next: vs. Louisville (Ky.) Christian Academy (3-1) Sept. 20
The Skinny: Recorded an interception in Red Bank (N.J.) Catholic's (1-1) 7-0 triumph over Manasquan (N.J.) High (0-2).
Up Next: vs. Middletown (N.J.) South (0-3) Sept. 20
The Skinny: Compiled five tackles, three tackles for loss and two sacks while helping Honolulu St. Louis (5-0) post a 28-0 win against Kahuku (Hawai'i) High (4-2) ... St. Louis remains the No. 7 team nationally per MaxPreps.
Unofficial Season Stats: 23 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss and 4.5 sacks.
Up Next: vs. Honolulu Punahou (4-2) Sept. 20
The Skinny: Caught seven passes for 104 yards and a touchdown in Shrewsbury (Mass.) Saint John's (0-1) season-opening 35-20 defeat versus West Roxbury (Mass.) Catholic Memorial (2-0).
Up Next: vs. Everett (Mass.) High (2-1) Sept. 20
The Skinny: Mars (Pa.) High (2-2) lost 14-7 versus Pittsburgh Penn Hills (3-1) ... Mars threw for 47 yards and rushed for 120 yards in the loss.
Up Next: at Kittanning (Pa.) Armstrong (1-2) Sept. 20
The Skinny: Caught two passes for 72 yards and a score in a 49-7 victory for St. Louis De Smet (3-0) over St. Louis University High (1-2).
Official Season Stats: Seven receptions for 170 yards and three touchdowns (per STL High School Sports).
Up Next: at St. Louis Christian Brothers (3-0) Sept. 20
The Skinny: Notched six stops, one tackle for loss and two forced fumbles in Denver Mullen’s (2-1) 35-0 loss to Greenwood Village (Colo.) Cherry Creek (3-0).
Official Season Stats: 25 tackles, six tackles for loss, one sack, seven quarterback hurries, one fumble recovery and five forced fumbles.
Up Next: at Aurora (Colo.) Regis Jesuit (3-0) Sept. 20
The Skinny: Caught one pass for 18 yards in a 41-7 victory for Middletown (N.J.) Mater Dei (2-0) against Jackson Township (N.J.) Jackson Memorial (2-1).
Official Season Stats: Seven receptions for 101 yards.
Up Next: at Freehold (N.J.) Boro (1-2) Sept. 21
The Skinny: Caught three passes for 49 yards plus made 10 tackles and one tackle for loss to help lead Alexandria (Ky.) Covington Catholic (5-0) in a 45-0 triumph versus Edgewood (Ky.) Dixie Heights (2-3).
Unofficial Season Stats: 13 receptions for 251 yards and four touchdowns.
Up Next: at Fort Mitchell (Ky.) Beechwood (1-3) Sept. 20
The Skinny: Did not play in Lake Forest (Ill) High’s (2-1) 13-0 win against Mundelein (Ill.) High (1-2) ... Was out with a lower leg injury and is expected to return to the field in the next couple of weeks.
Official Season Stats: Four tackles and one tackle for loss.
Up Next: vs. Lake Zurich (Ill.) High (1-2) Sept. 20
The Skinny: Made one stop and scored on a 22-yard scoop-and-score off a blocked punt to lead Southaven (Miss.) High (1-2) to a 32-28 win against Collierville (Tenn.) High (2-2).
Unofficial Season Stats: Two tackles, two passes broken up and a 22-yard blocked punt return touchdown.
Up Next: vs. Memphis (Tenn.) Whitehaven (3-1) Sept. 20
The Skinny: Washington (D.C.) St. John’s College High (2-2) fell 35-14 to Duncanville (Texas) High (3-0) ... Slid from No. 16 to outside of the MaxPreps Top 25.
Up Next: vs. Bradenton (Fla.) IMG Academy (3-0) Sept. 21
The Skinny: Threw for 206 yards and three touchdowns on 13-of-24 passing ... Ran six times for 27 yards and a score in New Canaan (Conn.) Highs season-opening 32-6 victory versus New London (Conn.) High (0-1)
Up Next: at Ridgefield (Conn.) High (2-0) Sept. 20
The Skinny: Carried the ball five times for 48 yards and a touchdown in Chester (Va.) Thomas Dale’s (2-1) 21-19 loss to Richmond (Va.) Hermitage (2-1) ... Also recorded four tackles ... Injured his ankle early in the contest and is expected to miss a couple of weeks.
Official Season Stats: 30 carries for 333 yards and five touchdowns.
Up Next: vs. Petersburg (Va.) High (2-1) Sept. 27
The Skinny: Caught three passes for 42 yards and a score ... Made four stops, two tackles for loss, and one interception returned 66 yards for a touchdown ... Omaha (Neb.) Burke (2-1) defeated Omaha (Neb.) Central (1-2) 34-17.
Official Season Stats: 20 receptions for 263 yards and three touchdowns ... 18 tackles, two tackles for loss, one interception, two passes defended and one defensive touchdown.
Up Next: vs. Omaha (Neb.) North (1-2) Sept. 20
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The Skinny: Caught five passes for 47 yards in a touchdown for Hartwell (Ga.) Hart County (4-0) in a 32-9 victory against Danielsville (Ga.) Madison County (2-2).
Official Season Stats: 13 receptions for 139 yards and two touchdowns.
Up Next: vs. Jefferson (Ga.) Jackson County (2-2) Sept. 27
The Skinny: Completed 11 of 16 passes for 280 yards with five touchdowns and added a 25-yard rushing touchdown to help La Jolla (Calif.) The Bishop’s School (4-0) cruise to a 57-0 triumph versus Rosamond (Calif.) High (2-2).
Official Season Stats: 70-of-107 passing for 1,257 yards with 15 touchdowns and three interceptions for a QB rating of 133.5 ... 40 rushes for 480 yards and seven scores.
Up Next: vs. San Diego Francis Parker (1-3) Sept. 27
The Skinny: Bradenton (Fla.) IMG Academy (3-0) defeated Philadelphia St. Joseph’s Prep (1-2) 31-25 ... IMG Academy is ranked as the No. 4 team in the MaxPreps Top 25
Up Next: at Washington (D.C.) St. John’s College High (2-2) Sept. 21
The Skinny: Avon (Ind.) High (4-0) won 7-3 versus Brownsburg (Ind.) High (2-2) ... Avon threw for 81 yards and rushed for 93.
Up Next: vs. Indianapolis Franklin Central (3-1) Sept. 20
The Skinny: Racked up 11 stops, nine tackles for loss and seven sacks in St. Peters (Mo.) Lutheran of St. Charles’ (3-0) 34-7 win against O’Fallon (Mo.) Living Word Christian (2-1).
Unofficial Season Stats: 24 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, eight sacks and one forced fumble.
Up Next: vs. St. Charles (Mo.) Duchense (4-0) Sept. 20
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