Blue & Gold Illustrated takes a look at how each Notre Dame commit fared during their respective games, with video highlights of some of the top performances.
2019 COMMITSÂ
Last Game: Tuscaloosa (Ala.) Hillcrest defeated Tuscaloosa (Ala.) County 30-20 on Friday.
Tean Record: 1-1
Last Game: Edina (Minn.) High opened the year with a 13-8 win over Lakeville (Minn.) South (0-1) this past Thursday.
Notes: Carroll and the Edina line paved the way for 283 rushing yards for the Hornets.
Team Record: 1-0
Related Links: https://www.mnfootballhub.com/news_article/show/945862
Last Game: Completed 12 of 15 passes for 131 yards with three touchdowns in Midlothian (Va.) Manchester’s (1-0) 75-0 win over Fredericksburg (Va.) Riverbend (1-1).
Season Totals: 12-of-15 passing for 131 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions.
Team Record: 1-0
Related Links: https://stats.digitalscout.com/football/boys/game/9739633
Last Game: Cincinnati Anderson remained unbeaten with a 36-31 win over Hamilton (Ohio) High.
Notes: Anderson scored two touchdowns in the final seven minutes to claim a comeback victory … The Redskins had more than 500 yards of total offense, including 458 through the air.
Team Record: 2-0
Last Game: Contributed five tackles, but Montvale (N.J.) St. Joseph’s came up just short in a 20-17 loss at Florida power Plantation (Fla.) American Heritage.
Notes: This was the first game of the year for Cross.
Season Totals: Five tackles.
Team Record: 0-1
Last Game: Charlotte (N.C.) Providence Day (0-2) fell 33-7 to Columbia (S.C.) Ridge View (1-1) Aug. 24.
Notes: Ekwonu and the Chargers had a bye this past week.
Team Record: 0-2
Last Game: Racked up 210 return yards, two receptions for 30 yards and multiple tackles, and scored two touchdowns in Atlanta Marist’s 33-14 win over Chattanooga (Tenn.) Baylor. His first score came on a field goal that he blocked and then returned 67 yards for a TD, and the second came on a 99-yard kickoff return.
Notes: Marist and Baylor were tied at 7-7 before Hamilton’s blocked field goal return.
Season Totals: Has three total touchdowns.
Team Record: 2-0
Related Links:
https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/sports/preps/story/2018/sep/01/kyle-hamiltsparks-marist-past-baylor-33-14/478241/
Last Game: Carried the ball nine times for 149 yards and three touchdowns in Olney (Md.) Good Counsel’s 35-35 tie against Severn (Md.) Archbishop Spalding (0-0-1). The game was called before completion due to bad weather.
Team Record: 1-0-1
Last Game: Rushed for 150 yards and threw for 85 on 6-of-8 passing while accounting for five touchdowns — four on the ground and one through the air — in Royal Center (Ind.) Pioneer’s 66-19 blowout win over Lakeville (Ind.) LaVille. On defense, he recorded 11 tackles, an interception and a forced fumble.
Notes: Kiser had a sixth touchdown called back,due to a penalty.
Season Totals: 11 offensive touchdowns (three passing and eight rushing) and four interceptions.
Team Record: 3-0
Related Links: https://notredame.rivals.com/news/highlights-notre-dame-lb-commit-jack-kiser
Last Game: Gibsonia (Pa.) Pine-Richland got back into the win column this past Saturday, dominating Greensburg (Pa.) Hempfield Area, 49-0.
Notes: The Rams led 42-0 by halftime.
Team Record: 1-1
Last Game: Bowling Green (Ky.) South Warren rolled to a 36-14 win over Franklin (Ky.) Simpson. Lacey and company allowed just 77 yards of offense in the game per The Bowling Green Daily News.
Notes: South Warren is outscoring opponents 117-10 in the first half of its three games.
Team Record: 3-0
Last Game: Olmstead and Metuchen (N.J.) St. Joseph’s began their 2018 season with a close 9-7 loss to North Brunswick (N.J.) High.
Team Record: 0-1
Last Game: Fort Worth (Texas) Nolan Catholic beat Houston Kinkaid 29-6.
Notes: Osafo-Mensah was named The Fort-Worth Star Telegram’s Defensive Player of the Game following the victory.
Team Record: 1-0
Related Links: https://www.star-telegram.com/sports/dfwvarsity/prep-football/article217653775.html
Last Game: Had multiple tackles, including one for loss, in Sachse (Texas) High’s 30-28 loss to Coppell (Texas) High.
Notes: This was Spears' first game since tearing his ACL in the summer prior to his junior season.
Team Record: 0-1
Related Links: https://www.star-telegram.com/sports/dfwvarsity/article217710530.html
Last Game: Atlanta Lovett picked up their first win of the year, cruising 43-0 over Atlanta B.E.S.T Academy on Friday before Wallace headed to South Bend for a visit.
Team Record: 1-2
Last Game: Notched a 42-yard receiving touchdown and returned a fumble 40 yards for another score in St. Louis St. John Vianney’s 63-17 win over Belleville (Ill.) Althoff Catholic.
Notes: Williams scored his first defensive touchdown of the year.
Season Totals: Williams now has six total touchdowns on the 2018 season.
Team Record: 1-1
2020 COMMITS
Last Game: Hauled in four passes for 47 yards in Red Bank (N.J.) Catholic’s season-opening 41-14 win over Holmdel (N.J.) St. John-Vianney.
Team Record: 1-0
Last Game: Caught a touchdown pass in Covington Catholic’s 54-7 win over Union (Ky.) Cooper. It was the first points scored all year on the team’s defense.
Notes: The game began on Friday, but was delayed by weather and completed on Saturday.
Team Record: 3-0
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