Friday Night Lights Update, Part I
Here’s a rundown of how Notre Dame’s nineteen currently committed players fared in their high school football games this weekend:
- David Posluszny’s Hopewell (Penn.) team lost their third straight game, 37-14 to West Allegheny. I’m not sure whether Posluszny, who sat out last week because of a concussion, played in the game. Hopewell’s record now stands at 3-3.
- Brandon Newman’s Pleasure Ridge Park (Ky.) team lost to Manual, 34-6, to fall to 3-4 on the season.
- Hafis Williams’s Elizabeth (N.J.) team raised their record to 3-1 with a 39-18 victory over Shabazz.
- Joseph Fauria’s Crespi (Calif.) team followed up last week’s big win with a disappointing 17-14 loss to Canyon.
- Mike Golic Jr.’s Northwest Catholic (Conn.) team lost to Rocky Hill, 13-7, to fall to 2-2 on the season. Mike’s brother, teammate and ‘09 TE prospect Jake Golic, did have two big catches for Northwest.
- Dayne Crist completed 12 of 24 passes for 194 yards as his and Anthony McDonald’s Sherman Oaks Notre Dame (Calif.) team defeated Servite, 17-9, to move to 4-1 on the season.
- Ethan Johnson’s Lincoln (Ore.) team lost to Wilson, 34-28, to fall to 2-3 on the season. Johnson, who has played in only one game this season, reportedly has a strained ACL and will miss at least the next 2-3 weeks as well.
- Braxston Cave’s Penn (Ind.) squad held off Elkhart Central 30-23, to run their winning streak against Northern Indiana schools to 142 games overall, and their season record to 8-0.
- John Goodman had an incredible game, going 6-of-12 passing for 162 yards and a touchdown, rushing for 47 yards and another touchdown, and also catching an 83-yard reception for a score, as his Bishop Dwenger (Ind.) team defeated Snider 32-13, to run their record on the season to 8-0 and win their first Summit Athletic Conference title in eleven years (video highlights available here). Congratulations to John and the Saints!
- Sean Cwynar was limited with a groin injury, and several other members of his 23-member Marian Central (Ill.) team went down with injuries, as they suffered their first loss of the season, a 33-0 shutout at the hands of Montini that dropped their record to 6-1. According to recruiting analyst Tom Lemming, who was at the game, Cwynar was paired up with Ohio State commit Garrett Goebel for most of the game, and neither player was able to have much of an impact.
- Lane Clelland’s McDonogh (Md.) team lost in overtime to Loyola, 9-6, as their season record dropped to 2-3 overall.
- Robert Blanton’s Butler (N.C.) team defeated Myers Park, 42-14, to run their season record to 6-1.
- Darius Fleming sat with a knee injury as his St. Rita’s (Ill.) team defeated Fenwick, 52-14, to raise their season record to 5-2. Fleming is expected to be able to return for the state playoffs.
- Steve Filer’s Mount Carmel (Ill.) team overcame a 17-point fourth quarter rally by Loyola and came back to win 31-24 in two overtimes, to keep their season record perfect at 7-0 and clinch the Blue Division championship.
- Kyle Rudolph had two catches for 111 (!?) yards as his Elder (Ohio) team defeated Moeller, 49-33.
- Dan McCarthy completed one of two passes for 59 yards, rushed for 88 yards and a touchdown on ten carries, and returned a punt 56 yards for a touchdown as his Cardinal Mooney (Ohio) team ran their season record to 7-0 with a 31-17 victory over Benedictine.
- Omar Hunter’s Buford (Ga.) team moved to 6-0 on the season with a 47-6 blowout victory over Decatur. The Wolves have not given up more than seven points in a game all season.
- Finally, Jaromis Slaughter’s Tucker (Ga.) team had a bye this week.
I’ll be back tomorrow with updates on ND’s primary recruiting targets.
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