This weekend’s Friday Night Lights roundup
Here’s a rundown of how ND’s current commitments and primary recruits did in their high school football games this past weekend.
Commits:
- In a game that was televised nationally on ESPN2, Dayne Crist was 20-of-36 passing for 250 yards and a 27-yard TD pass, but it wasn’t enough as his and fellow commit Anthony McDonald’s Notre Dame Sherman Oaks (Calif.) team was upset by Birmingham, 28-21. Notre Dame was missing two of their starting offensive linemen, and so Crist spent much of his day on the run.
- Ethan Johnson sat on the bench for the second straight week but his Lincoln (Ore.) team still managed to defeat Tualitin, 38-14. The results of an MRI exam performed last week on Johnson’s injured knee are still unknown, at least to the media. [UPDATE: Johnson's knee injury is reportedly not very serious; he is improving week by week and it is not expected to have any long-term ramifications.]
- Robert Blanton, who had four interceptions through his team’s first four games, and his Butler (N.C.) team recovered from a disappointing loss last week and blew out Ardrey Kell, 49-7.
- Jamoris Slaughter and his Tucker (Ga.) team shut out the explosive St. Pius offense and rolled to victory, 35-0.
- Fresh off a disappointing loss to intracity rival Mount Carmel, Darius Fleming and his St. Rita’s (Ill.) team came up strong, defeating Providence by a score of 21-17.
- Meanwhile, Steve Filer and his Mount Carmel team defeated Brother Rice, 28-15.
- Kyle Rudolph’s Elder (Ohio) team suffered their second straight disappointing loss, falling to Lakewood St. Edward, 10-7.
- Dan McCarthy threw as many interceptions - two - as completed passes, but he picked off a pass of his own and rushed for 214 yards on 17 carries including TD runs of 54 and 84 yards as his Cardinal Mooney (Ohio) team defeated Lake Catholic, 40-14.
- David Posluszny’s Hopewell (Penn.) team suffered their first loss of the season, a 31-15 defeat by underdog Blackwell.
- Sean Cwynar and his Marian Central (Ill.) team shut out St. Edward, 30-0.
- Brandon Newman’s Pleasure Ridge Park (Ky.) team blew out Butler, 65-14.
- Hafis Williams’s Elizabeth (N.J.) team shut out Union, 20-0.
- John Goodman scored on a seven-yard run and also threw a 48-yard TD pass as his Bishop Dwenger (Ind.) team blew out Wayne by a score of 40-8.
- Braxston Cave’s Penn (Ind.) team stayed undefeated, blowing out Riley 42-8 to move to 6-0 on the season.
- Mike Golic Jr.’s Northwest Catholic (Conn.) team defeated Enfield 20-7, to move to 1-1 on the season.
- Omar Hunter’s Buford (Ga.) team blew out Wesleyan, 49-6.
- And on Sunday, in their second straight game against a tough out-of-state opponent, Lane Clelland’s McDonogh School (Md.) team lost to Malvern Prep, 46-7.
- Finally, Joseph Fauria’s Crespi team was idle this week.
Recruits:
- Carlton Thomas rushed for 237 yards and three touchdowns as his Frostproof (Fla.) team improved to 3-1, defeating Sebring by a score of 35-0.
- Kenneth Page’s A.C. Flora (Ga.) team held off an upset to defeat Praylow, 27-20.
- Michael Floyd rushed for 106 yards and an 11-yard TD run, caught three passes for 25 yards including a 14-yard TD, and also returned punts and saw playing time at cornerback as his Cretin-Derham Hall (Minn.) team defeated Stillwater, 42-14.
- Jonathan Baldwin faced double coverage most of the night and was held to three catches for 17 yards, but his Aliquippa (Penn.) team still managed to rally in the second half and defeated Beaver Falls, 33-27, to move to 3-0 on the year.
- Trevor Robinson’s Elkhorn (Neb.) team defeated Plattsmouth, 30-13.
- Cyrus Gray’s DeSoto (Tx.) team was blown out by Louisburg, 56-19.
- Ryan Williams’s Stonewall Jackson (Va.) team defeated Freedom-Woodbridge, 28-14.
- And Chris Harper rushed eight times for 20 yards and a touchdown, was 3-of-6 passing for 37 yards, and returned an interception 32 yards for a score as his Wichita Northwest (Kans.) team defeated Wichita South, 50-10.
That’s all for now! We’ll be back next week with more.
Tags: Anthony McDonald, Brandon Newman, Braxston Cave, Carlton Thomas, Chris Harper, Cyrus Gray, Dan McCarthy, Darius Fleming, David Posluszny, Dayne Crist, Ethan Johnson, Hafis Williams, Jamoris Slaughter, John Goodman, Jonathan Baldwin, Joseph Fauria, Kenneth Page, Kyle Rudolph, Lane Clelland, Michael Floyd, Mike Golic Jr., Omar Hunter, Robert Blanton, Ryan Williams, Sean Cwynar, Steve Filer, Trevor Robinson