This weekend’s Friday Night Lights roundup (10/1/07)
Here’s a rundown of how Notre Dame’s current group of 19 committed high school seniors, as well as their primary recruiting targets, fared in their football games this past weekend. (Note that I’m no longer tracing the stats for Frostproof (Fl.) tailback Carlton Thomas, who committed to Georgia this past weekend.)
Commits:
- David Posluszny’s Hopewell (Pa.) team suffered their second straight tough loss, a 27-0 shutout at the hands of Chartiers Valley, to drop to 3-2 on the season.
- Sean Cwynar’s Marian Central (Ill.) team blew out Aurora Central by a score of 52-7, to move to 6-0 on the season.
- Brandon Newman’s Pleasure Ridge Park (Ky.) team moved to 3-3 on the season with a 41-6 victory over Seneca.
- Hafis Williams’s Elizabeth (N.J.) team fell to 2-1 on the season with a 36-3 blowout loss to Irvington.
- Joseph Fauria’s Crespi (Calif.) team upset national power St. Bonaventure, 25-9, to move their record to 3-1.
- Braxston Cave’s Penn (Ind.) team held off host Mishawaka, 20-13, to move to 7-0 on the season.
- John Goodman threw for two touchdowns, one for 58 yards, as his Bishop Dwenger (Ind.) team defeated South Side, 35-5, to move to 7-0 on the season.
- Mike Golic Jr.’s Northwest Catholic (Conn.) team defeated St. Paul’s, 42-7. They now have a 2-1 record.
- Lane Clelland’s McDonogh School (Md.) team defeated Landon, 35-6, to move to 2-2 on the season.
- Dayne Crist was 20-of-30 passing for 313 yards (or 20-of-31 for 311, depending on whom you believe) and three touchdowns, including a game-winning 5-yard TD pass with five seconds left on the clock, as his and fellow commit Anthony McDonald’s Sherman Oaks Notre Dame (Calif.) team defeated Saugus, 38-35, to move to 3-1 on the season. Crist also scored a rushing touchdown from seven yards out.
- Ethan Johnson reportedly sat out yet again with an injured leg, but his Lincoln (Ore.) team still defeated North Medford, 34-21.
- Robert Blanton had his fifth interception of the year as well as an 18-yard touchdown reception as his Butler (N.C.) team blew out Providence, 62-6. They now stand at 5-1 on the season.
- Jaromis Slaughter’s Tucker (Ga.) team was slowed down a bit for the first time this year, but they still defeated Southwest Dekalb 21-0, to move their record on the year to 5-0.
- Darius Fleming’s St. Rita’s (Ill.) team suffered a disappointing 28-17 upset to Loyola, as they fell to 4-2 on the season. Loyola QB Peter Badovinac threw 40 times for 312 yards and three touchdowns as Loyola ran out of a no-huddle offense for most of the game.
- Steve Filer’s Mount Carmel (Ill.) team struggled against De La Salle, but drove for a 26-yard field goal with four seconds left to escape with a 38-35 win. They are now 6-0 on the season.
- Kyle Rudolph’s Elder (Ohio) team was shut out for the first time in nearly a decade as they fell to unbeaten St. Xavier, 18-0. Rudolph was limited to one twelve-yard catch and had to punt the ball nine times.
- Dan McCarthy’s Cardinal Mooney (Ohio) team ran their season record to 6-0 with a 21-0 shutout of St. Francis.
- Omar Hunter’s Buford (Ga.) team blew out Greater Atlanta Christian, 42-7, to run their season record to 5-0 and their overall winning streak to 43 games.
Recruits:
- Michael Floyd’s Cretin-Derham Hall (Minn.) team defeated Roseville, 49-7. Their record currently stands at 5-0.
- Kenneth Page’s A.C. Flora (Ga.) team lost to Elgin, 21-6.
- Jonathan Baldwin scored two touchdowns - one on a 24-yard reception, the other a 45-yard interception return - as his Aliquippa (Pa.) team defeated Ellwood City, 47-0, to move to 4-1 on the season.
- Trevor Robinson’s Elkhorn (Neb.) team defeated Roncalli Catholic, 41-7, to move to 5-0 on the season.
- Ryan Williams’s Stonewall Jackson (Va.) team lost to Battlefield, 24-21, to fall to 3-1 on the year.
- Cyrus Gray’s DeSoto (Tex.) team had a big 33-14 win against Paola, to bring their record to 4-1 on the year.
- And Chris Harper was held in check, with only 27 yards on seven rushes and 7-of-18 passing for 76 yards and an interception, as his Wichita Northwest (Kans.) team lost to Wichita Heighs, 10-7.
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, Jaromis 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