Every weekend in the fall, thousands of high school football times line up and take their shot at prep glory. The Sunday morning Prep Tracker is your final stop for the names, numbers and scores that mattered to Ohio State's recruiting efforts.
HASKINS BLOWS UP
While the big news at quarterback this weekend for Ohio State's recruiting endeavors was the official visit of 2015's Torrance Gibson, the visit of a 2016 star could be of greater value. Dwayne Haskins, Jr. returned to Ohio Stadium this weekend and took in an excellent offensive performance by JT Barrett, just hours after his own tour de force showing.
Against Friendship Collegiate Academy (Washington, D.C.) Haskins lit up the scoreboard for five touchdowns on 20-29 passing. He racked up 210 yards in the big win. Most believe that Haskins is a likely choice to be Ohio State's 2016 quarterback, and if that is the case it appears things would be in good hands.
HARRIS RACKS UP SEVEN MORE
After an off-week, Damien Harris was right back to work Friday night, and boy did he work. Down 51-48 as time was expiring, Harris took a direct snap on the final play of the game and plunged two yards for a game-winning touchdown: his seventh of the game. Harris finished the game with 21 carries for 352 yards and seven, yes seven, touchdowns. He now has 19 touchdowns and 1278 yards on the season through five games.
"Our line played pretty well on Friday," Harris told Eleven Warriors en route to a recruiting visit in Lexington. "Sometimes I think my own numbers are kind of crazy."
Harris topped off his night by being named Homecoming King at Madison South.
MCCALL AND HILL DOMINATE ON THE GROUND
When it comes to 2016 recruiting, the Buckeyes might not have to look very far for their playmakers. Hubbard, Ohio's George Hill is already committed and there's a good chance that North Ridgeville's Demario McCall isn't far behind in making his own intentions known. On Friday night, the dynamic duo showed exactly why they're top targets of Urban Meyer and his coaching staff.
Hill, in a 54-28 win against Poland Seminary, piled up 191 yards on 11 carries and scored twice in the victory. McCall, in a 55-21 win, added six more touchdowns to his season tally and finished with 221 yards. He scored five times in the first half alone and now has found pay-dirt 23 times this fall. He also intercepted a pass and returned a kick-off 63 yards as his Rangers buried Rocky River.
CAGER TAKES OVER
One of the bigger remaining wide receiver targets for Ohio State, Maryland's Lawrence Cager, had a big game on Friday night. His Calvert Hall College teammates rolled 24-10 against Archbishop Spalding, but it was Cager's performance that set the tone. The 6-foot-5, 202 pounder had five catches for 115 yards and all three of his team's touchdowns in the victory.
Cager, who has yet to take any official visits but plans to check out Ohio State, Alabama and a few others, doesn't lack for confidence. He explained that there was no change in gameplan to get him more involved this weekend: it's just the way it needs to be.
"There's no one in Maryland who can cover me," Cager declared assuredly. "Our quarterback knows that if I get the ball more we've got a better chance to win."
| Player | CLASS | Pos | HIGH SCHOOL | OPPONENT | RESULTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOE BURROW | 2015 | QB | Athens (The Plains, OH) | Vinton County (McArthur, OH) | Won 61-14. Burrow had another big night, completing 10- |
| JOSH MOORE | 2015 | TE | North (Olathe, KS) | South (Shawnee Mission, KS) | Won 49-0. Josh Moore had a 14 yard touchdown reception. |
| AJ ALEXANDER | 2015 | ATH | Lake Braddock (Burke, VA) | Annandale (Annandale, VA) | Won 28-7. Moore DNP (Knee) |
| GRANT SCHMIDT | 2015 | OL | Roosevelt - 03 (Sioux Falls, SD) | Central (Aberdeen, SD) | Won 48-17. |
| KEVIN FEDER | 2015 | OL | Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, NJ) | Central (Fort Pierce, FL) | Won 41-14. Feder had a pair of tackles and continued to excel blocking from the tight end position. |
| LIAM MCCULLOUGH | 2015 | OL (LS) | Kilbourne (Worthington, OH) | Mount Vernon (Mount Vernon, OH) | Lost 34-27. |
| JOSH ALABI | 2015 | DL | Cass Tech (Detroit, MI) | Denby (Detroit, MI) | Won 44-6. |
| JASHON CORNELL | 2015 | DL | Cretin Durham Hall (St. Paul, MN) | Park (Cottage Grove, MN) | Won 40-7. Cornell played sparingly in the blowout, but record 8 tackles and a sack. |
| DRE'MONT JONES | 2015 | DL | St. Ignatius (Cleveland, OH) | Paramus Catholic (Paramus, NJ) | Lost 37-31 in double overtime. Jones caught a touchdown pass in defeat. |
| NICK CONNER | 2015 | LB | Scioto (Dublin, OH) | North (Westerville, OH) | Won 27-6. Conner had a one yard touchdown run. |
| JUSTIN HILLIARD | 2015 | LB | St. Xavier (Cincinnati, OH) | Moeller (Cincinnati, OH) | Lost 13-7. Moeller only put up 177 yards of offense but it was enough to beat Xavier. |
| CARLTON DAVIS | 2015 | DB | Norland (Miami, FL) | Columbus (Miami, FL) | Lost 29-6. |
| JAMEL DEAN | 2015 | DB | Cocoa (Cocoa, FL) | Raines (Jacksonville, FL) | Won 37-28. Dean had three receptions for 85 yards, including a 35 yard touchdown catch. |
| TYLER GREEN | 2015 | DB | DeMatha (Hyattesville, MD) | St. John's (Washington, D.C.) | Won 21-7. |
| DENZEL WARD | 2015 | DB | Nordonia (Macedonia, OH) | Cloverleaf (Lodi, OH) | Won 34-0. Ward had four catches for 122 yards and touchdown grabs of 53 and 8 yards. |
| ERIC GLOVER-WILLIAMS | 2015 | ATH | McKinley (Canton, OH) | Lake (Uniontown, OH) | Lost 25-22. Glover-Williams had 140 yards rushing on 22 carries and scored three touchdowns in defeat. |
| TYLER GERALD | 2016 | OL | Sciotoville (Portsmouth, OH) | Rock Hill (Ironton, OH) | Won 66-53. Sciotoville rushed for almost 500 yards and Gerald's performance was "dominating" according to his coach. He also had two sacks on defense. |
| GEORGE HILL | 2016 | RB | Hubbard (Hubbard, OH) | Poland Seminary (Poland, OH) | Won 54-28. Hill had 11 rushes for 191 yards and two touchdowns. |
| DANNY CLARK | 2017 | QB | Washington (Massillon, OH) | Steubenville (Steubenville, OH) | Won 26-13. Clark was 10-14 for 81 yards and a touchdown. |
