Every weekend in the fall, thousands of high school football teams 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.
RETURN OF THE MACK
@Austin_Mack10 with a 99-yard kick return for TD! @TheBuckeyeNut @BuckeyeEdge @Buckeye_Nation pic.twitter.com/tVv22N5Rzn
— Glenn Marini (@GMariniWANE15) September 26, 2015
Austin Mack had a game for the ages Friday night. His team, Bishop Luers, lost to Carroll 38-43. However, everybody who watched this game will only remember Mack's performance. From nws.live.mediaspanonline.com:
The Bishop Luers wide receiver accounted for 447 total yards and six touchdowns in a 43-38 loss to Carroll. He rushed for 132 yards and four scores, caught four passes for 151 yards and a touchdown and amassed 164 return yards – including a 99-yard kickoff return for a touchdown.
Mack torched a Chargers team that is no pushover. In an epic back-and-forth game that included seven lead changes – including four in the final 9:02 of regulation – Mack was nearly unstoppable. He weaved and winded his way through defenders with relative ease, making big play after big play despite double and triple teams.
Credit the Bishop Luers coaching staff for having the ingenuity to find all opportunities in which to feed their beast the ball. Mack lined up in the backfield, the slot, the Wildcat and even various positions on return teams to maximize his touches.The Chargers tried to keep the ball away from the Ohio State commit, but largely could not. All Carroll could do was out-score Mack.
Austin Mack finished the game with 6 total touchdowns and averaged 37.8 yards per reception.
MCCALL DOES IT ALL IN NORTH RIDGEVILLE WIN
A week after Demario McCall had two touchdown runs of 50+ yards, he followed it up by rushing for 220 yards (16.9 ypc) three rushing touchdowns and a 23-yard receiving touchdown Friday night. McCall was most impressive on the final play of the first half. From morningjournal.com:
Just looking to run out the clock, McCall was stopped. But a personal foul by Avon Lake with one second left gave North Ridgeville (4-1, 3-1) one more play before the half.
Enter the Hail Mary on feet.
On the left hash, McCall took the pitch left. He appeared to be hemmed in by the Shoremen defense, but with jitterbug moves, he worked his way down the sideline and started to break into the clear.
Still avoiding tacklers, McCall changed his direction and ran diagonally to prevent anyone from catching him. He crossed the goal line just in front of the right pylon to complete the 76-yard run with no time left on the clock and give the Rangers a 28-0 lead at the half.
How did McCall feel about his impressive performance?
“I’m in the zone (on the run),” McCall said, who had 193 yards rushing on 10 carries in the first half. “(I) can slow down and speed up. My body does stuff that I don’t know how it does it.”
“I’m proud of my team. We call this a game of inches and we won them all. We came out here and did our job.”
McCall may not know how he accomplishes his athletic feats, but in the coming years Ohio State fans will like to watch his talents in the Scarlet and Gray.
BRUCE JUDSON SCORES WINNING TOUCHDOWN
Cocoa is now 4-1 on the season after 2017 Ohio State commit Bruce Judson secured the win over Viera. Judson's game winning drive per floridatoday.com:
Cocoa, which had three touchdown runs by Timmy Pratt and a pair of scores from Judson — a 92-yard run and a 46-yard pass to Zack Armour — got the ball on its own 43-yard line with 2:44 to play.
“I came into the huddle and I was like, ‘Get on my back and I’m going to take you down to the end zone,’ ” Judson said. “That was a state championship drive right there.”
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With the football resting on the Viera High 6-yard line and less than 30 seconds left in a tie game, Cocoa High quarterback Bruce Judson came to the sidelines to talk to Tigers coach John Wilkinson.
He had a request.
“He said, ‘give me the ball,’ ” Wilkinson said. “I said, ‘Sounds good to me.’ ”
And so it was that Judson powered his way into the end zone with 14 seconds left to give Cocoa a 49-42 victory over visiting Viera in an emotionally-charged game that was certainly fun to watch.
@4way_lilbruce pic.twitter.com/GKxsjHCmLS
— BeauNation (@dream_chacer95) September 26, 2015
Judson had missed last week's game with a broken rib but returned to his normal self. The Ohio State commit and his Cocoa teammates travel to Lakewood St. Edward this coming Saturday so if you're in Northeast Ohio, come out and see them play in what will be one of the country's biggest games this week.
TUF BORLAND IS...TOUGH
Bolingbrook lost 28-0 to Lincoln-Way East on Friday, but it wasn't because of the effort by Tuf Borland. Borland finished the game with 27 tackles and helped hold Lincoln-Way East to 131 yards rushing and 43 passing yards. Borland has now recorded 70 tackles in the last three games. That is just over 23 tackles per game.
GEORGE HILL SCORES ON HOOK AND LATERAL
George Hill rushed for 98 yards, two touchdowns and averaged 10.9 yards per carry in the loss to Howland.
NICK BOSA AND ST. THOMAS AQUINAS SURVIVE SCARE
A battle between two of Florida's top prep schools went down on Friday. In the end Nick Bosa, Trevon Grimes and St. Thomas were too much for Hallandale.
Grimes' two touchdowns per sfhs.cbslocal.com:
In that final quarter, it was one that everyone on both sides of the ball sat on the edge of their seats – as big plays and mistakes dictated the outcome.
When nationally rated junior receiver Trevon Grimes caught a 53 pass from University of Florida-bound junior quarterback Jake Allen, and an Allen to Grimes two-point conversion was good, the game was tied at 20.
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The Raiders then took the first lead of the game with 4:28 left when Grimes caught a pass over the middle and used his world-class speed to race toward the end zone and a 29-28 lead.
St. Thomas Aquinas scored the last 16 points of the game to earn the 36-28 victory.
KIERRE HAWKINS SCORES GAME-WINNING TOUCHDOWN
This Kierre Hawkins 1-yard TD run proved to be Maple Hts' winning score. #NEOVarsity pic.twitter.com/GkDuDIibgP
— Matt Goul (@mgoul) September 25, 2015
Hawkins' fourth quarter touchdown run gave Maple Heights a 22-14 win over Bedford.
| NAME | POS | HIGH SCHOOL | OPPONENT | SCORE | stats/news |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRISTEN WALLACE | QB | DESOTO (TX) | GRAND PRAIRIE (TX) | Won 60-3 |
Rushing: 3 TDs Passing: 1 TD |
| KAREEM WALKER | RB | DE PAUL CATHOLIC (WAYNE, NJ) | at CANISIUS (BUFFALO) | Lost 17-14 | 75 yds rushing on 12 carries |
| DEMARIO MCCALL | ATH | NORTH RIDGEVILLE (OH) | AVON LAKE (OH) | Won 42-14 |
Rushing: 220 yards, 3 TDs. Receiving: 23-yard TD |
| GEORGE HILL | ATH | HUBBARD (OH) | HOWLAND (WARREN, OH) | Lost 34-20 | Rushing: 98 yards, 10.9 ypc, TD. |
| KIERRE HAWKINS | ATH | MAPLE HEIGHTS (OH) | at BEDFORD (OH) | Won 22-14 | Rushing: 71 yards, 5.1 ypc, TD |
| AUSTIN MACK | WR | BISHOP LUERS (FT. WAYNE, IN) | at CARROLL (FORT WAYNE, IN) | Lost 43-38 |
Rushing: 132 yards, 4 TDs. Rec 151 yards, TD 164 return yds, TD |
| JAKE HAUSMANN | TE | ARCHBISHOP MOELLER (CINCINNATI) | ST. XAVIER (CINCINNATI) | Lost 10-14 | 60 yd TD reception. |
| LUKE FARRELL | TE | PERRY (OH) | WICKLIFFE (OH) | Won 43-6 | Receiving: 2 TDs. |
| TYLER GERALD | OL | IMG ACADEMY (BRADENTON, FL) | OPEN WEEK | --- | Gerald is out for the season with a labrum injury. |
| JACK WOHLABAUGH | OL | WALSH JESUIT (STOW, OH) | at ST. IGNATIUS (CLEVELAND) | Lost 30-27 | St. Ignatius scored a TD with 8 seconds left to win. |
| MICHAEL JORDAN | OL | PLYMOUTH (CANTON, MI) | FRANKLIN (LIVONIA, MI) | Won 48-44 | |
| GAVIN CUPP | OL | LEIPSIC (OH) | PANDORA-GILBOA (OH) | Won 23-0 | |
| JONATHON COOPER | DE | LINCOLN (GAHANNA, OH) | NEWARK (OH) | Won 45-7 | 4 tackles, 1 TFL |
| NICK BOSA | DE | ST. THOMAS AQUINAS (FORT LAUDERDALE) | at HALLANDALE (FL) | Won 36-28 | Trevon Grimes catches key late quarter TD. |
| MALIK BARROW | DT | IMG ACADEMY (BRADENTON, FL) | OPEN WEEK | --- | Barrow is out for the season with a leg injury. |
| TUF BORLAND | LB | BOLINGBROOK (IL) | LINCOLN-WAY EAST (FRANKFORT, IL) | Lost 28-0 | 27 tackles. |
| KAREEM FELDER | CB | ST. FRANCES ACADEMY (BALTIMORE) | at ARCHBISHOP SPALDING (MD) | Lost 28-14 | 90 yds receiving |
| WAYNE DAVIS | CB | LAKE TAYLOR (NORFOLK, VA) | NORVIEW (VA) | Won 35-28 | |
| DRUE CHRISMAN | P | LA SALLE (CINCINNATI) | at NORTHWEST (CINCINNATI) | Won 56-19 | 8/8 XPs, 0 punts. |
| NAME | POS | HIGH SCHOOL | OPPONENT | SCORE | stats/news |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DANNY CLARK | QB | ARCHBISHOP HOBAN (AKRON, OH) | ST. VINCENT-ST. MARY (AKRON) | Won 24-7 | Passing: 7/16 for 139 yards and a TD. |
| TODD SIBLEY | RB | ARCHBISHOP HOBAN (AKRON, OH) | ST VINCENT-ST. MARY (AKRON) | Won 24-7 | Rushing: 94 yards, 3.9 ypc TD. |
| BRUCE JUDSON | ATH | COCOA (FL) | VIERA (FL) | Won 49-42 | Rushing: 214 yds, 11.3 ypc, 2 TDs Passing: 2/7, 65 yds, TD. |
| JOSH MYERS | OL | MIAMISBURG (OH) | WAYNE (HUBER HEIGHTS, OH) | Lost 49-14 | |
| JAKE MORETTI | OL | POMONA (ARVADA, CO) | LAKEWOOD (CO) | Won 42-7 | |
| JERRON CAGE | DT | WINTON WOODS (CINCINNATI) | OPEN WEEK | --- | |
| SHAUN WADE | DB | TRINITY CHRISTIAN (JACKSONVILLE) | OPEN WEEK | --- | |
| MARCUS WILLIAMSON | DB | WESTERVILLE SOUTH (OH) | HILLIARD BRADLEY (OH) | Lost 16-13 | |
| ISAIAH PRYOR | DB | ARCHER (LAWRENCEVILLE, GA) | PARKVIEW (LILBURN, GA) | Won 42-14 | |
| BLAKE HAUBEIL | K | CANISIUS (BUFFALO) | DEPAUL CATHOLIC (WAYNE, NJ) | Won 17-14 | 37 yard FG, 2/2 XP. |
| CLASS | RECORD | WIN % | POINTS | AVG. SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 10-7 | .588 | 533-329 | 31-19 |
| 2017 | 5-2 | .714 | 201-149 | 29-21 |
| COMBINED | 15-9 | .625 | 734-478 | 31-20 |
| CLASS | RECORD | WIN % | POINTS | AVG. SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 46-26 | .639 | 2,222-1,487 | 31-21 |
| 2017 | 23-9 | .719 | 929-484 | 29-15 |
| COMBINED | 69-35 | .663 | 3,151-1,971 | 30-19 |
TWEETS FROM 2016 COMMITS
Showtime!!
— AlightyReem (@_KareemWalker) September 26, 2015
Don't miss the game tonight gone be a tough one come watch the show i put on pic.twitter.com/ATzNYxtjUV
— Demario Mccall (@DemarioMccall) September 25, 2015
On my way to cbus @dashon_bussell
— Austin Mack (@Austin_Mack10) September 26, 2015
Thanks Jefferson Elem and Chapelfield for allowing Student athletes to visit classroom @secondandseven @dustincullen pic.twitter.com/ktOe90daUG
— GahannaFootball (@gahannafootball) September 24, 2015
It's #GAMEDAY in the #OCC as @gahannafootball welcomes Newark into town. http://t.co/0tKsKnXc2M pic.twitter.com/2058bHDzGH
— OCC . org (@OhioCapitalConf) September 25, 2015
Sad to say I have to get surgery tomorrow but I promise I'll bounce back
— Malik Barrow (@MalikB_54) September 24, 2015
Respect All Fear None
— Wayne Davis (@Waynedavis1_) September 26, 2015
TWEETS FROM 2017 COMMITS
Hoban's @Jumpmane22 30yd TD catch from Danny Clark. https://t.co/mbiHNyLzNZ
— Joe Noga (@JoeNogaCLE) September 26, 2015
I scored and my teammate decides to celebrate by tea bagging me.... Ok @BlakeBish4 pic.twitter.com/RSc6gpJ0Ek
— Todd Sibley (@ToddSib23) September 26, 2015
Cleveland Ohio next weekend. Bout to go Blow Cleveland Up St.Eds
— Bruce Judson (@4way_lilbruce) September 26, 2015
What A Time To Be A Buck #WATTBAB #BigRings @markpantoni @SammySilv @CoachZachSmith pic.twitter.com/aW7wSECzIW
— Eron Hodges (@EronHodges) September 24, 2015
Best victory I've ever been involved in #Canisiusfootball
— Blake Haubeil (@BlakeHaubeil) September 26, 2015
