Scout On The Town Weekend Preview
San Clemente's Kyle Murphy
San Clemente's Kyle Murphy
National Recruiting Analyst
Posted Sep 16, 2011


The high school football weekend is highlighted by some big contests around the country, particularly on the East Coast and in Texas as well as Florida...

Follow the Scouts of Scout.com on Twitter as they bring you live coverage of the weekend's high school football across the nation, with several members of the Class of 2012 Scout 300 in action as well as a number of top 2013 prospects and a host of games involving FoxSports/Scout.com Top 50 teams.

EAST

Bob Lichtenfels- National Recruiting Analyst, East
Friday: University Prep vs. Oliver at South Stadium at 3:30 p.m.
Former Peabody middle linebacker and current Scout.com three-star Jaylen Coleman leads University Prep.

Friday: Upper St. Clair at North Allegheny at Carl A. Newman Stadium (North Allegheny) at 7:30 p.m.
North Allegheny features highly touted class of 2013 offensive lineman Patrick Kugler (6-4/270). Kugler is a likely candidate for the Scout.com Top 100. Upper St. Clair is led by a trio of three-star D-I recruits. Outside linebacker/quarterback Dakota Conwell who is headed to Pittsburgh. Northwestern bound tight end Jack Schwaba and another future Wildcat guard Ian Park.

Saturday: Greater Johnstown at Westmont Hilltop at Price Field (Westmont) at 1 p.m.
The Johnstown Trojans are led by three-star linebacker/wide receiver Alkwan Williams who is headed to Pittsburgh. The Trojans also have a number of players who are receiving interest in wide receiver Dwight Andrews, offensive lineman Brock Eisenhuth and athlete Daquan Minter.

Monday: Milford Academy at Robert Morris University (J.V.) at 4:00 p.m.
The Falcons are loaded this year and are led by Louisville commit Gerod Holliman, Purdue bound tight end Carlos Carvajal, Syracuse bound quarterback Ashton Broyld and wide receiver Tyree Smallwood. Former Woodland Hills saftey and Pittsburgh commit Jevonte Pitts. UConn pledge running back Montrell Dobbs, Temple commit wide receiver Donte Dotson, Marshall bound wide receiver Levern Jacobs and a few under-the-radar guys Curtis Williams, Ekpen Idouze, Troy Jeter, Darryl Flemister, Roman Grozman, Navon Hobby, Shaquille Howard and Rodney Mills.
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Brian Dohn, Northwest Recruiting Analyst
Friday: Piscataway at South Brunswick at 7:00 p.m.
Piscataway has class of 2012 RB Tevin Shaw, who holds an offer from Iowa, as well as a pair of 2013 prospects in athlete Nadir Barnwell (Florida and Rutgers offers) and cornerback Kyle LaPorte. South Brunswick has 2012 CB/RB prospect Jevon Tyree, who is approaching double digit offers. .
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SOUTHEAST

Chad Simmons- National Recruiting Analyst, South
Thursday: Coral Reef at Homestead at 4:00 p.m
Key Players: Vernon Davis (Coral Reef – Miami Commitment), Herbert Waters (Homestead – Miami Commitment), and James Burgess (Homestead – Miami Commitment)

Thursday: Coral Gables at Northwestern at 7:00 p.m.
Key Players: Amari Cooper (Northwestern), Eric Kinsey (Northwestern), and Imarajaye Albury (Northwestern - West Virginia Commitment)

Friday: Northeast at Miramar at 7:00 p.m.
Key Players: Tracy Howard (Miramar), Malcolm Lewis (Miramar), and Stacey Coley (Northeast)
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Andrew Bone - South
Friday: Pinson Valley (Ala.) at Center Point at 7:00 p.m.
Top Prospect: National 100 WR Earnest Robinson, 2013
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Mike Bakas - Florida Recruiting Analyst
Friday: Westminster Christian at Chaminade-Madonna at 4:00 p.m.
Top Prospects: Westminster: QB David Thompson (Miami commitment); Chaminade: 3 star WR Fred McRae and 3-star TE Orlando David

Friday: Miramar at Northeast at 7:00 p.m.
Top Prospects: Miramar: 4 star CB Tracy Howard, 3 star WR Malcolm Lewis, 3 star WR Devonte Mathis, 2 star DE Trevon Coley, 2013 LB Jermaine Grace; Northeast: 3 star TE Kevis Jones, 2013 WR Stacy Coley
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Steve Roberston - Southeast Recruiting Analyst
Friday: John Curtis at East St. John
Top Players: LSU commitment Dillon Gordon and Mississippi State commitment Torrey Bell
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Rachel Baribeau - Southeast Field Reporter
Friday: Lovejoy vs. Morrow at 5:00 p.m.
Top Prospects: Lovejoy: A.J. Jackson and Travis Custis

Friday: Carver vs. LaGrange at 8:00 p.m.
Top Prospects: Carver: Deion Bonner, Derious Bennett and Artimas Samuel

Saturday: Creekside vs. Mt. Zion at 11:00 a.m.
Top Prospects: Creekside: Josh Holsey-Auburn commit, Davion Tookes-Virginia Tech commit, Rodney Garvin, Evan Berry, Elliot Berry

Saturday: Drew vs. Sandy Creek at 2:00 p.m.
Top Prospects: Drew: Jadarius West and Devon Miller; Sandy Creek: Jaquay Williams-Auburn commit, Quinteze Williams-Florida commit, Shaquille Wiggins, Will Adams-Georgia Tech commit, Mike Hilton-Mississippi State commit

Saturday: Westminster vs. Greater Atlanta Christian at 5:00 p.m.
Top Prospects: Westminster: Sam Jowers / GAC: Chase Daniels-Georgia Tech commit, Lavondre Nelson and DeSean Daniels

Saturday: Central Gwinnett vs. South Gwinnett at 8:00 p.m.
Top Prospects: Central: Trey Johnson-Auburn commit, George Morris, Francis Kallon-Georgia Tech commit, Malachi Jones, and Aaron Taylor; South Gwinnett: Reggie Carter
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Laura McKeeman- Southeast Recruiting Reporter
Friday: Don Bosco (N.J.) at Manatee (Fla.) at 7:30 p.m.
Top Prospects: Don Bosco Prep: Five-star DE Darius Hamilton, Rutgers commit WR Leonte Carroo, Boston College commit DE/LB Mike Strizak, CB Yuri Wright, S/LB Elijah Shumate, Class of 2013 DE Al-quadin Muhammad
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Yancy Porter- Mississippi Scout
Friday: West Point at Noxubee County (MS) at 7:30 p.m.
Top Players- West Point – RB/JR Tez Lane; Noxubee County – DT/JR Dylan Bradley, DE/Jr Javance Jones, RB/SR Ladarrell Hunt
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MIDWEST

Bill Greene - Midwest Recruiting Analyst
Thursday: Miami Northwesten vs. Coral Gables.
Northwestern features senior wide receiver Amare Cooper. Senior linebacker Eric Kinsey. Junior linebacker Jaquintin Victrum.

Friday: Northeast vs. Miramar
Miramar has five-star senior cornerback Tracy Howard. Senior wide receiver Malcolm Lewis. Northeast has star junior wide receiver Stacy Coley.
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Simone Scott - Midwest Field Reporter
Friday: Archbishop Hoban at Bishop Hatley at 7:30 p.m.
Top Prospects: Archbishop Hoban: 2012 DE LaTroy Lewis (Tennessee commit), 2012 DE Greg McMullen (Nebraska Commit); Bishop Hatley: 2013 TE Jacob Matuska (offers from Toledo and Cincinnati)
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MIDLANDS

Greg Powers- National Recruiting Analyst, Midlands
Friday- Ponder at Whitewright at 7:30 p.m.
Top Prospect: QB Tyrone Swoopes

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Ahmard Vital - Midlands Recruiting Analyst
Thursday: Manvel vs. Houston Sharpstown at Alvin Memorial Stadium at 7 p.m.
Players to Watch: Manvel- WR Ashton Bennett (2012), DE Glynn Cheeks (2012-Air Force), OL Simon Curiel (2012-Air Force), DE Taiwan Johnson (2012), OL Taylor Romero (2012), WR Austin Bennett (2013), QB Shane McCarley (2013); Sharpstown- LB Reginald Chevis (2013)

Friday: Cy Creek vs. Cy Falls at Pridgeon Stadium at 7 p.m.
Players to Watch: Cy Creek- RB Devan Demas (2012-Boise State), WR Jared Gipson (2012-Nevada), LB Kerry Brown (2012); Cy Falls- QB Troy Mitchell (2012), WR Gratian Gladney (2012), DT Jacobi Hunter (2013), WR Jacorey Warrick (2013), RB Bryce Peters (2013)

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Erin Hartigan, Midlands Recruiting Reporter

Friday– Mesquite v. Denton Ryan at 7:00 p.m.
Headlining Denton Ryan is a member of Scout's Top 10- the nation's 2nd-ranked defensive end and Florida State commitment- Mario Edwards Jr..
Ryan also features linebackers Alex De La Torre (a Texas commitment) and Jordan Richmond (Texas A&M); defensive end Dominique Banks (committed to Baylor); and offensive tackle Jordan Williams (holds offers from Stanford, Missouri, and Colorado).  For Mesquite, look for 2013 prospects receiving plenty of interest: running back Junior Sessions and receivers Jordan Bracy and Dameon Gamblin.

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WEST

Brandon Huffman- National Recruiting Analyst, West
Thursday: Portland (Ore.) Westview at Camas (Wash.) Union
In a game featuring Washington and Oregon schools, host Union is the team with the prospects to watch, including 2014 linebacker Joe Hawken and 2012 fullback Brandon Brody-Heim.

Friday: Beaverton (Ore.) Aloha at Portland (Ore.) Grant
Scout.com just released the Top 100 for the 2013 class and Aloha, the defending state champions, features two players on that list in BYU commit Brayden Kearsley on the line and running back Thomas Tyner, one of the premier backs in the nation.  Grant has a veteran squad including linebacker Daniel Halverson and receiver Jamarr Graves as well as quarterback Paris Penn.

Friday: Portland (Ore.) Central Catholic at Portland (Ore.) Jesuit at 7:00 p.m.
The two Catholic school rivals will meet in the nightcap on Friday night and Oregon commit Alex Balducci and fellow D-I prospect Jacob Nall lead Central Catholic against a Jesuit team featuring Portland State verbal Nicholas Rothstein and big receiver Adam Winterling.
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Scott Kennedy- Director of Scouting
Thursday: Santa Margarita at Trabuco Hills at 7 p.m.
Santa Margarita features USC Commitment Max Tuerk as one of the best offensive tackles in the country, and he is joined by teammate Riley Sorenson from the Class of 2013 to form an outstanding set of bookend tackles. Quarterback Drew Stanton is a very good athlete who could be a highly recruited safety in ’13 as well.

Friday- Encinitas (Calif.) La Costa Canyon at San Clemente at 7 p.m.
In what shapes up to be a showcase for two of the best offensive tackles in the country, Erik Magnuson is committed to Michigan and will lead La Costa Canyone against 5-Star offensive tackle Kyle Murphy as well as Utah commitment Travis Wilson at quarterback.

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Jason Jewell - Southwest Recruiting Analyst
Thursday: Glendale (Ariz.) Apollo vs. Peoria (Ariz.) Centennial at 7 p.m.
Key Players- Apollo- 2 star QB Jon Brown. Centennial- 3 star safety Zach Hoffpauir, junior DE Marcus Farria (offers from Arkansas and San Diego St).

Friday: Chandler (Ariz.) Hamilton vs. Mesa (Ariz.) Desert Ridge at 7 p.m.
Key Players- Hamilton- 4 star S Reggie Daniels, 3 star WR Kendyl Taylor (Washington commit), 2 star DTs Calvin Thomas and Jaxon Hood, 2 star OLB Nic Henson, junior OL Patrick Joseph, sophomore OT Casey Tucker, sophomore DE Qualen Cunningham; Desert Ridge- 2 star DT Alex Barrett (San Diego State commit), 2 star DE Damani Mosby, 2 star WR Jordan Becerra, RB Joey Counts, junior OL Nick Allen.

Saturday: Glendale (Ariz.) Community College at Eastern Arizona JC at 7 p.m.
Key Players- GCC- OTs Patrick Ward and Billy Rone, WR Demetruis Wilson, TE Talon Haggard, DT Cy Maughmer. EAC- Auburn bounceback Andre Harris, Memphis bounceback Mohammed Seisay, 4 star CB Travell Dixon
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Inna Lazarev - Southwest Field Reporter
Friday: Chandler (Ariz.) Hamilton vs. Mesa (Ariz.) Desert Ridge at 7 p.m.
Key Players- Hamilton- 4 star S Reggie Daniels, 3 star WR Kendyl Taylor (Washington commit), 2 star DTs Calvin Thomas and Jaxon Hood, 2 star OLB Nic Henson, junior OL Patrick Joseph, sophomore OT Casey Tucker, sophomore DE Qualen Cunningham; Desert Ridge- 2 star DT Alex Barrett (San Diego State commit), 2 star DE Damani Mosby, 2 star WR Jordan Becerra, RB Joey Counts, junior OL Nick Allen.

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Jake Worthen, Northwest Recruiting Analyst
Thursday: Portland (Ore.) Westview at Camas (Wash.) Union
Brandon Brody-Heim and Raymond Burney lead the backfield for Union in this interstate contest.

Friday: Beaverton (Ore.) Aloha at Portland (Ore.) Grant
Beaverton (Ore.) Aloha boasts 2013 RB Thomas Tyner, who could be the top back in the West next season, and 2013 OL Brayden Kearsley who has already committed to BYU. Portland (Ore.) Grant linebacker Daniel Halverson is one of the most underrated prospects in the state of Oregon and should see his offer list grow over the season. The Generals also boast Portland State commit QB Paris Penn.

Friday: Portland (Ore.) Central Catholic at Portland (Ore.) Jesuit at 7:00 p.m.
Central Catholic (Ore.) is led by Oregon DE commit Alex Balducci. Jesuit has a slew of talented players including 2012 prospects DB Nicholas Rothstein and WR Adam Winterling.
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Kevin Carden, West Recruiting Analyst
Friday- Encinitas (Calif.) La Costa Canyon at San Clemente at 7 p.m.
Two of the premier offensive linemen in the West will represent each team in five-star Kyle Murphy from San Clemente and four-star Erik Magnuson, a Michigan commit.  Wilson will be charged with protecting Utah commit Travis Wilson against a strong LCC team in this intersectional matchup.
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Tara Turnure, West Recruiting Reporter
Thursday: Santa Margarita at Trabuco Hills at 7 p.m.
The best tackle tandem in the Southland will be on stage for Santa Margarita, with 2012 four-star Max Tuerk, a USC commit and 2013 four-star Riley Sorenson leading Santa Margarita.

Friday- Cerritos at Cerritos Gahr at 7 p.m.
The Southland's best aerial display will feature a pair of Pac-12 commits for Gahr, in Washington verbal Dwayne Washington and Utah pledge Delshawn McClellon.
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