Prep Tracker: Nick Conner Goes Off, Ditto for Joe Burrow

By Mike Rockstedt on October 5, 2014 at 11:35 am
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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.

Conner Scores Six Touchdowns, Is Not Visiting Kentucky

There was a rumor going around that Ohio State commit Nick Conner, an inside linebacker out of Dublin Scioto, would visit Kentucky this weekend. If there was a visit, it appears it has been called off. After signing his mid-year agreement with the Buckeyes, Columbus the place he wants to be.

Dublin Scioto played Westerville South on Friday, and Conner played one of his best games of the season. Conner contributed 172 rushing yards and six touchdowns for the Irish and set up a seventh with an interception return as Dublin Scioto defeated Westerville South 56-49. You know, if Damien Harris doesn't choose Ohio State...

Joe Burrow Dominating Ohio

For my money, the best high school football player in Ohio is Buckeye quarterback commit Joe Burrow. Against a stingy Steubenville team, Burrow accounted for six touchdowns, two of them on the ground, and threw for over 300 yards. threw for over 300 yards. Burrow and his Athens teammates were victorious in a high scoring game, 58-42. 

Burrow is one of the best quarterbacks in the nation and is hoping to get a bump in the rankings. With the season he is having, he might receive a bump soon; he's performing as well as any quarterback in America. The Buckeyes ought to be confident in Burrow's ability to lead the team.

Damien Harris Hurts Knee

One of the best running backs in the class of 2015, Damien Harris, was injured in his game on Friday night against Southwestern. Kentucky.com reported: 

Trainers checked out Harris' knee on the sideline, and he remained in the locker room at the start of the second half. He later returned to the sideline with an ice pack on his right knee, the Register reported on Twitter. No additional details about the nature of Harris' injury were immediately available.

Harris did not play after scoring three touchdowns in the first half, and he left in the second quarter. Nobody really knows the severity of the injury, but once we get the scoop, we will let you know.

OHIO STATE COMMITMENTS
Player CLASS Pos HIGH SCHOOL OPPONENT RESULTS
JOE BURROW 2015 QB Athens (The Plains, OH) Steubenville W 58-42
JOSH MOORE 2015 TE North (Olathe, KS) Leavenworth W 38-22
AJ ALEXANDER 2015 ATH Lake Braddock (Burke, VA) Bye  
GRANT SCHMIDT 2015 OL Roosevelt - 03 (Sioux Falls, SD) Mitchell W 35-6
KEVIN FEDER 2015 OL Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, NJ) Bye  
LIAM MCCULLOUGH 2015 OL (LS) Kilbourne (Worthington, OH) Big Walnut L 34-20
JOSH ALABI 2015 DL Cass Tech (Detroit, MI) East English Village W 21-16
JASHON CORNELL 2015 DL Cretin Durham Hall (St. Paul, MN) Stillwater W 34-12
DRE'MONT JONES 2015 DL St. Ignatius (Cleveland, OH) Canada Prep Football Academy W34-7
NICK CONNER 2015 LB Scioto (Dublin, OH) Westerville South W 56-49, 6 TD's
JUSTIN HILLIARD 2015 LB St. Xavier (Cincinnati, OH) Elder W 32-24
CARLTON DAVIS 2015 DB Norland (Miami, FL) Northwestern  
JAMEL DEAN 2015 DB Cocoa (Cocoa, FL) Cocoa Beach W 56-0
TYLER GREEN 2015 DB DeMatha (Hyattesville, MD) Our Lady Good Counsel L 21-14
DENZEL WARD 2015 DB Nordonia (Macedonia, OH) Green W 52-0
ERIC GLOVER-WILLIAMS 2015 ATH McKinley (Canton, OH) Jackson W 36-24
TYLER GERALD 2016 OL Sciotoville (Portsmouth, OH) Oak Hill L 35-6
GEORGE HILL 2016 RB Hubbard (Hubbard, OH) Mckinley W 56-6
DANNY CLARK 2017 QB Washington (Massillon, OH) Austintown-Fitch L 34-33
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