Prep Tracker: Buckeyes Commitments, Targets All Over National TV in Season's First Full Week

By Matt Gutridge on August 30, 2015 at 11:15 am
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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.

RAIDERS, BOSA-LED DEFENSE END 41 GAME WIN STREAK IN SOUTH FLORIDA

2012 was the last time Booker T. Washington's football team experienced the bitterness of defeat. Friday night Nick Bosa and his St. Thomas Aquinas teammates dismantled the Tornadoes 35-3 on ESPN. Bosa did not record a sack, but his presence was felt in Booker T. Washington's backfield.

Walter Villa of USA Today High School Sports was impressed with Nick Bosa:

On BTW’s first offensive play, Bosa did his best J.J. Watt impersonation, shedding his blocker and crashing into a helpless Tornadoes running back, handing him a 3-yard loss and likely a few bruises in the process.

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For BTW, it was a sign that even if its spirit was willing, the Tornadoes simply didn’t have anyone big enough, strong enough or quick enough to stay in front of the 6-4, 265-pound Bosa.

“To have a guy like Bosa – just looking at him you are afraid,” said Aquinas quarterback Jake Allen, a Florida recruit. “But once you start playing against him, you are even more afraid.”

Bosa also found time to throw a little Buckeye shade on Jake Allen's Gator chomp:

MACK INJURED IN LOSS

Austin Mack Suffered a concussion in the first half of a 27-55 loss to Snider (Ft. Wayne, IN). Mack received the injury while blocking on a running play. He was able to walk off of the field, but I would expect Mack to miss this week's game against Wayne and his best friend, Michigan State defensive end commitment and Lima, Ohio native Auston Robertson.

Led by wide receivers Mac Hippenhammer and Malik Bramley, Snider's offense was just too much for Luers, playing without their best defensive lineman and a couple of starting linebackers, coupled with the loss of Mack.

From FortWayne.com:

Hippenhammer is going to be a Division I football player, plain and simple. The junior has moves on moves with quick getaway speed and soft hands. He finished with 102 yards on six catches and is a home run waiting to happen every time he touches the ball.

Bramley is a mix of the two with some burst. His 53-yard touchdown reception on play action early in the second quarter showed that as he fought off physical coverage near the line of scrimmage before running away from the defender to get open.

Mack finished with 30 yards rushing (7.5 ypc) and 12 yards receiving before he was injured.

HAUSMANN, MOELLER ESCAPE AGAINST INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL

Jake Hausmann caught two passes for 21 yards as Moeller continued its winning ways in the Skyline Chili Crosstown Showdown. Moeller won its eighth straight contest in the Skyline Showdown after Indianapolis Cathedral was unable to convert a two-point conversion late in the game.

Unfortunately for the Crusaders, the game came at a price: their starting quarterback, Pitt commit Thomas MacVittie, injured his knee midway through the game and will likely miss a handful of weeks recovering. 

"That's how it goes," Hausmann told 11W about the concept of "next man up.' "Our next guy, Evan Ernst is a junior and he filled in pretty nice last night."

From Cincinnati.com:

"Our kids – they persevered," Moeller coach John Rodenberg said. "We hung in there. It wasn't pretty. My goodness – we played against a lot of experience (Cathedral has 17 returning starters). I thought we grew up pretty good tonight."

Moeller, ranked No. 1 in The Enquirer Division I area coaches' poll, made its 17th appearance in the Showdown and improved to 14-3 overall.

BINJIMEN VICTOR WEARS OHIO STATE GLOVES IN VICTORY

Coconut Creek (FL) and Binjimen Victor defeated Marist (GA) 14-21 to win the Chick-fil-A Battle of the Borders in Atlanta. Perhaps a good sign for Ohio State fans is the attire 2016 WR target Binjimen Victor was sporting on his hands:

Victor put those hands, and those gloves, to good use.

IMG ACADEMY ON ESPNU TODAY 

If you are still in need of a football fix the game between IMG Academy (FL) and Miramar (FL) is on ESPNU at 2:00. Tyler Gerald (OL) and Malik Barrow (DT) are 2016 Ohio State commitments who play for IMG Academy. 

2016 OHIO STATE FOOTBALL COMMITMENTS
NAME POS HIGH SCHOOL OPPONENT SCORE  stats/news
TRISTEN WALLACE QB DESOTO (TX) MARTIN (ARLINGTON, TX) Lost, 46-26. 18-40, 484 yards and 3 TD. Wallace also 
threw 2 INTs and had a rushing TD.
KAREEM WALKER RB DE PAUL CATHOLIC (WAYNE, NJ) DNP    
DeMARIO McCALL ATH NORTH RIDGEVILLE (OH) NORTH ROYALTON (OH) Won, 20-13  DNP: Recovering from sprained ankle.
GEORGE HILL ATH HUBBARD (OH) NORWAYNE (CRESTON, OH) Won, 22-19  13 carries, 128 yards and a TD in win. [HIGHLIGHTS]
KIERRE HAWKINS ATH MAPLE HEIGHTS (OH) at JOHN ADAMS (CLEVELAND) Won, 36-6 80 yards rushing and a TD, also added 5 tackles and a sack on defense.
AUSTIN MACK WR BISHOP LUERS (FT. WAYNE, IN) at SNIDER (FT. WAYNE, IN) Lost, 27-55 4 carries, 30 yards and 1 reception for 12 yards before getting hurt.
JAKE HAUSMANN TE ARCHBISHOP MOELLER (CINCINNATI) CATHEDRAL (INDIANAPOLIS) Won, 21-19  2 receptions for 21 yards in victory.
LUKE FARRELL TE PERRY (OH) RIVERSIDE (PAINESVILLE, OH) Won, 41-12 4 receptions for 54 yards and 2 sacks, 1 TFL and a FF playing DE.
TYLER GERALD OL IMG ACADEMY (BRADENTON, FL) MIRAMAR (FL)    
JACK WOHLABAUGH OL WALSH JESUIT (STOW, OH) WHITMER (TOLEDO) Lost, 40-20  
MICHAEL JORDAN OL PLYMOUTH (CANTON, MI) at UTICA EISENHOWER (SHELBY TOWNSHIP, MI) Lost, 38-24  
GAVIN CUPP OL LEIPSIC (OH) SPENCERVILLE (OH) Lost, 35-14  
JONATHON COOPER DE LINCOLN (GAHANNA, OH) at CENTRAL (WESTERVILLE, OH) Lost, 28-21 Cooper was targeted for a potential game-tying TD pass, but the ball was deflected.  
NICK BOSA DE ST. THOMAS AQUINAS (FORT LAUDERDALE) BOOKER T. WASHINGTON (MIAMI) Won, 35-3 Held Booker T. Washington to 172 yards of offense. 
MALIK BARROW DT IMG ACADEMY (BRADENTON, FL) MIRAMAR (FL)    
TUF BORLAND LB BOLINGBROOK (IL) at GLENBARD WEST (GLEN ELLYN, IL) Lost, 28-7 15 tackles, 2 TFLs in the defeat.
KAREEM FELDER CB ST. FRANCES ACADEMY (BALTIMORE) FRIENDSHIP COLLEGIATE ACADEMY (DC) Lost, 39-28  
WAYNE DAVIS CB LAKE TAYLOR (NORFOLK, VA) at HERITAGE (NEWPORT NEWS, VA) Won, 54-0 Davis and the secondary held Heritage to 2/16 passing and 41 yards.
DRUE CHRISMAN P LA SALLE (CINCINNATI) CARMEL (IN) Won, 35-28  One FG in the victory, 3 punts including a 60-yarder and two tackles on ST.
2017 OHIO STATE FOOTBALL COMMITMENTS
NAME POS HIGH SCHOOL OPPONENT SCORE STATS/NEWS
DANNY CLARK QB ARCHBISHOP HOBAN (AKRON, OH) McCKINLEY (CANTON, OH) Won, 49-0 8-14, 93 yards and 2 TDs.
TODD SIBLEY RB ARCHBISHOP HOBAN (AKRON, OH) McKINLEY (CANTON, OH) Won, 49-0 91 yards rushing and 2 TDs in one half of play.
BRUCE JUDSON ATH COCOA (FL) at PALM BAY (MELBOURNE, FL) Won, 24-0 149 yards rushing and 3 TDs.
JOSH MYERS OL MIAMISBURG (OH) THURGOOD MARSHALL (DAYTON) Won, 28-6  
JAKE MORETTI OL POMONA (ARVADA, CO) DNP    
JERRON CAGE DT WINTON WOODS (CINCINNATI) at PRINCETON (CINCINNATI) Won, 26-15  
SHAUN WADE DB TRINITY CHRISTIAN (JACKSONVILLE) at TRINITY CATHOLIC (OCALA, FL) Won, 49-6  
MARCUS WILLIAMSON DB WESTERVILLE SOUTH (OH) OLENTANGY (LEWIS CENTER, OH) Lost, 41-17  
ISAIAH PRYOR DB ARCHER (LAWRENCEVILLE, GA) PEACHTREE RIDGE (SUWANEE, GA) Won, 26-10  Pryor and the Archer defense allowed 173 passing yards and 0 TDs.
BLAKE HAUBEIL K CANISIUS (BUFFALO) DNP    
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