Football Recruiting
NC State 2019 Football Commits Week 1 Report
The high school football season kicked off this week, and NC State’s 2019 football recruiting commits were in action. Here’s a breakdown of how they fared.
4-Star DE Savion Jackson and the Clayton Comets fell to the Garner Trojans on the road 12-20 last night.
4-Star DT CJ Clark and the North Stanly Comets lost to the East Rowan Mustangs 21-27 on the road last night. From the video below, it looks like he had 4 tackles, with 2 of them going for a loss.
4-Star DT Joshua Harris and the Person Rockets lost to South Granville Vikings 7-33 on the road last night.
4-Star CB Shyheim Battle and the Rocky Mount Gryphons defeated the Middle Creek Mustangs 35-16 in their season opener at home. Battle had 4 tackles and 3 pass breakups.
4-Star S Khalid Martin and the East Forsyth Eagles defeated the Sanderson Spartans 42-24 in their season opener at home.
3-Star RB Zonovan Knight and the Southern Nash Firebirds crushed the Green Hope Falcons 42-6 in their season opener at home. Knight had 166 yards rushing, and I know he at least had one touchdown (29 yards).
3-star RB Jamious Griffin and the Rome Wolves beat the Marietta Blue Devils 51-41 in their season opener at home. Griffin rushed the ball 28 times for 162 yards and three touchdowns. He also had 32 receiving yards and one touchdown reception.
3-Star LB Drake Thomas and the Heritage Huskies trounced the Panther Creek Catamounts 50-11 in their season opener at home. Thomas did have a rushing touchdown on the offensive side of the ball.
3-Star OG Timothy McKay and the Wakefield Wolverines fell to the Leesville Rd. Pride 12-37 in their season opener at home.
3-Star OLB Jaylon Scott and the Shelby Golden Lions beat the Freedom Patriots 31-21 in their season opener at home. Scott had 4 tackles and 1 sack.
3-star OG Ikem Ekwonu and the Providence Day Chargers lost to Trinity Christian 20-41 in their season opener at home.
3-Star OT Triston Miller and the Charlotte Country Day Buccaneers lost to the Hammond Skyhawks 12-15 in their season opener on the road.
3-Star C Dylan McMahon and the Savannah Christian Raiders lost to the Athens Academy Spartans 7-20 on in their season opener on the road.
3-Star CB Jalen Frazier and the Hough Huskies waxed the Harding University Rams 56-6 in their season opener at home.
3-Star DE Terrell Dawkins and the Cox Mill Chargers destroyed the Mount Pleasant Tigers 40-0 in their season opener at home.
3-Star WR Chris Toudle and the Hoggard Vikings defeated the Holly Springs Golden Hawks 21-6 on the road here in the Triangle.
3-Star OL Zovon Lindsay and the Trinity Christian Crusaders defeated Providence Day 41-20 on the road in their season opener.
3-Star TE Kam Walker and the Pisgah Bears defeated the Murphy Bulldogs 15-8 in their season opener at home. Walker had one catch for 11 yards, but he did get a sack on defense in the 4th quarter that caused the quarterback to cough up the football, sealing the deal.
3-Star S Jakeen Harris and the Benedictine Cadets defeated the Burke County Bears 23-22 in their season opener on the road.
3-Star WR Keyon Lesane and the Butler Bulldogs beat the Scotland Fighting Scots 47-19. Lesane was the MVP of the game, rushing the ball 5 times for 68 yards, along with 2 receptions for 85 yards and 2 touchdowns.
Player of the game @keyon_lesane already looking towards Mallard Creek
Game Stats: 5 rush for 68 yards / 2 rec for 85 yards 2 TD’s @allstate @OrthoCarolina pic.twitter.com/vkf8cna8rX— CLTKickoffNight (@cltkickoffnight) August 19, 2018