ESPN RISE

Top Performances for Maryland high school football is back for the 2009 season and now on ESPN RISE. We will post the area's top performers every Saturday during the season and update through Sunday.

To submit a Top Performance e-mail Mike Loveday at Mike.Loveday.ESPN@gmail.com

Submissions must come from a coach, team statistician or newspaper. Please include your name in submissions so all performances can be verified. Also include the athlete's class (Sr., Jr., etc...) if possible.

MONDAY UPDATES

Joe Kirby, Kent Island: Kirby rushed for 156 yards and a touchdown and added six catches for 176 yards and two more TD's in Kent Island's 29-13 win over C.M. Wright.

Matthew Hnatiuk, Sr., Loyola: Hnatiuk recorded 25 tackles, including five for loss in Loyola's 31-14 win last Saturday against Valley Forge Military Academy (Pa.).

Ben Raver, North Carroll: Raver recorded 16 tackles in a 36-13 loss to Catoctin.

SATURDAY GAMES & SUNDAY UPDATES

Stephen St. Clair, Sr., John Carroll: St. Clair rushed 14 times for 121 yards and four touchdowns and completed 5 of 9 for 42 yards and two more scores Carroll's 42-41 loss to St. John's Catholic Prep. On defense, the senior recorded 12 tackles and a pass breakup.

Antoine Goodson, Sr., Poly: Goodson rushed143 yards and four touchdowns and threw for 111 in Poly's 28-8 win over Walbrook.

Shendel Chase, Joppatowne: Chase had two touchdowns (60, 57) and 128 yards rushing in a 33-0 win over North East.

Jason Robinson, Rising Sun: Robinson rushed for 245 yards and four touchdowns as Rising Sun defeated Fallston, 35-34 in overtime.

Andre Christian, Sr., Southside: Christian had 146 yards on 11 carries with two touchdown (62, 47). He also had 153 kickoff return yards and eight tackles in the loss to Carver.

FRIDAY GAMES

Richard Barber, Sr., Douglass-PG: Barber rushed for 207 yards and two touchdowns, threw for 132 yards and two more scores as Douglass defeated Paul VI, 40-0.

DeAntae Love, Sr., Laurel: Love rushed for 105 yards and two touchdowns in the win over Oxon Hill.

Malcolm Sumlin, Oxon Hill: In a 21-20 loss to Laurel, Sumlin rushed for 239 yards and three touchdowns.

Kevin Williams, Suitland: Williams rushed for 102 yards and two touchdowns in Suitland's 21-0 win over Northwestern-PG.

Khalek Shepherd, Sr., Gwynn Park: Shepherd rushed for 126 yards and four touchdowns as Gwynn Park defeated Surrattsville, 44-0.

Daniel Tapscott, DeMatha: Tapscott threw for 106 yards and two touchdowns as DeMatha defeated Friendship Collegiate (D.C.), 45-12.

Mark Dixon, DuVal: Dixon rushed for 120 yards and a touchdown in DuVal's 35-18 win over Parkdale.

Sherrod Baltimore, Friendly: Baltimore threw for 87 yards and a touchdown and added 12 yards rushing and a TD as Friendly defeated Crossland, 21-0.

Reggie Woods, Sr., Flowers: Woods rushed for 185 yards and four touchdowns in Flowers 46-18 win over Bowie.

Shawn Harrington, Maryland School for the Deaf: Harrington caught four passes for 146 yards and two scores in MSD's 57-14 win over Mount Zion Baptist.

Todd Bonheyo, Maryland School for the Deaf: Bonheyo completed 12 of 156 passes for 273 yards and three touchdowns for MSD.

Cameron Wann, Patterson Mill: Wann completed 13 of 20 passes for 209 yards and four touchdowns in a 28-17 win over Bel Air.

Rudy Johnson, Sr., McDonogh: Johnson threw for two touchdowns and rushed for one more in a 27-17 victory over Penn Charter (Pa.).

Devin Lee, Sr., Fort Hill: Lee threw two touchdowns, intercepted two passes and rushed for a score in Fort Hill's 22-12 win over Mount St. Joseph.

K.K. Smith, Jr., Archbishop Spalding: Smith rushed for 210 yards and two touchdowns in Spalding's 27-24 win over Cardinal Gibbons.

Kevin Johnson, Sr., River Hill: Johnson rushed for two scores and caught a touchdown pass as River Hill rolled to its 31st straight victory with a 37-0 win over Long Reach.

Kyle Jaski, Sr., Kenwood: Jaski averaged almost 41 yards per punt in Kenwood's loss to Eastern Tech.

Clint Huber, Sr., Mt. Hebron: Huber threw for 338 yards and four touchdowns as Mount Hebron defeated Oakland Mills, 33-10.

Spencer Wilkins, Sr., Mt. Hebron: Wilkins had eight catches for 109 yards and two touchdowns in Mount Hebron's win over Oakland Mills.

Mike McCarthy, Sr., Mt. Hebron: McCarthy had 10 receptions for 177 yards and two touchdowns in the Vikings' 33-10 victory over Oakland Mills.

Adam Moranduzzo, Jr., Northern Garrett: Moranduzzo had 22 tackles and a forced fumble in a 34-0 loss to Keyser (W.V.). This gives him 54 tackles in three games.

A.J. Bonavitacola, Sr., Howard: Bonavitacola rushed for 92 yards and a touchdown on 15 carries and added two receptions for 50 yards and another TD in a 28-12 loss to Glenelg.

Patrick Steele, Sr., Boys' Latin: Steele rushed for 167 yards and two touchdowns in a 45-20 win over Severn.

THURSDAY GAMES

Michael Obineme, Towson: Obineme rushed 16 times for 140 yards and three touchdowns in Towson's 40-26 win over Dulaney.

Jimmy Francis, Towson: Francis had 147 rushing yards and a score on 16 attempts as Towson ran its record to 3-0.

Justin Johnson, Woodlawn: Johnson had 131 rushing yards and a touchdown to pace Woodlawn to a 35-2 win over New Town.

Josh Furman, Sr., Old Mill: In Old Mill's 41-7 victory over Northeast-AA, Furman rushed for 113 yards and two touchdowns on three carries. The senior added another touchdown on defense, returning a fumble 51-yards. Furman also had a sack in the win.

Nick Marth, Sr., Linganore: Marth rushed for 55 yards and two touchdowns on two carries, added more than 100 yards passing and an interception on defense in the win over Walkersville.

Ben Daniels, Smithsburg: Daniels rushed for 162 yards and a touchdown in Smithsburg's 14-12 loss to South Carroll.

Garrett Wiles, Soph., Hancock: Wiles threw for four touchdowns in the Panther's 34-26 victory over Clear Spring.

John Shipley, Sr., North Carroll: Shipley threw for 168 yards and two touchdowns, including a game winning 10-yarder in the Cougar's 34-28 win over Brunswick.

Thomas Pittensberger, Middletown: Pittensberger rushed for 120 yards in Middletown's 30-25 win over Boonsboro.

Marquis Woodyard, Sr., Thomas Johnson: Woodyard rushed for 88 yards and a touchdown on just two carries in the Patriot's win.

Nick Forbes, Sr., Thomas Johnson: Forbes rushed for 112 yards and two touchdowns on seven carries as TJ defeated Century, 35-0.

Forrest Mason, Sr., Frederick: Mason recorded 16 tackles and a sack in Frederic's 19-0 loss to Winters Mill.

Paul Barbour, Catoctin: Barbour averaged 9.7 yards per carry - rushing for 97 yards in Catoctin's 43-8 win over South Hagerstown.

Jesse Heon, Sr., Urbana: Heon accounted for two touchdowns as Urbana defeated Jefferson (W.V.), 24-21.

Jeremy Musselman, Walkersville: Musselman threw for 179 yards and three touchdowns in the loss to Linganore.

Zach Zwinak, Sr., Linganore: Zwinak rushed for 155 yards and a touchdown in the win over Walkersville.

Kevin Myers, Sr. Linganore: Myers rushed for 204 yards and three touchdowns to help Linganore come from behind for a 43-21 victory over Walkersville.

Marquis Morgan, Magruder: Morgan rushed for 100 yards and two touchdowns on 12 carries in Magruder's 41-6 win over Richard Montgomery.

Robbie Parker, Sr., Rockville: Parker rushed for 128 yards and two touchdowns (74, 10) in a 34-14 win over Northwood.

Nate Nalasco, Jr., Rockville: Nalasco rushed for 150 yards and a touchdown in the win over Northwood.

Mike Pitsenberger, Sr., Walter Johnson: Pitsenberger accounted for 293 yards and three touchdowns in the loss to Churchill. The senior had 187 receiving yards and added another 106 rushing.

Cole Ahnell, Jr., Walter Johnson: Ahnell completed 14 of 23 passes for 303 yards and three touchdowns in the loss to Churchill.

Alex Kantor, Churchill: Kantor threw for 129 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for two more TD's in Churchill's win.

Ben Hessles, Poolesville: Hessles rushed for 120 yards in a 20-6 loss to Williamsport.

Antwoine Reese, Sr., Westlake: Reese rushed for 136 yards and two touchdowns (15, 2) in Westlake's 38-0 win over La Plata.

Ryan Quinn, Winston Churchill: Quinn rushed for 189 yards in Churchill's 38-33 win over Walter Johnson.

Max Nicholson, Jr., Seneca Valley: Nicholson threw for 138 yards and two touchdowns, helping Seneca Valley get its first win of the season - a 26-0 win over Albert Einstein.

Drew Murphy, Quince Orchard: Murphy threw for 269 yards and two touchdowns as Quince Orchard defeated Walt Whitman, 24-20.

Henry Kuhn, Jr., Walt Whitman: The junior quarterback threw for 216 yards and three touchdowns in Whitman's 24-20 loss to Quince Orchard.

Zach Dancel, Jr., Good Counsel: Dancel completed 7 of 11 passes for 210 yards and two touchdowns and added another rushing touchdown in the win over Gilman.

Wesley Brown, Soph., Good Counsel: Brown rushed for 105 yards and a touchdown in Good Counsel's win over Gilman.

Darius Jennings, Jr., Gilman: Jennings rushed for 273 yards and three touchdowns added 35 passing yards in Gilman's loss to Good Counsel.

Mike Dixon, Clarksburg: Dixon rushed for 115 yards and a touchdown in Clarksburg's 27-6 win over Gaithersburg.

Greg Goodwin, Huntingtown: Goodwin rushed for 189 yards and three touchdowns (55, 7, 5) in Huntingtown's 40-8 win over Chopticon.

Brian Lucas, Sr., Damascus: Lucas rushed for 158 yards and two touchdowns (72, 14) in the Hornets' 35-0 win over Blake.

Detrick Hoes, Northwest: Hoes had three catches for 75 yards and two touchdowns in Northwest's win over B-CC.

Jarrhett Butler, Sr., Northwest: Butler threw for 201 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for another 4-yard TD in the Northwest win.

Hassan Dixon, Sr., Northwest: Dixon rushed for 140 yards and two touchdowns in Northwest's 40-26 win over Bethesda -- Chevy Chase.

Nick Hinton, Sr., Liberty: Hinton rushed for two touchdowns (8, 8) in Liberty's 23-12 win over Westminster.

Navassa Brown, Jr., Franklin: Brown rushed for 51 yards and a touchdown and had one reception for 68 yards and a touchdown in Franklin's win over Catonsville.

Rashard Carter, Parkville: Carter rushed for 141 yards and two touchdowns in Parkville's 26-0 win over Overlea.

Zack Silverberg, Sr., Franklin: Silverberg rushed for 120 yards and a touchdown as Franklin defeated Catonsville 24-12.

Jamal Merritt, Jr., Sherwood: Merritt returned the opening kickoff of the second half 88 yards for a touchdown as Sherwood defeated Paint Branch 19-0.

Louis Young, Sr., Good Counsel: Young had 151 receiving yards and a touchdown in the win over Gilman.

Stefon Diggs, Soph., Good Counsel: Diggs returned a pair of kicks for touchdowns (94, 87) and rushed for one more as Good Counsel defeated Gilman, 49-37.

Demond Brown, Jr., Annapolis: Brown rushed for 114 yards and three touchdowns on 14 carries in the win over Glen Burnie.

Kendall Saunders, Sr., Annapolis: Saunders led Annapolis with two interceptions, returning one for a touchdown in a 48-0 win over Glen Burnie.

Sean Brennan, Sr., Tuscarora: Brennan recorded 12 tackles and a sack in the Titans' 14-9 loss to Perry Hall.

Andy Gilford, Sr., Westminster: Gilford threw for 150 yards and a touchdown and added 31 yards and a touchdown in Westminster's 23-12 loss to Liberty.

Ed Massengill, Jr., Patuxent: Massengill completed 7 of 12 passes for 160 yards and two touchdowns in the win over Calvert.

Frank Taitano, Sr., Patuxent: Taitano rushed for 160 yards and three touchdowns, added three catches for 75 yards and a touchdown and added an interception on defense as Patuxent defeated Calvert 38-17.

Bobby Partilla, Sr., Arundel: The Liberty commitment recorded 11 tackles, a sack and a forced fumble in the win over Broadneck.

Ronnie Harris, Sr., Arundel: Harris had eight receptions for 102 yards and two touchdowns in the win over Broadneck.

Billy Cosh, Sr., Arundel: Cosh threw for 233 yards and three touchdowns, added 20 yards rushing and averaged 37 yards per punt in the win over Broadneck.

Joseph Blackwell, Jr., Arundel: Blackwell rushed for 146 yards and a touchdown and added 33 yards receiving in Arundel's 28-6 win over Broadneck.