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.

THURSDAY UPDATE

Luke DiPaola, Maryland Christian: DiPaola threw for 131 yards and two touchdowns.

Jed Yousefi, Maryland Christian: Yousefi caught four passes for 136 yards and two touchdowns.

Marcus Snipes, Sr., St. Frances: Snipes had 172 yards receiving in the 27-14 win over Archbishop Curley.

Derrick Johnson, St. Frances: Johnson had 101 yards receiving in the win over Curley.

MONDAY UPDATE

Kane Parson, Western Tech: Parson rushed for 100 yards and a touchdown in a 28-8 win over Landsdowne.

SATURDAY GAMES & SUNDAY UPDATE

Ethan Kramer, Maryland School for the Deaf: Kramer rushed for 140 yards and two touchdowns on 10 carries.

Shawn Harrington, Maryland School for the Deaf: Harrington made three catches for 89 yards and two touchdowns.

James Joseph, Sr., Bishop McNamara: Joseph threw for 179 yards and a touchdown in the win over Gonzaga.

Hannibal Robinson, Bishop McNamara: Robinson rushed for 317 yards and two touchdowns in McNamara's 28-14 win over Gonzaga (D.C.).

Matthew Goldsmith, Sr., Bishop McNamara: Goldsmith recorded his fourth straight game with at least 100 yards receiving - making seven catches for 100 yards in the win over Gonzaga.

Javarrus King, Sr., McDonough: King made five catches for 71 yards and a touchdown in the win.

Derrick Joseph, Sr., McDonough: Joseph rushed for 112 yards, had a 51-yard reception for a touchdown in the win over Patuxent.

Justin Brooks, Jr., McDonough: Brooks rushed for 152 yards and a touchdown and totaled more than 200 yards of total offense in the win over Patuxent.

Byron Campbell, Sr., McDonough: Campbell returned from injury with style, throwing for 188 yards on 12 of 17 passing and three touchdowns and rushing for another TD in McDonough's 34-14 win over Patuxent.

Wes Brown, Soph., Good Counsel: Brown led the Falcons in rushing with 148 yards and two touchdowns in the win over O'Connell.

Mike Nittoli, Good Counsel: Nittoli rushed for 104 yards and two touchdowns on six carries as Good Counsel defeated Bishop O'Connell, 35-8.

Kalvin Seamonson, Sr., Atholton: Seamonson completed 17 of 26 passes for 302 yards and three touchdowns. The quarterback also rushed for 55 yards and a touchdown, leading Atholton to a 35-30 win over Wilde Lake.

Matt Robinson, Sr., Atholton: Robinson made eight catches for 170 yards and a touchdown in the 35-30 win over Wilde Lake. Robinson also made the game-winning touchdown when he picked up a fumble and returned it 35-yards for a touchdown.

Khalil Vierra, Sr., Wilde Lake: Vierra rushed for 182 yards and a touchdown in the loss to Atholton.

Steven St. Clair, Sr., John Carroll: St. Clair rushed for 158 yards and a touchdown and threw for 56 yards and a touchdown. The senior also had an eight-yard reception on offense. On defense, St. Clair recorded 12 tackles and an interception.

Rashard Carter, Parkville: Carter rushed for 208 yards and two touchdowns and added one catch for a 27-yard score in the win over Perry Hall.

Neiman Thompson, Rockville: Thompson returned an interception 40-yards for a touchdown to seal the 21-8 win over Crossland.

FRIDAY GAMES

Spencer Wilkins, Sr., Mt. Hebron: Wilkins accounted for over 150 all-purpose yards and one touchdown in a loss to River Hill. The senior returned a punt 70 yards for a touchdown and had five receptions. For the season, he has seven touchdowns with three of them from kickoff/punt returns.

Deon Walker, Sr., Frederick: Walker completed 14 of 22 passes for 189 yards and one touchdown. The senior ran for 20 yards on five carries.

Deonte Taylor, Soph., Frederick: Taylor rushed for 87 yards and a touchdown in the Cadets 19-7 win over Liberty.

Forrest Mason, Sr., Frederick: Mason recorded 14 tackles and a sack on defense and added 46 receiving yards on three catches in the win over Liberty.

Jalen Gee, Soph., Frederick: Gee made seven catches for 106 yards in the win.

Andrew Veith, Sr., Clarksburg: Veith rushed for 129 yards and a touchdown, threw for 87 yards and three touchdowns as Clarksburg defeated Watkins Mill, 34-0.

Ricardo McLeod, Wheaton: McLeod rushed for 213 yards and two touchdowns in Wheaton's 14-12 win over John F. Kennedy.

Tyler Lardy, Gaithersburg: Lardy rushed for 130 yards and a touchdown, and added a 99-yard kickoff return for another score as Gaithersburg defeated Walter Johnson, 35-6.

Joe Paoletta, Sr., Landon: Paoletta rushed for 111 yards and a touchdown on 13 carries as Landon defeated Riverdale Baptist, 31-7.

Sherrod Baltimore, Friendly: In the loss to Potomac, Baltimore threw for 135 yards and a touchdown and added 61 rushing yards.

Ronald Darby, Potomac: Darby rushed for 115 yards and a touchdown in a 21-14 win over Friendly.

Devonta Tabannah, Sr., Potomac: Tabannah rushed for 103 yards in the win over Friendly.

Tracy Martin, Sr., Paint Branch: Martin threw for 199 yards and three touchdowns in the Panther's win over Wootton.

Ivan Tagoe, Sr., Paint Branch: Tagoe made six catches for 120 yards and a touchdown in Paint Branch's 23-13 win over Wootton.

Torian Henderson, Sr., Paint Branch: Henderson rushed for 123 yards in the win over Wootton.

Kwabena Asante, Sr., Blake: Asante rushed for 249 yards and four touchdowns as Blake defeated Northwood, 54-29.

Ben Sasu, Sr., Quince Orchard: Sasu rushed for 256 yards and three touchdowns as Quince Orchard defeated Northwest, 37-15.

Kevin Johnson, Sr., River Hill: Johnson rushed for three touchdowns in River Hill's 49-13 win over Mount Hebron.

Jamal Merritt, Sherwood: Merritt rushed for 100 yards and a touchdown on nine carries in Sherwood's 10-0 win over Magruder.

Dai'Quan Garner, Calvert: Garner rushed for 107 yards and a touchdown in Calvert's 35-12 win over LaPlata.

Anthony Norman, Suitland: Norman rushed for 121 yards and two touchdowns in Suitland's 66-0 win over High Point.

Kevin Williams, Suitland: Williams rushed for 109 yards and two touchdowns on two carries as Suitland defeated High Point.

Khalek Shepherd, Sr., Gwynn Park: Shepherd rushed for 103 yards and two touchdowns in Gwynn Park's 33-6 victory over Fairmont Heights.

Max Nicholson, Seneca Valley: Nicholson threw for 175 yards and a touchdown as Seneca Valley upset Damascus, 16-15.

Brian Lucas, Sr., Damascus: Lucas rushed for 122 yards and a touchdown in Damascus' 16-15 loss to Seneca Valley.

Jordan Maslanik, Bowie: Maslanik completed 10 of 15 passes for 207 yards and two touchdowns in Bowie's win over Oxon Hill.

Travis Thomas, Sr., Bowie: Thomas rushed for 80 yards and a touchdown on nine carries and had a 60-yard touchdown reception as Bowie got its first win of the season - a 26-14 win over Oxon Hill.

Keith Gaye, Albert Einstein: Gaye rushed for 174 yards and two touchdowns (2, 16) as Einstein defeated Poolesville, 29-0.

Raymone Wilson, Flowers: Wilson rushed for 130 yards on 16 carries in Flowers win over DuVal.

Reginald Woods, Sr., Flowers: Woods rushed for 162 yards and a touchdown in Flowers, 20-13 win over DuVal.

Marcus Coker, Sr., DeMatha: Coker rushed for 246 yards and three touchdowns as DeMatha defeated Paul VI, 42-0.

K.K. Smith, Archbishop Spalding: rushed for 137 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries for Spalding, helping them defeat Severn, 42-13.

Jimmy Francis, Towson: Francis rushed for 125 yards and two touchdowns on 15 carries in Towson's 35-0 win over Patapsco.

Willie Williams, Sr., Hereford: Williams rushed for 159 yards and two touchdowns in Hereford's 21-14 win over Milford Mill.

Michael Scott, Bladensburg: Scott rushed for 142 yards and a touchdown as Bladensburg got its first win of the season, 20-6 over Laurel.

Demarco Phillips, Bladensburg: Phillips averaged 10 yards per carry - rushing for 53 yards and two touchdowns in the win over Laurel.

Josh Wade, Bladensburg: Wade recorded eight tackles, five sacks and three forced fumbles in the win.

Deontre Johnson, Wise: Johnson rushed for 95 yards on 22 carries in the Puma's win over Eleanor Roosevelt.

Rahsaan Moore, Sr., Wise: Moore rushed for 38 yards and the only score of the game as Wise defeated Eleanor Roosevelt, 6-0.

Ronnie Harris, Sr., Arundel: Harris had 84 yards receiving and three touchdowns in the win over Chesapeake-AA.

Billy Cosh, Sr., Arundel: Cosh completed 18 of 22 passes for 222 yards and five touchdowns in Arundel's 54-0 win over Chesapeake.

Tyler Henry, Tuscarora: Henry caught six passes for 59 yards, including the game-winning touchdown with less than a minute in the game.

Charlie Myers, Tuscarora: Myers rushed for a touchdown, caught another TD on offense and recorded nine tackles and a fumble recovery on defense in the win over Middletown.

Josh Marshall, Sr., Tuscarora: Marshall completed 21 of 39 passes for 244 yards and two touchdowns, including the game-winner, in the Titan's 21-20 win over Middletown. Marshall also rushed for 63 yards and recorded three tackles on defense.

Cameron Wann, Sr., Patterson Mill: Wann completed 15 of 20 passes for 271 yards and three touchdowns as Patterson Mill defeated Perryville, 35-13.

Dylan Burke, Patterson Mill: Burke had six catches for 95 yards and two touchdowns in the win over Perryville.

Anthony Jones, Patterson Mill: Jones rushed for 159 yards and two touchdowns in the win.

Mike Pearson, Patterson Mill: Pearson made three catches for 88 yards and a touchdown in the win over Perryville.

Alex Kantor, Sr., Winston Churchill: Kantor ran for 97 yards and a touchdown on seven carries and threw a 53-yard TD in the win over Richard Montgomery.

Ryan Quinn, Sr., Winston Churchill: Quinn rushed for 116 yards and two touchdowns on 20 carries as Churchill defeated Richard Montgomery, 42-7.

A.J. Bonavitacola, Sr., Howard: Bonavitacola rushed for 237 yards and a touchdown on 34 carries and added a 36-yard pass reception in Howard's 26-13 win over Reservoir.

Jose Depadua, Walkersville: Depadua totaled three touchdowns, rushing for 140 yards and two scores and hauling in a receiving TD in Walkersville's 40-0 win over Francis Scott Key.

Patrick Steele, Sr., Boys' Latin: Steele topped the 200 yards rushing mark for the third time this season - accumulating 258 yards and four touchdowns and another TD receiving in Boys' Latin 32-20 win over St. John's Catholic Prep.

Chuka Udeze, Sr., Kenwood: Udeze rushed 142 yards, two touchdowns and added 37 return yards and nine tackles in the in over Dulaney.

Travis Jenkins, Soph., Kenwood: Jenkins had 19 carries for 203 yards and one touchdown in a 34-24 win over Dulaney.

Michael Flack, Walt Whitman: Flack had two touchdown receptions (3, 32) in the win over B-CC.

Henry Kuhn, Jr., Walt Whitman: Kuhn completed 15 of 25 passes for 179 yards and three touchdowns in the win over B-CC.

Kevin Cecala, Sr., Walt Whitman: Cecala rushed for 117 yards and a touchdown (27) in Whitman's 25-20 win over Bethesda-Chevy Chase.

Demond Brown, Annapolis: Brown rushed for two touchdowns in the win over Meade.

Lamont Smith, Annapolis: Smith scored three touchdowns in the win over Meade.

Joshua Kohut, Annapolis: Kohut rushed for 160 yards in Annapolis' 30-13 win over Meade.

Brandon Soderstrom, Jr., Century: Soderstrom had one catch for a touchdown (39) and returned an interception for another score (40) in Century's win.

Josh Bordner, Sr., Century: Bordner completed 7 of 11 passes for 168 yards and three touchdowns and added one more rushing TD and blocked a punt in Century's win over Manchester Valley.

Zach Zile, Sr., Century: Zile had four catches for 85 yards and two touchdowns in Century's 63-0 win over Manchester Valley.

Kyle Clise, St. Frances: Clise threw for 300 yards and three touchdowns in the Panther's 27-14 win over Archbishop Curley.

Austin Carter, Catoctin: Carter rushed for 114 yards and two touchdowns (2, 11) in Catoctin's 52-8 win over Boonsboro.

A.J. Staley, North Hagerstown: Staley rushed for 142 yards and a touchdown in North Hagerstown's 29-0 win over North East.

Joey Sutch, Sr., Williamsport: Sutch rushed for 136 yards and added 63 yards receiving in a 14-7 win over Brunswick.

Ben Daniels, Smithsburg: Daniels rushed for 150 yards and a touchdown in a 32-7 win over South Hagerstown.

Chandler Edmonds, Annapolis Area Christian: Edmonds had four receptions for 93 yards in the win over Pallotti.

Chris Chick, Annapolis Area Christian: Chick threw for 129 yards and two touchdowns as AACS defeated St. Vincent Pallotti, 16-13.

Gabriel Ali-El, Sr., Poly: Ali-El rushed for 131 yards and a touchdown in Poly's win over Patterson.

Antoine Goodson, Sr., Poly: Goodson rushed for 153 yards and two touchdowns in three quarters as Poly defeated Patterson, 38-13.

Joey Conrad, Fr., Brunswick: Conrad rushed for 173 yards in Brunswick's 14-7 loss to Williamsport.

Kevin Myers, Sr., Linganore: Myers rushed for 144 yards and three touchdowns (12, 26, 34) as Linganore defeated Winters Mill, 72-6.

Alex Eckard, Sr., Linganore: Eckard converted all 10 of his extra point attempts to tie the Maryland state record for most career extra points. Eckard is now tied with former Damascus kicker, Marc Magas with 164 points.

Drew Winters, Mountain Ridge: Winters rushed for 124 yards and a touchdown in the Miners 28-21 win over Hampshire (W.V.).

Dakota Welsh, Sr., Fort Hill: Welsh rushed for 142 yards and three touchdowns as Fort Hill defeated Martinsburg (W.V.), 41-14.

Sam Walker, Fort Hill: Walker rushed for 114 yards on 12 carries and added a 60-yard reception in Fort Hill's win over Martinsburg.

Devin Lee, Sr., Fort Hill: Lee rushed for two touchdowns, threw for one and intercepted a pass on defense in Fort Hill's win.

Ron VanMeter, Broadneck: VanMeter rushed for 121 yards and a touchdown as Broadneck defeated South River, 27-14.

Greg Goodwin, Huntingtown: Goodwin rushed for 89 yards and two touchdowns as Huntingtown defeated Westlake, 14-13.

Josh Furman, Sr., Old Mill: Furman rushed for 141 yards and three touchdowns in Old Mill's 27-6 win over North County.

THURSDAY GAMES

Marquis Woodyard, Sr., Thomas Johnson: Woodyard made two catches for two touchdowns and 98 yards in the win over Westminster.

Nick Forbes, Sr., Thomas Johnson: Forbes rushed for 118 yards and two touchdowns (31, 67) on six carries as the Patriots defeated Westminster, 43-7.

Matt Semelsberger, Jr., Urbana: Semelsberger rushed for 90 yards and two touchdowns on 13 carries in Urbana's 35-6 win over Lackey.