QB Sims has a big week
A look at how the top players around the country fared in their high school games over the weekend:
Quarterbacks
Blake Bell (Wichita, Kan./Bishop Carroll)
Scouts grade: 81
ESPNU 150 rank (position rank): 66 (3)
Under Armour All-American Blake Bell threw for 239 yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 80 yards and three touchdowns for Bishop Carroll in its 36-34 victory over Kapaun Mount Carmel (Wichita, Kan.), according to the Wichita Eagle.
Robert Bolden, QB (Orchard Lake, Mich./St. Mary's)
Scouts grade: 81
ESPNU 150 rank (position rank): 113 (4)
Robert Bolden was held in check for most of Friday's game against Brother Rice (Birmingham, Mich.). However, the talented signal-caller came up big when it mattered; his 10-yard scramble for a score in the third overtime gave St. Mary's a hard-fought victory, according to the Detroit News.
Nick Montana, QB (Concord, Calif./Oaks Christian)
Scouts grade (position rank): 80 (12)
Washington commit Nick Montana completed five of six passes for 126 yards and three touchdowns for Oaks Christian in its 42-7 victory over Jordan (Long Beach, Calif.), the Ventura County Star reports.
Jesse Scroggins, QB (Lakewood, Calif.)
Scouts grade: 82
ESPNU 150 rank (position rank): 56 (2)
Under Armour All-America signal-caller Jesse Scroggins completed just 14 of 26 attempts (53.8 percent) for 116 yards but made several key throws during Lakewood's 21-14 comeback win over Long Beach Poly (Calif.), the Los Angeles Times reports. The loss to Lakewood and the USC-bound Scroggins snapped Poly's state-record 80-game Moore League winning streak.
Phillip Sims (Chesapeake, Va./Oscar Frommel Smith)
Scouts grade: 83
ESPNU150 rank (position rank): 36 (1)
Under Armour All-America quarterback Phillip Sims completed 10 of 14 attempts (71.4 percent) for 253 yards and four touchdowns Friday night during Oscar Smith's 42-0 win over Deep Creek (Chesapeake, Va.), the Virginian-Pilot reports.
Early in the third quarter, Sims became the all-time passing leader in Virginia history, a mark that now stands at 9,179 yards.
"For me to have this honor -- to be that guy -- is real special," Sims said. "I can't even explain it right now."
Running backs
Storm Johnson, RB (Loganville, Ga.)
Scouts grade: 83
ESPNU 150 rank (position rank): 38 (6)
Storm Johnson amassed 177 yards on 26 carries (6.8 average) with three touchdowns for Loganville in its 32-77 win over Madison County (Danielsville, Ga.), according to the Walton (Ga.) Tribune.
Malcolm Jones, RB (Westlake Village, Calif./Oaks Christian)
Scouts grade: 81
ESPNU 150 rank (position rank): 71
UCLA commit Malcolm Jones had two rushing touchdowns and returned an interception for a score for Oaks Christian in its 42-7 destruction of Jordan (Long Beach, Calif.), according to the Ventura County Star.
Lache Seastrunk, RB, (Temple, Texas)
Scouts grade: 83
ESPNU 150 rank (position rank): 20 (5)
ESPNU 150 running back Lache Seastrunk rushed for a season-high 134 yards, including a 71-yard touchdown, in Temple's 31-14 victory over Killeen (Texas), according to the Temple Daily Telegram. "This is an awesome feeling, but we've got to get back to work tomorrow," Seastrunk said. "It's anybody's game now."
Wideouts
Martavis Bryant, WR (Anderson, S.C./T.L. Hanna)
Scouts grade: 83
ESPNU 150 rank (position rank): 27 (4)
Clemson-bound wideout Martavis Bryant caught touchdown passes of 49, 19 and six yards for T.L. Hanna in its victory over Easley (S.C.), according to the Anderson Independent Mail.
C.J. Fiedorowicz, TE, (Johnsburg, Ill.)
Scouts grade: 81
ESPNU 150 rank (position rank): 85 (6)
Elite tight end prospect C.J. Fiedorowicz lined up at quarterback for most of his squad's loss Friday night. The star pass-catcher did connect on a 40-yard touchdown strike for Johnsburg in its 36-7 loss against Central (Crystal Lake), according to the Northwest Herald.
Xavier Grimble, TE (Las Vegas/Bishop Gorman)
Scouts grade: 83
ESPNU 150 rank (position rank): 28 (1)
Under Armour All-American tight end Xavier Grimble, committed to USC, caught a 12-yard touchdown pass in Bishop Gorman's 72-0 destruction of Bonanza (Las Vegas), writes the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Justin Hunter (Virginia Beach, Va./Ocean Lakes)
Scouts grade: 83
ESPNU 150 rank (position rank): 29 (5)
LSU commit Justin Hunter had eight catches for 176 yards (22 average) and three touchdown for Ocean Lakes in its 24-23 win over Kellam (Virginia Beach, Va.), the Virginia Pilot reports.
Tai-ler Jones, WR, (Gainesville, Ga.)
Scouts grade: 81
ESPNU 150 rank (position rank): 77 (13)
Under Armour All-America WR Tai-ler Jones was carted off the field after a 20-yard touchdown run for Gainesville in its win over East Hall (Gainesville, Ga.) on Friday night. Gainesville coach Bruce Miller told AccessNorthGa..com that the injury doesn't look serious. "He's fine," Miller said, "just tweaked his knee."
Keiwone Malone (Memphis, Tenn./Mitchell)
Scouts grade: 81
ESPNU 150 rank (position rank): 92 (15)
Keiwone Malone kicked a 27-yard field goal and caught one pass for 36 yards for Mitchell in its 21-18 win over East (Memphis, Tenn.), according to the Memphis Commercial Appeal.
Ivan McCartney, WR (Miramar, Fla.)
Scouts grade: 81
ESPNU 150 rank (position rank): 112 (19)
Wideout Ivan McCartney scored on a 67-yard punt return and had seven catches for 64 yards for Miramar in its 27-7 victory over South Plantation (Fla.), according to the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.
Solomon Patton (Mobile, Ala./Murphy)
Scouts grade: 81
ESPNU 150 rank (position rank): 74 (12)
Under Armour All-American wide receiver Solomon Patton caught five passes for 64 yards (12.8 average) and carried twice for 40 yards in the 23-16 loss to Theodore, Ala., the Press-Register reports.
Kyle Prater, WR (Hillside, Ill./Proviso West)
Scouts grade: 82
ESPNU 150 rank (position rank): 43 (8)
Wideout Kyle Prater had four catches for 78 yards for Proviso West in the Panthers' loss to Lyons Township (Carroll Stream, Ill.), according to the Chicago Tribune.
Robert Woods, WR (Gardena, Calif./Junipero Serra)
Scouts grade: 83
ESPNU 150 rank (position rank): 22 (3)
Robert Woods caught six passes for 91 yards and made two interceptions on defense for J-Serra in its 26-20 win over Taft (Woodland Hills, Calif.), according to the Daily Breeze.
Defenders
Todd Chandler, DT (Miami/Northwestern)
Scouts grade: 82
ESPNU 150 rank (position rank): 49 (3)
Under Armour All-America defensive tackle Todd Chandler registered four tackles in Miami Northwestern's 22-14 victory over Miami Central on ESPN2 at Florida International.
Demar Dorsey, S (Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Boyd Anderson)
Scouts grade: 85
ESPNU 150 rank (position rank): 11 (2)
Under Armour All-America safety Demar Dorsey intercepted a pass late in the game for Boyd Anderson in its 13-10 victory over Dillard, according to the South Florida Sun Sentinel.
Ahmad Dixon, S (Waco, Texas/Midway)
Scouts grade: 84
ESPNU 150 rank (position rank): 15 (3)
ESPNU 150 safety Ahmad Dixon, a Baylor commit, intercepted a pass in the fourth quarter and returned it 45 yards for a touchdown to cap Midway's 20-0 shutout of University (Waco, Texas), the Waco Tribune-Herald reports.
Dominique Easley, DE (Staten Island, N.Y./Curtis)
Scouts grade: 83
ESPNU 150 rank (position rank): 41 (5)
Defensive end Dominique Easley missed Friday's game with a bruised foot, according to the Staten Island Advance.
Khairi Fortt, ILB, (Stamford, Conn.)
Scouts grade: 81
ESPNU 150 rank (position rank): 67 (2)
Inside linebacker Khairi Fortt helped Stamford's defense to an impressive performance -- allowing just 132 total yards -- in his return from a knee injury. Despite the solid defensive showing, Stamford fell to Norwalk (Conn.) 17-14, the Stamford News reports.
Jordan Hicks, OLB (West Chester, Ohio/Lakota West)
Scouts grade: 87
ESPNU 150 rank: 2 (1)
Under Armour All-America outside linebacker Jordan Hicks rushed for a one-yard touchdown, the first offensive score of his career, in Lakota West's 26-7 triumph over Fairfield, Ohio, the Journal-News reports.
C.J. Mosley, OLB (Theodore, Ala.)
Scouts grade: 81
ESPNU 150 rank (position rank): 127 (11)
Uncommitted ESPNU 150 outside linebacker C.J. Mosley caught two touchdown passes and made a key fourth-down stop in Theodore's 23-16 triumph over Murphy (Mobile, Ala.), writes the Press-Register.
Demarcus Milliner, CB (Millbrook, Ala./Stanhope Elmore)
Scouts grade: 83
ESPNU 150 rank (position rank): 19 (2)
Under Armour All-America athlete Demarcus Milliner gained 60 yards on a fake punt to set up a Stanhope Elmore score, but Prattville (Ala.) held on for a 7-6 win, writes the Montgomery Advertiser.
Aramide Olaniyan, OLB (Woodberry Forest, Va.)
Scouts grade: 81
ESPNU 150 rank (position rank): 124 (10)
Aramide Olaniyan returned a kickoff 65 yards for a touchdown for Woodberry Forest (Va.) in its win over Collegiate (Richmond, Va.), according to the Richmond Times Dispatch.
Sean Parker, S, (Harbor City, Calif./Narbonne)
Scouts grade: 83
ESPNU 150 rank (position rank): 24 (4)
Uncommitted ESPNU 150 safety prospect Sean Parker scored on a shuffle pass Thursday night in Narbonne's 21-6 loss to Los Alamitos, Calif., the Daily Breeze reports.
Dietrich Riley, S, (La Canada, Calif./St. Francis)
Scouts grade: 81
ESPNU 150 rank (position rank): 110 (10)
Dietrich Riley carried 13 times for 110 yards (8.5 average) and three touchdowns Thursday night in St. Francis' 42-7 blowout win over El Rancho (Pico Rivera, Calif.), the Daily News reports.
Nigel Terrell, OLB (Pelham, Ala.)
Scouts grade: 81
ESPNU 150 rank (position rank): 106 (7)
Florida State-bound linebacker Nigel Terrell blocked an extra point -- his third blocked kick of the season -- for Pelham in its 20-10 loss to Gardendale (Ala.), according to the Shelby County Register.
Jaylen Watkins, CB, (Fort Myers, Fla./Cape Coral)
Scouts grade: 82
ESPNU 150 rank (position rank): 47 (5)
Jaylen Watkins, whom Scouts Inc. has projected as a collegiate corner, struggled playing quarterback for Cape Coral on Friday night. Watkins passed for just 54 yards and one score in Cape Coral's 24-14 victory over Palmetto Ridge (Orangetree, Fla.), according to the Naples News.
Athletes
Justin McCay, ATH (Shawnee Mission, Kan./Bishop Miege)
Scouts grade: 80
ESPNU 150 rank (position rank): 142 13
Justin McCay caught two touchdown passes for Bishop Miege in its 36-13 win over Blue Valley North (Overland Park, Kan.), according to the Kansas City Star.
D.J. Morgan (Woodland Hills, Calif./Taft)
Scouts grade: 83
ESPNU 150 rank (position rank): 35 (5)
USC recruit D.J. Morgan had 19 carries for 117 yards (6.1 average) and two touchdowns for Taft in its 26-20 overtime loss to Junipero Serra (Gardena, Calif.), according to the Daily Breeze.
