Originally Published: November 8, 2009

WRs Hunter, Tai-ler Jones come up big

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A look at how top players around the country fared in their high school games over the weekend:

Quarterbacks

Blake Bell (Wichita, Kan./Bishop Carroll)
Stars: four | Scouts grade: 81
ESPNU 150 rank (position rank): 63 (3)
Oklahoma commit Blake Bell had five total touchdowns and passed for 340 yards for Bishop Carroll (Wichita, Kan.) in its 63-28 victory over Newton (Kan.), according to The Wichita Eagle.

Robert Bolden (Orchard Lake, Mich./Saint Mary's Prep School)
Stars: four | Scouts grade: 81
ESPNU 150 rank (position rank): 114 (4)
Penn State recruit Robert Bolden threw for two touchdowns passes for St. Mary's (Orchard Lake, Mich.) in its 35-21 playoff victory over Melvindale (Mich.), according to The Detroit News.

Tyler Bray (Kingsbury/Calif.)
Stars: four | Scouts grade: 80
ESPNU 150 rank (position rank): 140 (6)
New ESPNU 150 quarterback Tyler Bray completed 15 of 27 passes (55.6 percent) for 297 yards and five touchdowns in Kingsburg's (Calif.) 50-13 win over Exeter (Calif.), writes the Visalia Times-Delta.

Devin Gardner (Inkster, Mich.)
Stars: four | Scouts grade: 81
ESPNU 150 rank (position rank): 117 (5)
Michigan commit Devin Gardner was 6-of-11 passing for 120 yards with two touchdowns and rushed for 120 yards with three touchdowns for Inkster (Mich.) in its 50-28 victory over Thurston (Redford, Mich.), according to The Detroit News.

Nick Montana (Concord, Calif./Oaks Christian)
Stars: four | Scouts grade: 80
Position rank: 12

Under Armour All-American quarterback Nick Montana, headed to Washington, completed 9 of 13 passes for 228 yards and three scores in Oaks Christian's (Westlake Village, Calif.) 63-14 blowout of Santa Clara (Oxnard, Calif.), according to The Orange County Register.

Phillip Sims (Chesapeake, Va./Oscar Smith)
Stars: four | Scouts grade: 83
ESPNU 150 rank (position rank): 37 (1)
UA All-American Phillip Sims completed 15 of 23 passes for 277 yards and five touchdowns for Oscar Smith (Chesapeake, Va.) in its 47-17 victory over Great Bridge (Chesapeake, Va.), according to The Virginian-Pilot.

Running backs

Michael Dyer (Little Rock, Ark./Little Rock Christian Academy)
Stars: five | Scouts grade: 86
ESPNU 150 rank (position rank): 7 (1)
Five-star prospect Michael Dyer carried 35 times for 235 yards (6.7 average) and five touchdowns on ESPNU during Little Rock Christian's (Ark.) victory over Pulaski (Little Rock, Ark.).

Before the game, Dyer formally accepted his invitation to the 2010 Under Armour All-American Game and announced his commitment to Auburn.

Storm Johnson, RB (Loganville, Ga.)
Stars: four | Scouts grade: 83
ESPNU 150 rank (position rank): 21 (5)
Recent Miami commit Storm Johnson rushed for 224 yards on 10 carries (22.4 average) for Loganville (Ga.) in its 57-18 victory over Barrow County (Winder, Ga.), according to the Walton (Ga.) Tribune.

Malcolm Jones (Westlake Village, Calif./Oaks Christian)
Stars: four | Scouts grade: 81
ESPNU 150 rank (position rank): 66 (8)
UCLA-bound Malcolm Jones rushed for 123 yards and three touchdowns in Oaks Christian's (Westlake Village, Calif.) easy 63-14 win over Santa Clara (Oxnard, Calif.). Jones also recovered a fumble and returned it 16 yards for another score.

Marcus Lattimore (Duncan, S.C./Byrnes)
Stars: five | Scouts grade: 84
ESPNU150 rank (position rank): 16 (2)

RB Marcus Lattimore caught a 56-yard screen pass for a touchdown and compiled 84 rush yards in the first quarter for Byrnes (Duncan, S.C.) in its 53-0 victory over Boiling Springs (S.C.), according to the Spartanburg Herald-Journal.

Lache Seastrunk (Temple, Texas)
Stars: four | Scouts grade: 83
ESPNU 150 rank (position rank): 29 (6)
Highly touted uncommitted ESPNU 150 prospect Lache Seastrunk carried 31 times for a career-high 305 yards (9.8 average) and three touchdowns Friday night as Temple (Texas) defeated Shoemaker (Killeen, Texas) 44-32, the Temple Daily News reports.

Seastrunk, who also caught a touchdown pass in the contest, said after his final high school game, "We're not going to the playoffs, but we grew as a team and as friends. I'm just thankful we grew as a team."

The four-star running back finished his senior season with 1,174 yards and 15 touchdowns. Seastrunk owns Temple's career rushing mark with 4,217 yards and 52 touchdowns.

Anthony Wilkerson (Tustin, Calif.)
Stars: four | Scouts grade: 80
ESPNU 150 rank (position rank): 148 (11)
Running back Anthony Wilkerson, committed to Stanford, carried 34 times for 159 yards (4.7 average) and three touchdowns as Tustin (Calif.) shut out El Dorado (Placentia, Calif.) 30-0, The Orange County Register reports.

Wideouts and tight ends

Kadron Boone, WR (Ocala, Fla./Trinity Catholic)
Stars: four | Scouts grade: 81
ESPNU 150 rank (position rank): 95 (17)
Texas Tech commit had three returns for touchdown, two kickoffs and one punt, for Trinity (Ocala, Fla.) in its win over Mount Dora (Fla.), according to the Ocala Star-Banner.

Adrian Coxson, WR (Baltimore/City)
Stars: four | Scouts grade: 81
ESPNU 150 rank (position rank): 101 (18)
PSU commit Adrian Coxson, who projects as a college WR, threw for a pair of touchdowns and ran for 143 on 19 carries while playing quarterback for City (Baltimore) in its 26-20 loss to Poly (Baltimore), according to The Baltimore Sun.

Chris Dunkley, WR (Pahokee, Fla.)
Stars: four | Scouts grade: 84
ESPNU 150 rank (position rank): 12 (2)
Chris Dunkley returned a punt 31 yards for a touchdown and also caught a 32-yard pass for a score for Pahokee (Fla.) in its 33-0 victory over University School (Tallahassee, Fla.), according to the Sun-Sentinel.

Justin Hunter, WR (Virginia Beach, Va./Ocean Lakes)
Stars: four | Scouts grade: 83
ESPNU 150 rank (position rank): 31 (5)
Justin Hunter scored three fourth-quarter touchdowns for Ocean Lakes (Virginia Beach, Va.) in its 28-7 victory over Landstown (Virginia Beach, Va.), according to The Virginian-Pilot.

Chris Jones, WR (Daingerfield, Texas)
Stars: four | Scouts grade: 81
ESPNU 150 rank (position rank): 68 (11)
WR Chris Jones returned two punts for touchdowns for Daingerfield (Texas) in its 69-0 victory over Queen City, according to the Longview News-Journal.

Tai-ler Jones, WR (Gainesville, Ga.)
Stars: four | Scouts grade: 81
ESPNU 150 rank (position rank): 73 (13)
Tai-ler Jones caught eight passes for 135 yards (16.8 average) and scored two touchdowns for Gainesville (Ga.) in its 49-17 victory over Flowery Branch (Ga.), according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Keiwone Malone, WR (Memphis/Mitchell)
Stars: four | Scouts grade: 81
ESPNU 150 rank (position rank): 90 (15)
Malone finished with seven receptions for 185 yards (26.4 average) and four touchdowns for Mitchell (Memphis) in its 54-13 win over North Side (Jackson, Tenn.), according to The (Memphis) Commercial Appeal.

Solomon Patton, WR (Mobile, Ala./Murphy)
Stars: four | Scouts grade: 81
ESPNU 150 rank (position rank): 70 (12)
Florida commit Solomon Patton caught a pair of touchdown passes for Murphy, but it wasn't enough; Patton's Murphy squad (Mobile, Ala.) fell to Fairhope (Ala.) in the first round of the 6A playoffs 42-32, according to BaldwinCountynow.com.

Kyle Prater, WR, (Hillside, Ill./Proviso West)
Stars: four | Scouts grade: 82
ESPNU 150 rank: 43 | position rank: 8
Kyle Prater caught a 39-yard touchdown pass for Proviso West (Hillside, Ill.) in its 44-6 defeat to Glenbrook South (Glenview, Ill.), according to the (St. Paul) Pioneer Press.

Trovon Reed, WR (Thibodaux, La.)
Stars: four | Scouts grade: 82
ESPNU 150 rank (position rank): 45 (9)
Four-star wide receiver Trovon Reed returned to action Thursday night after being sidelined since Oct. 2 with a torn meniscus. Reed did not show any rust or lingering effects, as he scored a touchdown and intercepted a pass in Thibodaux's (La.) 31-14 victory over St. Augustine (New Orleans), The (New Orleans) Times-Picayune reports.

Kenny Shaw, WR (Orlando/Dr. Phillips)
Stars: four | Scouts grade: 81
ESPNU 150 rank (position rank): 92 (16)
Kenny Shaw had seven catches for 126 yards for Dr. Phillips (Orlando) in its 46-10 victory over Freedom (Orlando),according to the Orlando Sentinel.

Defenders

Taylor Bible, DT (Denton, Texas/Guyer)
Stars: four | Scouts grade: 84
ESPNU 150 rank: 14 (1)
Top defensive tackle and Texas pledge Taylor Bible did register a sack in Thursday's 50-29 loss to Billy Ryan High School (Denton, Texas), but Texas Tech commit Scotty Young shredded Guyer's (Denton, Texas) defense for 297 yards and five touchdowns, the Denton Record-Chronicle reports.

Khairi Fortt, ILB (Stamford, Conn.) Stars: four | Scouts grade: 81
ESPNU 150 rank (position rank): 64 (2)
Penn State-bound linebacker Khairi Fortt returned an interception for a scores for Stamford (Conn.) in its 21-7 victory over Warde (Fairfield, Conn.), according to the Stamford Advocate.

John Fulton, CB (Manning, S.C.)
Stars: four | Scouts grade: 83
ESPNU 150 rank: 42 (4)
Projected DB John Fulton recovered a fumble and had a 16-yard touchdown run on offense for Manning (S.C.) in its playoff victory over Mullins (S.C.), according to The (Sumter, S.C.) Item.

Jordan Hicks, OLB, (West Chester, Ohio/Lakota West)
Stars: four | Scouts grade: 87
ESPNU 150 rank (position rank): 2 (1)
UA All-American Jordan Hicks' season came to an end this past weekend; his Lakota West squad (West Chester, Ohio) fell 24-21 to Anderson (Cincinnati). According to the Hamilton Journal-News, Hicks had an interception in the defeat.

Lamarcus Joyner, CB, (Miami/Saint Thomas Aquinas)
Stars: five | Scouts grade: 87
ESPNU 150 rank (position rank): 5 (1)
Five-star prospect Lamarcus Joyner, who projects as a college a DB, scored two touchdowns -- one on a 99-yard kickoff return and one on a 1-yard touchdown run -- for St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) in its 51-7 victory over South Broward (Hollywood, Fla.), according to The Miami Herald.

DeMarcus Milliner, CB (Millbrook, Ala./Stanhope Elmore)
Stars: four | Scouts grade: 83
ESPNU 150 rank (position rank): 20 (2)
UA All-American DeMarcus Milliner caught a 47-yard touchdown pass for Stanhope (Millbrook, Ala.) in its 32-17 defeat to Central (Phoenix City, Ala.), according to the Opelika-Auburn News.

Terrence Mitchell, CB (Tampa, Fla./Hillsborough)
Stars: four | Scouts grade: 80
ESPNU 150 rank (position rank): 141 (12)
Terrence Mitchell, who projects as a college corner, had two touchdowns for Hillsborough (Tampa, Fla.) in its 42-0 victory over King (Tampa, Fla.), according to the St. Petersburg Times.

Alec Ogletree, S (Newnan, Ga./Newnan)
Stars: four | Scouts grade: 83
ESPNU 150 rank (position rank): 34 (5)
Georgia commit Alec Ogletree, who projects as a defensive back in college, caught a 58-yard touchdown for Newnan (Ga.) in its 43-26 win over East Coweta (Sharpsburg, Ga.), according to The (Newnan, Ga.) Times-Herald.

Sean Parker, S (Harbor City, Calif./Narbonne)
Stars: four | Scouts grade: 83
ESPNU 150 rank (position rank): 26 (4)
DB Sean Parker returned the opening kickoff 99 yards for Narbonne (Harbor City, Calif.) in its 41-28 defeat to Carson, according to The (Torrance, Calif.) Daily Breeze.

Dietrich Riley, S (La Canada, Calif./Saint Francis)
Stars: Four | Scouts grade: 81
ESPNU 150 rank (position rank): 111 (10)
With his action limited by a nagging hamstring injury, projected DB Dietrich Riley compiled 67 yards on nine carries for St. Francis (La Canada, Calif./St. Francis) in its loss to Alemany (Mission Hills, Calif.), according to the (Los Angeles) Daily News.

Tharold Simon, S (Eunice, La.)
Stars: four | Scouts grade: 81
ESPNU 150 rank (position rank): 80 (9)
LSU commit Tharold Simon, who projects as a college safety, caught a 50-yard touchdown pass for Eunice (La.) in its 44-0 victory over Church Point (La.), according to The (Baton Rouge) Advocate.

Athletes

Keenan Allen (Greensboro, N.C./Northern Guilford)
Stars: four | Scouts grade: 81
ESPNU 150 rank (position rank): 85 (7)
Athlete Keenan Allen scored twice -- once on a 78-yard kickoff return and once on a 49-yard touchdown catch --for Northern Guilford in its 48-16 win over Western Alamance, according to the (Greensboro, N.C.) News & Record.

Matt Elam (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla./Dwyer)
Stars: four | scouts grade: 84
ESPNU 150 rank (position rank): 13 (2)
Matt Elam rushed for 134 yards, including a 54-yard scoring run, for Dwyer (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.) in its 45-3 victory over West Boca (Boca Raton, Fla.)

Christian Green (Tampa, Fla./Tampa Catholic)
Stars: four | Scouts grade: 82
ESPNU 150 rank (position rank): 51 (6)
Athlete Christian Green completed 6 of 7 passes for 72 yards and two touchdowns for Tampa Catholic in its 38-20 victory over Avon Park (Fla.), according to The Tampa Tribune.