Friday Night Fix: Mike Hall Returns in Final OHSAA Week, Denzel Burke Launches Season Out West
Every Friday, we help preview what current Ohio State Football commits are doing in their prep careers. If you missed last Friday's results, you can read who stood out HERE.
The Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) released its playoff brackets Thursday. You can click here to see where Ohio State commits and their schools will be playing when the playoffs start on October 9.
This week, SI All-American candidate Denzel Burke launches his senior year at Saguaro High School in Scottsdale, Ariz. Burke is a heralded "athlete" projected as a defensive back in college, and one of the top players in Arizona. He was named a team captain on Sept. 18
A fellow 2021 commit, defensive lineman Mike Hall, suffered a broken hand a few weeks ago but tweeted that he's back this week to play Streetsboro's final regular-season game.
A pair of 2022 commits, Jyaire Brown and Tegra Tshabola from Lakota West, are scheduled to be back after last week's game was unfortunately cancelled due to CoVID-19 precautions.
Here is your schedule for Friday, Oct. 2!
| Player (Class) | School | Opponent | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|
WR Jayden Ballard (2021) | Massillon Washington (3-1) | Canton McKinley (4-1) | W 21-14 vs. St. Ignatius, 2 recp, 16 yrds |
ATH Denzel Burke (2021) | Saguaro (0-0) | at Chaparral (0-0) | |
LB Reid Carrico (2021) | Ironton (5-0) | South Point (0-5) | W 58-10 at Chesapeake, 3 TDs |
OL Ben Christman (2021) | Revere (3-1) | at Maple Heights (3-2) | W 21-0 at Westlake |
S Jantzen Dunn (2021) | South Warren (2-0) | at Bowling Green (2-0) | W 36-0 vs. Glascow |
DL Mike Hall (2021) | Streetsboro (5-0) | at Norton (1-4) | W 63-14 vs. Ravenna |
OL Donovan Jackson (2021) | Episcopal (Texas) (1-1) | at Angleton (1-0) | W 27-12 vs. Legacy Academy |
DB Jaylen Johnson (2021) | Cincinnati La Salle (3-2) | Archbishop Moeller (1-4) | L 37-28 at Indianapolis Cathedral |
S Andre Turrentine (2021) | Ensworth (0-3) | at Father Ryan (1-2) | L 31-21 vs. Montgomery Bell |
CB Jyaire Brown (2022) | Lakota West (4-0) | West Mason (4-1) | Cancelled vs. Oak Harbor |
TE Bennett Christian (2022) | Allatoona (Ga.) (4-0) | BYE | W 38-0 at South Cobb |
ATH C.J. Hicks (2022) | Archbishop Alter (3-2) | Chaminade Julienne (2-3) | W 28-7 at Archbishop Nicholas |
ATH Dasan McCullough (2022) | Blue Valley North (Kan.) (1-1) | BYE | L 28-21 at Blue Valley |
LB Gabe Powers (2022) | Marysville (4-1) | Olentangy (4-1) | W 28-0 at Olentangy Berlin |
OL Tegra Tshabola (2022) | Lakota West (4-0) | West Mason (4-1) | Cancelled vs. Oak Harbor |
Our own Adam Prescott will be on site covering Jaylen Johnson in Cincinnati La Salle's regular-season finale against Archbishop Moeller.
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