8/20/2018 football Edit

Week 1: Commit Capsules

Jon McNamara • BadgerBlitz

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Jon McNamara is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He has covered UW athletics since 2002 and has worked at Rivals.com since 2006.

High school football kicked off this past weekend in a few states, which means there were some Wisconsin commits in action.

Julius Davis

Week	Opponent	Result	Stats/Notes
1	Germantown	(W) 28-19	Julius Davis' highly-anticipated senior debut lived up to the hype. The three-star prospect rushed for 334 yards and three touchdowns on 33 carries.

Spencer Lytle

Week	Opponent	Result	Stats/Notes
1	Timpview	(W) 49-0	Spencer Lytle and his St. John Bosco teammates pitched a shutout in Week 1.

Gio Paez

Week	Opponent	Result	Stats/Notes
1	Harding	(W) 56-6	Hough, the No. 1 team in the Charlotte Observer’s Sweet 16, limited Harding to six points on the evening.

Keeanu Benton

Week	Opponent	Result	Stats/Notes
1	Beloit Memorial	(W) 27-17	After finishing 4-6 last season, Janesville Craig is off to a good start in 2018.

Joe Tippmann

Week	Opponent	Result	Stats/Notes
1	Fort Wayne	(W) 22-0	Joe Tippmann helped new Bishop Dwenger head coach Jason Garret to his first win.

Marcus Graham

Week	Opponent	Result	Stats/Notes
1	Christ the King	(W) 70-7	From his quarterback position, Marcus Graham was 2 of 4 through the air for 78 yards and one touchdown. He was injured early in the game, according to the Gaston Gazette. “I think Marcus is going to be fine,” head coach Robert Washington said. “It’s his knee. He’ll be back next week; there’s nothing torn. We probably could have played him again but I didn’t want to risk it.”

Week

Opponent

Result

Stats/Notes

Christ the King

(W) 70-7

From his quarterback position, Marcus Graham was 2 of 4 through the air for 78 yards and one touchdown. He was injured early in the game, according to the Gaston Gazette.

“I think Marcus is going to be fine,” head coach Robert Washington said. “It’s his knee. He’ll be back next week; there’s nothing torn. We probably could have played him again but I didn’t want to risk it.”

James Williams

Week	Opponent	Result	Stats/Notes
1	Hallandale	(L) 7-0	Chaminade Madaonna, the defending 3A state champs, fell in Week 1 to Hallandale.

Jack Nelson

Week	Opponent	Result	Stats/Notes
1	Portage	(W) 56-15	Jack Nelson helped Stoughton rush for 381 yards on the ground during the blowout win.

Note: Semar Melvin, Dean Engram, Hayden Rucci and Graham Mertz have not started their senior seasons yet. Leo Chenal was not listed in the box score of Grantsburg's 35-28 win over Cumberland.