2 months ago
Blake Roskopf threw five touchdown passes and Goodyear Desert Edge's defense stifled Scottsdale Notre Dame's offense in a 46-7 5A football rout on Thursday night, Sept. 10, at Desert Edge.
Roskopf quickly carved up Notre Dame's defense, finding open receivers all over the field. He threw two touchdown passes to Jhaheem Brown and two to Zerek Sidney, including a 61-yarder that gave the top-ranked Scorpions (3-0) a 40-7 lead with five minutes left in the third quarter.
Roskopf, a Washington commit, has quietly thrown 12 touchdown passes in Desert Edge's first three games.
But the story of its season so far has been the defense, led by electric junior edge rusher Jalanie George, who had another monster game.
When Notre Dame's Austin Bush ran 3 yards for a score with 7:21 left in the second quarter, it was the first time this season that Desert Edge allowed a touchdown. The score came after Desert Edge twice lined up offsides on two Notre Dame field-goal tries. With short yardage, the Saints picked up first downs both times, leading to the score and a 7-6 lead.
#notre #touchdown #first
Roskopf quickly carved up Notre Dame's defense, finding open receivers all over the field. He threw two touchdown passes to Jhaheem Brown and two to Zerek Sidney, including a 61-yarder that gave the top-ranked Scorpions (3-0) a 40-7 lead with five minutes left in the third quarter.
Roskopf, a Washington commit, has quietly thrown 12 touchdown passes in Desert Edge's first three games.
But the story of its season so far has been the defense, led by electric junior edge rusher Jalanie George, who had another monster game.
When Notre Dame's Austin Bush ran 3 yards for a score with 7:21 left in the second quarter, it was the first time this season that Desert Edge allowed a touchdown. The score came after Desert Edge twice lined up offsides on two Notre Dame field-goal tries. With short yardage, the Saints picked up first downs both times, leading to the score and a 7-6 lead.
#notre #touchdown #first
2 months ago
Happy Sunday Husky fans. Today is the last Sunday without Husky football football happening for the next few months, which means recruiting is kicking into gear again. High school football is also kicking off and several Husky targets saw their seasons start.
Teammates Blake Rospkopf and Zerek Sidney (from Desert Edge) both had solid outings in their first games of their senior seasons against Cactus Shadows. Roskopf had 416 yards through the air with 3 touchdowns and 1 INT. Roskopf, who is set to enroll early and also take part in the Army All American Game, is set to have a big year for Desert Edge this season. Sidney had a solid start to his senior season with 7 receptions for 142 yards and a 2 point conversion. It's nice to see solid production from Sidney who missed time last year with an illness.
The Huskies are hoping they can land their teammate, 5 star edge Jalanie George, in the 2028 class. George, who is set to visit Montlake next weekend for the Apple Cup, had a strong start to his junior campaign with 8 tackles and 2 TFL's. It's still early but the Huskies appear to be one of the favorites for George who is also looking at Auburn, Ole Miss, Florida, and Miami. Listed at 6'5" and around 240 pounds George projects as a future edge and should have the frame and size to play early once he gets to college.
Edge commit Chaz Gray and his St Joseph Regional squad lost their season opening battle against Mt Carmel HS. Gray had a solid outing (I don't have his official stats), and he was disruptive and stout on the edge. Listed at 6'4" and around 250 pounds Gray already has a college frame and the Huskies are excited to bring him on to Montlake in January (it sounds like he will try and make his way to Montlake for the Apple Cup as well). Gray's brother Tahj is one of the top recruits in the 2028 class, and the Huskies are shooting their shot with him to see if they can land the talented linebacker and he is looking at UW seriously with his brother set to be a Husky(there is some stiff competition with Ohio State pushing really hard for him as well). Listed at 6'3" and around 230 pounds Gray is an active linebacker who is rated as the #1 linebacker in the country via his composite ranking.
Next weekend the Huskies will have a massive wave of visitors on campus for the Apple cup and I will make sure to share the list as well as some intel on most of the major recruits. That is all for today and as always follow me asieverkropp.
#huskies #george #solid
Teammates Blake Rospkopf and Zerek Sidney (from Desert Edge) both had solid outings in their first games of their senior seasons against Cactus Shadows. Roskopf had 416 yards through the air with 3 touchdowns and 1 INT. Roskopf, who is set to enroll early and also take part in the Army All American Game, is set to have a big year for Desert Edge this season. Sidney had a solid start to his senior season with 7 receptions for 142 yards and a 2 point conversion. It's nice to see solid production from Sidney who missed time last year with an illness.
The Huskies are hoping they can land their teammate, 5 star edge Jalanie George, in the 2028 class. George, who is set to visit Montlake next weekend for the Apple Cup, had a strong start to his junior campaign with 8 tackles and 2 TFL's. It's still early but the Huskies appear to be one of the favorites for George who is also looking at Auburn, Ole Miss, Florida, and Miami. Listed at 6'5" and around 240 pounds George projects as a future edge and should have the frame and size to play early once he gets to college.
Edge commit Chaz Gray and his St Joseph Regional squad lost their season opening battle against Mt Carmel HS. Gray had a solid outing (I don't have his official stats), and he was disruptive and stout on the edge. Listed at 6'4" and around 250 pounds Gray already has a college frame and the Huskies are excited to bring him on to Montlake in January (it sounds like he will try and make his way to Montlake for the Apple Cup as well). Gray's brother Tahj is one of the top recruits in the 2028 class, and the Huskies are shooting their shot with him to see if they can land the talented linebacker and he is looking at UW seriously with his brother set to be a Husky(there is some stiff competition with Ohio State pushing really hard for him as well). Listed at 6'3" and around 230 pounds Gray is an active linebacker who is rated as the #1 linebacker in the country via his composite ranking.
Next weekend the Huskies will have a massive wave of visitors on campus for the Apple cup and I will make sure to share the list as well as some intel on most of the major recruits. That is all for today and as always follow me asieverkropp.
#huskies #george #solid
3 months ago
Happy Sunday Husky fans. Last week I took the weekend off as it's somewhat of a slower time in recruiting, however with camp in full action and some recruiting news trickling in I wanted to mention some news that was pretty massive. With high school football about to kick in there will likely be more news not only on the 2027 front but also on the 2028 front.
5 star defensive end Jalanie George from Desert Edge HS, AZ was recently predicted to be leaning to UW with some predictions coming in from On3. George, who is rated as the 2nd best prospect in the country by On3, already has a really good frame (he's listed at 6'5" and around 240 pounds currently). George narrowed his list to a top 6 a couple months ago and the Huskies were the only west coats program on the list. As a sophomore last season George had 16 TFL's and 6.5 sacks on a team with 2 current Husky commits (QB Blake Roskopf, and WR Zerek Sidney). The Huskies would love to add another top player from Arizona and Coach Fisch and his staff have really taken advantage of their prior relationships in that state. It sounds like George could be making a decision soon, and if that's the case I like where the Huskies stand for him. If the Huskies are able to reel him in it would be another massive win for Coach Fisch and his staff.
5 star offensive tackle Antijuan Wilkes from Cass Technical HS, MI was offered by the Huskies staff this last week. On3 has him rated as the 5th best offensive lineman in the 2028 class. Offensive line coach Mike Switzer has been recruiting really well over the last couple of cycles and is definitely taking some shots on some top prospects around the country after landing 5 star offensive lineman Kodi Greene in the 2026 class. Wilkes, has a good frame to grow into (6'5" and around 265 pounds currently), and already holds offers from most of the top programs around the country. It will be interesting to track Wilkes over the next year to see if the Huskies can get him on campus.
That is all for today and as more recruiting news comes out I will make sure to share it here. A lot of high school teams will start to kick off their seasons over the next several weeks as well so there will be some news to share. That is all for today and as always follow me asieverkropp.
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5 star defensive end Jalanie George from Desert Edge HS, AZ was recently predicted to be leaning to UW with some predictions coming in from On3. George, who is rated as the 2nd best prospect in the country by On3, already has a really good frame (he's listed at 6'5" and around 240 pounds currently). George narrowed his list to a top 6 a couple months ago and the Huskies were the only west coats program on the list. As a sophomore last season George had 16 TFL's and 6.5 sacks on a team with 2 current Husky commits (QB Blake Roskopf, and WR Zerek Sidney). The Huskies would love to add another top player from Arizona and Coach Fisch and his staff have really taken advantage of their prior relationships in that state. It sounds like George could be making a decision soon, and if that's the case I like where the Huskies stand for him. If the Huskies are able to reel him in it would be another massive win for Coach Fisch and his staff.
5 star offensive tackle Antijuan Wilkes from Cass Technical HS, MI was offered by the Huskies staff this last week. On3 has him rated as the 5th best offensive lineman in the 2028 class. Offensive line coach Mike Switzer has been recruiting really well over the last couple of cycles and is definitely taking some shots on some top prospects around the country after landing 5 star offensive lineman Kodi Greene in the 2026 class. Wilkes, has a good frame to grow into (6'5" and around 265 pounds currently), and already holds offers from most of the top programs around the country. It will be interesting to track Wilkes over the next year to see if the Huskies can get him on campus.
That is all for today and as more recruiting news comes out I will make sure to share it here. A lot of high school teams will start to kick off their seasons over the next several weeks as well so there will be some news to share. That is all for today and as always follow me asieverkropp.
#last
3 months ago
A loaded 2028 class in the state of Arizona has national appeal with suitors for the top prospects spanning the country.
It is a defensive-heavy group, especially with the top three recruits in the state, but there is plenty of offensive firepower in the state.
Here is a look at some of the top recruits in the Grand Canyon State and how their recruitments are lining up.
–Goodyear (Ariz.) Desert Edge edge Jalanie George is the highest-rated defensive prospect in the 2028 class by Rivals. In May, George named a top six of, alphabetically, Auburn, Florida, Miami, Ohio State, Oklahoma and Washington. He plans to visit Auburn when they host Florida on September 19 and he's working on finalizing a visit to Ohio State. Two of his teammates are committed to Washington, 2027 quarterback Blake Roskopf and receiver Zerek Sidney and he said he wants to get to Husky Stadium this fall and Oklahoma is also likely to get him to visit with his committed teammate Mikyal Davis. In June, he camped at Miami and also made a multi-day visit to Florida and said he hit it off with head coach Jon Sumrall. He plans to trim his list once more this fall and hopes to have a decision in January at the Navy All-American Bowl.
–Chandler (Ariz.) Hamilton cornerback Keaton Fields maintains he's completely wide open and won't even hint at schools standing out. With nearly 30 offers, Fields was able to visit Notre Dame, Penn State and Texas A&M and he's working on plans for game day visits, with a few games being considered but nothing locked in. Arizona State offered him in June as part of the Golden Ticket push, and his father played for the Sun Devils, and he said they were one of three schools recruiting him the hardest along with Texas A&M, which has had major success in the state the last two years, as well as USC, where his teammate, Roye Oliver is committed.
#visit #george
It is a defensive-heavy group, especially with the top three recruits in the state, but there is plenty of offensive firepower in the state.
Here is a look at some of the top recruits in the Grand Canyon State and how their recruitments are lining up.
–Goodyear (Ariz.) Desert Edge edge Jalanie George is the highest-rated defensive prospect in the 2028 class by Rivals. In May, George named a top six of, alphabetically, Auburn, Florida, Miami, Ohio State, Oklahoma and Washington. He plans to visit Auburn when they host Florida on September 19 and he's working on finalizing a visit to Ohio State. Two of his teammates are committed to Washington, 2027 quarterback Blake Roskopf and receiver Zerek Sidney and he said he wants to get to Husky Stadium this fall and Oklahoma is also likely to get him to visit with his committed teammate Mikyal Davis. In June, he camped at Miami and also made a multi-day visit to Florida and said he hit it off with head coach Jon Sumrall. He plans to trim his list once more this fall and hopes to have a decision in January at the Navy All-American Bowl.
–Chandler (Ariz.) Hamilton cornerback Keaton Fields maintains he's completely wide open and won't even hint at schools standing out. With nearly 30 offers, Fields was able to visit Notre Dame, Penn State and Texas A&M and he's working on plans for game day visits, with a few games being considered but nothing locked in. Arizona State offered him in June as part of the Golden Ticket push, and his father played for the Sun Devils, and he said they were one of three schools recruiting him the hardest along with Texas A&M, which has had major success in the state the last two years, as well as USC, where his teammate, Roye Oliver is committed.
#visit #george
3 months ago
The Washington Huskies secured a commitment from one of the nation's top quarterbacks in the 2027 cycle in four-star Blake Roskopf, and in Rivals' latest rankings update, the 6-foot-5, 235-pound product of Desert Edge High School found himself among the top prospects in the class.
The recruiting outlet ranked Roskopf as the No. 101 overall player and No. 8 quarterback in the 2027 class, as the promising signal caller, who chose Jedd Fisch's program over 29 other offers, including Mississippi State, North Carolina, and UCLA, continues to see his stock rise after an impressive junior season.
Even without one of his top targets, fellow Washington commit Zerek Sidney—who was limited to just one game in 2025 due to an injury—Roskopf posted some gaudy numbers. He completed over 66 percent of his passes for 2,815 yards with 37 touchdowns and 8 interceptions, while showing off a skill set that could help him turn into a starter at the Big Ten level.
"Blake Roskopf has the look of a riser coming out of his junior season at Goodyear (Ariz.) Desert Edge," Rivals' Charles Power wrote in his scouting report.
"He's a jumbo quarterback at around 6-foot-5, 230 pounds and touts one of the stronger arms in the cycle. While Roskopf easily generates impressive velocity, we're most impressed with his ability to get the ball up and out with a snappy, quick release. He cut down on turnovers and increased his production year over year."
#roskopf #rivals
The recruiting outlet ranked Roskopf as the No. 101 overall player and No. 8 quarterback in the 2027 class, as the promising signal caller, who chose Jedd Fisch's program over 29 other offers, including Mississippi State, North Carolina, and UCLA, continues to see his stock rise after an impressive junior season.
Even without one of his top targets, fellow Washington commit Zerek Sidney—who was limited to just one game in 2025 due to an injury—Roskopf posted some gaudy numbers. He completed over 66 percent of his passes for 2,815 yards with 37 touchdowns and 8 interceptions, while showing off a skill set that could help him turn into a starter at the Big Ten level.
"Blake Roskopf has the look of a riser coming out of his junior season at Goodyear (Ariz.) Desert Edge," Rivals' Charles Power wrote in his scouting report.
"He's a jumbo quarterback at around 6-foot-5, 230 pounds and touts one of the stronger arms in the cycle. While Roskopf easily generates impressive velocity, we're most impressed with his ability to get the ball up and out with a snappy, quick release. He cut down on turnovers and increased his production year over year."
#roskopf #rivals
