University of Utah commit LaMarcus Bell missed the season opener for Lake Oswego High in Oregon, but when he stepped on the field in Week 2, the running back made his presence known.
In his team’s 51-7 win over Sheldon last week, Bell ran for 148 yards and three touchdowns on 11 carries — a 13.5 yards-per-carry average — according to Lake Oswego Review.
“We put in the effort in practice, all day 24-7 so I’m not surprised about the outcome at all,” Bell told the Lake Oswego Review. “We worked for this. We’ve been working for this all the offseason.”
His first touchdown of the game, a 28-yarder, came after a Sheldon turnover and gave Lake Oswego a 14-0 lead. He later added a 20-yard touchdown run just before halftime to push his team ahead by 30, per the Review.
The 5-foot-11, 190-pound Bell, rated a three-star prospect in 247 Sports’ composite rankings, also scored on a 9-yard run in the third quarter, the Review reported.
As a junior last season, Bell ran for 1,538 yards and 25 touchdowns while averaging 8.9 yards per carry and 139.8 yards per game, according to MaxPreps.
Lake Oswego will continue its season with a home game against Central Catholic of Portland on Friday.
It’s a rematch from last year’s 6A Open semifinals, when Bell led Lake Oswego to a 33-24 win over Central Catholic to advance to the state championship game.
In that semifinal matchup, Bell ran for 262 yards and four touchdowns on 26 carries, and his 13-yard touchdown with 1:18 remaining closed the door on a Central Catholic comeback, according to the Oregon School Athletics Association.
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Kelvin Obot, OT
Fruitland High (Fruitland, Idaho)
247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.9587 composite ranking)
- Last week: W, 50-7 over New Plymouth — 5 tackles (1 solo), 1 tackle for loss
- Season totals: 22 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 1 QB hurry
- This week: Bye
Obot, who is ranked a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️-star recruit and the No. 7 overall player in the 2026 class by Rivals, had five tackles and his first tackle for loss of the season last week from his defensive end position, according to MaxPreps.
Jaron Pula, WR
Lone Peak High (Highland)
247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.8894 composite ranking)
- Last week: L, 35-14 to Bishop Gorman, Nevada — 4 receptions, 80 receiving yards, 2 touchdowns
- Season totals: 15 receptions, 264 receiving yards, 5 touchdowns
- This week: Friday vs. Farmington
After missing the previous week’s contest, Pula had another strong outing in a road game that was called early, following an altercation on the Lone Peak sideline where more than three Knights players left the sideline, which violated Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association rules and resulted in a forfeit.
It was Pula’s second multi-touchdown game of the year — he’s scored in every game he’s played for Lone Peak through the season’s first month.
This time, he scored on touchdown catches of 49 and 19 yards during the second quarter to account for all of the Knights’ touchdowns in the game.
Kennan Pula, WR
Lone Peak High (Highland)
247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.8856 composite ranking)
- Last week: L, 35-14 to Bishop Gorman, Nevada — 2 receptions, 32 yards
- Season totals: 16 receptions, 295 receiving yards, 2 touchdowns; 2 tackles, 4 pass deflections
- This week: Friday vs. Farmington
Kennan Pula edged towards 300 receiving yards on the season in Lone Peak’s game-shortened matchup against Bishop Gorman, and he still leads the Knights in receiving yards on the year.
Preston Pitts, Edge
Clear Falls High (League City, Texas)
247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.8822 composite ranking)
- Last week: W, 44-30 over George Ranch
- Partial season totals (incomplete reporting): 10 tackles (8 solo), 2 tackles for loss, 1 sack, 1 QB hurry, 1 forced fumble, 1 fumble recovery
- This week: Thursday at Cyprus Falls
Defensive stats for Clear Falls were not uploaded to MaxPreps for this game.
LaMarcus Bell, RB
Lake Oswego High (Lake Oswego, Oregon)
247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.8767 composite ranking)
- Last week: W, 51-7 over Sheldon — 11 carries, 148 rushing yards, 3 touchdowns (per Lake Oswego Review)
- Season totals: 11 carries, 148 rushing yards, 3 touchdowns
- This week: Friday vs. Central Catholic
Bell made his season debut for Lake Oswego a memorable one, as he averaged 13.5 yards per carry while also scoring three times in the blowout win.
Moses Sparks Jr., IOL
Cleveland High (Rio Rancho, New Mexico)
247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.8750 composite ranking)
- Last week: W, 57-0 over Clovis
- This week: Friday vs. Las Cruces
Cleveland, the defending Class 6A state champion in New Mexico, rolled to its third win to start the season by putting up 369 yards of offense in the victory, according to MaxPreps.
Michael Johnson, QB
Douglas County High (Douglasville, Georgia)
247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.8733 composite ranking)
- Last week: L, 44-31 to Langston Hughes — 215 passing yards, 1 touchdown; 14 carries, 51 rushing yards, 2 touchdowns
- Season totals: 529 passing yards, 4 touchdowns, 1 interception; 23 carries, 153 rushing yards, 3 touchdowns
- This week: Friday at Buford
Johnson accounted for 266 yards of offense in a high-scoring contest with Langston Hughes, a matchup of two of the top-ranked teams in Georgia, according to MaxPreps.
On the year, Johnson has seven touchdowns — four through the air and three on the ground, including two in the team’s most recent game.
Javion Ramon, DL
Monterey High (Lubbock, Texas)
247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.8700 composite ranking)
- Last week: W, 24-21 over Wylie — 8 tackles (3 solo)
- Season totals: 13 tackles (4 solo), 1 tackle for loss
- This week: Friday at Franklin
Ramon led his team in tackles in a close victory, according to MaxPreps, as Monterey won its first game of the season.
LaGary Mitchell, LB
Meridian High (Meridian, Idaho)
247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.8700 composite ranking)
- Last week: L, 49-0 to Mountain View
- Partial season totals (incomplete reporting): 2 carries, 13 rushing yards; 1 reception, 2 receiving yards
- This week: Friday vs. Owyhee
No statistics for Meridian were entered onto MaxPreps for this game.
Major Hinchen, CB
La Quinta High (La Quinta, California)
247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.8678 composite ranking)
- Last week: W, 36-20 over Citrus Valley — 3 tackles (2 solo); 1 carry, 2 rushing yards, 1 reception, 8 receiving yards
- Season totals: 5 tackles (4 solo); 1 carry, 2 yards, 3 receptions, 25 receiving yards, 1 touchdown
- This week: Friday at Hesperia
Hinchen, a defensive prospect, made contributions on both sides of the ball as La Quinta stayed unbeaten, according to MaxPreps.
Perrion Williams, ATH
Archbishop Riordan High (San Francisco)
247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.8650 composite ranking)
- Last week: W, 34-0 over Monte Vista
- This week: Saturday vs. Pittsburg
Williams did not record any statistics in his team’s second game, according to MaxPreps.
Aisa Galea’i, S
Orem High (Orem)
247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.8600 composite ranking)
- Last week: W, 17-14 over Springville — 5 tackles (4 solo), 4 tackles for loss, 2 sacks; 6 carries, 33 yards
- Season totals: 16 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 2 sacks; 6 carries, 33 yards; 1 kickoff return for touchdown
- This week: Friday at Spanish Fork
Galea’i made an impact in a variety of ways for Orem in handing Springville its first loss of the season. On defense, he tied for second on the team in tackles and had a team-high two sacks.
In addition to his work on defense and special teams, the versatile Galea’i also earned six carries in the second half as a running back in helping the Tigers grind out a victory over the Red Devils.
Dylan Waters, CB
Fort Bend Marshall High (Missouri City, Texas)
247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.8600 composite ranking)
- Last week: No game
- This week: Friday vs. Crosby
Fort Bend Marshall’s game last weekend against Dallas Skyline was cancelled, according to Dave Campbell’s Texas Football. Weather played a factor in having multiple games ruled no contest in north Texas last week, according to The Dallas Morning News.
Rowdy Pearce, IOL
Midland Christian High (Midland, Texas)
247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.8600 composite ranking)
- Last week: W, 38-34 over Bishop Lynch
- This week: Friday vs. Bushland
No statistics were entered onto MaxPreps for this game.
Carter Stewart, S
Shadow Creek High (Pearland, Texas)
247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.8450 composite ranking)
- Last week: W, 39-0 over Clear Creek
- This week: Friday vs. Alvin
No statistics were entered onto MaxPreps for this game. Stewart posted video of an interception he had in the game on Hudl.
Bear Fisher, TE
Queen Creek High (Queen Creek, Arizona)
247 Sports composite: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.8350 composite ranking)
- Last week: W, 34-21 over Boulder Creek — 3 receptions, 38 receiving yards, 1 touchdown; 1 tackle (solo), 1 pass deflection
- Season totals: 6 receptions, 82 receiving yards, 1 touchdown; 3 tackles (1 solo), 1 tackle for loss, 1 pass deflection
- This week: Friday vs. Cesar Chavez
Fisher caught his first touchdown of the season while his three receptions was second on the team. He also contributed defensively in the win.
Recruiting update
Utah offers in-state quarterback: On Wednesday, Skyridge quarterback Kaneal Sweetwyne announced on social media that he received a scholarship offer from the Utes.
Sweetwyne previously was committed to BYU, but before the season began, the senior quarterback rescinded his commitment to the Cougars program and re-opened his recruitment.
Sweetwyne has the Falcons off to a 4-0 start to the season while averaging 58.8 points per game.
Skyridge will play at Cherry Creek, Colorado, this Friday.
Through four games, the 6-foot-4 Sweetwyne has completed 74.5% of his passes for 1,118 yards, 19 touchdowns and just one interception.
He’s also run for 306 yards and five touchdowns on 30 carries.