Midweek Recruiting Roundup

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Michael Huntley October 22, 2020 @ 10:15 AM

The University of Kansas offered a trio of St. John Bosco underclassmen on Wednesday. Malachi Finau, Jaceon Doss and Logan Booher all received offers from the Big 12 school. Finau is a 6-foot-3, 275-pound defensive lineman who appeared in a handful of varsity games for the Braves as a sophomore last season. He recorded three tackles and a tackle for a loss. Kansas is Finau’s first offer. https://twitter.com/FinauMalachi/status/1319106747269742592?s=20 Doss is a receiver who caught four passes for 106 yards and one touchdown for Bosco last season. He had a 73-yard touchdown reception in a 63-6 win against Orange Lutheran. Like Finau, Kansas is Doss’ first offer. Booher is a wide receiver and tight end who likely projects as a receiver at the college level. He did not record any offensive stats during his sophomore season at St. John Bosco but he had three tackles in the win against Orange Lutheran. Duke offers new addition to Bosco Defensive lineman Ieremia (Iele) Moore, a transfer to St. John Bosco from New Zealand got his first scholarship offer from Duke Tuesday. Moore was a rugby standout in New Zealand and transferred to Bosco during the offseason. He is 6-foot-4, 265 pounds and will likely be a 3-technique defensive tackle or defensive end at the college level. He is in the class of 2021 and will be a nice addition to the Bosco defensive front this season. https://twitter.com/iele_237/status/1318962541951737856?s=20 Two schools pushing hard for Helix lineman Two-way lineman [player_tooltip player_id="25048" first="Josh" last="Simmons"] from Helix High in La Mesa may commit in the next month. Simmons, who is the <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2020/07/top-offensive-linemen-in-southern-california-1-5/">top offensive lineman</a> in the state <a href="https://prepredzone.com/california/rankings/2021-rankings/">according to Prep Redzone</a> is more comfortable as a defensive lineman and intends on playing on that side of the ball at the next level. He told Greg Biggins of 247Sports that USC and Nebraska are the two schools that are recruiting him the hardest. “Coach (Vic) So’oto is a really good coach and there’s a Poly connection with him. I like how he coaches and I think the team is going in the right direction," Simmons told Biggins about his interactions with USC. "I know Kenan (Christon) really well obviously. We played together my freshman year. At that time, we weren’t that close since he was an upperclassmen but we’re cool now. We talk a lot, play Xbox together and he’s always talking up how much he likes it there.” Nebraska has recruited Simmons as a defensive lineman since the very beginning of the recruiting process, which he appreciates. "We have a strong connection and they’re one of the schools that has been recruiting me for defensive line this whole cycle, which is where I prefer to play," Simmons said. "Some schools liked me more for offensive line but Nebraska likes me as a defensive lineman and they have been very consistent with that." Under the radar Edison athlete commits Jack Kosick of Edison (Huntington Beach) announced his commitment to Penn Wednesday. Kosick is a 6-foot-2, 190-pound athlete who primarily was a receiver and safety for Edison last season. He caught 24 passes for 523 yards and three touchdowns. As a safety he had 35 tackles, two interceptions and a blocked punt. His best offensive game came against Newport Harbor when he had six catches for 154 yards and two touchdowns in a 57-7 win. Defensively, his best game came against San Juan Hills when he had 10 tackles and four pass deflections in a close win. He was named the Daily Pilot’s <a href="https://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/sports/story/2019-08-24/high-school-football-player-of-the-week-jack-kosick-motivated-to-get-edison-back-on-track">player of the week</a> for his performance in that game. https://twitter.com/richboyce4/status/1167262030631276547?s=20