Where Kentucky football commits are playing Friday night

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There are plenty of high-profile high school football games across the Bluegrass State set for Friday night.

Multiple ranked matchups fill up a loaded schedule, headlined by a Top 10 battle between No. 1 St. Xavier and host No. 9 Male. In central Kentucky, No. 18 Lexington Catholic will host No. 20 Covington Catholic while No. 14 Dunbar will host No. 14 Woodford County just a short drive away. Western Kentucky is going to be well-represented too with a matchup between No. 17 Paducah Tilghman and host No. 15 Mayfield, the latter of which was the subject of last Friday’s Kroger KSR Game of the Week.

But THIS week’s Game of the Week is headed to Danville to check out the powerhouse that is Boyle County, led by three-star Kentucky commit Tommy Ziesmer. As always, KSR’s Freddie Maggard will be on the scene to bring you all of the action. No. 3 Boyle County (2-0) is hosting an undefeated Danville team, but the score could look fairly lopsided in Boyle County’s favor by the night’s end.

Elsewhere, I will make the trip to Frankfort to check out another three-star Kentucky commit, Franklin County running back Kaden Moorman. The No. 24 ranked Flyers (1-1) are at home against the No. 19 Corbin Redhounds (2-0) in what could be a game that comes down to the final possession. Moorman has registered two rushing touchdowns through two games for Franklin County.

Unfortunately, due to a lack of available players on the side of Lafayette, Kentucky commit Ty Bryant and his No. 2 Frederick Douglass squad won’t play this weekend. It still counts as a win for Frederick Douglass, but the Broncos have still yet to be challenged through three games this season.

No. 12 Madison Central and Kentucky offensive line commit Malachi Wood should breeze through tonight’s matchup against a winless Madison Southern opponent. Out west, Wildcat wide receiver commit Jakob Dixon and No. 25 Pleasure Ridge Park head over to Bowling Green for a game against the unranked Purples.

In-state commits

Tommy Ziesmer (’23): 6-1, 240-pound EDGE | Boyle County (Danville, KY)
3-star; No. 618 overall, No. 56 EDGE

Danville (2-0) @ No. 3 Boyle County (2-0) – Kroger KSR Game of the Week

Kaden Moorman (’23): 5-10, 205-pound RB | Franklin County (Frankfort, KY)
3-star; No. 685 overall, No. 36 ATH

No. 19 Corbin (2-0) @ No. 24 Franklin County (1-1)

Malachi Wood (’23): 6-9, 290-pound OT | Madison Central (Richmond, KY)
3-star; No. 1069 overall, No. 70 OT

No. 12 Madison Central (2-0) @ Madison Southern (0-2)

Ty Bryant (’23): 6-0, 175-pound DB | Frederick Douglass (Lexington, KY)
3-star; No. 1102 overall, No. 64 ATH

No. 2 Frederick Douglass (3-0) @ Lafayette (0-3) – Lafayette forfeit due to illness

Jakob Dixon (’23): 6-5, 200-pound WR | Pleasure Ridge Park (Louisville, KY)

No. 25 Pleasure Ridge Park (2-0) @ Bowling Green (2-0)

Outside of Kentucky, the rest of the 2023 recruiting class is set to take the field Friday night. Check out who they’ll be matching up against.

Out-of-state commits

Shamar Porter (’23): 6-3, 200-pound WR | Ensworth (Nashville, TN)
4-star; No. 193 overall, No. 28 WR

Christian Brothers (1-1) @ Ensworth (1-1)

Through two games played this season, Shamar Porter has recorded seven receptions for 175 yards and two touchdowns, with the majority of that production coming in his second performance. The four-star WR went for six catches, 163 yards, and two scores in game two of the season.

Avery Stuart (’23): 6-2, 175-pound S | Alabama Christian Academy (Montgomery, AL)
4-star; No. 232 overall, No. 13 S

Alabama Christian Academy (0-1) @ Lynn (2-0)

Avery Stuart and his Alabama Christian Academy squad were blown out 61-7 by Montgomery Catholic Prep in their lone game of the 2022 season so far. Stats on Stuart’s night were not available.

Grant Godfrey (’23): 6-3, 200-pound LB | North Gwinnett (Suwanee, GA)
4-star; No. 309 overall, No. 27 LB

Winter Park (1-0) @ North Gwinett (2-0)

Linebacker Grant Godfrey will look to lead his North Gwinett team to a 3-0 start on Friday night at home. In his two games so far, the future ‘Cat has registered a total of 18.5 tackles, 11 of them solo, including three sacks and 4.5 tackles for loss.

Anthony Brown (’23): 5-9, 160-pound WR | Springfield (Springfield, OH)
3-star; No. 433 overall, No. 62 WR

Trotwood-Madison (0-2) @ Springfield (1-0)

Anthony Brown had a massive game in his season opener last week against De Smet Jesuit (MO). He sealed the victory with a go-ahead touchdown catch with under 30 seconds left in regulation. Brown finished with three total touchdowns.

Jaremiah Anglin (’23): 6-0, 180-pound S | Lake Wales (Lake Wales, FL)
3-star; No. 452 overall, No. 44 S

Lake Walkes (1-0) @ Ridge Community (1-0)

In Lake Wales’ only game of the season so far, the secondary came up with four interceptions in what was a 33-0 win over Zephyrhills. Tonight’s matchup against Ridge Community will be another test for Jaremiah Anglin and company against the pass.

Koby Keenum (’23): 6-4, 285-pound IOL | Mars Hill Bible School (Florence, AL)
3-star; No. 734 overall, No. 72 IOL

Mars Hill Bible (1-1) @ Colbert Heights (1-1)

Koby Keenum and Mars Hill Bible started the season off strong with a 64-0 shutout win over Brooks but fell in a close one last week against Cullman, 13-10.

Austin Ramsey (’23): 6-4, 365-pound IOL | Roman Catholic (Philadelphia, PA)
3-star; No. 739 overall, No. 74 IOL

Roman Catholic (1-0) @ Trinity (1-0)

Through one game this season, Austin Ramsey and his Roman Catholic squad are 1-0 after taking down Wilson last week 46-15.

Tanner Lemaster (’23): 6-5, 240-pound TE | Washington (Washington Court House, OH)
3-star; No. 1003 overall, No. 54 TE

Paint Valley (1-1) @ Washington (1-1)

Tanner Lemaster and Washington lost a barnburner in the opener against Western Brown, 54-40, but managed to recover the following week with a convincing 35-6 victory over Bexley. No stats are available from the first game, but Lemaster did haul in five catches for 108 yards and a touchdown against Bexley. He also returned a pair of punts for a combined 87 yards.

Khalifa Keith (’23): 6-2, 205-pound RB | Parker (Birmingham, AL)
3-star; No. 1224 overall, No. 78 RB

Jackson-Olin (1-1) @ Parker (2-0)

In Week 2 against Ramsey, Khalifa Keith ran all over the field to the tune of 138 yards on 25 carries, resulting in three touchdowns.

Nasir Addison (’23): 6-2, 180-pound WR | Irvington (Irvington, NJ)
3-star; No. 1235 overall, No. 181 WR

Irvington (1-0) vs. Millville (1-0)

Listed as a wide receiver by recruiting services, Nasir Addison is trying his talents at cornerback for Irvington. To open the season last week in a 20-7 win over Woodbridge, Addison caught an interception and returned it for a critical touchdown.