A Kentucky softball pitcher almost threw consecutive perfect games, but will ended up with a perfect game and a no-hitter. Only a walk stood in her way, as reported by the Levis Lazer.

Lawrence County (Louisa, Ky.) junior Ciana Bowen struck out 10 of the 15 hitters she faced against Shelby County (Shelbyville) in a 10-0 victory that was shortened to five innings by the mercy rule.

She then pitched three more perfect innings before allowing a walk in the fourth against Magoffin County (Salyersville) in a 14-0 win also shortened to five innings. After the walk, she finished off the no-hitter and ended the game with 12 of the 15 outs recorded by strikeout.

Bowen, a 5-9 righthander, committed to West Virginia Wesleyan earlier this month.

While it did not reach 200 points, Team Honor downed Team Loyalty 198-152 on Friday night in the first Allen Iverson Roundball Classic.

Kentucky-bound P.J. Washington scored 37 points to lead Team Honor and was named his team’s MVP in the highlight-filled contest in Iverson’s hometown area of Hampton Roads, Va.

“It was great to show our talents in front of Allen, to show we can play at the next level, and I think he believes we can do it,” Washington told The Daily Press.

Xavier-bound Naji Marshall added 25; Wake Forest-bound Chaundee Brown and Kentucky-bound Shai Gilgeous-Alexander each had 21; and Texas-bound Matt Coleman, a Virginia native, had 20.

For Team Loyalty, uncommitted Brandon McCoy was named MVP with 34 points and Kentucky-bound Quade Green 32.

Courtesy of ItsOvertime.com, here are the top 10 plays from Day 1 of the Nike EYBL in Hampton, Va.:

Cam Reddish, Team Final

Keldon Johnson, Boo Williams

Emits Williams, E1T1

Cole Anthony, PSA Cardinals

Shareef O’Neal, California Supreme

Mitchell Seraille, Houston Hoops

Marvin Bagley, Nike Family

Trevor Doomes, Nike Team Florida

Bol Bol, California Supreme

Greg Williams Jr., Houston Hoops

Less than two weeks after Texas got its first quarterback commitment of the Tom Herman era in four-star Casey Thompson, the Longhorns added another quarterback Saturday.

Cameron Rising, from Newbury Park (Calif.), had been an Oklahoma commit before announcing his decision to flip via Twitter.

He had been in Austin last weekend for the spring game. Thompson alsoattended the game.

“I could feel the energy throughout the entire program — the coaches, players, recruits and fans,” Rising wrote in a long statement on Twitter. “I want to be part of building something special, something historic and know that Texas is the place for me. I truly believe Coach Herman will bring Texas back to the elite status program it is.”

Rising said he was shutting down his recruitment to “focus on academics and my senior season.” After committed to Oklahoma, he had said he would keep his options open.

Rising made the switch on the same day the junior was fitted for a tuxedo for the prom. He spoke with Oklahoma offensive coordinator Lincoln Riley, as well as Herman and Texas offensive coordinator Tim Beck, by phone.

Rising is the No. 7-ranked pro-style quarterback in the Class of 2018 by the 247Sports Composite.

Rising burst on the scene as a sophomore, when he threw for 3,213 yards, 40 touchdowns and one interception in 2015.

He was offered scholarships by Washington State, Cal, Oregon State, Arizona State, Arizona, Michigan, Louisiana State, Nebraska, Oklahoma State, North Carolina, Oklahoma State, Oklahoma, Alabama, Miami, Penn State, Texas Christian, UCLA and Mississippi.

Texas, Oregon, Louisville and West Virginia followed earlier this year, despite a junior season limited to five games because of a shoulder injury. Oklahoma head coach Bob Stoops, Oregon head coach Willie Taggart and new Texas offensive coordinator Tim Beck visited Newbury Park’s campus in January.

Rising announced his commitment to Oklahoma in August, after a whirlwind six-campus tour with his father Nicko and his grandfather James that included Alabama, LSU, Oklahoma and Houston, where Herman was still coach.

“My coach, Keith Smith, told me about this feeling I would get when I found the right school,” Rising said. “I thought I found that feeling at the University of Oklahoma — great school, great program, great players, great recruits and great facilities.”

Contributing: Ventura County Star

Courtesy of ItsOvertime.com, here are the top 10 plays from Day 2 of the Under Armour Association in New York:

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Akeem Odusipe, Bobby Maze Elite

Jacob Copeland and Justyn Ross were among a host of recruits who were at Alabama on Saturday for the spring game.

Copeland, a top 10 wide receiver from Escambia (Pensacola, Fla.), and Ross, the top-ranked recruit in the state of Alabama from Central (Phenix City), got a chance to ride with Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban in his Mercedes.

Copeland captured a bit of the ride and posted it on Twitter.

You can see the video and how Copeland and Ross reacted to the experience on social media.

Kiyuanta Goodwin is 13 years old and is a left tackle at Olmstead Academy in Louisville.  He is 6-5 and weighs 343 pounds.

He took part in Saturday’s Under Armour All-America Camp Series event in the Chicago area for middle school players. You can see him in action here:

“It was a good camp,” he told USA TODAY High School Sports about his experience. “I learned a lot from the coaches. They showed me something’s to work on to make me a better player.”

In case you were wondering how big Goodwin is compared to other kids his age, here he is with the other MVPs and eighth-grade game selection at the Under Armour Camp.

More spring games meant more recruits on college campuses and more commitments. Here is a rundown of the weekend’s biggest recruiting winners.

LSU

The Tigers got three commitments from three defensive players from the same high school in Georgia hours before its spring game. LSU offered all three players on Friday and had reeled them in by Saturday.

Amazingly, that is the second time that Ed Orgeron’s staff has landed three high school teammates on the same defense. The last time was from Evangel (Shreveport, La.). This time, the trio comes from Rome (Ga.).

Adam Anderson, ranked as the No. 4 outside linebacker in the Class of 2018 per the 247Sports Composite, flipped his commitment from Georgia. Jamarcus Chatman, whose 31 reported offers were among the most of any player in the class, is ranked as the No. 11 strongside linebacker. He is among the few players whom Miami was hotly pursuing to get away. Jaquon Griffin is a strongside defensive end recruit.

LSU also got a commitment from a transfer, North Carolina State tight end Thaddeus Moss, who is on campus for his official visit. Moss, the son of former NFL tight end, had six receptions for 49 yards and one touchdown as a freshman for the Wolfpack.

Maryland

Maryland also scored commitments from high school teammates and continued the DMV pipeline with a four-star lineman from each side of the ball from DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.).

Austin Fontaine is a 6-2, 312-pound defensive tackle is ranked No. 7 at his position and No. 69 in the nation.  Evan Gregory is a 6-4, 285-pound guard who is ranked at No. 14 at his position.

Penn State

The Nittany Lions got commitments from a pair of large offensive tackles. Nana Asiedu is a 6-6, 265-pound four-star prospect from North Stafford (Stafford, Va.). He is ranked as the No. 9 OT in the class by the 247Sports Composite. Antwan “A.J.” Reed is massive at 6-5 1/2 and 326 pounds and is a three-star prospect from Muskeon (Mich.).

Texas

California QB Cameron Rising flipped from Oklahoma to Texas and then offensive tackle Reese Moore selected the Longhorns over Oklahoma, TCU and others.

Moore, from Seminole (Texas), is 6-6, 265 and ranked among the top 30 players at his position. He also is the first OT commit for Texas in this class. Moore also plays tight end — although he is projected as a college tackle —  and has shown good speed and footwork.

You can read more details on that by clicking here.

Other commits of note:

• Georgia got a commitment from the nation’s No. 1 kicker, Jake Camarda from Norcross (Ga.).
• Miami bolstered its top-ranked class with three-star weakside defensive end Gregory Rousseau from Campagnat Catholic (Hialeah, Fla.).
• Tennessee also added a quarterback in Michael Penix from Tampa Bay Tech in Florida. Penix is a pro-style QB who had been among the Vols’ primary targets this spring.
• Minnesota continued to build its class with wide receiver Erik Gibson from King (Detroit). He is a three-star prospect.

Courtesy of ItsOvertime.com, here are the top 10 plays from Day 2 of the Nike EYBL in Hampton, Va.:

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Bol Bol,  California Supreme

Emmitt Williams,  E1T1

Big names are heading to The Opening Finals in July after earning invitations at Sunday’s regional event in Centreville, Va.

• Taron Vincent, ranked as the No. 1 defensive tackle in the Class of 2018.  An Ohio State commit from IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.), he returned to his home area to compete in the regional. Before transferring to IMG before his sophomore year, he played at the Gilman School in Baltimore. His father is former NFL Pro Bowl cornerback Troy Vincent.
• Ricky Slade, ranked as the No. 1 all-purpose back.  Slade  — from C.D. Hylton in Woodrbride, Va. — is a Penn State commit and competed in The Opening after returning from Saturday’s Blue-White Game in State College.
• A.J. Lytton, a five-star prospect who is ranked as the No. 3 cornerback in the class from Henry Wise (Upper Marlboro, Md.). Lytton remains uncommitted, although Florida State is seen as the early favorite from among his 17 reported offers.
• Michayle  Salahuddin, a running back/athlete prospect from H.D. Woodson (Washington, D.C.). He has 31 reported offers thus far.

Luke Ford and Devin O’Rourke — ranked as the top two players in Illinois — earned their invitations to the Under Armour All-America Game after their performances Sunday at the Under Armour All-America Camp Series stop in the Chicago area.

Ford, from Carterville (Ill.), is ranked as the No. 1 player in Illinois and the No. 9 tight end in the nation. He committed to Arkansas in March from among 22 reported offers.

O’Rourke, from Lincoln-Way East (Frankfort, Ill.) is ranked as the No. 2 player in the state and No. 8 strongside defensive end in the nation. He committed to Northwestern in March from among 10 reported offers.

Micah Parsons, ranked as the No. 3 player in the Class of 2018, has decommitted from Penn State, he announced Sunday night on Twitter.

Parsons, a weakside defensive end from Harrisburg (Pa.), decommitted a day after he was scheduled to be in State College for the Blue-White Game.

Parsons committed to Penn State in February 2016 but had been viewed as wavering when he said in December that he would consider six other schools — Southern Cal, Ohio State, Michigan, Florida State, Georgia and Oregon.

In January, he said he would be announcing his final decision on Jan. 1, 2018 at the Under Armour All America Game, although he said that he remained committed to Penn State.

Marquis Nowell, a 5-8 point guard from Bishop Loughlin in Brooklyn, has announced that he will finish his high school career at Montverde Academy in Florida.

Nowell, who plays for New Heights in the Under Armour Association, is a three-star recruit according to the 247Sports Composite who has nine reported offers.

The exposure from playing a national schedule at Montverde could potentially increase that number.

He was immediately welcomes to Montverde by the school’s basketball Twitter feed and top player R.J. Barrett.

Zion Williamson’s highlights won’t stop just because the high school season is over and he’s on the adidas Gauntlet circuit.

Courtesy of HoopJourney, Williamson, playing for SC Supreme, hits the killer crossover that makes the defender fall and then steps back and hits the three-pointer.

SC Supreme is a new team on the circuit this year. The tour began over the weekend in Fort Worth.

It was one of several big plays on the weekend for Williamson as SC Supreme went 2-2 on the weekend. One of those losses came to Romeo Langford and Twenty Two Vision.

In that duel between top five players in the Class of 2018, Williamson had 26 points and seven rebounds and Langford had 28 points, four rebounds and four assists.

As the NFL draft nears, USA TODAY High School Sports will look back at the high school careers and draft prospects for former American Family Insurance ALL-USA selections. Today’s installment features Alabama defensive tackle Jonathan Allen. 

PLAYER PROFILE:

Position: Defensive tackle

High school: Stone Bridge (Ashburn, Va.)

ALL-USA history: Named ALL-USA Second Team in 2012 as a senior.

College: Alabama

Height, weight: 6-3, 286

Alabama defensive lineman Jonathan Allen (Photo: Brian Spurlock, USA TODAY Sports)

By the numbers: Had 10.5 sacks and 69 tackles as a senior, winning the Chuck Bednarik and Bronco Nagurski awards as the top defender on the nation’s top defense. He posted 12 sacks and 36 tackles as junior.

Draft projection: Round 1

Draft positives: Has a fire-hydrant build. Just one thick piece of muscle from head to toe. The combination of power and technique is his game. Very controlling off the snap. Consistently gets his hands on first with inside position and plenty of knee bend. Versatile tools and skills that can pose as a matchup problem against anyone. Top tier playing strength. Gets off blocks with ease. Very smart and quick.

Draft negatives: Limited range in pursuit. Inconsistent pad level and quick twitch when rushing the passer. Can be ridden out when he tires.Was somewhat medicore in his performance at the Scouting Combine.

What he says, at the Scouting Combine: “I have a winning attitude — a leader, a guy who’s gonna bust his butt every play, and a guy who’s looking to come in and make an immediate impact in a positive way.”

Draft analysis by Dan Shonka, Ourlads.com

Five-star guard Immanuel Quickley lived up to his ranking as ESPN’s No. 1 point guard in the Class of 2018 with his weekend performance at the adidas Gauntlet stop in Fort Worth.

The 6-4 Quickley filled the stat sheet for Team BBC.

He averaged 16.5 points, 4.8 rebounds, 2.8 assists in four games. He shot 51.2 percent from the field, 48.3% from three and did not miss in seven attempts at the free throw line.

Quickley attends John Carroll School (Bel Air, Md.) and his 16 reported offers. He received visits from Kentucky coach John Calipari, Miami coach Jim Larranaga, Maryland coach Mark Turgeon and coaches from Kansas in the last week or so.

A Michigan high school basketball coach has resigned after leading his team to the regional championship game.

While Clayton Castor wrote that there were a number of reasons for his departure at Gladstone, his main reason — he no longer wanted to deal with players’ parents.

“At the end of the day, the reason why I am resigning is because of parents,” Castor said, according to The Daily Press. “I don’t want to deal with them. The last five years I have coached at Gladstone I have given it my life. My time could have been better spent doing other things.

“I really, really enjoy this. But parents have taken the fun and enjoyment right out of it. Maybe some of this is on me. I just don’t have thick enough skin or the will to put up with it. For that amount of time, it’s just not worth it.”

He also cited a meeting with the booster club that he thought was “out of line” and the suspension of five players for violating training rules that “took the wind out of my sails, but we gathered ourselves back and fought really hard,” Castor said.

In the end, he said: “I have a lot of different reasons why I wanted to resign and only a few reasons to stick around.”

The program had 18 wins this past season, the most since 1996-97, and Castor finished with a two-year record of 29-15.

Coming off a strong weekend for Team Loaded (Va.) at the adidas Gauntlet opening weekend in Fort Worth, Dave McCormack received offers from Duke, LSU, Virginia and Oklahoma State.

The 6-10 McCormack, who plays for Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.) is ranked as the No. 2 center in the Class of 2018.

The new offers bring his total to nearly 25 reported offers. He recently took unofficial visits to Duke and Louisville and got a visit from Texas assistant coach Mike Morrell.

McCormack averaged 12.7 points and 5.7 rebounds in playing three of Team Loaded’s four games. However, he saw limited minutes in the opening game and then had games of 14 points (on 7-for-7 from the field) and 10 rebounds and 20 points (on 10-for-12 from the field) and five rebounds.

Rivals basketball recruiting analyst Eric Bossi posted a brief video of a scene from the adidas Gauntlet event in Fort Worth this weekend.

Sure seems like this coach does what every coach would want to do when faced a complaining parent/person. This won’t be the first time this happens, and it shouldn’t be the last, either.

As the NFL draft nears, USA TODAY High School Sports will look back at the high school careers and draft prospects for former American Family Insurance ALL-USA selections. Today’s installment features Auburn defensive tackle Montravius Adams

PLAYER PROFILE:

Position: Defensive tackle

High school: Dooly County (Vienna, Ga.)

ALL-USA history: Named ALL-USA first team in 2012

College: Auburn

Height, weight: 6-4, 308

Defensive tackle Montravius Adams on National Signing Day in 2013 (Photo: Phil Sears, USA TODAY Sports)

By the numbers: Second-team ALL-SEC last season with 43 tackles, including eight tackles for loss and 4.5 sacks. He had three sacks in 2014 and 2.5 in 2015 when he was third-team ALL-SEC.

Draft projection: Round 3/4

Draft positives: Versatile and experienced in different inside roles. Brings it hard and strong off the snap. Has quick-twitched-power to him that will stifle blockers. Can surprise opponents with limber, fast lateral movement. Knows what to do, and how to do it when it comes to engaging blockers and locating the action. Violent tackler. Nose for the ball.

Draft negatives: Leverage is a consistent issue with him. Exposes too much of his chest to blockers and will get moved by double teams. Lacks length and it shows up on tape.

What he says, at the Senior Bowl: “I love to hit. There is no better feeling in knowing a running back or a quarterback is doing some suffering with what you just brought. No better feeling.”

Draft analysis by Dan Shonka, Ourlads.com