
The Opening 2017: Results, Rankings, Highlights and Reaction from Sunday
The 2017 Opening finals in Beaverton, Oregon, continued into its second day Sunday, with the seven-on-seven tournament and lineman challenge getting underway.
College football fans got a nice opportunity to see the best high school recruits in the nation during Saturday evening's training camp. The lineman challenge and seven-on-seven championship put those players into a more competitive environment, though, providing another look at what they bring to the table.
The Opening Seven-on-Seven Results
Game 1: Untouchable 19, Vapor Speed 0
Game 2: Savage Pro 28, Lunarbeast 12
Game 3: Alpha Menace 18, Mach Speed 7
Game 4: Mach Speed 26, Savage Pro 0
Game 5: Alpha Menace 14, Lunarbeast 6
Game 6: Lunarbeast 0, Untouchable 0
Game 7: Vapor Speed 20, Savage Pro 7
Game 8: Vapor Speed 20, Alpha Menace 12
Game 9: Mach Speed 15, Untouchable 14
Playoffs First Round: Savage Pro 21, Untouchable 6
Playoffs First Round: Vapor Speed 28, Lunar Beast 6
The seven-on-seven event, in particular, was a great showcase for Trevor Lawrence, a Clemson Tigers commit who's the No. 1 player in the 2018 class. According to MaxPreps, Lawrence threw for 3,904 yards and 51 touchdowns in his junior year alone for Cartersville High School in George.
Scout's Greg Biggins offered a strong assessment of Lawrence:
"Love the way Trevor Lawrence gets through his progressions and the accuracy he throws with, diff game with a defense and he looks incredible
— Greg Biggins (@GregBiggins) July 2, 2017"
ESPN.com's Craig Haubert shared a video in which Lawrence's ability to read the field is evident:
NFL Network's Daniel Jeremiah and Scout's Greg Powers focused their attention on another passer:
Jake Reuse of UGASports.com provided examples of Justin Fields' impressive throwing power:
Fields is the second-best quarterback in 2018 and the fifth-best player overall. Unlike Lawrence, Fields profiles as more of a dual-threat option. He threw for 2,770 yards and ran for 1,176 yards in his junior year for Harrison High School in Kennesaw, Georgia, per MaxPreps.
While Lawrence and Fields hail from Georgia, Lawrence said they don't have a competitive rivalry on the field.
"Not really anything like that," he said in June, per USA Today's Devin Ugland. "We're friends and it's kind of hard not to follow each other with social media and we have the same QB coach. We haven't worked out together yet, but we need to."
Fields decommitted from the Penn State Nittany Lions last month, with the Alabama Crimson Tide, Florida State Seminoles, Auburn Tigers, Florida Gators, Ole Miss Rebels and Georgia Bulldogs entering the fray.
With any luck, Fields will land in Tallahassee, Florida, so he and Lawrence can go head-to-head on the field in the ACC.
On the other side of the ball, Patrick Surtain had a big day. Surtain is the No. 3 player overall and the No. 1 cornerback. He has yet to commit to a school, with the LSU Tigers, Ohio State Buckeyes, Florida State and Alabama still in the hunt.
SB Nation's Alex Kirshner went so far as to say Surtain already has a future at the next level:
"One observation from The Opening: Been a while since I've seen a prep cornerback as good as Patrick Surtain II. Gonna be a professional
— Alex Kirshner (@alex_kirshner) July 2, 2017"
When viewing the clip below from 247Sports' Steve Wiltfong, it's easy to see why Surtain is such a hot commodity:
Jalen Green was also a nuisance for opposing quarterbacks and wide receivers throughout the day:
Like Surtain, Green is undecided on where he'll spend his college career. He's the No. 3 cornerback and No. 19 player overall.
"Green is a physical corner who is not afraid to come up and press the action with receivers at the line of scrimmage," Powers wrote in his evaluation of Green. "Green has good size (6'1", 170 pounds) and speed. He is pretty big already physically so he can take on or match up with the big-bodied type of wide receivers. We like the confidence that he plays with and that will only grow as his experience on the field grows."
There was a scary moment during the lineman challenge when Greg Emerson, the No. 8 defensive end in the country suffered an ankle injury. Scout's Danny Parker showed medical personnel tending to Emerson on the field:
According to 247Sports' Barton Simmons, Emerson suffered a dislocated ankle and a fractured fibula, and he could return to full health within four to six weeks.
The Opening moves into its final day Monday when champions will be crowned in the lineman challenge and seven-on-seven tournament.
Scouting information via Scout.com unless otherwise indicated.





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