National high school top stars, best boys performances of the week (June 5-11)
Each week, SBLive scours all corners of the country for the top high school performances.
Here are the best boys performances around the country from June 5-11.
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Hayden Bills, Rosemount (Minnesota)
Bills, an Arizona State signee, took home a pair of gold medals at the Class 3A state meet in the shot put (66-7.5) and discus (207-0). He broke the state discus mark by six feet and is ranked No. 3 in the country in the event this spring.
Jacob Cookinham, Bishop Stang (Massachusetts)
Cookinham won the shot put competition at the New England Interscholastic Outdoor Championships with a top throw of 66-0.25, the seventh-best mark nationally this season. Cookinham is a Kansas signee.
James Ellwanger, Magnolia West (Texas)
Ellwanger took a no-hitter into the seventh inning and struck out 17 in 6 2/3 innings of work as Magnolia West defeated Frisco Reedy, 3-0, in a Class 5A state semifinal.
Julio Ermigiotti, Central Bucks West (Pennsylvania)
Ermigiotti needed just 80 pitches to throw a seven-inning perfect game against Wilson, striking out nine in a 3-0 victory. The win sent Central Bucks West to the state quarterfinals.
Jonny Farmelo, Westfield (Virginia)
Farmelo, a Virginia signee, launched a two-run homer to tie the game and won it with a solo shot in extra innings as Westfield defeated Lake Braddock, 4-3, in a state quarterfinal.
Jayden Khamphilanouvong, Liberty (Iowa)
Khamphilanouvong went 5 for 8 and belted a pair of home runs as Liberty swept a doubleheader with Cedar Rapids Jefferson by scores of 12-6 and 6-3.
Joshua Mooney, Stonington (Connecticut)
Mooney captured three gold medals at the Connecticut State Open, placing first in the 110 hurdles (13.58), the 300 hurdles (37.39) and the javelin (201-2). His 110 hurdles mark, the No. 10 time in the country this season, broke the state record.
Treston Nemeth, Harrison Central (Ohio)
Nemeth, a Dayton signee, threw a four-hitter and knocked in his team’s only runs on a triple as Harrison Central defeated Heath in a Division III state semifinal, 2-1.
Zyaire Nuriddin, Montverde Academy (Florida)
Nuriddin ran the 400 in 45.78 at the Star Athletics Sprint Series, the fourth-fastest time nationally this spring.
Xavier Phlipot, Russia (Ohio)
Phlipot pitched eight shutout innings and delivered a walk-off RBI single as Russia punched its ticket to the Division IV state championship game with a 1-0 victory over St. Henry.
Nathaniel Rayan, Scotch Plains-Fanwood (New Jersey)
Rayan placed first in the 110 hurdles at the New Jersey Group Championships with a wind-aided time of 13.45, the fifth-best all-conditions time nationally this season. Rayan is a Clemson signee.
Stephen Rickert, Champlain Valley Union (Vermont)
Rickert fired a one-hitter with five strikeouts as Champlain Valley Union captured its third Division I title in four seasons with a 6-0 win over Mount Anthony.
Adrian Rodriguez, Flower Mound (Texas)
Rodriguez, a junior Texas A&M commit, went 2 for 3 with a two-run homer as Flower Mound defeated Pearland, 6-4, in the Class 6A state championship game.
Zion Theophilus, Archbishop Moeller (Ohio)
Theophilus, a sophomore LSU commit, allowed just one run and struck out seven in a 4-1 win over Olentangy Orange that secured the Division I state championship.