National high school top stars, best boys performances of the week (May 29-June 4)
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 May 29-June 4.
Who did we miss? Let us know at andy@scorebooklive.com and back it up with some stats.
Simeon Birnbaum, Stevens (South Dakota)
Birnbaum was one of four high schoolers to break the four-minute barrier in the mile at the HOKA Festival of Miles, topping the field with a nation-leading time of 3:57.53. Birnbaum is an Oregon signee.
Austin Campbell, Franklin (Massachusetts)
Campbell took a perfect game into the seventh inning in a 6-0 win over Saint John’s. The junior left-hander gave up a two-out single but still finished off the shutout, striking out 13.
Owen Cavey, Medina (Ohio)
Cavey retired the last 20 batters he faced in order en route to a no-hitter against Wooster in a Division I Region 3 semifinal. The junior left-hander struck out 10 in the 5-0 victory.
Drake Gabel, West Linn (Oregon)
Gabel scattered six hits and didn’t allow a run as West Linn repeated as Class 6A state champion with a 2-0 victory over Jesuit. Gabel, a senior left-hander, is a Seattle University signee.
Andrew Habermann, Westlake (California)
Habermann, a junior righty, threw a one-hitter with six strikeouts as Westlake took down Palisades, 4-0.
Landon Harmon, East Union (Mississippi)
In the Class 2A Championship Series opener, Harmon threw five perfect innings with nine strikeouts in a 14-0 victory over Pisgah.
Emmanuel Johnson, Park (Wisconsin)
Johnson set a new Wisconsin state record in the high jump with a clearance of 7-1 at the Division 1 championships. The senior’s mark is tied for fourth nationally this spring.
Connor Molony, Thurston (Oregon)
Molony went 4 for 4 and drove in five runs as Thurston won its Class 5A state semifinal against Wilsonville, 14-8. Molony, a sophomore, is committed to Oregon.
Kaleb Nastari, United (Ohio)
Nastari set a new Ohio state record in the 800 at the Division 3 championships with a winning time of 1:48.31 — the top time nationally this season.
Erik Paulsen, Massapequa (New York)
Paulsen blasted a pair of home runs in an 8-4 victory over Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK.
Michael Ruff, Century (Minnesota)
Ruff, a sophomore left-hander, threw a no-hitter with four strikeouts in a 5-0 win over John Marshall.
Ryne Shackelford, Keystone (Ohio)
Shackelford claimed his third straight state long jump title with a top mark of 25-6.5 at the Division II state track meet. The wind-aided jump is the top all-conditions mark nationally this year. Shackelford is a Purdue football signee.
David Shields, Mt. Lebanon (Pennsylvania)
Another sophomore lefty, Shields fanned nine and didn’t surrender a hit as Mt. Lebanon defeated North Allegheny in the Class 6A championship game, 4-0. Shields is committed to Miami.