Four Northwestern commits got their first win of the 2021 season, but two went out of state and suffered their first loss.

Meanwhile, six future Cats remained undefeated.

Here’s this week’s roundup.

After a 2-0 start with wins over Hinsdale Central and Lincoln-Way East at home in Illinois, wide receiver Reggie Fleurima and Naperville Central traveled to Michigan and got tripped up by Novi (Mich.) Detroit Catholic Central, 17-14.

It was a major trip for the Redhawks, as the drive to Catholic Central is around 300 miles.

Naperville Central (2-1) stays in the Land of Lincoln for the rest of its schedule. This week, the Redhawks will be on the road again, but they will be considerable closer this time, taking on neighboring Waubonsie Valley.

Running back Joseph Himon and Little Rock (Ark.) Pulaski Academy also went out of state and suffered its first loss of the season.

The Bears got a taste of their own medicine, losing 64-28 to Nashville (Tenn.) Lipscomb Academy. Himon played well and Pulaski got out to a 14-3 lead, but Lipscomb, the No. 2-ranked team in Tennessee and coached by former NFL quarterback Trent Dilfer, took it from there.

Pulaski (2-1) hosts Pine Bluff Weston Chapel this week.

Bradenton (Fla.) IMG Academy continued their unbeaten season, defeating Miami (Fla.) Northwestern 52-21.

Safety Trevon Howard and the Ascenders were in control quickly, taking a 45-14 lead into halftime. This was their first home game after three straight on the road, and they continue to dominate.

IMG’s cumulative score this year is up to 203-43. Northwestern is the first team to put up three scores on Howard and the loaded Ascender defense.

This week, IMG (4-0) faces Orlando Jones at home.

Quarterback Evan Smith racked up 231 yards of offense as Birmingham (Ala.) Oak Mountain moved to 4-0 with a 24-14 win over Vestavia Hills.

Smith, who will play cornerback for Northwestern, finished with 132 passing yards on 11-of-19 passing, and 99 rushing yards. But he made his mark on the game with fourth-down heroics.

He put the first points of the game on the board with a 28-yard touchdown run on fourth-and-17. He also extended the lead to 24-14 on a 22-yard touchdown pass to Joseph Regan.

Here’s a clip of all of Oak Mountain’s touchdowns, see if you can spot the common denominator:

Oak Mountain (4-0) faces fellow unbeaten Hoover at home this week.

Braydon Brus took the opening kickoff 97 yards for a touchdown to spark Glendora’s 49-14 win over Los Altos. Here’s a clip of KOR for “The Bus,” will play linebacker for Northwestern.

After that blazing start, the Tartans coasted, leading 42-7 into halftime. Glendora was playing on just five days of rest and coming off of a major rivalry win last week.

This week, Glendora (4-0) plays West Covina this week at home.

Austin Firestone continues to help pave the way for Niceville’s offense.

The Eagles have put up 35 or more points every game this season, and they just crushed Fort Walton Beach, 45-8, last week.

That win over Fort Walton Beach extends Niceville’s winning streak over the Vikings, who haven’t beaten Niceville since 2007.

The win was achieved despite three Eagles turnovers. Firestone, who plays both ways for Niceville but will play DT for Northwestern,Niceville stifled them regardless of their miscues.

Niceville (4-0) hits the road to play Pace this week.

Dallas (Tex.) Jesuit rebounded from a poor Week 2 performance against Rockwall to beat Chocktaw (Okla.) 36-29.

Robert Fitzgerald, who will play safety for Northwestern, had eight carries for 103 yards and two touchdowns, and his quarterback Gage Roy threw for 265 yards and two touchdowns.

Fitzgerald’s was the kind of performance that steadies a team still early in its season.

Jesuit (2-1) travels to Richardson (Tex.) Pearce.

Richland (N.J.) St. Augustine Prep has won back-to-back games after dropping their opener to Archbishop Spaulding.

This week, defensive end Denis Jaquez and the Hermits pitched a shutout and beat Williamstown 28-0. Jaquez and the defense have allowed 21 points in two weeks after giving up 34 in their first week.

St. Augustine got in control fast with a 14-0 first quarter and never looked back. They were led by running back Kanye Udoh who rushed for 242 yards.

Next week, the Hermits (2-1) play Hammonton (N.J.) St. Joseph.

Chicago Marist and offensive lineman Deuce McGuire continued their unbeaten streak, defeating Nazareth Academy 28-14.

Marist led 7-0 at the half and 14-6 going into the fourth quarter, when the scoring heated up.

Marist’s (3-0) true test will be this week against powerhouse Chicago Mt. Carmel.

Tight end Chris Petrucci caught a nine-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter as Park Ridge (Ill.) Maine South trounced Fremd 47-14 last week.

Fremd had a spark of hope when they went up 14-7, but Maine South stormed back quickly into the lead and kept the hammer down for the rest of the game.

Maine South (3-0) will try to remain unbeaten this week against Palatine.

Frisco (Tex.) Lone Star continued its high-scoring ways by beating Frisco Heritage 51-24.

Lone Star’s lowest tally so far this year was 35 points last week in a loss to Aledo. In both of their wins, they have gone for 50 or more.

For a look into safety Devin Turner’s body of work so far this season, here’s his Hudl highlight reel:

Lone Star (2-1) hosts Frisco Independence this week.

Defensive end Anto Saka and Towson (Md.) Loyola Blakefield rebounded from a harrowing loss to St. Mary’s in Week 1 by putting the hurt on Baltimore Boys Latin, 31-0.

Saka and the defense shut down Boys Latin, holding them scoreless. The Dons were up 14-0 at half before cracking the game open in the second, and moving up to .500 on the season.

Loyola Blakefield (1-1) looks to build some momentum by hosting Laurel (Md.) Pallotti this week.

With offensive lineman Nick Herzog helping to pave the way, Stilwell (Kan.) Blue Valley got back up to .500 this week with a big 42-13 win over St. James Academy.

After a rivalry loss last week against state power Blue Valley Northwest, Blue Valley bounced back and took it out on St. James Academy.

Blue Valley (1-1) hosts Lee’s Summit (Mo.) this week.

Octavian Smith, who will play safety for Northwestern, threw a touchdown pass, but it wasn’t enough as Burtonsville (Md.) Paint Branch lost a close one with Quince Orchard, 20-13.

Quince Orchard got up early 14-0, and Paint Branch narrowed it to a one-score game at two different points but could never get over the hump.

Next up for Paint Branch (1-1) is on the road against Silver Spring (Md.) Springbrook.

Mobile (Ala.) McGill-Toolen put their first check in the win column this week with a 14-0 victory over Gulf Shores.

After letting up 76 points in Week 1 and 32 in Week 2, cornerback Braden Turner and the Yellow Jackets defense clamped down on the Dolphins, holding them scoreless.

Turner made one of the game’s signature plays, a 50-yard pick-six – he kept the pick but the touchdown wiped out by an illegal block penalty. The stingy defense combined with running back Braylon McReynolds rushing for 101 yards and two touchdowns on 24 carries put the Yellow Jackets over the top.

McGill-Toolen (1-2) hosts Citronelle this week.