Mauriece Lee runs for one of his four touchdowns vs. Scottsdale Chaparral. Photo by Rob Schumacher/azcentral sports

Arizona Wildcats recruit Mauriece Lee ran for 324 yards and four touchdowns Friday night to lead Tempe Marcos de Niza to a 49-36 victory over Scottsdale Chaparral in a state playoff game.

Lee is rated a three-star prospect by the major recruiting services.

Marcos de Niza advanced to a Division II semifinal against Ironwood Ridge, which won a regular-season meeting 35-27.

Lee (5-8, 185) has rushed for 1,385 yards and 21 touchdowns this season, averaging better than 9 yards per carry. He also entered Friday night’s game with 323 receiving yards and three scores.

Marcos de Niza wide receiver Paul Elvira also is committed to Arizona. He had two receiving touchdowns vs. Chaparral to give him 18 for the season.

Mauriece Lee ran for 8.2 yards per carry last season for Marcos de Niza. Photo by Pat Shanahan, The Arizona Republic

As of late last week, the Arizona Wildcats football team had offered scholarships to about 110 high school juniors.

Coach Rich Rodriguez turned two of those offers into player commitments on Saturday, according to multiple reports.

Those two players are running backs – Mauriece Lee from Tempe Marcos de Niza High School and Zachary Green from St. Bonaventure High School in Ventura, Calif.

They were on campus visits this weekend, able to watch the team scrimmage Friday night.

Both are considered three-star prospects by 247Sports.com.

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