The Super 25 Computer Boys Basketball rankings are provided by Ken Massey. The five regions mirror those used in the Expert Rankings — Northeast, Midwest, South, Frontier and Pacific.

The number after each school indicates where it is ranked overall nationally, according to the computer.

MORE: Computer rankings searchable by state 

EAST
Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware, District of Columbia, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Vermont, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Maine

1. St. Anthony (Jersey City, N.J.), 12
2. Imhotep Charter (Philadelphia), 18
3. Gonzaga (Washington, D.C.), 20
4. Rock Creek Christian (Upper Marlboro, Md.), 21
5. St. Benedict’s Prep (Newark, N.J.), 30
6. DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.), 41
7. John’s (Washington, D.C.), 54
8. Mount St. Joseph (Baltimore), 57
9. Saint Augustine’s (Richland, N.J.), 101
10. Westtown (West Chester, Pa.), 103

SOUTH
Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Tennessee, and Louisiana

1. Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.), 3
2. Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.), 8
3. Blue Ridge (St. George, Va.), 19
4. Greensboro Day (N.C.), 26
5. Memphis East (Memphis, Tenn.), 27
6. McEachern (Powder Springs, Ga.), 29
7. Hamilton Heights Christian (Chattanooga, Tenn.), 33
8. Goodby (Tallahassee, Fla.), 34
9. Newton (Covington, Ga.), 39
10. IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.), 47

MIDWEST
Ohio, Michigan, Iowa, Indiana, Kentucky, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Illinois, Missouri, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota

1. La Lumiere (La Porte, Ind.), 4
2. North Central (Indianapolis), 9
3. Simeon (Chicago), 10
4. Champlin Park (Minn.), 11
5. Omaha South (Neb.), 13
6. Jackson (Massillon, Ohio), 14
7. Maple Grove (Minn.), 22
8. Creighton Prep (Omaha, Neb.), 28
9. Wayzata (Minn.), 31
10. Evanston (Ill.), 35

FRONTIER
Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kansas, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming

1. Klein Forest (Houston), 15
2. Houston Math, Science and Tech (Houston), 16
3. Jonesboro (Ark.), 17
4. Wasatch Academy (Mount Plesant, Utah), 40
5. Skyline (Dallas), 42
6. Thunder Ridge (Highlands Ranch, Colo.), 48
7. Allen (Texas), 53
8. George Washington (Denver), 60
9. Edmond North (Edmond, Okla.), 64
10. Bishop Miege (Shawnee Mission, Kan.), 67

PACIFIC
California, Arizona, Nevada, Washington, Hawaii, Oregon, Alaska

1. Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.), 1
2. Chino Hills (Calif.), 2
3. Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.), 5
4. Prolific Prep (Napa, Calif.), 6
5. Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.), 7
6. Foothills Christian (El Cajon, Calif.), 23
7. Bishop Montgomery (Torrance, Calif.), 24
8. Damien (La Verne, Calif.), 25
9. Nathan Hale (Seattle), 32
10. Shadow Mountain (Phoenix), 36

Darnay Holmes is presented with his U.S. Army All-American Bowl jersey (Photo: Army All-American Bowl)

In the days leading up to the U.S. Army All-America Game, USA TODAY High School Sports will be checking in with a number of players for their accounts of the events and activities in San Antonio. This entry is from Darnay Holmes, an uncommitted cornerback from Calabasas (Calif.), which went 14-1 and reached the CIF state championship bowl game.

Holmes is ranked as the No. 2 cornerback in the nation and No. 12 player overall in the 247Sports Composite rankings. He will announce Saturday during NBC’s telecast of the Army Bowl from among Ohio State, Nebraska, USC and UCLA. 

My high school senior season was a great and an enjoyable thing to do with a lot of fun times and great memories. But I’m over the high school stuff at this point and am looking at this as my first college game. I think a lot of the other guys – 9 out of 10 – are looking at it like that too. We’re all going to great college programs.

It’s been a great week competing with these guys. I’m trying to stay good with my technique and stay in my comfort zone. You always want to play at the top of your game. You have to have total confidence and try not to think too much.

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I think my greatest skill is that I can take in whatever is given to me and then play the game with confidence.

Away from the field, it’s been great—a lot of jokes and laughing and spending time with new faces and bonding.

Nobody has been trying to persuade me. I’m not too worried about that. We’re friends and not forcing someone to go to a school they don’t want to. Everyone needs to make the best decision for them.

I’m feeling good about announcing Saturday. I’m waiting for my mom to come in to town to make the final decision.

My plan is to head back to California after this and then go to my college. I’m not packed yet. I can always go shopping when I get to whatever school I go to. I’ll be back home for graduation in the summer.

Wherever I go, I want to play on special teams, for sure, but it will be more defense and then a few plays on offense.

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It was just last season that Lonzo Ball was leading Chino Hills (Calif.) to a perfect record, a state Open Division championship and winning the American Family Insurance ALL-USA Player of the Year.

Ball is now a star freshman and UCLA, but here is a look back at some of his many highlights from the 2015-16 season.

Meanwhile, Chino Hills remains unbeaten this season as his younger brothers — future UCLA players LaMelo and LiAngelo — are doing their thing.

Kentucky head coach John Calipari (Photo: Frank Franklin II, Associated Press)

Kentucky coach John Calipari says he wishes he could keep his players who are one-and-done for all four years, but he also has long defended players leaving after one year to help their families and the benefits of the college experience.

Calipari and Dan Patrick debated the issue on Calipari’s podcast. What Calipari doesn’t want to see is the D-League become a quasi-minor league for high school players who don’t go to college, even if the salaries in the league are increased.

The D-League restructured its salaries for this season with two tiers $19,500 and $26,000 with a team salary cap of $209,000.

Calipari wonders how many players would go to college if they could make some money immediately in the D-League and where that might leave them if they don’t get a call-up to the NBA. Here was his response, as noted by KentuckySportsRadio.com.

If you want them out of high school — here’s what I don’t want. If they let kids — if they raise the salaries in the D-League and they encourage high school kids to go to the D-League instead of college — what would you have been doing as a sophomore in high school? What would you have been doing as a ninth grader? You would have been doing calculus? Or would you have said, I’m going directly to the D-League and I’ll make $80,000 or $100,000 and then you do it for two years and all of a sudden you’re out because it’s not minor league baseball where you’ve got A, AA, AAA and you can make that run for 10 years.

You will have a two-year run and my prediction, if we go that route, what will happen is, a whole generation of kids will pass on academics thinking that, ‘I can go to the D-League and make it.’ …You go to a college that says you’ve got a lifetime scholarship and you leave after a year or two and you don’t make it, you come back and you’ve still got your scholarship.

If you want a kid out of high school to be professional, let him go to the NBA and pay him. Draft him. Give him $15 million. So, if you’re wrong, he has $15 million and will figure out what he’s going to do. Don’t put him in the D-League for $100,000, $80,000 and two years, after taxes, he’s left with $15,000, no education and he’s done. Well, he’ll go to Europe and play. What are you talking about? There will be hundreds of kids.

The U.S. Army All-American Bowl is Saturday, featuring many of the nation’s best high school seniors. Here are five players to watch from the West:

POLL: Who will be named the MVP for the West?

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Tate Martell: Makes sense to start with the Ohio State commit quarterback if only because virtually everything he does garners attention and is worth watching. Quarterback is often challenging in all-star settings, but Martell tends to play his best on game days — even if he struggled at times during practice this week. Martell — the American Family Insurance ALL-USA Offensive Player of the Year — never lost as a high school player; he doesn’t plan to in his last game.

Martell, who has gotten some criticism for his size, also took to Twitter to get a jab in.

Walker Little: Offensive line play usually isn’t where a fan’s focus tends to be, especially in an all-star format. But in order for the skill position players to shine, the line has to do its job. The Stanford-bound Little is as good as they come and could potentially start as a freshman. He practiced at guard this week at times, so it will be interesting to see how he is lined up on game day. Foster Sarell, who announces his commitment during the game, is also worth watching on the line.

Najee Harris: The nation’s No. 1 overall recruit has been at the center of speculation about whether he’s going to Alabama or Michigan. The answer seems to be Alabama, but on Saturday, he can get away from the media and the questions and just play the game. Harris is ranked where he is for a reason. He gets to show it one more time at the high school level before enrolling in college.

Jaelan Phillips: The UCLA-bound defensive end is up for five awards at the Army Bowl awards event Friday night for good reason. He has been almost unblockable during practice this week. He seems to have all the tools: speed, power, athleticism and size at 6-6, 250 pounds. He also has style: Phillips recovered a fumble during Thursday’s practice, took it back for a touchdown and then dunked over the goalposts.

Bubba Bolden: You never know where the safety might be prowling, but he always seems to be making plays. The receiver-defensive back battles are among the most anticipated matchups in the Army Bowl, so Bolden will have to be on his game. He rarely gets beat on the deep ball and can make the big hit on plays that happen in front of him.

The U.S. Army All-American Bowl is Saturday, featuring many of the nation’s best high school seniors. Here are five players to watch from the East:

POLL: Who will be the MVP for the East?

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Tua Tagovailoa: Yes, the quarterback from Hawaii is on the East team. The Alabama commit has stood out all week in the way he’s handled himself on the field and with the media as he unwittingly became the de facto spokesman for Najee Harris, who appears as if he will join Tagovailoa at Alabama. He has the presence of a leader.

Richard LeCounte III: The Georgia-bound safety has been a star on videos that have emerged from practice, aggressively pushing a wide receiver over a bench and making a wild tip-drill interception. He is considered the best safety prospect in the class and the Army Bowl will be another opportunity to prove he is worthy of that distinction. LeCounte also could sneak in for a couple of plays on offense.

A.J. Epenesa: The 6-5 defensive end who is committed to Iowa has been a force in practice with his strength and length. He has shown ability against the run and also can manhandle the offensive lineman to make life difficult for the quarterback. The highest ranked Iowa commit in some time, he has shown why in practice and that could carry over to the game.

Cam Akers: The Florida State commit has gotten better as the week has gone on and broke several long runs in practice Thursday. Given that he played quarterback in leading Clinton (Miss.) to a state title, he also might be used for a trick play or two with his arm.

D.J. Matthews: Another Florida State commit, the 5-11 wide receiver who weights 160 pounds has shown what he can do in the red zone, in particular, during practices. He also can be a force in the slot using his speed. The biggest thing that many observers have pointed to is his consistency in catching the ball this week in practice. On an East team that is deep in receiving talent, including Michigan commit Donovan Peoples-Jones, Matthews has stood out.

Three of the nation’s top quarterbacks will be the subject of an upcoming docuseries from Complex Network and Peter Berg, the director of ‘Friday Night Lights.’

‘QB1: Beyond the Lights’ is scheduled to debut Feb. 15 and will follow the lives of Tate Martell, Jake Fromm, and Tayvon Bowers from the past season both on and off the field.

“This is most certainly a passion project for me and everyone involved in QB1,” Berg said in a release. “It’s intimate and soulful and takes us deep inside the hearts and minds of these young men who are faced with an unknown future – one that is filled with anticipation, anxiety, excitement and fear. And yet, they need to be fearless in the face of it all to succeed. It’s the kind of narrative that pulls no punches, and I am proud to tell these personal and very compelling stories.”

Martell, of course, has been in the spotlight for the last couple years, as he’s led Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas) to three consecutive Super 25 national championships and hasn’t lost a game. He’s committed to Ohio State.

Fromm, a Georgia commit, was named to the American Family Insurance ALL-USA second team his senior year. Bowers will play next season at Wake Forest.

Quarterback guru Steve Clarkson was an executive producer on the project, as well.

Seven players will announce their college destinations at the U.S. Army All-American Bowl. Many players will report to college next week or leave for campus directly from San Antonio.

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So which school is leading the recruiting race among players who already have committed (and granted some of them might change their minds by the time National Signing Day arrives on Feb. 1)?

Ohio State lead with nine players, including Tate Martell, Tyjon Lindsey and Haskell Garrett at No. 1 Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas), followed by Georgia with seven and Oklahoma with six.

Ohio State (9): LB Baron Browning, OT Josh Myers, G Wyatt Davis, RB J.K. Dobbins, DT Haskell Garrett, WR Tyjon Lindsey, QB Tate Martell, CB Shaun Wade, DE Chase Young.

Georgia (7): OL D’Antne Demery, QB Jake Fromm, G Netori Johnson, WR Jeremiah Holloman, LB Nate McBride, S Richard LeCounte III, RB D’Andre Swift, OL Andrew Thomas.

Oklahoma (6): S Robert Barnes, LB Levi Draper, DE Addison Gumbs, C Creed Humphrey, LB Jacob Phillips, DE Isaiah Thomas.

Michigan (5): WR Tarik Black, DE Deron Irving-Bey, QB Dylan McCaffrey, WR Donovan Peoples-Jones, CB Ambry Thomas.

Alabama (5): LS Thomas Fletcher, RB Najee Harris, OT Kendall Randolph, K Brandon Ruiz, QB Tua Tagovailoa.

Washington (4): RB Salvon Ahmed, WR Ty Jones, LN Ariel Ngata, DT Marlon Tuipulotu

The trend of movie-style commitment videos continued Friday, as two more recruits committed to their school of choice in a feature produced by Bleacher Report.

Four-star linebacker Rahyme Johnson and three-star defensive tackle Martin Andrus committed to UCLA—with a little help from Bruins commits Jaelan Phillips and Jaylan Shaw.

Andrus chose the Bruins over the likes of Oregon and Southern Cal. Johnson, too, considered the Ducks, and also Nebraska.

The Army All-American Bowl is about more than the football game. The top musicians from across the country have been in San Antonio all week, preparing for their performance at the Alamodome during Saturday’s game.  We also want to share some stories of the U.S. Army All-American Marching Band.

This diary entry is from Savannah Prosperie, a clarinet player from James O’Neill High in Highland Park, N.Y. Prosperie is from a military family and lives at West Point, where her father is the principal drummer for the Hellcats as part of the West Point Band. 

Savannah Prosperie receives her Army All-American Marching Band jacket during a presentation (Photo: AAG)

Living on West Point is an amazing dream. I had never really heard of West Point before we moved there from Louisiana about nine years ago. My dad enlisted at the cutoff age of 40 and is the principal drummer in the Hellcats with the West Point Band.

I had never thought of joining the military, but currently I’m applying and hoping to get in to be a cadet myself. All the cadets, all the teachers, all the generals, the colonels, it’s amazing to see all the leadership and the duty to country with the selfless service they give to this country.

I think I have a different perspective because of where we live and I’ve tried to share that about how much these soldiers really give back with their service. It really takes a special someone to serve this country and guarantee our freedoms. When we say, Hooah, it really means something to the soldiers.

I started playing in fifth grade in middle school. I was going to play percussion, but I knew my dad would be super-hard on me and there are so many things involved in percussion. I chose clarinet. My mom teaches music at the middle school on post and she is my clarinet instructor and more of my clarinet technician. My dad is more of my metronome and making sure I have all the rhythms down.

We got here, we had this amazing fitting of the uniforms and getting all the gear. It was so impressive to see all the donations here. I’ve never tried on a uniform before and I’ve never worn a uniform before for marching band so it was amazing to get that chance. Then you take the pictures in uniform and it all becomes real.

We had a dinner where we got to be introduced to some of the field band members and then we had a private concert where we all just danced and let loose to prepare for the week ahead of hard work.

On Tuesday, we started drill and it started with a marching block. Since I have never been in a marching band before that was interesting in getting used to the terminology and different footing. It was a little rough at first, but I overcame the learning curve and we started drill. It was a lot of information and getting used to. It was interesting to see people standing next to you and moving around and vocalizing my spots.

My school off-post unfortunately doesn’t have a marching band so I play in our concert band. I’ve never marched. With the aid of my mom and my dad who are both marching instructors and my dad who marches the cadets around, they were able to teach me some of the terminology and began to teach me some of the drills before I got here. I wanted to try to get a leg up on the learning curve because every All-American here is an amazing marcher.

We’ve gotten to know each other more every day and gotten to know the field band members. Any information they can give us because they’re so willing to help us.

We did the dinner with the football players on Wednesday night. It was interesting talking to them. There is sometimes a bias about football players, but since we’re all All-Americans, we all have the same values. It was amazing to know these giant football players are the same as you and me and we can all get along.

We pieced together the the final show on Thursday, which is awesome. I’ve never finished a show in my whole life. Now we’re here and we finished ahead of time.

I wouldn’t say I’m particularly nervous because I’ve performed a lot through band. I have the music down, it’s more the drills to make sure everything looks great for the soldiers and the people in the audience. So much work has been put into getting this organization together. I’m excited.

The Army All-American Bowl is about more than the football game. The top musicians from across the country have been in San Antonio all week, preparing for their performance at the Alamodome during Saturday’s game.  We also want to share some stories of the U.S. Army All-American Marching Band.

This diary entry is from Jordan Morack, an alto sax player from Cookeville, Tenn., about an hour east of Nashville. Morack and his family relocated from Biloxi, Miss., after being displaced by Hurricane Katrina. 

I was the first person to get here in San Antonio so it was nice to welcome and meet all my fellow All-Americans as they were getting here.

On Tuesday, we put in three rehearsal blocks so about eight hours of rehearsal and had the whole opener on the field and all memorized. I think the football guys are putting in three hours a day on the field each team and we’ve been putting in eight hours a day. It’s a lot of work.

The whole idea of being a musician is practicing perfection so I felt like I was in my natural environment. In music, there are not second run-throughs of anything on stage. The first time has to be perfect every time out there, every performance. That’s the idea here. We’re all working together to get that perfect performance.

In my freshman year of high school, a student teacher, Ryan Ramsey, at my high school had been an All-American in the saxophone section when he was in high school. He told me about this and served as a big mentor for me. From freshman year, I set my sights on wanting to be an All-American someday. Since then, I’ve been working and practicing every day. I put in four to five hours a day practicing to get ready for these types of events. Last year, we submitted our audition tapes – you had to play a solo, then march and play something by memory, and a little video interview. I was blessed and honored to be accepted.

I chose band because I was terrible at sports. Like every middle school kid, I was trying to find my place. I picked saxophone because I liked listening to lots of jazz music and ‘80s rock and roll. As soon as I started playing, I knew that was what I was going to do for the rest of my life. We did a lot of traveling between Mississippi and Louisiana when I was growing up so I was in that Cajun culture where there’s lots of jazz and Dixieland. That was the environment I was around.

When Hurricane Katrina hit, we lived in Biloxi, Miss. I had a just turned 7 a week before. The company where my father worked was destroyed so the company relocated to Tennessee and that’s why we moved there.

I get a lot of my inspiration from my parents. We lost our house. We lost everything. They had four kids, and seeing how they were able to recover from something so devastating through love and hard work taught me I can get anywhere, and I did with the All-American Band.

Both my parents graduated from Tennessee Tech within the last three years after we moved – my father in computer science and my mother in accounting – and they did it in 2 1/2 years. We were not really well off and on welfare. With four kids, they decided they were going to change how we lived. They got those degrees with honors – my mom with a 3.9 GPA.  If they can do that, I can play saxophone well sometimes.

After Hurricane Katrina, a lot of people didn’t realize that nobody had anything, especially in the coastal area where we lived. A lot of what went down was corruption and people doing bad things. It was sad to see. We didn’t live in a wealthy area of town. There were not successful people. My parents and myself decided then that we were going to be successful. I don’t want my children or anyone else to live by that standard. I want my kids to be proud of me, I want to be proud of myself. I’m proud of my parents. They put that into me. I gained inspiration from that and that’s taken me to where I am.

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PHOTOS: Practice Day 1

PHOTOS: Practice Day 2

Keyshawn Bryant, a small forward for Huntington Prep (WVa.), took home the slam dunk contest title at the Chance Harman Classic at Floyd County High School in Virginia.

Bryant is a 6-6 junior originally from Winter Haven, Fla., who transferred to Huntington Prep.

The Harman Classic is marking its 10th year as a fund-raiser for scholarships and pediatric cancer research and is named for the son of Floyd County coach Brian Harman who died of cancer a decade ago when he was four.

The dunk contest followed Huntington’s 85-77 victory against previously unbeaten Blue Ridge (St. George, Va.)

Gave Infante accepts his Army Bowl Coach of the Year trophy (Photo: AAG)

Gabe Infante of St. Joseph’s Prep (Philadelphia) was named the Army Bowl National Coach of the Year at the U.S. Army All-American Bowl Awards Show on Friday in San Antonio.

Infante led The Prep to a 14-0 record, the Pennsylvania 6A state title and the No. 8 spot in the final Super 25 rankings. St. Joe’s Prep beat Central Catholic (Pittsburgh) 42-7 in the PIAA final.

St. Joe’s Prep outscored the opposition 563-219 and scored at least 35 points in 13 of 14 games.

Infante was selected from among six finalists who led their teams to final Super 25 rankings.

• Kenny Sanchez, No. 1 Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas)
• Elijah Brooks, No. 4 DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.)
• Bruce Rollinson, No. 9 Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.)
• John Lambourne, No. 11 Bingham (South Jordan, Utah)
• Thomas Wilcher, No. 15 Cass Tech (Detroit)

The nation’s top senior high school football players and marching band musicians were honored Friday night at the annual U.S. Army All-American Bowl Awards Show.

USA TODAY High School Sports will have complete coverage and be updating the winners throughout the night.

RELATED: Gabe Infante of St. Joseph’s Prep (Philadelphia) wins National Coach of the Year

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Cam Akers was named the U.S. Army Player of the Year (Photo: AAG)

ARMY PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Florida State commit Cam Akers took home the prestigious U.S. Army Player of the Year award on the night before the Army Bowl.

The award is given annually to the nation’s most outstanding high school senior football player.

Akers played quarterback and led Clinton (Miss.) to the state 6A title, despite being recruited exclusively as a running back.

Florida State is getting the type of high school recruit that has not only the hype — Akers is a consensus five-star prospect and ranked as high as No. 4 nationally — but the production to back it up. He ran for 2,105 yards and 34 touchdowns, and threw for 3,128 passing yards and 31 touchdowns. His career totals of 13,243 yards and 149 touchdowns are among the best in state history.

“I put my team first and those were the guys I worked hard with throughout the summer and the spring,” Akers said. “Those were the guys I was going to put all my effort into. … We won a state championship. That was my main goal.”

Akers will enroll at Florida State after the Army Bowl.

Akers was among three running back prospects among the six finalists, including Najee Harris from Antioch (Calif.), who is considered the No. 1 overall recruit in the nation, and Eno Benjamin from Wylie East (Wylie, Texas).

Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas) quarterback Tate Martell, defensive back Richard LeCounte III from Liberty County (Hinesville, Ga.) and defensive end Jaelan Phillips from Redlands East Valley (Redlands, Calif.) were also finalists. Phillips was named the American Family Insurance Defensive Player of the Year.

Shaun Wade (Photo: Logan Bowles, USA TODAY Sports)

Shaun Wade from Trinity Christian (Jacksonville, Fla.) was named the nation’s top senior defensive back. The Ohio State commit led his team to its fourth consecutive state title with 63 tackles and seven interceptions. He also had 690 all-purpose yards and six touchdown catches.

This is the fourth year for the award.

“Shaun has demonstrated his dedication to football and teamwork on the field,” Mark S. Davis, deputy assistant secretary of the Army for marketing, said in a news release. “We congratulate him on this special recognition today and wish him continued success both on and off the field.”

Wade was named the American Family Insurance ALL-USA Defensive Player of the Year.

The finalists were:

• Bubba Bolden, Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas)
• Darnay Holmes, Calabassas (Calif.)
• Richard LeCounte III, Liberty County (Hinesville, Ga.)
• Deommodore Lenoir, Salesian (Los Angeles)
• Shaun Wade, Trinity Christian (Jacksonville)

ANTHONY MUNOZ LINEMAN OF THE YEAR

Foster Sarell, an offensive tackle from Graham-Kapowsin (Graham, Wash.), was named the winner of the award presented to the top senior offensive or defensive lineman.

The award is named for the Hall of Fame offensive lineman who spent 13 seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals.

At, 6-6 and 330, Sarell is massive, but shows great athleticism for his size in pass blocking and opening holes in the run game.

Sarell, ranked as the nation’s No. 1 offensive tackle and No. 2 player overall, is announcing his college commitment during Saturday’s game.

“All of the players in the 2017 U.S. Army All-American Bowl are outstanding examples of hard work, dedication and versatility, as well as character both on and off the field,” Davis, deputy assistant secretary of the Army for marketing, said. “The U.S. Army salutes Foster Sarell on this momentous achievement.”

The finalists were:

• Wyatt Davis, offense, St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.)
• Walker Little, offense, Episcopal (Bellaire, Texas)
• Jaelan Phillips, defense, Redlands East Valley (Redlands, Calif.)
• Foster Sarell, offense, Graham-Kapowsin (Graham, Wash.)
• Aubrey Solomon, defense, Lee County (Leesburg, Ga.)
• Chase Young, defense, DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.)

DOC BLANCHARD AND GLENN DAVIS AWARDS

Nick Brahms from Navarre (Fla.) won the Doc Blanchard Award and Wyatt Davis from St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.) won the Glenn Davis Award.

The awards are presented to players who exhibit prowess in the classroom and the field. The Blanchard award is presented to the East’s honoree and the Davis award is presented to the West’s honoree. Blanchard and Davis were Hall of Fame running backs for Army in the 1940s, each winning a Heisman Trophy.

The Blanchard finalists were:

• Hunter Johnson, QB, Brownsburg (Ind.)
• Nate McBride. LB, Vidalia (Ga.)
• Nick Brahms. OL, Navarre (Fla.)
• Josh Lugg, OL, North Allegheny (Wexford, Pa.)

The Davis finalists were:

• Wyatt Davis, OL, St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.)
• Brett Neilon, OL, Santa Margarita Catholic (Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.)
• Foster Sarrell, OL, Graham-Kapowsin (Graham, Wash.)
• Jaelan Phillips, DL, Redlands East Valley (Redlands, Calif.)

ARMY NATIONAL COMBINE MVP

Quarterback Matt Corral from Oaks Christian (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) was named the Most Valuable Player of the Army Bowl National Combine held Friday in San Antonio.

Corral is ranked as the No. 2 pro style quarterback and No. 7 player overall in the Class of 2018.

Jaelan Phillips receives his American Family Insurance Defensive Player of the Year award (Photo: AAG)

UCLA commit Jaelan Phillips from Redlands East Valley (Redlands, Calif.) was named the American Family Insurance Defensive Player of the Year on Friday night at the U.S. Army All-American Bowl Awards Show in San Antonio.

The award is presented to the nation’s top senior defensive player in the eyes of the Army Bowl selection committee.

Phillips led his team with 142 tackles and 21 sacks. He also blocked a field goal and scored touchdowns off a punt return and an interception return.

Phillips is rated as the No. 1 weakside defensive end, No. 2 player in California and No. 5 player overall in the Class of 2017 by the 247Sports Composite rankings.

He beat out a star-studded field of finalists:

• Baron Browning, LB, Kennedale (Texas)
• Tadarian Moultry, LB, Jackson-Olin (Birmingham, Ala.)
• Aubrey Solomon, DL, Lee County (Leesburg, Ga.)
• Shaun Wade, DB, Trinity Christian (Jacksonville)
• Chase Young, DL, DeMatha Catholic (Hyattsville, Md.)

Fran Belibi, 15-year-old sophomore for Regis Jesuit (Aurora), dunked during Friday night’s victory against Grand Junction in what is believed to be the first time a girl has dunked in a Colorado high school game.

The play, which was captured on video and shared with TEGNA partner 9NEWS, was featured as the top play on SportsCenter.

Jesuit was leading Grand Junction 27-5 after the first quarter and went on to a 78-23 victory.

After a steal at halfcourt, Belibi found herself on a breakaway against Grand Junction. Rather than go for the easy layup, she decided to try something that will probably make her a legend in the state forever.

The 6-1 Belibi is averaging 18 points and 7.6 rebounds per game and already has received attention from major programs.

According to CHSAANow.com, she also is tennis player and placed third at the state Class 5A tennis championship last spring in doubles with partner Mackenzy Pedrie.

 Contributing: 9NEWS

As we’ve seen this week, one of the highlights for the players of the Army All-American Bowl is all the gear they get.

That includes uniforms for game day with military-themed touches and custom San Antonio Spurs jerseys, complete with name and number, and James Harden kicks.

MORE: Everything you need to know about Army All-American Bowl

In advance of Saturday’s games, adidas added another touch Friday afternoon as a team hand-painted each player’s name on the back of his helmet for the game. Considering there are about 100 players that is no easy task.

Here is what some of the finished products look like:

Foster Sarell (Photo: AAG)

Three of the remaining six uncommitted players ranked as five stars by the 247Sports Composite are expected to commit at the U.S. Army All-American Bowl on Saturday in San Antonio.

They are among a group of seven who are scheduled to announce during NBC’s telecast of the event.

Foster Sarell, OT, Graham-Kapowsin (Graham, Wash.)

The No. 2 player overall in the Class of 2017, Sarrell has  finalists of Nebraska, Notre Dame, Stanford, USC and Washington. He has taken official visits to all of them, except Stanford. He has visited Palo Alto numerous times unofficially. Stanford has landed another top 20 tackle in Walker Little from Bellaire (Episcopal, Texas). “It was really tough, it was a lot of deciding and meeting with my family, rethinking everything,” Sarell said. “I made my choice this week. It comes down to best fit, where you want to be and that’s where it came down for me.”

Jeffrey Okudah, CB, South Grand Prairie (Grand Prairie, Texas)

Ranked as the No. 7 player overall, he is said to be down to Ohio State, Oklahoma and Florida State. Ohio State has long been considered the favorite.

Darnay Holmes, CB, Calabassas (Calif.)

Ranked as the No. 12 player overall, he is expected to choose from among Nebraska, Ohio State, USC and UCLA. The Bruins are the favorite, but he visited Ohio State for the Michigan game and got an in-home visit from Ohio State coaches before the dead period began in mid-December. The Buckeyes’ late run could sway him. Holmes said this week that he had not finalized his decision and was planning to consult with his mother when she arrived in San Antonio on Thursday.

Eno Benjamin, RB, Wylie East (Wylie, Texas)

Benjamin was an Iowa commit who was among the players who decommitted after defying Iowa’s policy by taking other official visits. His final five are Arizona State, Missouri, Texas, Utah and Michigan. He is ranked as the No. 8 running back.

Bubba Bolden, S, Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas)

Will Bolden joins high school teammates Tate Martell, Haskell Garrett and Tyjon Lindsey at Ohio State? Or will he stay on the West Coast at USC? He is ranked as the No. 6 safety.

Jamire Calvin, WR, Cathedral (Los Angeles)

Calvin, ranked as the No. 36 wide receiver, could have an ew entrant in his final choices with an offer from Oregon that came after the coaching change. His list had been Nebraska, Notre Dame and Washington State. He also received a New Year’s Day offer from Baylor.

Chuck Filiaga, OT, Aledo (Texas)

The 6-6 Filiaga moved from California to Texas before his senior year of high school, but he doesn’t seem likely to move west for college. Michigan, Oklahoma and Nebraska are his finalists. He is listed as the No. 14 offensive tackle.

Click the gallery below to see who is playing in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl:

Shareef O’Neal returned to action for Crossroads (Santa Monica, Calif.) after missing time with a broken finger in time for the rivalry game with rival Brentwood.

O’Neal had 11 points in the 54-50 victory in front of a packed gym of 900 fans, but the two points that brought the crowd to its feet came off the alley-oop in the video above from BallerVisions. The play even brought a smile of admiration from O’Neal’s dad, Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal, who was sitting in the front row near center court.

Shareef, a 6-10 junior, is in his first year at Crossroads after playing at Windward.

The game also marked the first time that O’Neal and 6-8 Arizona signee Ira Lee played together. Lee, who played at Sierra Canyon and Prolific Prep, returned to Los Angeles and had offseason shoulder surgery. He had 15 points in the win.