Rashan Gary won the MVP trophy for Team Highlight at the Under Armour All-American Game. (Photo: Reinhold Matay, USA TODAY Sports)

National Signing Day for high school football recruits is a month away, Wednesday, Feb. 3, and here are five things we will be watching:

The player at the top

Defensive tackle Rashan Gary from Paramus Catholic (N.J.) showed in the Under Armour All-America Game on Saturday that he is deserving of his No. 1 overall ranking. Gary had three sacks in the game as Team Highlight blanked Team Armour 27-0. Gary is ranked No. 1 by ESPN, Rivals, 247 and Scout. Gary says his list still has nine schools, although Gary’s mom said he’s down to two as far as she can tell.

He has an official visit scheduled to USC on Jan. 15 and indicated during Under Armour week that he might return to Michigan as soon as next week to visit Kareem Walker, the nation’s top running back from Wayne, N.J., who is an early enrollee in Ann Arbor. Gary has been considered a Michigan lean. He also has taken official visits to Mississippi and Auburn and LSU, Clemson and Georgia could get the last one.

Gary also figures to get a number of home visits once those are again allowed in mid-January. He said his schedule has not been nailed down. So what will push him over the edge for a particular school? “Comfortability for my family, education and food, to be honest,” Gary said.

Defensive tackles

Gary anchors a group that makes defensive tackle the “it” position with four players in the top 10. In the spring, Dexter Lawrence had been ranked as the No. 1 player in this class by Rivals.com. Lawrence from Wake Forest, N.C., is heading to Clemson. Uncommitted Derrick Brown from Buford (Lanier, Ga.) is ranked No. 8 in the 247Sports Composite and Houston commit Ed Oliver from Westfield (Houston) – named the Team Armour MVP – is ranked No. 10. Rashard Lawrence (Neville in Monroe, La.) is ranked No. 22 in the 247 composite, although a number of services have him ranked higher.

The Clemson effect

There is no doubt Clemson has recruited well over the past few years to get to the No. 1 ranking and a spot in the college football national championship. But consider that Alabama – the Tigers’ title game opponent – has 43 former Under Armour All-Americans on its roster compared to nine for Clemson. Winning is a good way to attract elite players. In Dexter Lawrence and Spartanburg (S.C.) running back Tavien Feaster, Clemson has two top-15 players. Ten of the Tigers’ 15 hard commits are ranked as four or five stars. How many more high-end recruits will Dabo Swinney and staff land?

Jacob Eason, quarterback at Lake Stevens (Wash.) is the ALL-USA Offensive Player of the Year (Photo: Joe Nicholson, USA TODAY Sports)

New coaches

With significant turnover among head coaches – especially with a number of schools creating openings at midseason – the pressure is on for the new coaches to retain those recruiting classes and make a final push. Two coaches under the microscope are Georgia’s Kirby Smart and South Carolina’s Will Muschamp.

Smart quickly took care of his first priority, making sure American Family Insurance ALL-USA quarterback Jacob Eason was still coming to Athens, and he also locked in All-American offensive lineman Ben Cleveland. The Bulldogs are viewed as the front-runner for a number of elite players, including Derrick Brown and tight end Isaac Nauta — he is expected to announce Saturday at the U.S. Army All-American Game — and are hopeful of keeping in-state stars such as Mecole Hardman (Elbert County; Elberton, Ga.) at home.

Muschamp got wide receiver Bryan Edwards back in the fold after he decommitted following the staff change and picked up a surprise commitment from wide receiver Cavin Ridley after the Under Armour game.

Also worth watching is Maryland’s DJ Durkin, who is off to a good start in keeping the “DMV Movement” going among players from the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia in the region. Guard Terrance Davis from DeMatha Catholic (Hyattsville, Md.) committed to the Terps during the Under Armour game. Durkin’s biggest goal will be keeping quarterback Dwayne Haskins, from the Bullis School in Potomac, Md., on board. Former Georgia coach Mark Richt’s arrival in South Florida at Miami also could shake up a talent-rich area.

The top school

Which school is No. 1 depends on whom you ask. ESPN has Ole Miss, LSU and Ohio State. Rivals has LSU, Ole Miss and Michigan. For 247, it’s LSU, Ohio State and Florida State. Barring a slew of decommitments, one school among that group will be able to claim the recruiting title. The challenge, of course, is to turn those four- and five-star high school players into college players who help programs win football games, but bringing in talent is the first step.

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The new year has begun, and one thing is clear.

The last calendar year was very kind to Atascocita.

The program from Humble, Texas, was ranked at No. 8 in the most recent Super 25 and wrapped up 2015 in style, continuing their undefeated season with four wins at the Neosho Holiday Classic in Missouri. And then began 2016 with an 89-52 victory against College Park in the District 16-6A opener.

Currently at 21-0 while blowing out the majority of their opponents in November and December, the Eagles finished the 2015 calendar year with a 36-1 record, with the only loss being to Irving MacArthur in last season’s state championship game. Their only other loss in a 35-2 campaign in 2014-15 came in the early part of the season.

The Eagles have won all 21 games this season by double digits, including an average margin of victory of 38.3 points in their four Neosho wins.

Among the highlights at the Neosho event was a slam dunk contest victory by 5-11 point guard Greg Shead, a Florida International commit who competing wearing a hoodie. Watch the video below:

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Four-star wide receiver Diondre Overton committed to Clemson during the Fox Sports 1 broadcast of the Semper Fidelis All-American Game on Sunday night in Carson, Calif.

Overton, from Page in Greensboro, N.C., is ranked as the No. 4 overall player in the state, according to the 247Sports Composite rankings. He also is ranked among the top 30 receivers in the nation.

“I just feel like Clemson will give me a better shot at the next level,” he said, surrounded by family who made the trip to California. “I feel like they have developed wide receivers in the past.”

He thanked his family and “all the people who are important to me,” before making the announcement.

The 6-5 Overton had four hats on the table but was expected to decide between Clemson and North Carolina State, which got an official visit in early December.

Page posted 1,251 receiving yards and 15 touchdowns as a senior.

Apple Valley (Minn.) stars Gary Trent Jr. and Tre Jones got to play where their dad and brother work, respectively, this weekend.

Trent, son of Minnesota Timberwolves assistant coach Gary Trent, and Jones, brother of Timberwolves guard Tyus Jones, led Apple Valley to a 79-46 victory against the Lausanne Collegiate School (Memphis) in the Timberwolves Shootout at the Target Center.

“We got Apple Valley represented well up here at Target Center,” Tyus Jones told TwinCities.com.

Trent scored 27 and Jones added 14 for the defending Class AAAA state champions.

“We want to be a lot better than we are right now,” Tre Jones told Timberwolves.com. “We’re playing pretty sloppy, and we can clean up a lot of things. Part of that is just getting used to the floor. It’s bigger. But it’s also on ourselves with effort and things like that.”

East returner Zech McPherson (4) runs a missed field goal from the end zone to the 4-yard line (Photo: Alex Gallardo, Associated Press)

Florida State running back commit Amir Rasul ran for three touchdowns and Notre Dame defensive end commit Khalid Kareem returned a fumble 13 yards for a touchdown and returned another fumble 78 yards as the East beat the West 28-13 in the Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl on Sunday.

Kareem was named the Most Valuable Player in the annual game sponsored by the Marines. The East has now won three of the five games.

“It’s just an honor to be here,” Kareem said. “It was a great experience to be around these Marines. They were getting on our butts every day about doing pushups, running, being disciplined. It was a great week.”

The East took advantage of West turnovers and a unique special teams play in the win.

In the first quarter, the West attempted a 57-yard field goal, and the East put Penn State commit Zechariah McPhearson (Riverdale Baptist; Upper Marlboro, Md.) in position to return. McPhearson got the ball several yards deep into the end zone and returned it all the way down to the West 3-yard line. Officially, it counted as a 97-yard return.

On the next play, Rasul ran it in for the score.

RELATED: Receiver Diondre Overton commits to Clemson

Missouri kicker commit Tucker McCann got the West on the board with a 33-yard field goal with 10:57 left in the second quarter. The West took its only lead of the game when Arizona State QB commit Dillon Sterling Cole found UCLA commit Theo Howard for a TD midway through the second quarter.

Howard (Westlake; Thousand Oaks, Calif.) was planning to move into the dorms at nearby UCLA after the game. An early enrollee, Howard begins classes for the winter quarter on Monday.

The East then took a lead it would never relinquish when Kareem (Harrison; Farmington, Mich.) had the scoop and score with 4:15 remaining in the second quarter to make it 14-10. McCann added another field goal before the half ended.

The East outgained the West 256-149 in the first half. Ole Miss commit running back D’Vaughn Pennamon (Manvel, Texas) had eight carries for 79 yards in the first half and finished with 15 times for 123 yards and three receptions for 20 yards.

West defensive end Isaiah Chambers, left, gets his hand on the ball, as East running back Amir Rasul runs for a first down Photo: (Alex Gallardo, Associated Press)

Rasul (Coral Gables, Fla.) added a 2-yard run for a 21-13 edge before Kareem stole the show again. After the West fumbled the quarterback running back exchange, Kareem picked up the ball and took it to the West 10-yard line. Rasul would then score his third TD of the game.

Rasul finished with 16 carries for 68 yards and the three touchdowns.

The West had a first-and-goal situation with less than five minutes remaining, but the drive stalled and ended with a broken play on fourth down from the 5-yard line.

The U.S. Army All-American Bowl is one of the biggest and most respected high school All-American games in the country. This year, the nation’s best football players will be showcasing their talents in style.

Here are photos of the uniforms and some of the cleats you’ll see at the Alamodome this weekend in San Antonio along with a photo of the swag the players received upon arrival Sunday for practices.

RELATED: Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl Recap

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For Master Sargeant Mike Wilson, Sunday’s night Semper Fidelis All-American Game was a special experience.

Wilson, an assistant recruiter instructor based out of Marine Corps Recruiting Station Detroit, was able to watch his son, Tru, play for the Semper Fi East team.

RELATED: Four-star WR Diondre Overton commits to Clemson at Semper Fi Bowl

Semper Fi Bowl: Khalid Kareem named MVP, Amir Rasul scores 3 TDs

Tru Wilson is a safety for De La Salle Collegiate in Warren, Mich., and is considering the service academies and has offers at safety, corner and running back. He also is a contributor on special teams.

The video above provides some insight on what Tru’s participation in the game meant to his father.

Mike Rumph, shown before the 2002 NFL Draft (Photo: Associated Press)

Mike Rumph, who won two Florida state titles in three seasons at American Heritage (Plantation, Fla.) is returning to his alma mater, the University of Miami, as cornerbacks coach, according to multiple reports.

The news was first reported by Peter Ariz of CanesInSight.com.

American Heritage confirmed the move in a tweet after Rumph met with his players Monday morning:

Rumph’s hiring continues a trend of college coaches bringing in high school coaches, although Rumph is among the few who will be position coaches. A South Florida native, he is expected to have an impact on the recruting trail as new coach Mark Richt looks to bolster a class that is ranked No. 18 by 247Sports.

Rumph was a starter on Miami’s 2001 national championship team and was selected in the first round of the 2002 NFL draft by the San Francisco 49ers. He spent five seasons in the NFL, four with San Francisco and one with the Washington Redskins. After getting released during training camp by the St. Louis Rams in 2007, he did not play that season and retired the following year.

Rumph was hired at American Heritage in 2012 and led the team to a 39-6 record in three seasons, including back-to-back 5A state titles in 2013 and 2014. The team lost many of its top stars entering the 2015 season, but the team finished 10-2 and reached the regional finals. The two losses were be a combined eight points, including a 23-22 loss to DeMatha Catholic (Hyattsville, Md.), which was ranked in the top 5 nationally at the time.

Before being hired as the Heritage football coach, he led the boys and girls track teams at the school to their first state titles in the spring of 2012, his first season as coach.

As for the future at Heritage, athletic director Karen Stearns told the South Florida Sun Sentinel that a search will begin soon.

“If we keep our standard of what best fits for our kids and American Heritage, we’ll be fine,” she said. “[Rumph] put together a really great program and built a foundation and we want that foundation to continue. If we go along those lines of what over the last three years we’ve built here, we’ll find the right fit.”

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 Georgia signee Jacob Eason, the nation’s No. 1 quarterback from Lake Stevens, Wash. Eason is an early enrollee who will head directly to Georgia from San Antonio after his final high school appearance. How he plays could determine whether he keeps the top spot against Shea Patterson from IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.). Eason from Washington state is playing for the West; Patterson, an Ole Miss commit from Mississippi, is playing for the East.

Eason also arrived in San Antonio with a new look, sporting what he termed his spring and summer haircut, although he says he will go back to the “shaggy” look for the season.

Eason, the American Family Insurance ALL-USA Offensive Player of the Year and the Gatorade National Player of the Year, is a finalist for the U.S. Army Player of the Year award to be given out Friday. 

It was great coming out on the field with all these guys with so much talent. The defensive line has so much speed. It’s all really a new experience, not necessarily like a high school practice.

I don’t really consider this as my last high school game. I look at it as another step in the right direction. For me, my last high school game was last high school game with my teammates in December. I look at this as a pre-college game and something to help get ready for college. I want to go out there and get some experience under my belt.

Leaving high school wasn’t really a graduation so to speak. It was more saying goodbye to my friends. It’s a small town. Everybody knows everybody in Lake Stevens. One of my goals is to come down here and make everybody proud. I want to be able to go home and give back to my town.  It is exciting and sad to be moving on with my life.

We play Saturday and I fly out Sunday and school starts Monday. I’m going right from San Antonio to Georgia.

Being set for college has taken a lot of stress off. You know where you’re going and you don’t get asked questions about being recruited. It was a little bit of a rough patch there after Coach Richt was gone, but I had a lot of faith in UGA and I’m glad to be going there.

I want to have fun with the guys, recruit some of them and get to know more of them overall. There’s a lot of guys I’ve been talking to: Demetris Robertson, Mecole Hardman, Isaac Nauta and some of the guys who are already coming to Georgia.

I’ve spent a lot of time with the other Georgia recruits already and it’s always good to spend time with guys with the same future as I have. Ben Cleveland is my roommate here and he’s going to be my roommate in college.

I look at the recruiting rankings and think it’s cool. Shea’s a great guy and just being part of this game is a great experience. In the long run, it doesn’t mater (who’s No. 1). It’s about having a great career and all these guys having great careers. All the quarterbacks are good friends and good people and playing the game we love.

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 Caleb Kelly, a five-star linebacker from Clovis West in Fresno, Calif. Kelly recently won the Butkus Award as the nation’s top high school linebacker.

We all love to hit. For me personally, going out there again and being with some of those big dudes and some of those defensive backs, it was great to get that taste of it. It was real cool. I had fun doing it. All of these guys are really athletic and the speed shows. You just want to play to the best of your abilities.

I want to win the game and do my part. I’d like to get an interception or a touchdown, but if I don’t, I won’t cry about it. This is my second to last high school game – there is a local all-star game next week when I get back home — and my first time really playing on TV. There are six linebackers and three positions so we all will get a lot more time than at an event like The Opening.

I want to represent my city, my family and God. The guys from Southern California and Northern California all say I’m in Nowhere’s-ville or Nothing Land. They talk about how there is nothing in Fresno. The LA guys tell me I’m from the North so I’m fighting with them about that. There’s five LA guys and five Northern guys. I’m all alone, but that’s OK. I’ll put up a good fight.

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The last couple of weeks have bene really important to me and my family and to have gotten a couple of these great awards. The Butkus Award was the one my family and I wanted to win the most. That one hit me real hard. That is something we are really proud of.

I have 37 people coming in to watch the game. Two coaches and then maybe five friends and the other 30 are family. People from Florida, people from Cali, from Texas. They’re coming from all corners.

All the players are messing around talking about recruiting — half are serious and half aren’t. Everybody really loves their school and so everybody talks about their school. You have to be careful who you tell what you’re thinking. We treat each other like they are reporters and sometimes we don’t tell the truth. You don’t know who’s going to say what you tell them to the whole world.

MORE: Army All-America diary, Jacob Eason

I honestly don’t even know where I’m going to go so I can’t announce this week. Michigan hasn’t contacted me sinsce the new defensive coordinator was hired and that’s been disappointing. I’m down to Oregon, Notre Dame and Oklahoma. I have one official visit left, but I doubt that I’ll use it.

All three of those schools have great academics in terms of after football; Notre Dame is probably the best. I know we’re not supposed to decide based on the coaches, but it’s not easy to do that when those are the people who will be coaching you. Playing time is going to be a factor just like everyone else. I feel like I’m gifted enough that I want to playing next year. I don’t want to redshirt so I want to go someplace where I don’t have to do that.

The U.S. Army Player of the Year Award will be given out Friday night. Stanford wide receiver commit Simi Fehoko is among the finalists after breaking two Utah receiving records this year and posting the best per-game receiving yards average (136.5) in Utah high school football history.

Fehoko from Brighton High School in Cottonwood Heights, Utah, is the ranked as the top player in the state.

In the video below, he joins Campus Insiders’ Ray Crawford to talk about being a finalist for the award and what attracts him to David Shaw’s program.

Thanks to its victory in the Southern California High School Soccer Classic, Los Alamitos (Calif.) has moved into the USA TODAY High School Sports/National Soccer Coaches Association of America Super 25 boys soccer rankings.

Los Alamitos enters at No. 3 after beating Cathedral (Los Angeles) 1-0 in the final of the Showcase/National Division. It was the first loss of the season for Cathedral, ranked No. 6.

Los Alamitos, which has allowed only nine goals all season thanks to goalkeeper Alec Lazar, begins league play Wednesday against Marina.

RELATED: Full rankings

Montverde (Fla.) Academy, which has not resumed its post-holiday schedule, remains in the No. 1 spot with a 15-0 record.

Play begins this week in Texas, and the Lone Star State has two ranked teams in this week’s Super 25. Plano West is No. 2 and Sam Houston (Arlington) is No. 9.

The St. Paul’s School (Convington, La.) is No. 4 followed by Ponte Vedra (Fla.) to round out the top 5.

Seven states play soccer during the winter season.

The first USA TODAY High School Sports/National Soccer Coaches Association of America Super 25 girls soccer rankings of the regular season have a substantial new look.

As play begins this week in Texas, Southlake Carroll and Coppell are ranked 1-2. Plano Senior is ranked No. 8.

RELATED: Full Super 25 rankings

St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) moved up one spot from the preseason rankings to No. 3.

Carondelet (Concord, Calif.) and Aliso Niguel (Aliso Viejo, Calif.) jumped into the rankings at No. 4 and No. 5, respectively.

Each week USA TODAY High School Sports and National Soccer Coaches Association of America will release Super 25 Regional Boys Winter Soccer Rankings. Rankings are based on results from the 2015 season, quality of players and strength of schedule. Regions are determined by the NCSAA.

MORE: Super 25 Boys Soccer Rankings

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REGION I (Florida)

REGION II (Louisiana, Mississippi)

REGION III (Texas)

REGION IV (Arizona, California and Hawaii)

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 Isaac Nauta, IMG Academy’s five-star tight end. Nauta, the No. 10 player in 2016 according to ESPN, is uncommitted and will make his announcement during the Army Bowl.

Practice has been great, but I am really sore and my body is just tired. There’s a lot of great competition and players out here and it’s been a lot of fun so far at the Army Bowl practices. When I’ve been blocking, Julian Rochester and all those guys on the line have made me a lot better at practice as far as the running game is concerned. In the passing game, going up against Jamel Cook has been a real challenge, too. He’s a long, 6-5 safety, and I measure in at 6-4, so he’s still got an inch on me in the secondary. It’s been a lot of fun going against all these guys and I’m just trying to soak it all in.

It’s really made me a lot better, and when I go off to college, I’ll be playing against three or four years of guys who were Under Armour or Army All-Americans, so this week will definitely help with that.

I’m making my college decision tonight, and I’ll be announcing my choice during the Army Bowl on Saturday, I think in the fourth quarter. I’ll probably let my parents know first and make the coaches wait it out. You’ve gotta keep them on their toes.

I’ve got a top three of Alabama, Georgia and Michigan, and you know all the guys down here who are already committed to those schools have been in my ear.

The recruiting process was a lot of fun, and it got crazy after I re-opened my commitment. I was committed to Florida State for nine months and really thought that’s where I was going. After I re-opened my commitment, I think my phone died in about 20 minutes from everybody calling me and blowing me up, it was crazy.

I’ve obviously been hanging out with my IMG teammates while here (Shea Patterson and Tony Jones), and we’ve also been mixing it up with a bunch of different guys, East and West. We aren’t getting too close to the West team though, we’ve got a game to play this weekend! Shea’s playing for the West team, and my quarterback for the game, Jacob Eason from out in Washington, is playing for the East, I think because he wanted to play with all his fellow Georgia commits (he’s definitely been recruiting me).

Honestly I hope coaches put me in on defense so I can sack Shea (ha!). No way I’d take it easy on him, either. After being roommates with him there’s a lot of built-up emotions, good and bad, whether it was losing in Madden or whatever! It’d be a lot of fun.

Isaac Nauta receives his jersey from (from left) Master Sergeant Donald Workman from the University of Tampa and Staff Sergeant Joshua Holton. (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 Derrick Brown, Lanier (Buford, Ga.) defensive tackle. Brown is the No. 13 player in 2016 according to ESPN, is uncommitted and will make his announcement Feb. 3 on National Signing Day.

So far it’s been a lot of fun in San Antonio. Everyone’s practicing really hard and giving it their all, the competition has been great.

We don’t know a thing about what they have planned for us, they’re keeping it quiet and a secret. The gear bags we got were awesome. My favorite thing was probably this lime green shirt that we got, it’s nice! I’ve been hanging out with a lot of the linemen, especially Julian Rochester, my roommate down here.

As far as recruitment goes, there hasn’t been a change. I’m still gonna be making my decision on National Signing Day, Feb. 3. I still have my five schools of Alabama, Auburn, Georgia, Mississippi State and Tennessee, and I’ve got three visits left, too. A couple guys are in my ear trying to recruit me, but this week won’t really impact my decision. I’ve got to do what’s best for me.

Derrick Brown receiving his U.S. Army All-American Bowl jersey alongside (from left to right) are Sergeant First Class John Fulton and Staff Sergeant Brian Snetana. (Photo: Army All-American Bowl)

Atascocita in Humble, Texas, remains No. 1 in the post-holiday tournament edition of the Super 25 Computer rankings in boys basketball.

Atascocita is 21-0 after winning the Neosho Holiday Classic in Missouri in impressive fashion and then successfully opening district play in Texas.

RELATED: Full Super 25 Computer rankings

Chino Hills (Calif.), which took over the No. 1 spot in the Super 25 Expert rankings, has moved up to No. 2, according to the computer.

Montverde (Fla.) Academy is No. 3. The Eagles were No. 1 in the preseason computer rankings.

MORE: Searchable Computer rankings by state

Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.) and Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.) round out the Top 5.

The second five begins with Hopkins (Minn.), followed by St. Anthony (Jersey City, N.J.), Bishop Montgomery (Torrance, Calif.), Apple Valley (Minn.) and DeSoto (Texas).

An impressive championship run at The Clash XIV in Minnesota last weekend propelled Buchanan (Clovis, Calif.) up four spots in the latest USA TODAY High School Sports/National High School Coaches Association Super 25 Wrestling Rankings.

Buchanan, which defeated No. 7 St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio) and No. 13 Tuttle (Okla.) on the way to the title, is ranked No. 2 this week.

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Former No. 2 Blair Academy (Blairstown, N.J.) fell to No. 4 after a close 27-24 dual-meet loss on the road to No. 5 Graham (St. Paris, Ohio). The Buccaneers remain one spot in front of Graham based on a narrow loss, plus impressive performances at The Ironman and Beast of the East Tournaments in December.

Wyoming Seminary (Kingston, Pa.) remains in the top spot.

This weekend, we’ll find out how good No. 3 Bergen Catholic (Oradell, N.J.) is when the Crusaders travel west to participate in the Doc Buchanan Invitational that will feature No. 2 Buchanan and No. 6 Clovis at Clovis High School in California.

Washington (Ill.) Community at No. 17 and Mount Carmel (Chicago) at No. 24 are the lone newcomers.

Longtime New Jersey high school coach Rick Mantz has been added to Rutgers football coaching staff as director of high school relations, Rutgers announced Wednesday.

Mantz spent the last two years at Passaic High, four seasons at South Brunswick (2007-08, 2010-11) and then 12 at his alma mater, Hillsborough High. He was 1-19 at Passaic — a program that has not had a winning record since the late 1990s — 31-11 overall at South Brunswick and 81-39 at Hillsborough.

The role is a new position creating by new Rutgers coach Chris Ash and will serve as a liaison to high school coaches, but is different than recruiting director. Mantz is also a longtime official and former president of the New Jersey Football Coaches Association.

“I am pleased to welcome Rick to the Rutgers football staff,” Ash said in a statement.  “Rick is a well-respected and successful high school coach in New Jersey. He has great connections with coaches and players throughout one of the most talent-rich states in college football.”

Mantz is a graduate of Rutgers with a bachelor’s degree in communication and served as a grad assistant in the 1990 and ’91 seasons for the Scarlet Knights.