A budget proposal for the Oswego City School District in Central New York called for the elimination of all modified level sports and cuts some JV and varsity sports, including football, according to Syracuse.com.

Dean Goewey, the school superintendent, said the district is facing a $5 million budget gap. Among non-sports related cuts are the proposed elimination of 51 positions or 10 percent of the district’s workforce.

The district used $3 million in reserves and a 10 percent tax increase to balance the 2015-16 budget but will cut spending to balance the budget for 2016-17, Goewey told Syracuse.com.

According to syracuse.com, the total savings in athletics would be $364,474, including coaches salaries, officials, transportation, equipment and fees.

The proposed breakdown by sports:

• Varsity and Junior Varsity Football: $59,270
• Football cheerleaders: $20,253
• Freshman basketball: $8,491
• Girls Varsity Hockey: $25,620
• Varsity Wrestling: $24,034
• Girl’s Junior Varsity Tennis: $5,960
• Indoor Track (Girls & Boys): $20,831
• All Modified Sports: $190,015
• Equipment: $10,000

Jimmy Boeheim, the oldest son of Syracuse Hall of Fame coach Jim Boeheim, is expected to enroll in New Hampton Prep in New Hampshire, he told Syracuse.com.

Jimmy, who averaged 23.3 points per game for Jamesville-DeWitt in suburban Syracuse, is hoping a year of prep school will help provide a better opportunity to play in college. New Hampton is the same school that current Syracuse freshman Tyler Lydon went to last season.

He told Syracuse.com that playing for his dad would be a “cool experience,” but said “he’s keeping an open mind to see what happens.”

“I’m looking to play,” he said, adding that his “dream” was to play Division I basketball. “We’ll see where I can do that.”

Boeheim’s daughter, Jamie, was part of Jamesville-DeWitt’s Class A state title team this season.

Harry Giles III, one of the nation’s top prep players as a junior, was sidelined for the entirety of the 2015-16 season with a knee injury.

Giles, who has been rehabbing at Duke, discusses what he’s learned sitting on the bench, how his rehab is progressing, and what the future looks like for the Blue Devils, who have three other incoming players participating in Saturday’s Nike Hoop Summit.

We all know the success Connecticut’s Breanna Stewart has enjoyed in her four years as a collegiate athlete, but check out the video syracuse.com unearthed from Stewart’s days at Cicero-North Syracuse (N.Y.) High School.

“Everybody was like, ‘What just happened?'” Cicero-North Syracuse coach Eric Smith told syracuse.com. “Our bench was going nuts.”

Stewart, the American Family Insurance ALL-USA Player of the Year in 2012, finished her prep career with 2,367 points

The NCAA Division I Council on Friday closed a loophole in the rulebook that allowed so-called “satellite camps” for football recruiting away from campus. The SEC, which already prohibited holding camps off campus, had initiated the push to apply its rule nationally.

The new rule requires Football Bowl Subdivision schools “to conduct camps and clinics at their school’s facilities or at facilities regularly used for practice or competition.”

Among those weighing in on Twitter was 2016 No. 1 dual threat quarterback Tate Martell from Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas). Martell is committed to Texas A&M.

Miami Southridge cornerback DiCaprio Bootie, who signed with Nebraska in February

South Forsyth (Cumming, Ga.) kicker Alex Barbir, who is heading to Penn State:

Athlete Davir Hamilton from Verbum Dei (Los Angeles), who signed with Utah:

Long Beach Poly defensive back DeAndre Pierce, who is at Boise State:

Class of 2017 UCLA commit Hunter Echols from Cathedral (Los Angeles):

Willie Gay from Starkville High School, one of the top linebackers in Mississippi:

A number of national recruiting analysts also weighed in:

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As if teenagers aren’t on their phones enough, a change in NCAA rules announced Friday could mean a whole lot of text messages for football recruits.

The Division I Council deregulated electronic communication in football, cross country, track and field and swimming and diving. The seemingly means recruits could receive unlimited texts from coaches and also opens communication across other social media. A Snapchat session with Nick Saban, perhaps?

Football was among the last sports with a prohibition on text messages; college basketball recruiting lifted its text message restriction three years ago. Text messaging in football was banned in 2007.

“This essentially allowed the inevitable,” 247Sports national scouting director Barton Simmons said. “This allows coaches to go ahead and cross that last hurdle and interact over text message.

RELATED: Recruits, analysts react to ban on satellite camps

“If a kid doesn’t want to talk to a coach, he can ignore the message. It’s a common sense deregulation because these guys are communicating regularly anyway. It’s not going to change or accelerate the recruiting process.”

An NCAA spokesperson said the change does not alter the timing of when a college coach can initiate contact with a potential recruit. That remains Sept. 1 of a player’s junior year. Players can reach out to coaches before then, but the coach cannot initiate the contact.

Simmons points out that the social media interaction might be more valuable than texting anyway, although he notes that once and a prospect and coach have connected, texting “eliminates the middleman.” After all, social media posts are going directly to the recruit’s phone just as texts would.

“In a lot of ways Twitter is better than texting because if you don’t have a kid’s phone number, you have to find it somewhere,” he said. “With Twitter, you can find him, follow him and he follows you back and you’re on the way.”

Ohio State coach Urban Meyer has been opposed to lifting the texting prohibition because while a prospect could opt not to respond to a coach’s text, he can’t block communication as he would be able to on Twitter or Facebook.

“I hear the stuff about texting,” Meyer said. on National Signing Day, according to cleveland.com.  “I want to make this clear why — and this is a high school coach’s and high school player perspective — not college coaches. Who cares about college coaches? That’s not what this is about. It’s about them, and not screwing up a high school kid’s senior year or junior year. If you text someone, you can’t stop that, so you have a phone full of what? Text messages.

“If I don’t want to hear from that school they’ll keep hitting me because that’s their job, and usually it’s not them, it’s maybe an intern doing it. So here’s a kid in high school being bombarded with text messages sitting there doing this all day. If it’s social media, you can determine who you want to hear from.”

When girls soccer meets football …

Pine Forest (Fayyetteville, N.C.) girls soccer goalkeeper Cassie Sturtz will be suspended two games for the play in the video below when she tackles Pinecrest (Southern Pines, N.C.) player Riley Barrett, who was heading toward her on a breakaway. Barrett was able to get up and leave the field under her own power, according to The Fayetteville Observer.

The officials did not call a penalty on the play during the game — they did call offsides — but conferred afterward a determine a flagrant should have been called. State rules says all flagrant fouls are penalized with a two-game suspension.

Pine Forest, now 10-1-1,  suffered its first loss of the season, falling 4-1.

(Thanks to Deadspin for sharing.)

Frank Jackson (left) and Josh Jackson will compete in Saturday’s Nike Hoop Summit. (Brian Spurlock, USA TODAY Sports)

The 19th annual Nike Hoop Summit is Saturday, pitting the top prep players in the United States against a team composed of international players.

Several undecided players—including Josh Jackson, Marques Bolden, and Terrance Ferguson—will be in action, as well as three future Duke players and two Kentucky-bound stars.

Below are the full rosters and everything else you need to know.

What: Nike Hoop Summit
Where: Moda Center in Portland, Oregon
When: Saturday, April 9, 3 p.m. EST/noon PDT
How to watch: Watch live on ESPN2

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TEAM USA

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WORLD SELECT TEAM

Dylan Harding (Photo: Oklahoma State athletics)

Dylan Harding from Oklahoma high school football powerhouse Jenks was named to the American Family Insurance ALL-USA Oklahoma team as a defensive back.

At 6-2 and 190 pounds, he played on 6A state championship teams in 2012 and ’13 before heading to Stillwater to play for Oklahoma State.

Since joining the Cowboys, he has played in almost every game in the last two seasons and was named first team Academic All-Big 12 in 2015.

Now a junior, his football career has sadly come to an end after doctors diagnosed him with spinal stenosis.

In a heartfelt Instagram post late Friday night, Harding shared his love for the game.

“I got to experience something I’ll never forget and cherish forever,” he wrote.

Kemore Gamble (Photo: 247Sports)

Florida’s Orange and Blue Debut spring football game was a star-studded affair with myriad top recruits, including the No. 1 pro style quarterback for the Class of 2018, Trevor Lawrence, and Alex Leatherwood, a top 10 offensive tackle in the Class of 2017.

But in the aftermath of the scrimmage, the newest Gator commit is tight end Kemore Gamble, who is ranked as the No. 9 tight end in the Class of 2017 according to the 247Sports Composite.

Gamble, a 6-4, 216-pound prospect from Miami Southridge High, decommitted in early March from Miami. He had committed to the previous coaching staff led by Al Golden and the new staff, led by Mark Richt, seemingly had shown less interest.

At the time, he said he planned to commit this summer and would be an early enrollee at the school of his choice.

Tim Finke, the No. 1 sophomore in Illinois, added another highlight to his resume with this off-balance halfcourt buzzer beater during the Made Hoops Warmup in Arkansas.

Finke, who plays for the St. Louis Eagles program, attends Centennial (Champaign, Ill.) and is ranked as the No. 8 shooting guard and No. 33 player overall in the 247Sports Composite rankings for the Class of 2018.

VanDarius Cowan (Photo: 247Sports)

As part of its 2016 recruiting class, Alabama signed No. 1 inside linebacker Ben Davis and No.2 outside linebacker Lyndell “Mack” Wilson. Now, the Crimson Tide has a commitment from the No. 5 outside linebacker in the Class of 2017.

VanDarius Cowan from Palm Beach Gardens (Fla.) announced on Twitter that he was flipping his commitment from Florida State to the Crimson Tide. Cowan was on a visit to Tuscaloosa on Saturday. Cowan committed to Florida State on Dec. 29.

Cowan is ranked as the No. 78 overall recruit and the No. 17 prospect in Florida, according to the 247Sports Composite rankings.

Cam Spence (Photo: Ryan Bartow, 247Sports)

It has been a big few days on the recruiting trail for new Maryland coach DJ Durkin and his coaching staff, picking up four-star recruits at two premium positions, including quarterback, and a three-star athlete.

First came a commitment from Cam Spence, a four-star defensive tackle from IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla. Spence is ranked as the No. 12 overall defensive tackle in the Class of 2017 by the 247Sports Composite. He chose Maryland over Ohio State, Penn State and Alabama among others.

Spence returns to his home state for college. He played at Gilman in Maryland before he transferred to IMG last year, but his commitment also shows Durkin’s ability to recruit the state of Florida. Durkin was a former Gators assistant coach and now has eight additions from Florida either as part of the Class of 2016 or committed recruits for 2017.

Next came quarterback Kasim Hill from St. John’s College in Maryland. He is ranked as the No. 13 pro-style quarterback in the Class of 2017 and the No. 2 player in the state of Maryland.

Ayinde Eley’s commitment then added another player from the state to the Terrapins’ class. Eley is listed as the No. 10 athlete in Maryland. He plays linebacker and wide receiver for Good Counsel (Olney).

Kyler Murray during his days at Allen (Photo: Kevin Jairaj, USA TODAY Sports)

Kyler Murray was an integral part of Allen’s 57-game winning streak, leading the program to three consecutive Texas state titles and never losing a game as a starting quarterback (43-0).

Murray was named the American Family Insurance ALL-USA Offensive Player of the Year and the Gatorade Male Athlete of the Year in 2014-15 before heading to Texas A&M. He has since transferred to Oklahoma.

Allen continued its perfect run before losing to Austin Westlake in 6A Division I Texas state semifinal. Coach Tom Westerberg left Allen for Barbers Hill and Terry Gambill was hired from Waco Midway as his replacement.

In an interview with the Dallas Morning News, Murray addressed Westerberg’s departure and what he expects from Gambill.

“I understand his decision, it is what it is,” Murray said of Westerberg. “I think he’ll do great, he’ll turn that program around. All of it happening so soon, it was a shock to some people, but I view it as he has to do what’s best for him, live his life. We support him regardless.”

As for Gambill, “He went to Waco Midway and instantly turned the program around so I think he knows the way it’s supposed to be. He’s an Allen guy, who used to coach there. I think he’ll get the kids right and we have great athletes coming up. Whether they want to go get it, that’s on them. I think he’ll do a good job.”

Marvin Bagley III, the No. 1 sophomore in the nation, hasn’t been seen much on the court after having to sit out following his departure from Hillcrest Prep (Phoenix) and subsequent transfer to Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.).

Bagley returned home to Phoenix to play in a tournament with Phoenix Phamily, the AAU program run by his father, and did not appear to have lost a step.

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Here are highlights courtesy of our friends at D1Circuit.com:

The No. 1 ranked player in the state of Mississippi and the Nos. 2 and 3 players in Louisiana earned invitations to The Opening Final in Oregon in July after their performances at the regional in New Orleans on Sunday.

Running back Cam Akers (Clinton, Miss.) ran a 4.44 in 40-yard dash during the morning testing and impressed throughout the day. Akers is ranked as the No. 3 running back and No. 35 player overall in the 247 Sports Composite rankings.

Defensive back Todd Harris (Plaquemine, La.) ran a 4.51 and defended well in the one-on-one drills. He is No. 2 in Louisiana, the No. 4 safety nationally and the No. 58 player overall.

Wide receiver Devonta Smith (Amite, La.) is No. 3 in Louisiana, the No. 14 wide receiver and No. 88 overall, although the former Georgia commit could be in position to move up.

A pair of offensive lineman also earned invites to the final. Alex Leatherwood is 6-5 and 295 and is the No. 9 offensive tackle in the nation, the No. 13 player in Florida and No. 55 overall. Leatherwood, who was at the Florida spring game Friday night, attends Washington (Pensacola, Fla.). Three-star offensive lineman Nick Brahms (Navarre, Fla.) also earned an invite.

Here are the camp Most Valuable Players by position:

USA’s Josh Jackson drives to the basket in the first half of the Nike Hoop Summit (Photo: Craig Mitchelldyer, USA TODAY Sports)

Josh Jackson, the nation’s top uncommitted basketball recruit, says he plans to announce where he’s heading to college on Monday.

Jackson, an American Family Insurance ALL-USA Boys Basketball First Team, plays for Prolific Prep (Napa, Calif.) but wants to tell his family and friends first so he will be in Michigan. He told USA TODAY Sports on Saturday that he likely will then go to Twitter to let the wider world know.

Jackson is down to Michigan State, Kansas and Arizona.

“I know where I’m going,” Jackson said after the Nike Hoop Summit. “I’m not doing TV or any streaming or anything like that. I’ll just tweet it, but it will definitely be Monday.”

RELATED: Josh Jackson answers random recruiting questions

USA TODAY Sports checked in with recruiting analysts and college basketball writers to get their predictions on where Jackson will play. Here is what they had to say:

Nicole Auerbach, USA TODAY Sports, national college basketball writer

Though Josh Jackson said this weekend he knows where he’ll go, a lot of principal players in his recruitment aren’t sure. So while I wouldn’t be shocked if he announces for Michigan State or Arizona, I lean Kansas, a guess boosted by Wayne Selden’s departure. And if he does announce via Twitter, it’ll be reminiscent of how the Jayhawks coaching staff found it won the Andrew Wiggins sweepstakes a few years ago. Prediction: Kansas

Evan Daniels, Scout.com, national recruiting director

If I were going to take a stab at where Josh Jackson is going to play his college basketball, I’d go with Kansas. I should add that I don’t have any concrete information that leads me to believe that’s where he’s definitely going, but Kansas is certainly getting the major buzz heading down the stretch. Truth be told, I don’t know if anyone outside his mom and inner circle knows where he’s going. So while I’ll go with Kansas, I wouldn’t be surprised to see him pick Arizona or Michigan State either.  Prediction: Kansas

RELATED: Josh Jackson is two different people on the court and off the court

Joe Rexrode, Detroit Free Press, Michigan State beat writer

I should predict Arizona, because that’s the only thing I can’t see Jackson saying when he finally utters his choice. And I’m not very good at predicting these things. I’ve heard compelling reasons in the past few weeks for both Michigan State and Kansas. I believe that at one point he was set, or close to set, on MSU. But I am going with Kansas, the choice that will please his mother. Prediction: Kansas

Josh Jackson of Prolific Prep (Napa, Calif.) made the American Family Insurance ALL-USA Boys Basketball First Team (Photo: Kelley L Cox, USA TODAY Sports)

Kansas is my pick. I think he likes the small forward careers of Andrew Wiggins and how well Wayne Selden has progressed.” Prediction: Kansas

Bruce Pascoe, Arizona Daily Star, Arizona beat writer

This has been a fascinating recruitment. For a while I wouldn’t have been surprised if he didn’t go anywhere — just worked out, signed shoe/card deals and hired trainers to get him ready for the 2017 draft. Or if he played overseas somewhere. His mom is not wild about the NCAA but Josh says he wants the college experience. I think much as he likes Sean Miller from their shared USA Basketball experience, I’d guess Kansas is the choice. But it’s high-level recruiting, so you never know, and particularly in this case because his mom has kept a pretty tight lid on what’s happening. She’s uniquely involved and knowledgable about the process, having played at UTEP and served in the Navy. Sent him to an academic-minded high school in Napa, of all places. She is a very no-nonsense person who isn’t relying on outside mentors or other coaches here. Prediction: Kansas

RELATED: How often does Josh Jackson get asked about recruiting?

Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, Kansas beat writer

It appeared Josh Jackson was prepared to commit to Kansas a few weeks ago before delaying his decision. I think the pick will still be KU this week, with Wayne Selden’s NBA announcement officially clearing the path for a starting spot and 30-plus minutes per game. Prediction: Kansas

Katie Rainsberger crosses the finish line as the winner of the Nike Cross Nationals in Oregon (Photo: Nike)

Katie Rainsberger from Air Academy in Colorado Spring won the Nike Cross Nationals last fall, was named the Gatorade National Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year and then ran the mile at New Balance Indoor Nationals in the fourth best time by a U.S. high schooler in 4:36.61.

But before she heads to Oregon, the American Family Insurance Preseason ALL-USA  distance runner has a few more things to accomplish on the track. Her goal Saturday was to help Air Academy qualify for the 3,200 meter relay for next month’s Colorado state championships — and then leave the Mullen’s Runners Rooster for the trip back to Colorado Springs to get ready for the prom.

Rainsberger, Lilliana Hamilton, Maria Mettler and Kayla Wiitala won the event in 9 minutes, 31.37 seconds, according to The Denver Post, to qualify for the state meet.

And Rainsberger apparently made it back in plenty of time to make the prom.

As the NFL draft nears, USA TODAY High School Sports will look back at the high school careers and draft prospects for former American Family Insurance ALL-USA selections. Today’s installment features Ole Miss wide receiver Laquon Treadwell.

Crete-Monee’s LaQuon Treadwell (6) holds the championship trophy in the Illinois Class 6A title game (Photo: Bradley Leeb, Associated Press)

PLAYER PROFILE:

LAQUON TREADWELL

Position: Wide receiver

High school: Crete-Monee (Crete, Ill.)

ALL-USA history: Named to the American Family Insurance first team in 2012. As a senior, he led Crete-Monee to the Class 6A state title, including a 69-yard touchdown run, 57-yard touchdown pass and 12 tackles and an interception in the state title game. Overall, he had 81 receptions for 1,424 yards and 16 touchdowns and ran for 257 yards and seven touchdowns.

College: Ole Miss

Height, weight: 6-2, 210 pounds

Mississippi receiver Laquon Treadwell runs a drill at the NFL Scouting Combine (Photo: Darron Cummings, Associated Press)

By the numbers: Is the career leading receiver in Ole Miss history with 202 career receptions and finished third in school history with 2,393 receiving yards and 21 touchdowns.

Draft positives: A three-year starter and playmaker. SEC Freshman of the Year in 2013. A big, strong pass catcher who can be more physical than most defensive backs. Pure hands catcher with ability to make things happen after the catch. Smooth and easy route runner. Will fight through the whistle.

Cons: Lacks the athleticism to consistently separate from man coverage. Average change of direction. Doesn’t scare a defense deep. Lacks top-end speed to run through a secondary.

Projection: Round 2

What he says:  “Mentally, I just feel like I can overcome anything. I’ve been through so much in a certain time period, coming back from the injury in 2014 and being where I am today. It made me appreciate the game more and made me want to work harder. Just continue to get better, continue to push myself to a new level. I just don’t take the game for granted. My mentality towards the game is completely different.”

STATISTICS AT OLE MISS

John Calipari (Photo: USA TODAY Sports Images)

As the start of the spring signing period approaches, USA TODAY Sports has compiled its annual Composite Basketball Recruiting Team Rankings.

The composite reflects an average of the team rankings by the four major recruiting services — 247Sports, ESPN, Rivals and Scout. If a team is not ranked in the top 25 by a specific service, the team is listed with a 26 under that service.

Entering the week, all four services have the same top three: Kentucky, Duke and Michigan State. Four five-star players remain uncommitted, led by Josh Jackson of Prolific Prep (Napa, Calif.).