Twelve coaches were named to participate in the annual High School All-American Game for fall players. The event, usually slated for December, will be held May 29, 2021, in St. Louis, Mo. The contest will remain an event for traditional fall-playing high school states, which means those states currently in action as well as any usual fall state that will play in the spring of 2021, assuming state play is complete before May 29. 

Here are the 12 coaches selected for the event:

Boys All-American Coaches

Tony Bednarsky, Gill St. Bernard's (Gladstone, N.J.)
Mark Heiderscheid, Edwardsville (Ill.)
Stan Lembryk, Clifton (N.J.)
Aaron Percy, Washburn (Minneapolis, Minn.)
Michael Skordos, Timberland (Wentzville, Mo.)
Chad Wozniak, Louisville Collegiate (Louisville, Ky.)

Girls All-American Coaches

Ryan Alexander, Sidwell Friends (Washington, D.C.)
Jeannine Calhoun, Hunterdon Central (Flemington, N.J.)
Peter Glidden, Albuquerque Academy (Albuquerque, N.M.)
Donal Kaehler, Rocky Mountain (Meridian, Idaho)
Brigit Reder, Lakota West (West Chester, Ohio)
Casey Rupon, Hunterdon Central (Flemington, N.J.)

FAB 50 BOYS TEAMS

NOTE: Instead of assigning a ranking number this season, teams will be grouped based on their results and talent pool. Once the season comes to an end and some reasonable assessments are possible, TDS will publish a final FAB 50.

Here are our TOP 5 teams in alphabetical order (with records as of Sunday, Oct. 11): 

Clifton (N.J.) 3-0-0

Mason (Ohio) 12-0-1

St. Ignatius (Ohio) 12-0-0

THE NEXT FIVE (in alphabetical order): 

[Gill St. Bernard's School nj-m] (N.J.) 3-0-0

St. Dominic (Mo.) 13-0-0

Seton Hall Prep (N.J.) 2-0-1

Whitefish Bay (Wis.) 10-0-0

[William Hall ct-m] (Conn.) 4-0-0

TEAMS 11-25 (in alphabetical order):

Cumberland Valley (Pa.) 6-0-1

Detroit Catholic Central (Mich.) 5-0-3

DuPont Manual (Ky.) 9-1-0

Hunterdon Central (N.J.) 2-0-0

Louisville Collegiate (Ky.) 10-1-0

Medina (Ohio) 11-1-2

Neshaminy (Pa.) 4-0-2

Olathe South (Kan.) 9-0-1

Olentangy Liberty (Ohio) 11-1-1

Pennington School (N.J.) 0-0-0

Plymouth (Ind.) 17-0-1

St. Xavier (Ky.) 11-1-0

Salesianum (Del.) 0-0-0

OTHERS UNDER CONSIDERATION (in alphabetical order):

Blue Valley Southwest (Kan.) 4-0-0

Dodge City (Kan.) 11-0-0

Dublin Jerome (Ohio) 12-1-1

Elizabeth (N.J.) 2-0-2

Grand Rapids Christian (Mich.) 10-1-0

Holland (Mich.) 12-1-0

[Norwin mi-m] (Pa.) 8-0-1

Peters Township (Pa.) 8-0-1

[William Tennett pa-m] (Pa.) 6-0-0

AROUND THE NATION … 

CALLED OFF: A varsity boys showdown between perennial St. Louis powers [DeSmet Jesuit mo-m] (Mo.) and Christian Brothers College (Mo.) was canceled this past Friday do to possible COVID contact, according to an article in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. CBC announced the cancellation on Friday afternoon, just hours before the contest, but was clear to say at that point there were no positive COVID tests. DeSmet is the reigning state champion. CBC won in 2018 and 2016. The two league powers have combined for 16 state titles, 10 since 1999. 

WAITING GAME: It appears Salesianum (Del.) will have a season after all. The longtime Delaware boys power has lined up a schedule and will start regular season play on Oct. 24. 

NEXT WEEK: GIRLS FAB 50