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schools can therefore be more selective in the num- ber and quality of students admitted.” If you live in or near a major city, you are well aware of that. The nearest public high school may only accept students who live within its geographical boundaries. A private school may accept any student that it likes, which allows private schools to gather tal- ent from a far greater area. And once a private school experiences gridiron success, it attracts junior high students—as well as older students—who are seeking to play for a successful program. In 2014, Rashan Gary, a 6-foot 4-inch, 290- pound (193-cm, 131-kg) defensive tackle who played

Rashan Gary made several high school all-star teams and started playing at the University of Michigan in 2016.

at a public high school, Scotch Plains-Fanwood in New Jersey, as a freshman and sophomore, transferred to Paramus Catholic High School for his final two sea- sons. Paramus Catholic ad- vanced to the state cham- pionship one year, but Gary

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