Flaherty has a top three

Red Bank (N.J.) Red Bank Catholic tight end Harry Flaherty is starting to think about leaders. Currently the 6-foot-3, 220-pounder believes three schools are standing out for his services.

"I think Rutgers, Army and Princeton are my top three now," he stated. "I've gotten a good taste of each of their programs and they each provide a unique path for me to take.

"One is big-time football, another military and the last is the Ivy League. They all interest me for very different reasons and now I want to see which one I fit in at best."

Although Flaherty isn't certain about visits yet, he is looking to head to all three again.

"I'm going to take a few visits at least to those schools during the offseason and then decide," he said. "I've been talking to Rutgers and they haven't tried to rush me into a decision yet, but I assume there's a timeframe. I do know they have a tight end and linebackers already committed so I've got to think about that.

"Just a few weeks ago, I went to the Harvard-Princeton game and it was really exciting. It was a hard fought game and I like them because it's still a very competitive brand of football and the education you get there is worthwhile.

"Finally, Army has always intrigued me. I went to the Army-VMI game earlier this season and they impressed me too. There's a lot of tradition there and I have a lot of respect for them."