so many challenges in this kid's life.

"And yet he was just the most amazing guy you'd ever want to meet. What makes him so unique is he's just an awesome human being. I can't emphasize that enough.''

It's why, Mantz said, the player simply known as "Mo'' still has a large following in the various Middlesex County towns in which he has roots, including New Brunswick, Sayreville and on the Pop Warner fields of South River.

"With his upbringing, what he went through, his sister, his brother-in-law and his brother were amazing influences, his mom did a great job on him, and even guys around South Brunswick, like Jake Rodriguez and Mike Muha, they did a tremendous job with him,'' Mantz said. "People in town kind of adopted him. Youand Senate and congressional seats.

The legal battles began in 2011, when the Texas Legislature drafted new state and congressional boundaries.

The state had to redistrict because it earned four additional seats in Congress based on the 2010 census, which showed immense population growth. Most of that growth was from a massive influx of Latinos and African Americans.