Which Players Cracked Our All-State Lineup?
With the regular season coming to a close, and county tournaments in full swing, which players are the front runners to be named first, second and third team all-state? Sure, there is still a month of the season left to…
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Continue ReadingWith the regular season coming to a close, and county tournaments in full swing, which players are the front runners to be named first, second and third team all-state? Sure, there is still a month of the season left to go, but if the awards were handed out today, these are our choices.
First Team All-State
G – Brynn Farrell, St. Rose: With teams scheming to slow the scoring machine down, St. Rose got off to a slow start this season. Now, Farrell, who averages 20 points per game, is playing a more complete game and her team is clicking at the right time.
G – Madison St. Rose: St. Rose has emerged as the favorite for state player of the year. She’s the clear best player on New Jersey’s second-ranked squad and has not had a bad game all season.
F – Destiny Adams, Manchester: Manchester is better than some experts predicted thanks to the all-around play of the junior. She is an elite rebounder, who can handle the ball and shoot threes, but nobody in the state is more unstoppable at attacking the basket than Adams.
F – Christina Dalce, Rutgers Prep: The junior was already a problem in the paint, but now she has added a jumper to her bag of tricks. She’s averaging 15.8 points, 11 rebounds and 2.8 blocks per game.
C – Anna Morris, Immaculate Heart Academy: She’s the top volleyball player in New Jersey and a case could be made that she’s the best hooper, too. Headed to Northwestern in the fall, Morris is averaging over 16 points for IHA, which only has one defeat.
Second Team All-State
G – Saniah Caldwell, Saddle River Day: After graduating four division one commits, SRD was supposed to fall off. Someone forgot to tell Caldwell, a sophomore, who is posting career highs across the board for Saddle River Day, which remains an elite program.
G – Zanai Jones, Hudson Catholic: She recently scored the 1,000th point of her career in style, lighting Dickinson up for a career-high 40. If you want to beat Hudson, you have to slow down Jones, and few, if anyone, has been any to do that this season.
F – Alexa Thieran, Cherokee: All Thieran does is win. Cherokee is one of two unbeaten teams left in the Garden States and Thieran’s fingerprints all over their season for the ages. The rugged forward does a little bit of everything and doesn’t mind performing the dirty work.
F – Caileigh Walsh, Gill St. Bernard’s: At times this season, she has single-handedly carried her team. She can shoot the long ball, post up, put the ball on the floor and is arguably the state’s best shot blocker.
C – Aaylah Del Rosario, Trenton Catholic: The 6-5 Del Rosario is averaging 12 points and 11 rebounds and makes things tough for opponents who try to score in the lane against New Jersey’s top squad.
Third Team All-State
G – Ally Landau, Golda Och: Based strictly by numbers, Landau has the best stats in the state and it’s not even close. The 5-3 point guard averages 33 points, 14 rebounds, 9 steals and 6 assists per game. No, that isn’t a misprint.
G – Emma Boslet, St. Thomas Aquinas: The senior has built a reputation as a do-it-all player and this season hasn’t been any different for the St. Joseph’s commit, who leads her team in every significant category.
F – Zyhemia Swint, University: She has quietly put together a dominant season for University, a top-10 team in New Jersey. Swint is averaging an eye-popping 11 rebounds and 3 blocked shots per game on top of providing over 9 points a night.
F – Kylee Watson, Mainland: The Oregon commit, who was selected to the McDonald’s All-American Game and the Jordan Brand Classic, is pouring in over 18 points a night for the Mustangs.
C – Makoye Diawara, Bayonne: Diawara is the poster child for playing hard. Few plays are called for the rugged low-post player, but that doesn’t matter because she still scores 18 points and pulls down 15 rebounds a game.