Friday/Saturday New Jersey Standouts at The Mecca HS Showcase

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>It's one of our favorite times of the year in New Jersey with showcases coming through left and right and county/regional tournaments all happening at once. Over the weekend, the best of the best in the country have descended on The Bronx for The Mecca HS Showcase, including a number of teams from the Garden State. Here are Friday and Saturday's top performers.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='238691' first='Kiyomi' last='McMiller'] - Life Center Academy (2024)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Who else would be pick to be on this list than the No. 1 prospect in the 2024 class and a spectacular playmaker. Despite a losing effort in overtime to DME Academy (FL) on Saturday, McMiller scored 37 points, hitting five 3-pointers and going 12-of-18 from the foul line, keeping LCA in the game.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='481584' first='Safiatu' last='Kolliegbo'] - Life Center Academy (2023)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The 5-10 senior has been one of LCA's better scorers this season and she had herself a stellar weekend in the Bronx, averaging 16.5 PPG in two games for the Warriors. Against Pope John on Friday, Kolliegbo scored 19 points on 73 percent shooting from the field.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Addison Platt - Pope John (2026)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Talk about instant impact, this freshman has been one of the best in the state this season and is easily averaging a double-double through 19 games played, including a 19-point, 10-rebound performance against Life Center on Friday. Platt also had four assists, three blocks and three steals to go with that, her 12th game of 3+ blocks.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='325223' first='Madison' last='Miller'] - Pope John (2024)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Having one player averaging a double-double on your team is incredible, but two on the same team is mind-blowing. The junior matched her teammate, Platt, on Friday with a 13-point, 11-rebound performance, her eighth double-double of the season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='325195' first='Rhian' last='Stokes'] - Ewing (2024)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Stokes is a top 5 player in the 2024 class for a reason and she showcased that on Saturday against St. John Vianney, scoring 23 points and shooting 12-of-18 from the foul line. She also had five rebounds, four assists and six steals for the Blue Devils.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='482271' first='Ashley' last='Sofilkanich'] - St. John Vianney (2023)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A dominant force down low, it was Sofilkanich who led SJV in scoring in a 58-45 win over Ewing on Saturday, scoring 16 points and hauling in six rebounds. She also had her 10th multi-block game of the season, recording two for the Lady Lancers.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='134644' first='Zoe' last='Brooks'] - St. John Vianney (2023)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Another day, another great performance from Brooks for the Lady Lancers, a 14-point, 8-rebound effort without using the three-ball. It was a physical game against Ewing, and she made her baskets count inside the arc. Brooks also had four assists and six steals for SJV.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='134645' first='Hannah' last='Hidalgo'] - Paul VI (2023)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Saturday's game might have been one of contention, but Hidalgo's performance on the court was no debate. Scoring 27 points, Hidalgo was a perfect 10-of-10 from the line and had eight rebounds, four assists and three steals for the Eagles.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='488637' first='Shariah' last='Baynes'] - Paul VI (2024)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The scoring output might have have been lower than what Baynes was expecting, but her overall performance against South Shore (NY) was fantastic, finishing with nine points, including a three-pointer, and adding in a block and five steals for Paul VI.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->