New Jersey’s Best Freshman Prospects Cont.

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>With every new high school basketball season, there's a new class of players to evaluate and this year's freshman class has been a delight to watch so far in New Jersey. This article continues a series that we'll be doing discussing the best freshman in the Garden State so far for the 2023-24 season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Chloe Harris - F, Burlington City</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Harris is quickly finding her stride for Burlington City this season, playing a vital role down low for the Blue Devils, who are 4-3 thus far. Right out of the gates, she's been used as a starter/sixth woman role for this team, and the results are showing immediately as she's averaging 7.3 PPG in four games played, not the biggest sample size, but a sign of good things to come.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">[player_tooltip player_id='835862' first='Gabby' last='Harvey'] - G, Cinnaminson</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Heading further into the Burlington County Scholastic League, we get to a freshman guard at Cinnaminson who's been a key contributor already. [player_tooltip player_id='835862' first='Gabby' last='Harvey'] has started every game for the Pirates, averaging 6.4 PPG with 0.8 made three-pointers game in eight games played. Cinnaminson is red hot to begin things, already 7-1, and she's a big reason why.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">[player_tooltip player_id='835247' first='Sophia' last='Benacquista'] - F, Wayne Valley</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Wayne Valley has yet to record a win this season, but Benacquista is doing everything she can down low to make sure that changes upcoming. She's been a balanced forward presence, averaging 5.5 PPG and 6.5 RPG in six games played. Defensively, Benacquista has been fantastic, recording two blocks a game with three multi-block games to her name so far.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">[player_tooltip player_id='1158019' first='Leayana' last='Dorville'] - F/G, Teaneck</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Big North seems to be rich with freshman talent as we head over to [player_tooltip player_id='1158019' first='Leayana' last='Dorville'], a versatile talent already producing big for the Highwaymen. In seven games, Dorville is averaging 9 PPG, 3.9 RPG, 1.4 APG and 2 SPG, a really balanced prospect with talent to burn down low and on the wing. She's shown off her range and wingspan in bulk for Teaneck.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">[player_tooltip player_id='835899' first='Meghan' last='Johansen'] - F, Absegami</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We head down to South Jersey to talk about Absegami freshman [player_tooltip player_id='835899' first='Meghan' last='Johansen'], already making quite the impact for this team through eight games played. She's averaging 6.4 PPG and 5 RPG over that span, recording a double-double in her high school debut against Rancocas Valley, a 49-42 Absegami win. Johansen has plenty of time to grow into her role for the Braves.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">[player_tooltip player_id='835901' first='Jenna' last='Vivadelli'] - G, Hammonton</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hammonton is a team that has gotten to the line plenty in its first six games of the season, averaging 15.6 free throw attempts a game. Vivadelli is already looking like one of the better foul shooters on the team, though it's early on. Averaging 7.2 PPG and 2.7 RPG so far, she's done a great job helping to replace the production gap left by Emma Peretti, now off at Yale.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->