MLK Weekend STANDOUTS

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This holiday weekend saw three big events take place in three different locations along the East Coast where New Jersey was well represented: The HoopHall Classic in Massachusetts, The St. James MLK Classic in the DMV area and the Jarel Lowery Showcase at Paterson Eastside H.S. here in the Garden State. The following hoopers competed hard and put up notable performances over the extended weekend:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='601408' first='Brooke' last='Harper'] | Lyndhurst</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The 6'1" big was the difference-maker in the Golden Bears' 31-29 narrow escape of Passaic Tech at the Jarel Lowery Showcase. She was extremely effective on both ends, chipping in 13 points, pulling down 11 rebounds and swatting away 2 shots. The sophomore racked up her 5th double-double of the season and helped her team to it's 10th win.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='325196' first='Grace' last='Kinum'] | New Providence</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Grace led all scorers in the Pioneers' 49-46 victory over West Orange at Jarel Lowery. She put in work across the board, grabbing 5 rebounds, dishing out 4 assists and swiping 2 steals en-route to the big win. She has done it all for her team this season, leading them in points, rebounds, assists and steals with averages of 12.8 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 5.6 apg &amp; 2.6 spg.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='333302' first='Mia' last='Pauldo'] | Morris Catholic</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In two wins against nationally ranked juggernauts at two different events, Mia tallied a total of 53 points, 11 rebounds, 15 assists &amp; 8 steals. She torched Mater Dei (CA) at the Spalding HoopHall Classic and by herself scored more than half of the opponents' total points (30 points, six 3-pointers). Against Bethany (OK) at the St. James MLK Classic, she went off for 22 points and dished out some flashy dimes to her twin sister lurking around the perimeter (9 assists). [player_tooltip player_id='333302' first='Mia' last='Pauldo'] is a PROBLEM!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='488684' first='Talia' last='Baptiste'] | Columbia</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Talia put up impressive numbers despite her team's loss to host Paterson Eastside. The FDU commit made her presence felt and stuffed the stat sheet: 19 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 blocks &amp; 4 steals. She was committed to playing laser-focused on both ends of the floor and showed off the stellar two-way game she's well known for.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='325186' first='Faith' last='Fedd-Robinson'] | Newark Central</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Faith has been a MENACE all season long, averaging 22.6 ppg, 14.1 rpg, 4.9 apg, 5.8 bpg &amp; 5.4 spg and dominating opponents left and right. She was a force against Colonia this weekend, posting a monster double-double of 25 points and 15 rebounds to go along with 7 assists, 7 blocks and 3 steals. Her tremendous two-way play wreaked havoc as she had her way on offense and fiercely protected the rim on defense!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='325219' first='Alexis' last='Rosenfeld'] | Morris Catholic</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The primary post on this nationally ranked powerhouse team, Lex was a beast on the boards this holiday weekend! She imposed her will down low and grabbed 23 rebounds (13 against Mater Dei &amp; 10 against Bethany). Her double-figure rebounding against the latter was especially crucial because of the height she faced crashing the glass (five players standing at 6'1" &amp; another at 6'3") and how close the win was (69-63). </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->