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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='824094' first='Mayah' last='Alford'] | Trenton Catholic</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Debuting at #75</strong></p>
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<p><strong><em>S</em></strong><em><strong>eason Stats & Highlights</strong></em></p>
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<li>383 points (14.2 ppg), 162 rebounds (6.0 rpg), 53 steals (1.9 spg)</li>
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<li>2 triple-doubles</li>
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<li>11 double-doubles</li>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='858655' first='Julianna' last='Kowaleski'] | Colts Neck</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Debuting at #87</strong></p>
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<p><strong><em>Season Stats & Highlights</em></strong></p>
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<li>293 points (11.3 ppg), 53 rebounds (2.0 rpg), 42 steals (1.6 spg)</li>
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<li>75 3-pointers</li>
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<li>14 games in double-figure scoring</li>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='858694' first='Courtney' last='Edmundo'] | Piscataway</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Debuting at #92</strong></p>
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<li>334 points (13.9 ppg), 254 rebounds (10.6 rpg), 47 assists (1.9 apg), 31 blocks (1.3 bpg), 58 steals (2.4 spg)</li>
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<li>Six 20+ point games</li>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='858708' first='Elizabeth' last='Archer'] | Blair</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Debuting at #95</strong></p>
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<li>229 points (10.9 ppg), 106 rebounds (5.1 rpg), 24 assists (1.1 apg)</li>
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<li>42 3-pointers</li>
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<li>14 games in double-figure scoring</li>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='858800' first='Cianni' last='Thompson'] | Trenton Catholic</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Debuting at #105</strong></p>
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<li>218 points (9.1 ppg)</li>
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<li>10 games in double-figure scoring including a season-high 30 points</li>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='488682' first='Ngozi' last='Nnaeto'] | Pingry</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Debuting at #122</strong></p>
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<li>238 points (9.2 ppg), 164 rebounds (6.3 rpg), 41 assists (1.6 apg), 44 blocks (1.7 bpg), 55 steals (2.1 spg)</li>
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<li>1 triple-double</li>
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<li>2 double-doubles</li>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='489010' first='Mya' last='Patino'] | Colonia</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Debuting at #137</strong></p>
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<li>261 points (9.0 ppg), 102 rebounds (3.5 rpg), 39 assists (1.3 apg), 73 steals (2.5 spg)</li>
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<li>13 double-doubles</li>
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<li>38 3-pointers</li>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='859132' first='Taylor' last='Tchou'] | Shawnee</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Debuting at #141</strong></p>
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<li>301 points (11.1 ppg), 112 rebounds (4.1 rpg), 88 assists (3.3 apg), 53 steals (1.9 spg)</li>
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<li>13 games in double-figuring scoring including a season-high 28 points</li>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='587881' first='Sydney' last='Murphy'] | Toms River East</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Debuting at #142</strong></p>
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<li>292 points (10.8 ppg), 87 rebounds (3.2 rpg), 50 assists (1.9 apg), 63 steals (2.3 spg)</li>
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<li>19 games in double-figure scoring</li>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='588008' first='Remi' last='Cherkas'] | Eastern</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Debuting at #144</strong></p>
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<li>293 points (10.5 ppg), 161 rebounds (5.8 rpg), 42 assists (1.5 apg), 66 steals (2.4 spg)</li>
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<li>3 double-doubles</li>
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<li>Two 20-point games</li>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='488686' first='Anna' last='Green'] | Nutley</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Debuting at #146</strong></p>
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<li>332 points (13.8 ppg), 76 rebounds (3.2 rpg), 40 assists (1.7 apg), 57 steals (2.4 spg)</li>
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<li>37 3-pointers</li>
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<li>Two 20+ point games</li>
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PGHNJ recently released it's final rankings for the Class of 2024 which saw an expansion to 300 ranked players. While some rose and others dropped, there were a ton of new players who found themselves with a number next to their name for the very first time in their respective high school careers. The following are the newcomers who had a big senior year, caught my attention and went from previously unranked to inside the Top 150:
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