Potential State Scoring Champs: Group 4

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>These ladies are known for their prolific scoring. They can light it up in a hurry and go on a heater so hot, not even the winter cold could cool them off! These six are ready for SHOWTIME:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='414293' first='Jaida' last='Guerra'] | Union City</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>2023-2024 scoring avg: 17.6 ppg</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Bryant commit is an explosive hooper! She is a multi-level scoring machine with fearless takes to the rim and a scorching hand from 3. Union City had quality opponents on their schedule last year and Jaida shined bright on every occasion. She opened the season with a 12-point outing against state power Saddle River Day and a 17-point outing the following game against St. Rose. She tallied 34 points combined in games versus NY opponents Moore Catholic and East NY Family Academy. In a loss to nationally ranked Red Bank Catholic (NJ), she put up nearly half of her team's total points (17; UC lost 37-61). Already with 1,039 points to her name, she'll look to cross the 1,500-point mark this year.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='583701' first='Francesca' last='Schiro'] | Hillsborough</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>2023-2024 scoring avg: 20.6 ppg</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>She proved herself against really tough opponents! In three meetings with powerhouse GSB, she totaled 63 points. Against a stacked and nationally recognized Rutgers Prep, she totaled 21 points in two meetings. She set a career-high 32 points in a win over Pennington, followed by four more 30-point games throughout the season. She was on fire all winter long, really. In fact, she was one of only a handful of players in the entire state to average more than twenty points per game! If she has another 600+ point season, she'll graduate as a 2,000-point scorer (currently at 1,430).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='414394' first='Alivia' last='Mauz'] | Williamstown</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>2023-2024 scoring avg: 17.6 ppg</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Liv doesn't back down from anyone! Eight 20-point games and a career-high 34 points in the playoffs is proof of that! In fact, that career-high was even more impressive because she scored nearly as much as the entire opposing team (Williamstown beat Egg Harbor 71-35)! It was her second 30-point playoff game and through four of them she averaged a blistering 23.3 ppg. Now in Year 4, she'll look to eclipse 200 made 3's and 1,500 points for her career.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='835906' first='El-Anita' last='Joe-Samuel'] | Lenape</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>2023-2024 scoring avg: 15.2 ppg </em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>EAJS can take over any game at the drop of a dime! She hurt opponents last year with her efficient inside-out scoring. Game after game, nobody could quite figure out how to stop the freshman phenom altogether! She put up a season-high 30 points against Eastern and kept rolling as winter wore on. She tallied six 20-point games and led Lenape to the Burlington County Tourney Title averaging 15.0 ppg and ultimately, the Group 4 State Title, averaging 17.5 ppg. She look to eclipse both 100 made 3's and 1,000 career points in her sophomore season. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='559132' first='Brielle' last='Alaba'] | Cherokee </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>2023-2024 scoring avg: 14.8 ppg</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Every chance I get, I love to say how Brielle has one of the silkiest middys around; absolutely automatic from 15 feet! It was that mid-range pop that helped her tally 400 points in Year 2. She set a career-high of 29 points in the second game of the season, in a big win over STA. She would go on to record five more 20-point games, including 21 points over South Jersey power Gloucester Catholic. Now a junior, she'll look to sink her 100th career 3-pointer (currently at 60) and notch her 1,000th career point (currently at 613).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='525309' first='Averie' last='Harding'] | Egg Harbor </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>2023-2024 scoring avg: 16.6 ppg</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Averie terrorized the CAL last season with her furious scoring &amp; fearless rebounding. A double-double machine, she put up staggering numbers, including a career-best 38 points in a win over out-of-conference opponent Haddon Heights. She enters her senior year just 75 points removed from 1,000, a milestone is sure to reach before the year's end. In fact, before it's all said and done, look for Averie to flirt with 1,500 points for her career. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->