Thirteen Players in North Jersey Eyeing Milestones This Season

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Once the season kicks off, these ballers will be locked in and hyper-focused on reaching some pretty big milestones in their respective high school careers.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='601410' first='Lyla' last='Stokes'] | Waldwick</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lyla could join the 1K Club in the very first game of the season vs Paramus on December 15th. She's amassed 991 points through three seasons thus far with a variety of inside-outside scoring. Her ability to light it up might even see her flirt with 1,500 points before it's all said and done.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='832358' first='Gina' last='Minichiello'] | Hasbrouck Heights</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Gina could very well end up as Hasbrouck Heights' leading scorer by the time she graduates. She heads into her junior campaign already with 796 points to her name, just 204 points removed from 1,000 for her career. Her interior scoring prowess could result in a mid-season achievement of this major milestone.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='601412' first='Alexis' last='Williamson'] | Midland Park</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>With hot 3-point shooting and fast-paced transition scoring, Alexis enters her senior season 102 points away from 1,000, something she's likely to achieve by mid-January. She's led the Panthers in scoring since freshman year with no plans to slow down now in her final hurrah!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='601404' first='Emma' last='Fowler'] | Bogota</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A formidable two-sport athlete, Emma will have her eyes set on 1,000 career points once basketball begins in December. She heads into Year 4 just 39 points away from the milestone, a figure she'll likely eclipse on a signature 3-point dagger.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='601348' first='Mia' last='Vergel De Dios'] | Glen Rock</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Year 3 was a breakout for the 5'8" guard but Year 4 might end up as her most memorable. Mia heads into her senior season needing just 232 points to reach 1,000 for her stellar career. Considering she's totaled at least that number each of the last two seasons, the big milestone is likely to occur even before playoffs come around.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='677735' first='Harper' last='Cohn'] | Saddle River Day</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Harper totaled 699 points in two seasons at Mahwah. This season, she'll be sporting new threads at SRD but is sure to bring the same fire and intensity that's now put her in the position to reach 1,000 points as a junior. Her hot hand from 3 could see the remaining 301 points scored well before the postseason.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='671362' first='Monica' last='Curry'] | Vernon</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>After an unforgettable soccer season where she became Sussex County's all-time leading goal scorer, Monica now sets her sights on basketball and the real possibility of joining Vernon's 1000-Point Club at some point in 2026. She is 292 points removed from the milestone and will look to lead the Vikings yet again in scoring and get them back to the playoffs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='601403' first='Angelica' last='Do'] | Leonia</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>One of the feistiest two-way players in the state, Angelica has the opportunity to eclipse 2,000 career points before her senior campaign is over. Already having join the 1,000-Point Club in January after a 581-point season, she is now 411 points from an even bigger milestone which will also make her Leonia's all-time leading scorer on the girls side. Etching her name closer to the history books one bucket at a time!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='601270' first='Mackenzie' last='Reilly'] | Sussex Tech</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Mackenzie has a chance to do something even rarer than a 1,000-Point milestone.... 1,000 career rebounds! At just under six feet tall, Mack has done a tremendous job imposing her will on the glass and pulling down 790 boards to this point. She needs just 210 to reach the milestone, and the fact that she's pulled down at least that many each of her last three seasons is a positive sign. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='825463' first='Rhyan' last='Watt'] | West Orange</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The graduation of Kyley Gary-Grayson and Anaya Karriem means Rhyan is the leader of the pack in her junior year. The 5'7" scoring machine is fresh off a breakout sophomore campaign which saw her average 17.0 PPG en-route to 577 points. She'll have her sights on eclipsing 1,000 points by mid-season, needing just 201 points!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='919624' first='Nawel' last='Ibazatene Lefebvre'] | Morristown</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>With just one year of high school hoops under her belt, Nawel has already established herself as one of the best unranked prospects in the Class of 2028 nationally. She's equipped with versatile 3-level scoring which helped her amass 558 points as a freshman. So what's 442 more, right? </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='831178' first='Makayla' last='David'] | Kearny</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>With 829 points to her name, Makayla heads into Year 3 needing just 171 points to reach 1K. The 3-point assassin can shoot the leather off the ball, with more than half of those 829 points coming off triples. She's a player who could very well reach 2K before her high school career is all said and done.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='601339' first='Natalie' last='Sroka'] | Belvidere</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The 5'10" G/W has used efficient inside-out scoring to accumulate 1,463 points through three seasons, leaving her 537 points from 2K. If she has a similar season to last year [where she scored 539 points], her name will forever be etched in the history books in NJ girls basketball.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->