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<p>One of the largest and most prestigious scholastic events in the nation will have two teams from the Garden State competing against some seriously elite talent from the USA and beyond.</p>
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<p><strong>Hun</strong></p>
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<figure class="wp-block-table"><table class="has-fixed-layout"><tbody><tr><td>Friday, December 12th</td><td>Orangeville Prep (CAN)</td><td>6:40 pm- Maret School</td></tr><tr><td>Saturday, December 13th</td><td>Kimball Union Academy (NH)</td><td>7:00 pm- The St. James (Ct. 7)</td></tr><tr><td>Sunday, December 14th</td><td>TPLS Christian Academy (VA)</td><td>2:00 pm- The St. James (Ct. 1)</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>
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<p>The Raiders boast an impressive lineup that includes high-powered 3-point shooting and electric transition basketball. [player_tooltip player_id='644270' first='Gabby' last='D'Agostino']'s sharpshooting is enough to run most teams off the court, but when combined with deep shooting from [player_tooltip player_id='671403' first='Addison' last='McNally'], [player_tooltip player_id='981908' first='Meso' last='Nwobu'] and [player_tooltip player_id='914273' first='Sienna' last='Golizio'], this team is tough to beat. [player_tooltip player_id='981907' first='Jayla' last='Williams'] is one to keep close tabs, a wing equipped with a versatile and dangerous game. 5'11" sophomore forward [player_tooltip player_id='1505215' first='Mary' last='Tresler'] is a walking double-double who crashes the glass hard and plays much bigger than her size. If this team gets running and gunning, they can quickly tally the points and leave opponents in the dust. </p>
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<p><strong>Blair Academy</strong></p>
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<figure class="wp-block-table"><table class="has-fixed-layout"><tbody><tr><td>Saturday, December 13th</td><td>Royal Crown School (CAN)</td><td>2:15 pm- The St. James (Ct. 4)</td></tr><tr><td>Sunday, December 14th</td><td>Example Academy- National (IL)</td><td>9:15 am- The St. James (Ct. 2)</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>
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<p>Blair's strength lies in their versatility. Stretch forwards [player_tooltip player_id='870776' first='Isabela' last='Grant'] and [Arizona commit] [player_tooltip player_id='870560' first='Priyanka' last='Ponnam'] have a strong inside-out game, with Ponnam being one of the best in NJ at her position. She poses a matchup problem because of her ability to shoot over smaller guards behind the arc and power her way inside to bang with the bigs. Senior PG [player_tooltip player_id='559029' first='Ava' last='Fajardo'] (Drexel commit) is one of the state's quickest and scrappiest two-way guards, combining dangerous 3-point shooting, sharp court vision and pesky on-ball D. Transfer Athena Thompson might just emerge as one of the very best 2027's in the state [and nation]. The 5'10' guard brings international experience competing with Great Britain at U18 EuroBasket, averaging a team-best 18.1 PPG. The Bucs also boast a trio of talented freshmen in [player_tooltip player_id='1505280' first='Gianna' last='DeJesus'], [player_tooltip player_id='1505283' first='Caroline' last='Eizenstat'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1505284' first='Anabela' last='Simovski'].</p>
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