State Tourney Preview: North Non-Public A and North Non-Public B

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Non-Publics tip off on Thursday and there is a clear favorite in each section. Let's take a closer look.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">Non-Public A</span></strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Favorite: #1-Morris Catholic</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Coming off 3 consecutive State Championships (2 in Non-Public B and 1 in Non-Public A), the roster is a little different, but still dangerous. Morris Catholic comes in at 22-5 and winners of 10 straight games. Junior [player_tooltip player_id='667787' first='Jacqueline' last='Edelman'] leads the team in scoring and 3-pointers, is 2nd in rebounds and 3rd in assists and blocks. Senior Manhattan commit leads the team in assists and steals, is 2nd in scoring and 3rd in rebounds. Senior UPenn commit [player_tooltip player_id='559076' first='Jayah' last='Curtis'] is 2nd in 3-pointers and steals and 3rd in scoring. Junior [player_tooltip player_id='676823' first='Anastasia' last='Bonfante'] is 2nd in assists and 3rd in 3-pointers and steals. Junior [player_tooltip player_id='789169' first='Morgan' last='Fulston'] leads the team in rebounds and blocks. Freshman [player_tooltip player_id='1259198' first='Amahli' last='Vialva'] is 2nd in blocks.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Contenders:</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>#2-IHA</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>IHA comes in at 19-5 having lost 2 of the last 5. They won both games this year against #4-DePaul. Junior [player_tooltip player_id='959125' first='Addi' last='Valdez'] leads the team in scoring and steals, is 2nd in assists, tied for 2nd in blocks and tied for 3rd in 3-pointers. Freshman [player_tooltip player_id='1303615' first='Giuliana' last='Huaranga'] leads in 3-pointers and assists, is 2nd in scoring and 3rd in rebounds and steals. Senior [player_tooltip player_id='559818' first='Samantha' last='Grella'] leads in rebounds and blocks, is 3rd in scoring and assists and tied for 3rd in 3-pointers. Sophomore [player_tooltip player_id='1201469' first='Casey' last='McCauley'] may be out after getting injured in the County semifinals, but is 2nd in 3-pointers and steals. Sophomore [player_tooltip player_id='972035' first='Isla' last='Fry'] is 2nd in rebounds tied for 2nd in blocks.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>#3-Pope John</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Pope John may be undermanned, but has one of the most talented players in this section. Senior Lehigh commit and 1,600 point scorer [player_tooltip player_id='601267' first='Mia' last='Washington'] leads the team in scoring, 3-pointers and rebounds, is 2nd in blocks and steals and 3rd in assists. Sophomore [player_tooltip player_id='1199464' first='Natalija' last='Novkovic'] leads in rebounds, blocks and steals, is 2nd in scoring and assists and 3rd in 3-pointers. Freshman [player_tooltip player_id='1259136' first='Rose' last='Kraus'] is 2nd in 3-pointers and 3rd in scoring, blocks and steals. Senior Cailey Fitzmorris leads in assists and is 3rd in rebounds and steals. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>#4-DePaul</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>DePaul comes in at 18-4 with their only two in-state losses coming at the hands of #2-IHA. Sophomore [player_tooltip player_id='981887' first='Giovanna' last='Burress'] leads the team in scoring and steals, is 2nd in 3-pointers, assists and blocks and 3rd in rebounds. Freshman [player_tooltip player_id='972291' first='Angelyn' last='Almonte'] leads in 3-pointers and is 2nd in scoring. Sophomore [player_tooltip player_id='1198649' first='Maya' last='Morrison'] leads in rebounds and blocks and is 3rd in scoring and assists. Sophomore Breya Le Tennier leads in assists, is 2nd in steals and 3rd in 3-pointers. Junior Destiny Kearney is 2nd in rebounds and freshman [player_tooltip player_id='1259192' first='Alexa' last='Natusch'] is 3rd in steals.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">North Non-Public A Sectional Final Prediction</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>#1-Morris Catholic over #2-IHA</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">Non-Public B</span></strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Favorite: #1-Gill St. Bernard's</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>If there is ever a year for Gill St. Bernard's to win the section, this is it. North Non-Public B is generally considered the weakest Non-Public section of the four. After a 2-3 start, Gill has gone 17-2. Senior St. Joe's commit and 1,500 point scorer [player_tooltip player_id='559820' first='Addy' last='Platt'] leads the team in scoring, blocks and steals and is 2nd in rebounds and assists. Junior [player_tooltip player_id='651485' first='Kaitlyn' last='Platt'] leads in rebounds, is 2nd in scoring, 3-pointers, blocks and steals and 3rd in assists. Junior [player_tooltip player_id='651498' first='Melina' last='Miller'] leads in assists and is 3rd in 3-pointers, rebounds and steals. Freshman Naima Morales Solivan leads in 3-pointers and junior [player_tooltip player_id='900483' first='Sadie' last='Finn'] is 3rd in blocks.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Contenders:</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>#2-Saddle River Day</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Saddle River Day comes in at 17-9. Sophomore [player_tooltip player_id='862966' first='Grace' last='Darling'] leads the team in scoring, 3-pointers and steals and is 2nd in rebounds, assists and blocks. Junior [player_tooltip player_id='816416' first='Emily' last='Mattson'] is 2nd in scoring, assists and steals and 3rd in 3-pointers and blocks. Senior [player_tooltip player_id='669307' first='Giada' last='Celetti'] leads in rebounds and blocks and is 3rd in scoring. After missing the first 8 games in her recovery from an ACL injury, [player_tooltip player_id='677735' first='Harper' last='Cohn'] is 2nd in 3-pointers and 3rd in assists. Freshman Brielle Mauer is 3rd in rebounds and sophomore [player_tooltip player_id='982745' first='Bianca' last='Kaiser'] leads in assists and is 3rd in steals.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>#3-Hudson Catholic</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hudson Catholic finished a tough schedule with a 16-10 record and fell to #1-Gill St. Bernard's by just 7 in early January. Senior 1,000 point scorer [player_tooltip player_id='600928' first='Kharington' last='Schwindt'] leads the team in scoring, is 2nd in 3-pointers and steals and 3rd in rebounds and assists. Junior [player_tooltip player_id='651503' first='Susie' last='Gentile'] leads in 3-pointers, steals and assists, is 2nd in scoring and 3rd in blocks. Sophomore Lia Barker is 2nd in assists and 3rd in scoring, 3-pointers and steals. Sophomore [player_tooltip player_id='1202383' first='Gianna' last='Albanese'] leads the team in rebounds and blocks. Freshman [player_tooltip player_id='1259195' first='Skylar' last='Guilliod'] is 2nd in rebounds and blocks.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">North Non-Public B Sectional Final Prediction</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>#1-Gill St. Bernard's over #3-Hudson Catholic</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->