Shore Conference's Sharp Shooters - Division A

<p>With how good the Shore Conference has been year-in and year-out, the conference is also one of the biggest in the state, making it nearly impossible to contain all important names into one article. After talking about the best returning shooters among Division B schools, it's time to check out Division A and the talent dispersed there.</p>   <h2 class="wp-block-heading">[player_tooltip player_id='601512' first='Skylar' last='Breen'] - Keyport (2026)</h2>   <p>Coming into this season, there is one player that is expected to be the standout, the key presence for Keyport and that's [player_tooltip player_id='601512' first='Skylar' last='Breen']. No surprises here looking at the junior because what she was able to do as a sophomore was quite impressive, knocking down 1.7 threes a game while leading her team in both overall scoring and three-point shooting. She'll be a key piece to have a big season this winter.</p>   <h2 class="wp-block-heading">[player_tooltip player_id='333309' first='Daniella' last='Matus'] - St. John Vianney (2025)</h2>   <p>With three-point specialist Julia Karpell graduating this spring, that leaves a sizable hole in the fold for St. John Vianney in the perimeter shooting department heading into this campaign. However, the Lancers have quite a few big names expected to pull up from deep, led by senior [player_tooltip player_id='333309' first='Daniella' last='Matus']. The Morris Catholic transfer shined in her first season with the team last year and is expected to continue that upcoming.</p>   <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Christian Sikaras - Freehold Borough (2025)</h2>   <p>There are some bonafide scorers on this Freehold Borough team this season, some big rebounders and playmakers galore. Sophomore [player_tooltip player_id='651512' first='Olivia' last='Batchelor'] should take quite the jump as a sophomore, but leading the charge is senior guard [player_tooltip player_id='583949' first='Christina' last='Sikaras'], who put up some fantastic numbers this past season. Easily one of the conference's best deep threats, having hit 2.2 threes a game as a junior.</p>   <h2 class="wp-block-heading">[player_tooltip player_id='414242' first='Leomary' last='Diaz-Merino'] - Long Branch (2025)</h2>   <p>Long Branch is unfortunately going to have some holes in the fray with productivity this season, losing two impact players in Leilani Andrews and Alayah Vincent in the spring. Yes, those names won't be back, but someone who will be back is senior guard [player_tooltip player_id='414242' first='Leomary' last='Diaz-Merino'], a sneaky candidate for conference player of the year. She's coming off a junior season where she hit 2.5 threes a game and averaged 17.3 PPG.</p>   <h2 class="wp-block-heading">BellaRose Marino - Howell (2026)</h2>   <p>Howell brings with it into this season a strong core of talent, some great shooters in the mix and an overall impactful Class of 2026. Among those players includes BellaRose Marino, a specialized shooter who has certainly left her mark already on this program. You can see it just from her stats last season, knocking down 33 threes on the year, the appetizer to what should be a breakout junior year for her.</p>   <h2 class="wp-block-heading">[player_tooltip player_id='559073' first='Grace' last='Feeney'] - Trinity Hall (2026)</h2>   <p>Nine Emnace will no longer be the impact player people will be looking for when talking about Trinity Hall. The star guard graduated in the spring, leaving a void that they'll have to try to fill this season. Luckily, having someone like [player_tooltip player_id='559073' first='Grace' last='Feeney'] there to pick up some of those pieces is a massive advantage, especially when looking at what she brings to the table from the perimeter, knocking down 38 threes last season.</p>   <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Elizabeth Stellato - Marlboro (2027)</h2>   <p>While not the most productive season overall on the surface level for Stellato, she surprised and excited fans with what she was able to do from three-point range. Very successful and efficient shooter able to knock down more than a three-pointer a game while providing stellar defense on the other side of the floor. Excited to see where she grows as a sophomore for the Mustangs.</p>   <h2 class="wp-block-heading">[player_tooltip player_id='583953' first='Laila' last='Hagan'] - Manalapan (2025)</h2>   <p>Manalapan found itself at the bottom of the A North division last season, managing just three wins on the season overall, but what this program has coming into the winter is a senior leader who has great range and scores in bunches. [player_tooltip player_id='583953' first='Laila' last='Hagan'] had just 16 games to show off her talent as a junior, and she knocked down 2.3 threes a game while averaging just under 12 points a game offensively.</p>   <h2 class="wp-block-heading">[player_tooltip player_id='525472' first='Casey' last='Collins'] - Southern Regional (2025)</h2>   <p>Southern's success this season was noted and fantastic to watch, but a 20-win team doesn't get to where it is without some major contributors. [player_tooltip player_id='525472' first='Casey' last='Collins'] is the contributor for this team and there's no doubt about it when you watched what she was able to do on the floor. Incredible and crafty playmaker who hit 55 threes while scoring 15 points a game for the Rams in her breakout junior campaign.</p>   <h2 class="wp-block-heading">[player_tooltip player_id='831948' first='Cali' last='Brown'] - Jackson Memorial (2027)</h2>   <p>It was hard to narrow this pick from Jackson Memorial down to just one player because the dynamic duo of [player_tooltip player_id='831948' first='Cali' last='Brown'] and [player_tooltip player_id='671377' first='Avery' last='Brooks'] is something to be seen. However, what Brown was able to accomplish out of the gates as a freshman was spectacular to watch, leading the team in scoring and three-point shooting in year one. When you're hitting nearly two three-pointers a game immediately, that's big time.</p>   <h2 class="wp-block-heading">[player_tooltip player_id='835903' first='Linsey' last='Cribbin'] - Toms River South (2027)</h2>   <p>From one standout freshman shooter to another, we head over to Toms River South and [player_tooltip player_id='835903' first='Linsey' last='Cribbin'], who was able to piece together quite the freshman year despite her program winning just six games on the season overall. What she established as a foundation, however, is something that TRS can grow off of, hitting 41 threes with great efficiency in her first high school campaign.</p>   <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Liana Lapena - Brick Memorial (2026)</h2>   <p>Brick Memorial junior Liana Lapena wraps up this look at the best shooters in the Shore Conference and she's a great player to end on, having immediately emerged onto the scene as a sophomore with great production and an instant impact on the floor. That's exactly what this program needs to compete against the best in its division and conference, a player that has the ability to hit 2-4 threes a game at her peak.</p>

With how good the Shore Conference has been year-in and year-out, the conference is also one of the biggest in the state, making it nearly impossible to contain all important names into one article. After talking about the best returning shooters among Division B schools, it's time to check out Division A and the talent dispersed there.