Pennsylvania Jam Fest 16U Standouts – Part 1

Two weekends ago, the Pennsylvania Jam Fest was held and there were quite a number of New Jersey teams that participated in the event. We’ll be focusing on the upper age groups for this multi-part series, starting with the 16U teams. Between the Mountain and Stroudsburg divisions, at least six NJ programs participated. Here’s a number of standouts from those teams. <strong>Sinaia Stroman-Hills - 6-0 F, Wildwood (2024)</strong> Stroman-Hills looked great for NJ Soldiers’ 16U team during the tournament, finishing strong at the rim and taking advantage of her height in a big way. The most important thing about bigs is their ability to command the lane with their size and length. Stroman-Hills is slowly, but surely finding her stride there and with more playing time, we’re expecting continued success. <strong>Adriana Bristow - 5-5 G, Wildwood Catholic (2025)</strong> The rising sophomore is looking better and better by the tournament, growing into a bigger role as a key guard on this NJ Shoreshots 16U Select team. Her ball handling and dribble penetration has definitely improved and she’s getting more open and more comfortable for mid-range/perimeter shots. Bristow has plenty of time to continue to grow, and these positive steps are great for her development. <strong>Eli Clark - 5-8 PG/SG, Ocean Township (2024)</strong> One of the stars of NJ Shoreshots’ 16U HGSL squad, Clark is a proven shooter and has continued to show tremendous improvement off a great sophomore year at Ocean Township. Her passing is coming along as well, which as a point guard, is important to show that she can handle the point and be a distributor as well as a scorer. The two create quite the combination for any guard. <strong>Gillian Magner - 5-8 G, Hopewell Valley (2024)</strong> Another strong shooting guard, Magner has proven herself time and time again on United NJ’s 16U Platinum team this summer. She can hit clutch shots and make clutch stops when needed, showing all-around great skill. Magner is a great defensive player who just so happens to be an up-and-coming shooter. While more developed in her game than a three & D player archetype, she definitely excels at both incredibly well. <strong>Olivia Isaacson - 5-5 G, Wayne Valley (2024)</strong> Isaacson is another player to us that has specialized three-point shooter written all over her, and her ability to play the point makes her that much more versatile as a guard. First and foremost, she can shoot well and she can score with ease. Pure scorers can’t just be picked out from a tree with ease. She’s a special talent who is finding her stride quickly for Jersey Gemz’s 16U Select team. <strong>Isabella Javier - 5-6 PG, Immaculate Conception (2024)</strong> Javier is one of three main point guards for NJ Freedom’s 16U team and she’s continuously finding her stride this summer, making opponents look clueless on defense. She plays so effortlessly, so smooth on the floor that her playmaking ability is, to a certain extent, expected. Her biggest area of growth is her passing and that’s been on full display this summer, the easier that comes to her, the better she will continue to get.