Midyear All-SJ candidates
Remember, there are only five places on the All-SJ first team, and five on the second team. That's all the CP names, and then we do two teams each for Group 4, Group 3, 2, 1 and Non-Public.
So this is a list of girls that I feel have earned consideration with their play in the first half of the season. This is not to say somene not on the list cannot make one of the two All-SJ teams for the CP, but it just means they aren't on my radar screen yet. I full expect, and hope, to be surprised later on in the season.
Anyway, in no particular order:
Centers:
Rashidat Junaid
Sara Mostafa
Chelsea Cole
Power forwards:
Erin Floyd
Laura Sweeney
Ivy Abiona
Chelsi Johnson
Small forwards:
Tasha Cannon
De'ree Fooks
Katie Piekielski
Elise Graham
Katie Brennan
Kiesha Beavers
Tara Booker
Shooting guards:
Jessica Gerald
Brittany Smith
Ashley Baker
Meredith Kennedy
Christine Matera
Point guards:
Jordan Sykes
Jasmine Crew
Shinaa Cross
Ryanne Donnellon
Lauren Howell
Dark horses:
Mary Beato, Lindsay Hudspeth, Krystal Lazos, Keyona Grant, Gina Catanzariti (sp?), Aiesha Alleyne, Lauren Gregg, etc.
Now, there are names I left off the list on purpose and there are names I left off because they simply slipped my mind, and I'll leave the reader to speculate on which list any given omitted player belongs on. Also, there are teams out there I have yet to see play a full game. Mainland spings to mind, and Briglia or Cohen may belong on that list, but I saw the Mustangs play like two meaningless minutes at the end of the Heights game, so I couldn't say. Also, somebody like Coleman from Pleasantville may belong, but I only saw her on a bad day.
As I mentioned before, there's a lot of season left. These are just the kids that have made an impression so far, and considering there are only 10 spots up for grabs, there's a pretty good chance that at least eight or nine, if not all 10 of the eventual All-SJ players are listed above.
In the next couple of days, I'm going to try to rig up a midterm Coach of the Year candidate list, so stay tuned.
So this is a list of girls that I feel have earned consideration with their play in the first half of the season. This is not to say somene not on the list cannot make one of the two All-SJ teams for the CP, but it just means they aren't on my radar screen yet. I full expect, and hope, to be surprised later on in the season.
Anyway, in no particular order:
Centers:
Rashidat Junaid
Sara Mostafa
Chelsea Cole
Power forwards:
Erin Floyd
Laura Sweeney
Ivy Abiona
Chelsi Johnson
Small forwards:
Tasha Cannon
De'ree Fooks
Katie Piekielski
Elise Graham
Katie Brennan
Kiesha Beavers
Tara Booker
Shooting guards:
Jessica Gerald
Brittany Smith
Ashley Baker
Meredith Kennedy
Christine Matera
Point guards:
Jordan Sykes
Jasmine Crew
Shinaa Cross
Ryanne Donnellon
Lauren Howell
Dark horses:
Mary Beato, Lindsay Hudspeth, Krystal Lazos, Keyona Grant, Gina Catanzariti (sp?), Aiesha Alleyne, Lauren Gregg, etc.
Now, there are names I left off the list on purpose and there are names I left off because they simply slipped my mind, and I'll leave the reader to speculate on which list any given omitted player belongs on. Also, there are teams out there I have yet to see play a full game. Mainland spings to mind, and Briglia or Cohen may belong on that list, but I saw the Mustangs play like two meaningless minutes at the end of the Heights game, so I couldn't say. Also, somebody like Coleman from Pleasantville may belong, but I only saw her on a bad day.
As I mentioned before, there's a lot of season left. These are just the kids that have made an impression so far, and considering there are only 10 spots up for grabs, there's a pretty good chance that at least eight or nine, if not all 10 of the eventual All-SJ players are listed above.
In the next couple of days, I'm going to try to rig up a midterm Coach of the Year candidate list, so stay tuned.
posted by SMc. @ 5:04 AM
2 Comments:
At 10:07 PM,
SMc. said…
"Shooting guard" is just one name for the position, which some folks also guard "off guard" or "2". Different teams use the players in that position in different ways. For example, Wilson's Ashley Baker is, as the coach said, "A defensive specialist," having ceded the point to Shinaa Cross a few weeks ago. The top scorers list is a guideline at best. I'm not sure who you think should or shouldn't be on the list, but I'd love to know.
At 5:11 PM,
SMc. said…
To Grandpop--- Thanks for the input, both here and in comment to the previous post. You're right about Glassboro, that tream seems to have gotten it turned around despite difficult circumstances. I believe they're back to being the favorite in the Trico Classic, and their showing against nonleague teams and in SJ Group 2 will surely tell the tale.
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