PATERSON, NEW JERSEY - Back in Silk City once again, where the competition is hot just like the fried fish. NJ Sparks started off the season with some high level AAU teams, it seemed as though everyone was there to get a good bump if you know what I mean. The weather wasn't just the nicest thing that strolled through the mountain side in Jersey believe it or not it was the top programs on the circuit, Sparks brought in high power programs to compete this week such as Team Takeover (MD), Exodus (NY), New Heights (NY), Books and Basketball (NJ) KJ Basketball (NJ) in the New Jersey Sparks themselves. 

WHO WE SAW IN PATERSON, NEW JERSEY ?

Abby Meyers - 2017 - 6'0 - Wing - Team Takeover - (MD) -  A very versatile wing prospect with a huge bounce to her game... Delivers some ball handling skills... Can also run the point... Play well under pressure... Major prospect... Can handle and finish in transition.

Jaylah Bennett - 2019 - 5'8 - Guard - KJ Basketball - (NJ) - Game changer type guard, plays well on both sides of the ball, Delivers a aggressive type style on offense... Good defender... Attack mode all the time.

Leiya Stuart - 2020 - 5'9 - Wing - Gauchos - (NY) - Athletic for a young. A strong type of game inside, not really a jump shooter type or hasn't develop that yet. Delivers a strong game inside... Good rebounder... Solid inside... Finishes around basket...

Jordana Sampson - 2020 - 5'6 - Combo Guard - New Heights - (NY) - Plays like a uptempo game, likes to run the floor, Delivers a well rounded game... Can shoot the ball... Likes to attack the rim... Handles ball well in certain situations...

Kateri Poole - 2020 - 5'8 - Combo Guard - New Heights - (NY) - A huge upside and great skill set for a class of 2020 prospect, Delivers a bang bang play every time she touches the ball... Can play off the ball... Very aggressive... Playmaker... Distributor... Creates...

Molly Lynch - 2020 - 5'6 - Guard - Central Jersey Cardinals - (NJ) - Brings a mean streak to the Cardinals back court. Plays with a chip on her shoulder... Plays with confidence... Not scared to play the game...

Aliyah Powell - 2017 - 5'4 - Guard - New Jersey Sparks - (NJ) - Confident player for her size, Delivers a attack mode style of play... Great out in transition... Small impact player... Gritty... Mid-range game...

Sianiyh Caldwell - 2022 - 5'7 - Combo Guard - New Jersey Sparks - (NJ) - A young floor leader with a high basketball IQ, does well playing up in bigger and better competition. Smart player... Delivers a smooth game... Plays under control... handle... Big upside...

Jasmine Lyles - 2020 - 5'10 - Wing - Central Jersey Cardinals - (NJ) - Big young wing who likes to play inside, Delivers a physical game... Good rebounder... Inside presents... Can score when she has to.

Jariah Patterson - 2020 - 5'8 - Guard - New Jersey Sparks - (NJ) - Strong guard who when she gets older probably will be able to play the 1 or 2, offensive minded. Scorers mentally... Good rebounder... Strong...

Erica Martinson - 2018 - 5'10 - Combo - Guard - New Jersey Sparks Gold - (NJ) - Wise enough to say that she is a pure shooter, when Martinson is on she is on. Spreads the floor... Knows were to take a shot from... Good shot selection... Deep range threat at all times.. Major fire power... 1 & 2 punch... Aggressive...

Jessica Booth - 2019 - 5'7 - Combo Guard - Team Takeover - (MD) - A combo - guard who is very confident on offense and plays with a fierce attitude. Delivers some court management... Good competitor... Mid- Range game... Brings IQ to floor... Aggressive... Nice passer...

Sanai Grayson - 2019 - 6'2 - Forward - New Heights - (NY) - Strong and agile small post forward with a little size and some speed to along with her lanky frame. Can finish in paint area... Very agile... Long arms... Good frame for next level... Active on boards...

Lauren Ebo - 2018 - 6'4 - Post - Team Takeover - (MD) - College frame insider with growing offensive consistency down low, good footwork in the paint. Great lateral movement... Good speed for size... Demands respect in the post... Wingspan...

Olivia Mullins - 2020 - 5'8 - Combo - Guard - New Heights - (NY) - Can flat out play the 1 or 2, can shoot from anywhere on the court. Ball management... Plays well under pressure... Defends... Good defender... Basketball IQ... Skilled...

Yazmine Trueblood - 2018 - Combo Guard - Books & Basketball - (NJ) - A slasher type player who knows how to split her defenders with her great footwork and exceptional speed. Very athletic... Quick first step... Agile and long... Spreads floor... Mid-Range game... Shooters touch...

Honesty Scott - Grayson - 2018 - 5'10 - Combo - Guard - New Jersey Sparks Gold - (NJ) - Good floor leader who knows how to handle and distribute, Delivers and finishes... Confident shooter and passer... Passes with good purpose... hesitation step and creator... Consistent jump shot.. Mid-Range game all the way through... IQ... High prospect for the class of 2018... Handle...

Rochelle Norris - 2018 - 6'5 - Post - Team Takeover - (MD) - Strong, long and aggressive post who can finish after contact, clogs up lanes and interior. Completes plays in traffic cause of her size in good hands... Mobile... Long arms... Finish in paint...

Jalyn Carmicheal - 2021 - 5'7 - Combo - Guard - Team Takeover - (MD) -  Gets it done either with the handle or with her shooting, Strong outside shooter... Slasher type player... Runs floor well... High arc...

Ayanna Johnson - 2018 - 6'1 - Wing - Books & Basketball - (NJ) - Versatile wing with a lot of ability, rebounds the ball well at both ends. Good jumping ability... Wing who is good around the rim... Okay around the perimeter... Slasher...

Kayla Johnson - 2020 - 6'1 - Forward - New Heights - (NY) - A young forward who has been in the gym working, she has a few post moves for a young age. Very agile... Plays well around block... Finishes with contact... Good foot work... Active...

Makayla Pippen - 2018 - 6'2 - Forward - Team Takeover - (MD) - Strong, physical insider who can easily give you a double - double each game. Low post finisher... Plays both ends of floor... Active on the boards, good work ethic... Good Defensively... Dennis Rodman type player... Committed to Florida St...

Emily Brown - 2017 - 5'9 - Combo Guard - New Jersey Sparks Red - (NJ) - Lead guard with a scores mentality, Handle... Passing ability... Shooter... Good forum...

Amira Collins - 2018 - 6'3 - Forward - Team Takeover - (MD) - Versatile, low post prospect. Physical in the paint area... Faceup... Added mid-range game... Very mobile... Good movement... College ready frame... Finishes well in paint... Major impact defensively... 

Mikyla Mitchell - 2020 - 5'6 - Combo - Guard - Havoc - (NY) - Can create off dribble; Plays well in transition... Ball handler... Attacks... Uptempo... Crafty...

Hope Evans - 2020 - 5'3 - Guard - Team Takeover - (MD) - Plays poise all the time; True point guard... Floor leader... Good skilled set...

Isabella Pellecchia - 2021 - 5'8 - Combo - Guard - Central Jersey Cardinals - (NJ) - Plays well under pressure; makes and creates plays for herself in other teammates. Handle... Skilled... Speed...

Makenzie Helms - 2019 - 5'7 - Combo Guard - New Heights - (NY) - A guard who handles and creates, attacks under control in pressure situations, Confident while on the court... Great court awareness... Getting better in her perimeter game... Shot selection has evolved...

Bella Stuart - 2020 - 5'10 - Forward - Havoc - (NY) - Tough player inside the painted area, physical plus strong. Can finish around the basket with both hands... inside presents... Good defender... 

Dah'naija Barnes - 2018 - 5'4 - Guard - Books & Basketball - (NJ) - True point guard who can create off the dribble, manages the game very well. Plays under control... Pass first guard... Handle... Floor creator... 

Jakia Brown - Turner - 2019 - 6'0 - Wing - Team Takeover - (MD) - Perimeter player with some good hands, interior prospect with huge upside... Active on glass... Quick first step... exceptional footwork... finish with contact.... Sees mismatches... 

Kaiya Burnett - 2018 - 5'7 - Combo Guard - New Jersey Sparks - (NJ) - Lead guard with handle, reads traps and knows how to attack... Good floor leader... Starting to show a consistent jump shot... Fast... Uptempo... Aggressive... Not afraid of contact...

Danielle Patterson - 6'2 - Forward - New Jersey Sparks Gold - (NY) - Agile in long interior player, fast pace who plays uptempo. Good in transition... Super Athletic... Wingspan... Quick feet... Interior foot speed...

WATCH LIST

Abbey Lawerence 2019 (Combo - Guard)

Eve Pirie 2019 (Wing)

Mariah Perez - 2019 (Post)

Kate Leturgez - 2020 (Wing)

Shani Gerald - 2020 (Combo - Guard)

Laysha Delossantos - 2019 (PG)

Tahirah Howard - 2019 (Wing)

Lexis Weger - 2018 (Post)

Jaylen Holmes - 2018 (Combo - Guard)

NEW JERSEY -  2016 TIP OFF CLASSIC was a hit, the CENTRAL JERSEY CARDINALS had gyms in four different counties. Those gyms where in Union, Somerset, Middlesex, and Monmouth, they brought in some quality teams from all around the State Of New Jersey but where not surprised at all because of who the tournament was ran by. It's director is none other then New Jersey All Time Leading Scorer Kristen Somogyi who finished her High School Career with 3,899 Points at St. Peter's in NJ, on the other flip side of that was Somogyi had All Time Coaching great Mary Klinger (USA TEAM) help out and they both got there coach on that day.

WHO WE SAW

Leilani Correa - 2019 - 5'10 - Wing - Central Jersey Cardinals -  (NJ) - The most athletic Wing seen throughout the tournament, she displays good size and good ability to kind of do what she wants no matter if its on the Wing or a little at the top. Correa has develop a jump shot now which even makes it more difficult to guard her, not quite ready yet for the 1 or 5 position but definitely ready for the other three. Develop a jump shot now... Defends well... Athletic... Good size...


Mya Bembry - 2019 - 6'1 - Forward - IExcel -  (NJ) - Long forward who can get up in down the court with ease, she likes to get out and run. Has the ability to play in the post and which she don't but because of here long lanky frame and great jumping ability Mya makes up for it. Long athletic... Huge wingspan...

Sam Carangi - 2017 - 5'8 - Combo Guard - Philly Comets -  (PA) - Crafty guard who makes things happen, she has a high basketball IQ which helps her see the floor well and to get open on offense when being guarded by a bigger defender. Sam has already committed to Villanova. 

Melody Van Ness - 2017 - 5'7 - Guard - Team Miller -  (NJ) - Melody showed out this weekend, she was giving everybody the business, she was attacking the rim like GTHING never seen her do before. She had a outstanding year for her high school Sommerville, (NJ), Van Ness score in double figures in twenty eight out of twenty nine games. Attack mode all the time... Aggressive... Feisty...

Katie Jekot - 2017 - 5'9 - Combo Guard - Philly Comets -  (PA) - A all round good skilled player who can just about do everything she is ask to do it seems like. Already committed to Saint Joseph's Jekot didn't follow in her big sister footsteps by going to Villanova, no doubt Katie is capable of making a name for herself. Strong...  Nice size guard... Can handle the ball...

Nyasia Thomas - 2017 - 5'8 - Guard - Team Miller -  (NJ) - Fast pace guard who plays with a lot of energy when on the court, Quick first step when going to the rack, plays well in the open court or when running the break.

Olivia Richardson - 2019 - 6'1 - Forward - Philly Comets -  (PA) - After losing some key parts coach Hazisk seems to keep finding talent, Richardson has a huge upside for a player that is in the 2019 class. Good size frame... Long arms... Good in the box...

Rachel Kuhl - 2020 - 5'7 - Combo Guard - Team Rebel -  (NJ) - A point guard with a scorers mentality, likes to run the show and she is good at doing that. Better at the two but can play the one, Kuhl can create her own shot and she does better when the ball is in her hands.

Erica Porter - 2020 - 6'3 - Post - Shoreshots -  (NJ) - The Shoreshots have something real big in this young lady, Porter is very skilled and coachable. She is a problem down low, Erica knows how to get open and set the screen, she has very good foot movement for a young lady who where a size 14. Good post player for a young age... Well coached... Knows here roll... Good rebounder... Strong... Good size for high school... Good lateral movement...

Chiara Tibbitt - 2018 - 6'1 - Forward - Central Jersey Cardinals - (NJ) - A real huge asset to the Cardinals, Tibbitt is someone who doesn't get a lot of press but we are here to say she can flat out play. With some of the older players leaving now is her time. Good rebounder... Great foot work... Lateral movement is good for her size... Needs a mid-range game...

Brianna Diaz - 2020 - 5'9 - Forward - Jersey Shore Elite -  (NJ) - Tweener who is very skilled, not quite shore of her actual position but we know she can score and can handle the ball a little bit, she has nice in can rebound.

Jordan Ashley - 2019 - 5'9 - Combo Guard - IExcel -  (NJ) - Young but experience guard, can create of the dribble, plays uptempo can get to the rim easily with her good ball handling skills when she blows by her defenders.

Lizzie Oleany - 2017 - 6'2 - Post - Philly Comets - (PA) - Nice post player with good hands, already committed to Delaware, Oleany will play along side of Alexis Sears the other big there. Lizzie has good hands in moves well without the ball, good movement for her size, if she develops a mid-range game watch out.

Danielle Deoul - 2017 - 6'2 - Post - IExcel -  (NJ) - Big body post, someone with good size she is a problem inside where Deoul does most of her damage. Committed to George Mason, Danielle knows how to use her her body while down in the paint.

Isabella Pellecchia - 2021 - 5'7 - Guard - Central Jersey Cardinals - (NJ) - Let's just say a 7th grader will a huge upside, she doe a lot of good things for her team in herself. Coachable... Good defender... Plays both sides of the ball well...

Mary Sheehan - 2017 - 5'10 - Wing - Philly Comets - (PA) - Small wing player who shoots the ball well, can switch to guard with her ability to handle the ball. She is great out on the perimeter and in the open floor also can spread the floor. Sheehan has committed to Saint Josephs.

Kayla Richardson - 2020 - 5'11 - Forward - Shoreshots - (NJ) - Very agile for her age and size, good offensive rebounder, good upside for a 2020 class. Can handle the ball in the open court has to learn a few moves.

Danielle Sanderlin - 2017 - 6'1 - Forward - Books & Basketball - (NJ) - Playing at a high level right now, Sanderlin can play the 3 & 4 quite well, she has develop enough moves to play against bigger 4 because she has great foot work and a few up in under moves and Danielle is fast and strong to sometimes over power a 3. Quick first step... Good speed.... Nice movement around the basket...

Olivia Mullins - 2020 - 5'8 - Combo Guard - Central Jersey Cardinals - (NJ) - See the floor very well, has a good basketball IQ... Good passer... She can attack the basket with she has to... Good jumping ability... Aggressive...

Jasmine Lyles - 2020 - 5'9 - Small Forward - Central Jersey Cardinals - (NJ) - Strong small forward who is capable of playing a few position, can handle the ball a little bit could be a good combo guard if put in the right position. Has good size.. Physical... Strong... Can score very easily when around the basket.


Mackenzie Gardler - 2018 - 5'6 - Guard - Philly Comets - (PA) - Been following her since the six grade and since then she done nothing accept get better after every year. Comets coach Linda Genter has done a tremendous job with her over the years, great ball handler who likes to create. Always in attack mode for her size, High IQ... Court vision is good... Can shoot the three ball and the mid-range... Committed to Villanova... Knows how to create space...

Paige Slaven - 2020 - 5'6 - Guard - Shoreshots - (NJ) - Small guard with a pass first mentality, which is always a good thing for some coaches. Small but not scared to play against some bigger guards. Good skill set... Ball handler...


Mya Grimes - 2018 - 6'0 - Forward - Central Jersey Cardinals - (NJ) - A under size work horse is what she is, every time we see her play, we are just amazed by her relentlessness and her intangibles for the ball. Grimes never quits playing to the whistle blows. Can score in post, don't have a lot of moves down there but can find the basket. Great rebounder... Hustles... Undersized... Needs a mid-range game for size...

Hannah Nihill - 2017 - 5'4 - Guard - Philly Comets - (PA) - Another lone Comet who's been with the program since a baby, Nihill doesn't do anything special accept just go out in play. Small size guard who is a leader in can knock down big shots, she's rarely turns the ball over, smart guard who can get everyone involved on offense. Smart... Protects the ball... Can make big shot... Committed to Drexel...