North Hunterdon ends 2021 season due to Covid-related issues
The Covid-19 pandemic has been a common opponent for all high school girls basketball programs in New Jersey this season, and unfortunately for North Hunterdon’s program, it forced the cancellation of its 2021 season. North Hunterdon finished the regular season…
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Continue ReadingThe Covid-19 pandemic has been a common opponent for all high school girls basketball programs in New Jersey this season, and unfortunately for North Hunterdon’s program, it forced the cancellation of its 2021 season.
North Hunterdon finished the regular season with a 2-8 record, but this team has the blueprint for success right in front of it and the Lions saw several breakout performances.
Junior guard Jessica McLaughlin led the team, averaging 12.0 PPG, 2.1 made threes a game, 3.9 RPG, 1.9 APG and 1.2 SPG.
McLaughlin was the team leader in scoring, three-pointers and assists and posted her highest season totals in all four of those categories in 2021.
This was also the first season that the junior averaged over one steal a game, showing her growth and maturity as a junior. After breaking the double-digit scoring average plateau, her ceiling is only rising.
Five Lions averaged above 4.0 PPG and four will be returning for the 2021-22 season. Sophomore forward Emma Hall nearly put up double-digit scoring averages and led North Hunterdon with 4.7 RPG and 0.6 RPG.
Hall and McLaughlin are going to form a dangerous guard/forward tandem that is more than capable of bringing winning ways back to the program.
The 2016-17 season was North Hunterdon’s last winning season, but there’s something to be said about the balanced scoring attack of this program and the consistent defense which kept them within 10 points of more than half of their contests.
Two freshmen, Emma Miller and Abby Young, showed their potential future impact in this abbreviated season. Miller averaged 5.7 PPG, 3.1 RPG and 1.1 APG & SPG, and Young averaged 1.9 PPG and 2.7 RPG.
Miller is already showing double-double potential through just 10 games in her high school career and Young should factor heavily into the overall lineup as a starter or 6th woman off the bench.
Going into the 2021-22 season, the Lions will be losing just two seniors, Isabelle Jacowleff and Kristen Newsome, but are returning nearly 90 percent of its offensive production and over 80 percent of its rebounding.
Keep your eyes on North Hunterdon in the near future because this team is here to win and win right now.
Prep Girls Hoops will be following the Lions and all high school programs across the Garden State so stay tuned for more content as the 2021 season winds down and the offseason approaches.