Players to Watch: County Tournaments

<p>We are in the midst of tournament play across the state with seven tournaments either about to begin or in the midst of playing. I’m going to give you several players to watch in every single of tournament based on the players remaining in said tournaments. Let’s take a look. </p> <p><em><strong>Morris County</strong></em></p> <p><img class="size-medium wp-image-127959 alignright" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pd/uploads/2021/01/Screen-Shot-2021-01-26-at-5.39.24-PM-e1611700855845-200x300.png" alt="" width="200" height="300" />Morris County is about to be entering the quarterfinal round this weekend. Eight teams remain with Roxbury or Mendham as the commanding favorites in the tournament where they would meet potentially in the final. </p> <p>Players to Watch: [player_tooltip player_id="128677" first="Lorie" last="Horta"] (Roxbury; S); Mackenzie Rock (Jefferson; OH); Poppy Skjonnemand (Mendham; MB); Sienna Volpe (Mount Olive; OH)</p> <p><em><strong>Essex County</strong></em></p> <p>The Essex County Tournament is still at the earliest point as they are entering the preliminary round of the tournament after several play-in games. We have Montclair-Kimberly as one of the favorites with a potential semifinal matchup against Verona who seems to rise to the occasion in tournament play. </p> <p>Players to Watch: [player_tooltip player_id="153457" first="Patricia" last="Rakova"] (Verona; OH); Sarah Sherwood (Caldwell; S); Norah Shaji (Livingston; OH); Sidney Kinsale (Millburn; DS)</p> <p><em><strong>Bergen County</strong></em></p> <p>Bergen County enters the quarterfinal round with three of the Prep Dig Top 10 squads still in the tournament: Immaculate Heart, Bogota and Demarest. But they’re quality players all over the court with a potential Immaculate Heart/Bogota winner vs Demarest in the final. </p> <p>Players to Watch: [player_tooltip player_id="128499" first="Olivia" last="Cammalleri"] (Demarest; S); [player_tooltip player_id="153435" first="Cammi" last="Quirk"] (Ridgwood; S); [player_tooltip player_id="99875" first="Ashanna" last="Caviness"] (Bogota; OH); Grace Coughlin (Immaculate Heart; OH)</p> <p><em><strong>Union County</strong></em></p> <p>Union County enters the quarterfinal round later today with Kent Place as the overwhelming favorites with some of the squads in the county have down-seasons so far. But you can never count out Westfield and Summit may surprise some people. </p> <p>Players to Watch: [player_tooltip player_id="99862" first="Sabrina" last="Skyers"] (Kent Place; MB); Vivian Roberts (Summit; OH); Ashlynn Berns (Union; OH); Isabella Garay (Gov. Livingston; S)</p> <p><em><strong>Prep Tournament</strong></em></p> [caption id="attachment_127125" align="alignleft" width="300"]<img class="size-medium wp-image-127125" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pd/uploads/2021/01/Hailey-Fouche-300x246.png" alt="" width="300" height="246" /> Photo: <a href="https://njpowerranking.com/2020/07/11/sophomore-hailey-fouche-a-dominant-force-for-montclair-kimberley/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New Jersey Power Ranking</a>[/caption] <p>The Prep Tournament begin their quarterfinal round and we see our first several teams in their second tournament in Montclair-Kimberly, Newark Academy and Kent Place. It will be intriguing to see if they will prioritize one tournament over the other. But watch out for Mount St. Mary as a sleeper pick. </p> <p>Players to Watch: [player_tooltip player_id="99877" first="Hailey" last="Fouche"] (Montclair-Kimberly; MB); [player_tooltip player_id="99857" first="Mariella" last="Hilyard"] (Mount St. Mary; OH); Andria Huang (Newark Academy; S); Reece Jones (Trinity Hall; OH)</p> <p><em><strong>Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex Tournament</strong></em></p> <p>The Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex Tournament enters the quarterfinal round like many of the other tournaments with a potential headline final in the midst if it goes chalk: North Hunterdon vs Sparta. But their is a sleeper team in Delaware Valley that will look to play spoiler. </p> <p>Players to Watch: [player_tooltip player_id="152489" first="Emily" last="Wolters"] (North Hunterdon; S); <a href="https://highschoolsports.nj.com/player/emily-kraynanski/girlsvolleyball/season/2021-2022">Emily Kraynanski</a> (Delaware Valley; O); [player_tooltip player_id="153453" first="Arianna" last="Puleo"] (Sparta; S); Colleen Fraser (Vernon; OH)</p> <p><em><strong>Passaic County</strong></em></p> <p>Last but not least is the Passaic County Tournament where they have reached the final in a matchup between Clifton and Wayne Valley. Wayne Valley may be the higher seed but they will be the favorites in the matchup. </p> <p>Players to Watch: Isabella Isaacson (Wayne Valley; S); Isabelle Borowinski (Wayne Valley; OH); [player_tooltip player_id="99860" first="Kate" last="Louer"] (Clifton; OH); [player_tooltip player_id="128500" first="Jenna" last="Joyce"] (Clifton; L)</p>