SJM_WinterAthletes_0219v3FINAL_Feature 1 / 31 / 19 12 : 07 PM Page 8 N STAR WATCH N More topflight athletes to keep your eye on this season . BOYS BASKETBALL Babatunde Ajike , Camden Catholic : A 6 - 5 senior forward , Ajike is the leading scorer for Camden Catholic but can also impact a game at the defensive end . He led the Irish to a sectional title and an appearance in the state final last year . Anthony DiCaro , Cherokee : DiCaro , a 6 - 3 senior guard and three - year starter , has bounced back from an injury early in the season to reclaim his spot as a key player for one of the area’s best teams . Ryan Ems , Eastern : A dangerous scorer and rebound - er in the paint , this senior center should have the Vikings in contention in the Olympic Conference American Division and South Jersey Group IV . Dan Fleming , Haddonfield : A returning starter at forward from last year’s Group II state championship team , Fleming has emerged as a go - to scorer in his senior season . Hartnel Haye , Paul VI : Along with fellow senior Tyshon Judge and sophomore Wisler Sanon , this 6 - 7 forward has helped the Eagles rejoin the ranks of South Jersey’s elite teams . Conor Regan , Gloucester Catholic : One of the best shooters in South Jersey , this three - year starter became the 14th player in program history to join the 1,000 - point club earlier this season . Jagger Zrada , Moorestown : A varsity player since his freshman year , this outstanding 3 - point shooter recently hit the 1,000 - point mark for his career and will look to lead Moorestown back to the sectional final . GIRLS BASKETBALL Azana Baines , Gloucester Catholic : This senior guard will take her game to Tobacco Road next year when she is thrilling South she heads to Duke , but for now Jersey with her penetrating and passing skills . Keegan Douglas , Haddonfield : After earning a starting job as a freshman , this sophomore guard has taken her game to the next level this season . Shannon Mulroy , Lenape : A four - year varsity player , Mulroy makes the Indians go at both ends of the floor and will continue her career at Cornell . Morgan Robinson , Kingsway : A senior point guard , Robinson is a well - rounded leader who can score , set up her teammates and defend the other team’s best player . Bella Runyan , Moorestown Friends : A 6 - foot junior forward — who also stars in soccer and lacrosse — Runyan has been a starter since her freshman season and joined the 1,000 - point club earlier this year . Bella Steidle , Clearview : A junior forward who started at Gloucester Catholic as a sophomore , Steidle has emerged as one of the area’s top players in her first season at Clearview . WRESTLING McKenzie Bell , Kingsway : In his first two years at Kingsway , Bell won more than 60 matches and two district titles while finishing second at regions twice and placing seventh in the state as a sophomore . The 120 - pounder is on the same track this season . Nick Bennett , Delsea : Bennett , a senior , won his SOUTH JERSEY MAGAZINE volume 15 issue 11 SouthJerseyMagazine.com 42 |
