NJBCA Jersey Live: Friday's Biggest Standouts Part I

The NJBCA Jersey Live Showcase at Montgomery High School in Skillman, NJ brought together some of the top high school basketball talent from across New Jersey, giving college coaches a front row seat to prospects in action. With intense competition and no shortage of standout performances, the first day of this year's Jersey Live showcased a mix of under the radar risers to already established prospects who solidified their reputations. Let's dive into some prospects that made the biggest impact over the course of Friday's action.    In two games Friday afternoon, [player_tooltip player_id='2107943' first='JP' last='Skoric'] showcased much of the diverse offensive skillset that makes him such an intriguing prospect. With Bosco essentially playing through him offensively, Skoric displayed his back to the basket game, versatile three point shooting, and mobility in the open floor pushing the break and finishing at the rim. Skoric also showcased his ability to make plays out the low post and out of DHO's and bang on the offensive glass.     Putting together a pair of strong scoring performances early Friday afternoon, [player_tooltip player_id='1943569' first='Donnie' last='Gregory'] showcased his smooth and efficient shotmaking ability from different areas on the court. Efficient off the bounce, Gregory got to his spots with ease. Gregory also showed good poise as a ball handler in PnR situations, getting to his mid range pull up game a lot of the time. Gregory exploded for 30 points in Morris Catholic's second game against Bosco Friday afternoon.     The engine behind Piscataway's offensive success Friday afternoon, [player_tooltip player_id='1948970' first='Donald' last='Nwaigwe'] was much of himself— an aggressive attacker of the basket and finishing strong around the rim, rebounding the basketball at a high level on both ends of the floor, pushing the break in transition and making plays, and being a Swiss army knife defensively. The athletic and strong combo forward had a very strong showing for Piscataway Friday afternoon.     Capable of playing both guard spots, [player_tooltip player_id='2919940' first='Jared' last='Jennings'] showcased his ability to shoulder a portion of the ball handling duties while also being a lethal perimeter shot maker off the ball. Jennings excelled at spacing the floor and really hunting his shot, knocking down multiple threes in both games Friday afternoon. Jennings was a legitimate spark plug offensively throughout the day for St. Thomas Aquinas.     A nice connective piece for St. Thomas Aquinas, [player_tooltip player_id='2763632' first='Zymere' last='Weaver'] did a good job of not only providing steady and timely offense but also doing a lot of the little things to impact winning. Weaver thrived knocking down open shots from three point range, rebounding the basketball on both ends of the floor, and guarding multiple positions on the defensive end of the floor.     Operating as one of Seton Hall Prep's primary ball handlers Friday afternoon, [player_tooltip player_id='2201947' first='Anthony' last='Gonzalez'] was much of himself— an aggressive downhill attacker that generated a ton of rim pressure. Gonzalez displayed his ability to finish around the basket through contact and with craftiness. This awarded Gonzalez with a handful of trips to the free throw line as well. Gonzalez also showed flashes of his perimeter shot making ability.     Another standout guard for Seton Hall Prep Friday afternoon, [player_tooltip player_id='2504780' first='Infinite' last='Sincere'] showed he's capable of being effective at either guard spot. A strong and confident ball handler, Sincere showed he's capable of being a floor general and initiating offense— showing flashes of trustworthy and reliable decision making. Sincere also showed flashes of his shot making both from three point range along side his ability to create off the off bounce and get to his mid range.     A standout guard for Lenape, [player_tooltip player_id='2194627' first='Tyree' last='Thorp'] showed he's another guard that's capable of playing either guard spot Friday afternoon. Thorp demonstrated his ability to be a floor general and initiate offense while also being able to provide offense on the ball— getting to the basket off the dribble and finishing with craftiness around the rim as well as knocking down outside shots off the catch.     Another combo guard that shined for Lenape Friday afternoon was [player_tooltip player_id='2910156' first='Jaidyn' last='Boyd']. Being effective both on and off the ball, Boyd knocked down open shots from three point range while also finishing strong around the basket on dribble drives. Boyd also showed he's capable of being a reliable initiator of offense.     Friday afternoon, Bryce McCray thrived as an off ball threat spacing the floor, knocking down a handful of shots from three point range. Excelling both on and off the ball, McCray also proved to be another reliable ball handler for Seton Hall Prep with a strong and confident handle, initiating offense for the Pirates at times.     An absolute lights out shooter for St. Joe's Montvale, Julian Paradise lit it up from three point range on the first day of Jersey Live. A sharpshooter with a quick and smooth release, Paradise did a tremendous job of hunting his shot and shot it efficiently off the catch. Paradise without a doubt made defenses pay for late closeouts throughout the afternoon.

The NJBCA Jersey Live Showcase at Montgomery High School in Skillman, NJ brought together some of the top high school basketball talent from across New Jersey, giving college coaches a front row seat to prospects in action. With intense competition and no shortage of standout performances, the first day of this year's Jersey Live showcased a mix of under the radar risers to already established prospects who solidified their reputations. Let's dive into some prospects that made the biggest impact over the course of Friday's action.