Diamond Miller, the 6'1" wing and U.S. National Team member, and her Franklin HS teammates are advancing in the New Jersey Group 4 Statewide Tournament, having just beat a tough Watchung Hills team (whose star, Julia Cunningham, will play at Princeton next year).
Franklin won the NJ TOC last year, nipping Dara Mabrey, Faith Masonius, et al, of Manasquan HS.
Franklin Hills will match up against a West Orange team that just won its first-ever sectional tourney. West Orange is led by a 6'1" guard/wing who scores and rebounds for them, named
Mya Bembry.
Both are juniors (Class of 2019). I saw Miller in the Tournament of Champions game last year and can easily see her playing the kind of role that, say, Jackie Young of Notre Dame has taken on this year...a little of this, a lot of that, depending on the case. Bembry is a bit rougher around the edges than Miller at this point, but she does the same thing for WO High School. She is very dynamic and has strong leadership skills. Both can drill the 3, but I like their mid-range games. Both, as you can tell from their quotes, do not shy away from the moment.
Here are some articles on their latest wins.
Keona Schenck's big second half lifts No. 4 Franklin to N2,G4 title
No. 14 West Orange girls basketball beats Hackensack, wins 1st sectional title (PHOTOS)
BTW, don't know how much "mutual" interest there is, but Diamond Miller has taken an unofficial visit to ND. We'll see how that holds up.
