NJ Players on the Rise — 2025-26
Rising Score ranks players by year-over-year improvement. Top 25 boys and girls, 2025-26.
| Rank | Gender | Player | School | Tier | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boys | Nick Leiriao | Southern Regional High School | Elite Riser | 99 |
| 2 | Boys | Joshua Sanchez | Robbinsville High School | Elite Riser | 97 |
| 3 | Boys | Collin Chessere | Old Bridge High School | Elite Riser | 96 |
| 4 | Boys | Tyler Houghton | Southern Regional High School | Elite Riser | 95 |
| 5 | Boys | Hayden Rogers | Indian Hills High School | Elite Riser | 95 |
| 6 | Boys | Ethan Bellone | Saint John Vianney High School | Elite Riser | 94 |
| 7 | Boys | John Giblin | The Peddie School | Elite Riser | 94 |
| 8 | Boys | Maximus Drishti | Dumont High School | Elite Riser | 94 |
| 9 | Boys | Aiden Stallard | Audubon High School | Elite Riser | 93 |
| 10 | Boys | Ilan Mena | Saint Joseph High School Metuchen | Elite Riser | 93 |
| 11 | Boys | Michael Deak | Old Bridge High School | Elite Riser | 93 |
| 12 | Boys | Rocco Rizzitello | Whippany Park High School | Elite Riser | 93 |
| 13 | Boys | Andrew Smith | Gill St. Bernard's School | Elite Riser | 93 |
| 14 | Boys | Dominick Vincent | Middlesex High School | Elite Riser | 92 |
| 15 | Boys | Ahmad Alnounou | Bergen Arts and Science Charter School | Elite Riser | 92 |
| 16 | Boys | Caden Schweigart | Southern Regional High School | Elite Riser | 91 |
| 17 | Boys | Timothy Koke | Bernards High School | Elite Riser | 91 |
| 18 | Boys | Camilo Cobena | The Wilberforce School | Elite Riser | 91 |
| 19 | Boys | Geremi Gonzalez | Manchester Regional High School | Elite Riser | 91 |
| 20 | Boys | Ryan Leone | Emerson Jr.-Sr. High School | Elite Riser | 91 |
| 21 | Boys | Jackson Robinson | Morris Knolls High School | Elite Riser | 91 |
| 22 | Boys | Connor Saul | Middletown High School South | Elite Riser | 90 |
| 23 | Boys | Nicholas Creighton | Spotswood High School | Elite Riser | 90 |
| 24 | Boys | Avyu Arvind | Highland Park High School | Elite Riser | 90 |
| 25 | Boys | Naelson Velasquez | John F. Kennedy Memorial High School | Elite Riser | 90 |
| 1 | Girls | Katelyn Gonzalez | North Bergen High School | Elite Riser | 96 |
| 2 | Girls | Amiyah Soto | Randolph High School | Elite Riser | 96 |
| 3 | Girls | Molly Malovich | Allentown High School | Elite Riser | 96 |
| 4 | Girls | Valeria Fonseca | Manville High School | Elite Riser | 96 |
| 5 | Girls | Suri Kon | Emerson Jr.-Sr. High School | Elite Riser | 95 |
| 6 | Girls | Chase Memmott | Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School | Elite Riser | 95 |
| 7 | Girls | Bella Ricca | DePaul Catholic High School | Elite Riser | 93 |
| 8 | Girls | Avery Arcaro | Montville Township High School | Elite Riser | 93 |
| 9 | Girls | Audra Crane | Parsippany Hills High School | Elite Riser | 93 |
| 10 | Girls | Isabella Mitchell | Bordentown Regional High School | Elite Riser | 92 |
| 11 | Girls | Ava Cao | Cranford High School | Elite Riser | 92 |
| 12 | Girls | Kaitlyn McNulty | Moorestown High School | Elite Riser | 91 |
| 13 | Girls | Hannah Reale | Waldwick High School | Elite Riser | 91 |
| 14 | Girls | Brooke Bredeson | Rutgers Prep School | Elite Riser | 91 |
| 15 | Girls | Olivia Forlenza | Toms River High School North | Elite Riser | 91 |
| 16 | Girls | Madison Heal | Nutley High School | Elite Riser | 91 |
| 17 | Girls | Anna Dmytryshyn | Warren County Technical School | Elite Riser | 91 |
| 18 | Girls | Riley Clark | Midland Park High School | Elite Riser | 91 |
| 19 | Girls | Samantha Ambrose | Clearview Regional High School | Elite Riser | 91 |
| 20 | Girls | Olivia Ziobro | Manalapan High School | Elite Riser | 91 |
| 21 | Girls | Aniya Gerdes | Phillipsburg High School | Elite Riser | 90 |
| 22 | Girls | Allyson Roman | Nutley High School | Elite Riser | 90 |
| 23 | Girls | Angelina Funes | Monmouth Regional High School | Top Riser | 90 |
| 24 | Girls | Kylie Grompone | Emerson Jr.-Sr. High School | Top Riser | 89 |
| 25 | Girls | Emily Beck | Florence Township Memorial High School | Top Riser | 89 |