NJ Players on the Rise — 2026-27

Rising Score ranks players by year-over-year improvement. Top 25 boys and girls, 2026-27.

Rank	Gender	Player	School	Tier	Score
1	Boys	Royman Vargas Salazar	West Morris Mendham High School	Top Riser	87
2	Boys	Dan Castro	Pennsauken High School	Rising Player	77
3	Boys	Andrew Shneyder	Millburn High School	Rising Player	77
4	Boys	Michael Quintenz	Pinelands Regional High School	Rising Player	75
5	Boys	Brody Carr	Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School	Rising Player	75
6	Boys	Matthew D'Angelo	Wood-Ridge High School	Rising Player	72
7	Boys	Chace Post	Toms River High School South	Rising Player	71
8	Boys	James Murray	Northern Burlington Regional High School	Trending Up	69
9	Boys	Rui Sanchez	Burlington Township High School	—	52
9	Boys	Matt Cawley	Gateway Regional High School	—	52
11	Boys	Tomas Ferreira	South River High School	—	52
11	Boys	Fegens Bruny	East Orange Campus High School	—	52
13	Boys	Andrew Hume	Highland Park High School	—	52
14	Boys	Max Hohl	Gateway Regional High School	—	47
15	Boys	Mattias Cordero	Lakeland Regional High School	—	46
16	Boys	Damian Jara	South River High School	—	45
17	Boys	Krzysztof Piecyk	Lodi High School	—	45
18	Boys	Giuseppe Raso	Toms River High School South	—	44
19	Boys	Ethan Eddleston	Saint John Vianney High School	—	42
20	Boys	RJ Moore	West Morris Mendham High School	—	42
21	Boys	Tommy Beurskens	Howell High School	—	41
22	Boys	Vlad Dyachuk	Paramus High School	—	41
23	Boys	Benjamin Adler	West Morris Mendham High School	—	39
24	Boys	Jacob Yudman	Barnegat High School	—	39
25	Boys	Adam Spadaccini	Lakeland Regional High School	—	38
1	Girls	Mary Kate Yansick	Holy Cross Prep Academy	Top Riser	87
2	Girls	Christine Flanagan	Manchester Township High School	Top Riser	85
3	Girls	Isabella Livingston	Highland Park High School	Top Riser	82
4	Girls	Jillian Hines	Palmyra High School	Rising Player	71
5	Girls	Brooke Baldaccini	Lacey Township High School	Trending Up	68
6	Girls	Fiona Villanova	Highland Park High School	—	55
7	Girls	Brianna Valentino	West Deptford Township High School	—	54
8	Girls	Stephanie Barella	Calvary Christian School	—	54
9	Girls	Laura Sherlock	Holy Cross Prep Academy	—	50
10	Girls	Cecilia Tanner-Riccardi	Highland Park High School	—	50
11	Girls	Ashley Tiedemann	Colts Neck High School	—	48
12	Girls	Gianna Brooks	Cinnaminson High School	—	48
13	Girls	Lily Byrne	Sterling High School	—	46
14	Girls	Sophia Hernandez	Calvary Christian School	—	45
15	Girls	Fatima Chavez	Passaic Arts & Science Charter	—	44
16	Girls	Lauren Iannacone	Hawthorne High School	—	43
17	Girls	Keliany Menjivar	Perth Amboy High School	—	42
18	Girls	Ella Felicetta	Toms River High School North	—	42
19	Girls	Riley Walsh	West Deptford Township High School	—	41
19	Girls	Ava Bates	Sterling High School	—	41
21	Girls	Harlow Kajkowski	Holy Cross Prep Academy	—	40
22	Girls	Adia DePhilippo	Cinnaminson High School	—	39
23	Girls	Caitlyn Claybourn	Sterling High School	—	37
24	Girls	Giulianna DiTaranto	Wardlaw-Hartridge School	—	36
25	Girls	Kiersten Huber	Cinnaminson High School	—	35