I admit that after phone calls and/or emails to the 33 local high school girls basketball coaches, I still do not have a great grasp for what is going to happen this season. I swear that is not an indictment on my work, but rather a testament to how much parity is expected.
I mentioned this to my colleague Jerry Carino and told him that I did not want to make a Preseason Top 10 for fear of looking stupid. Together, we hatched the idea of putting all possible candidates into a hat and seeing what happens.
I decided against it for the newspaper, but figured it could make good blog fodder.
So, fresh out of a filthy, sweat- and sand-stained Florida Marlins cap found lying around the office, here is the out-of-a-hat Top 10. It consists of the 13 schools I considered for the Top 10 that runs in the paper as part of Thursday's lengthy season preview.
All I'll say now is that this is very different than the one I eventually printed. Only one team is in the same spot here as in the paper. Check out both.
1. North Hunterdon
2. Franklin
3. Gill St. Bernard's
4. Immacualta
5. Scotch Plains-Fanwood
6. Rutgers Prep
7. Montgomery
8. Hunterdon Central
9. Watchung Hills
10. Somerville
Others considered: Hillsborough, Westfield, Piscataway
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Ryan,
Just read your 'real picks' in the paper today and I think I have to agree with you that there is going to be alot of parity this season. After reading your summaries I feel like Central, with so many key players returning, is going to be the team to beat. I was kind of suprised that Voorhees didn't make the top ten (they are always tough) and that you have Rutger's Prep in the third spot. Other than that, I think you did a pretty good job (way better than what came out of your hat!). I'm anxious to get the season started and see which teams emerge as Top 10. It's also going to be interesting to see which players step up.
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