Blue-chip St. Patrick (Elizabeth) small forward
Michael Gilchrist inking his National Letter of Intent with Kentucky highlighted the start of the early signing period last Wednesday in New Jersey.
Other boys standouts who signed included Plainfield point guard Tyrone Johnson (Villanova), St. Anthony (Jersey City) point guard
Myles Mack (Rutgers), Life Center Academy (Burlington) small forward
Laquinton Ross (Ohio State) and Nia Prep (Newark) swingman
Shaquille Thomas (Cincinnati). The early signing period ends Nov. 17.
GIRLS SIGN NLIs AS WELLShore Conference powers Rumson-Fair Haven (Rumson) and St. John-Vianney (Holmdel) each saw four players sign Division I National Letters of Intent last week.
Of the schools state players signed with, Rutgers led the way with three signees: Syessence Davis (Neptune), Christa Evans (Jackson Memorial) and Shareese Richardson (Neptune).
While Victoria Lesko was Rumson's top recruit, signing with Boston College, other Bulldogs who signed included Ashley Cooper (Holy Cross), Nicole Issac (Manhattan) and Stephanie Issac (Fairleigh Dickinson).
For St. John-Vianney, Jackie Kates signed with Penn while three others cast their lots with Patriot League programs: Katie O'Reilly (Lehigh), Missy Repoli (Colgate) and Arron Zimmerman (American).
