Thomas Jefferson’s Clark sorting through college basketball scholarship offers

By: HSSN Staff
Friday, August 3, 2018 | 10:39 PM

Thomas Jefferson’s Jenna Clark recently returned from a trip to Atlanta with the Bruins AAU girls basketball team.

Along with playing summer ball, Clark, a dazzling senior point guard, has been busy sorting out things in her college recruiting process.

Clark has has received scholarship offers from Stony Brook, St. Francis (Pa.), Niagara, St. Bonaventure, Morehead State, Appalachian State, Dartmouth, Longwood, Monmouth, Sacred Heart, Kennesaw State, Fairfield and Rider.

“The recruiting process is hectic, but awesome at the same time,” Clark said. “It’s definitely a blessing, so I’m trying not to stress myself out too much.”

Clark also competed with the Bruins team last spring at the USA Basketball 3×3 U18 National Championships at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs.

The Bruins featured four top junior female hoopsters from the WPIAL — Gillian Piccolino of Keystone Oaks, Bethel Park’s Maria Cerro, Maggie Moore of Southmoreland and Clark.

Clark, a 5-foot-8 guard, and Cerro, a 5-7 guard; teamed up with Piccolino, a 6-foot guard/forward; and Moore, a 6-2 center.

States that were represented in the tournament were Colorado, Pennsylvania, Florida, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Texas, Ohio, Virginia, Indiana, New York, Oklahoma, Arizona, Minnesota, Washington and California; along with the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Clark helped spur the Thomas Jefferson girls squad in 2017-18 to its best season in recent memory averaging 18 ppg. The Jaguars advanced to the WPIAL quarterfinals and PIAA second round in Class 5A, and racked up a 21-5 record.

TJ was a section champion in 2017-18, as were Piccolino and the Keystone Oaks Golden Eagles in 4A. The KO girls were WPIAL and PIAA playoff qualifiers, and finished 17-6 overall.

Cerro helped spark Bethel Park to the WPIAL semifinals and PIAA quarterfinals in 6A.

Ray Fisher is a freelance writer.

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