N.J.’s top girls basketball freshman in 2021

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With the season cut short due to Covid. The Old Tappan Girls Basketball team only played 8 games. But, those games were enough to show why Maya and Layla Giordano were voted as one of the Top Freshmen for 2021 season. With a massive amount of total votes cast. The Giordano Sister combine for 21,785 total votes. Placing Maya 5th and Layla 6th overall. We look forward to great things from the soon to be famous, Giordano Sister, also known as the The Giordano Twins. It wouldn’t surprise me, if one of them won next year’s Top Sophomore in 2022.

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