The McDonald’s All-American recreation is an annual occasion that has been going down since 1978. It’s an opportunity for the nation’s finest highschool basketball gamers to place their abilities on a nationwide stage. Prime gamers from America and Canada play in an East vs West format in what’s the greatest highschool all-star basketball recreation round. Final night time, co-MVPs have been named from the East and West for each the boys’ and women’ video games. Two of the 4 have been from New Jersey as Hannah Hidalgo and D.J. Wagner represented the Backyard State.
It was a star-studded night time for the nation’s basketball prospects to placed on a present. Each Hannah Hidalgo and D.J. Wagner did that yesterday as they represented New Jersey within the girls and boys McDonald’s All-American video games. The East took residence a 109-106 victory for the boy’s recreation and the West beat the East 110-102 on the woman’s aspect.
women west will get the win. 110-102
2023 co-mvps 👇@HannahHidalgo 26 factors 8 steals 5 assists @Jujubballin 25 factors 5 rebounds 5 steals #McDAAG— McDonald’s All American Video games (@McDAAG) March 29, 2023
McDonald’s All-American Video games co-MVPs have been from New Jersey
Hannah Hidalgo was co-MVP of the woman’s All-American recreation together with JuJu Watkins who’s considered one of the best senior participant within the nation. Watkins will attend USC subsequent 12 months and Hidalgo will likely be going to Notre Dame. She set a brand new McDonald’s All-American recreation file with 26 factors. The file was beforehand held by WNBA star Sabrina Ionescu with 25.
Hidalgo can be a three-time South Jersey participant of the 12 months for the Courier Publish and a 2,000+ level scorer in her highschool profession. She’s additionally the primary feminine from South Jersey to play on this prestigious recreation. The Notre Dame commit dished out 5 assists and likewise tied a game-record with eight steals. On high of all this, she was named Gatorade Participant of the Yr for NJ earlier this month.
and that’s the ball recreation. the boys east win 109-106.@McDonalds boys co-mvps 👇
DJ Wagner 19 factors and three assists @isaiahcollier04 25 factors 3 rebounds and a pair of assists #McDAAG— McDonald’s All American Video games (@McDAAG) March 29, 2023
D.J. Wagner is the primary third-generation McDonald’s All-American becoming a member of his grandfather Milt and father Dajuan with these honors. The Camden, NJ producer scored all 19 of his factors within the second half and was named co-MVP alongside Isaiah Collier from the West.
Wagner’s dunk with 35 seconds left, put the East up 107-106 with 35 seconds left, however the West was not in a position to tie the sport on a very good look from three that was off.