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Paul VI’s Hannah Hidalgo a finalist for national player of the year award

The senior guard, who will also play in the McDonald’s All-American Game, is one of three finalists for the award. The winner will be announced next week.

Hannah Hidalgo is the all-time scoring leader at Paul VI High School.
Hannah Hidalgo is the all-time scoring leader at Paul VI High School.Read moreTom Gralish / Staff Photographer

The accolades for Paul VI’s Hannah Hidalgo keep pouring in, as the senior was named a finalist for the Gatorade National Player of the Year award for girls’ basketball on Wednesday.

The 5-foot-6 guard is one of three contenders for the award. The other finalists include guard Judea “JuJu” Watkins of Sierra Canyon high school in Los Angeles, who’s committed to Southern California, and Jadyn Donovan of Sidwell Friends School in Washington, D.C., a senior guard who is committed to Duke. The winner of the award will be announced next week.

Hidalgo, who’s taking her talents to Notre Dame next fall, also was named New Jersey Player of the Year, becoming the first athlete chosen from Paul VI High School. She also made the cut for the McDonald’s All American Game on March 28 in Houston and was member of the United States’ team at the 2022 FIBA U17 World Cup, where the Americans earned a gold medal.

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The No. 5 recruit in the class of 2023 concluded her basketball career with a school-record 2,135 points. She averaged 28.8 points, 6.4 rebounds, 5.1 assists, and 7.3 steals this season, leading Paul VI (21-3) to the South Jersey Non-Public A tournament championship game, where the Eagles fell, 63-61, to St. John Vianney High School on March 1.