Players who have already committed elsewhere have been moved to the 2005 recruiting archive
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Sammeika Thrash	6-1	PF	Ramsay HS	Birmingham, AL	LOI to Rutgers
Kia Vaughn	6-3	C	St. Michael Academy	New York, NY	LOI to Rutgers
Heather Zurich	6-0	SG	Pascack Valley Regional HS	Hillsdale, NJ	LOI to Rutgers

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See also: Prospects: Class of 2005 (a list of national recruiting prospects. )  Thanks, Sibyl!

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Sammeika Thrash . AGS All-America Camp Upperclass All-Star, Street & Smith All-America HM (2004), ASWA 5A All-State Second Team (2004), North Alabama All-Star (2004), All-Metro First Team (2004). 13 ppg, 6.5 rpg.  AGS #19. . Ramsay Rams girls basketball al.com: High School Sports . 06/01/2005: Alabama Twisters earn five state titles 06/01/2005: Hoover, Altamont sweep team awards at luncheon 03/26/2005: AlabamaPrepSports - Hendrix, Boddie head ASWA All-State Team 02/18/2005: Bonner-led Tigers eliminate Dragons Ramsay 57, West End 40: Sammeika Thrash scored 22 points to lead Ramsay, ranked No. 1 in Class 5A, to the sub-regional win over West End to advance to the Northwest Regional. Thrash, a 6-foot-2 senior post player who signed early with Rutgers, found most of her success outside the paint, with six jump shots. "It just depends on the defense, and what they're doing," Thrash said. "They know that I'm a big guy, and my threat is in the post, so I have to get outside sometimes to score." 10/20/2004: Student Sports Fab 50 (Ramsay #47) 2004 AWSA All-State Basketball Team 03/04/2004: PrepSports | State Finals 5A Semi Final Notes 02/29/2004: Athens, Ramsay divide 5A titles . [top]

Kia Vaughn . US Junior National Team Trials Invitee (2004), Parade All-America Fourth Team (2004), Street & Smith All-America First Team (2004), Fifth Team (2003); Student Sports Junior All-America, USA Today Super 25 (2003), USA Today Sophomore All-America and Junior All-America, AGS All-America Camp Upperclass All-Star (2004), Nike All-America Camp (2003), Newsday All-City Second Team (2004), Daily News All-Manhattan Second Team (2003, 2004), Newsday All-Manhattan First Team (2004), Daily News All-Borough Team (2003), Daily News All-City HM (2003). 17 ppg, 20 rpg, 4.5 bpg. AGS no. 2.  BS no. 4. . Kia Vaughn profile from wbballz.com St. Michael Academy McDonald's All American High School Basketball Game bios 2003 SlamJam Fall Classic Championship Game. 2004 SlamJam Fall Classic Championship Game . THE BALLERS | Kia Vaughn/Epiphany Prince 06/15/2005: New York Daily News - Sports - St. Michael tries to bounce back 04/25/2005: New York Daily News - High School Basketball All-Stars 04/25/2005: New York Daily News - High School - High School Basketball All-Stars: All-City Girls 02/23/2005: McDonald's(R) Announces the Final Team Members for the 2005 McDonald's All American Game(R), Set to Tip Off on March 30 02/17/2005: Future Knight receives accolade 02/15/2005: Vaughn Chosen to Play in 2005 WBCA High School All-American Game 01/09/2005: Hill shows her versatility 01/01/2005: S. Meck girls pull upset at Shootout 12/27/2004: Catholic Central girls win 12/20/2004: No. 23 Eagles lose their grip on basketball and late lead 11/23/2004: Five of a kind: Best the city has to offer 11/02/2004: Fourth-rated girls prep hoopster picks Rutgers 10/28/2004: Huskies, Recruit Part Ways 10/27/2004: Women’s basketball recruit dismisses UConn 01/19/2004: St. Michael's Kia Vaughn shoots for two of her game-high 22 points in a 57-54 win over Mary Louis. Nike Camp Evaluation:  Kia Vaughn 2003-04 Girls Hoops Peach State Classic (Girls). The Village Voice: Sports: Girls’ Exodus by Jennifer Gonnerman [top]

Heather Zurich . AP All-State Third Team (2004), Bergen County Record All-Region First Team (2004), Second Team (2002); All-State Underclass First Team (2003), All-League First Team (2002, 2003, 2004), Star-Ledger All-County First Team (2003, 2004), Second Team (2002). 18 ppg. . Pascack Valley High School athletics | 2004-5 schedule 2003-2004 All-North Jersey Girls Basketball northjerseysports.com - Pascack Valley High School Scarlet Knights from New Jersey Girls Basketball Top 20 (Star Ledger) NJSIAA 2005 Girls Basketball tournament bracket | 2005 Girls Basketball - Tournament of Champions . 04/26/2005: All-Bergen girls basketball 04/05/2005: All-State Girls basketball 04/05/2005: Williams, Zurich among best 04/01/2005: PLAYER OF THE YEAR 03/22/2005: All-League Girls Basketball 03/22/2005: Athlete of the Week: Heather Zurich 03/19/2005: Pascack Valley's season ends in T of C semifinals 03/19/2005: Pascack Valley's run ends 03/19/2005: Camden Wilson defeats Pascack V 03/19/2005: Crafty Zurich commands respect 03/18/2005: Wilson, Absegami face tough tests 03/18/2005: Wallace, Harden give Camden Wilson plenty in reserve 03/18/2005: PV shooting for final date 03/17/2005: Pascack ends run for Lions in TOC 03/17/2005: Well goes dry for Sacred Heart in T of C 03/17/2005: Pascack Valley triumphs 03/17/2005: Pascack Valley keeps rolling 03/17/2005: This time, good feelings abound for Jasper at T of C 03/16/2005: Home sweet Ritacco Center for Pascack Valley 03/16/2005: PASCACK VALLEY (28-1) vs. SACRED HEART (23-6) 03/16/2005: Sacred Heart to open tourney vs. Pascack Valley 03/16/2005: A passion for game fuels top girls coach 03/16/2005: Zurich's picture-perfect form 03/14/2005: Zurich picks best time for her best ever game 03/14/2005: Rumson falls short in title game 03/14/2005: Zurich powers Pascack V 03/14/2005: Zurich catches fire 03/14/2005: Rutgers' recruit Zurich puts on clinic 03/13/2005: No looking back for Pascack Valley 03/13/2005: Jasper's faith in Zurich about to be rewarded 03/10/2005: Pascack V. outlasts RD 03/10/2005: Zurich takes over down the stretch as PV finally puts away River Dell 03/08/2005: Grinding it out 03/07/2005: Sectional preview: Girls 03/07/2005: Lynch to play in North-South game (Zurich mentioned) 03/05/2005: Pascack Valley rolls into final 03/03/2005: Pascack Valley 78, Tenafly 46  (Heather had  near triple double with 15 points, nine assists and nine rebounds) 02/29/2005: IHA holds on to its county championship 02/28/2005: State basketball previews: Girls 02/27/2005: Scacchetti's injury hobbles Pascack Valley 02/27/2005: IHA drops a little NYC on Pascack Valley 02/26/2005: Pascack Valley humble, hopeful 02/21/2005: Zurich takes over as PV takes out Northern Highlands 02/18/2005: Pascack Valley wins NBIL title 02/14/2005: Pascack Valley foils RP's plan 02/11/2005: Pascack Valley seeks title 02/11/2005: Cementing a legacy 02/11/2005: Pascack Valley keeps its streak alive 02/11/2005: Pascack Valley vies to extend its reign 02/06/2005: As for the present, Pascack Valley gets the nod 01/09/2005: With Carson gone, four players embody the essence of stardom 01/06/2005: Girls Basketball Top 20 . 12/31/2004: Pascack Valley is hostess with most 12/29/2004: Jasper hits mark 12/27/2004: Nothing fancy, just another Pascack Valley win 12/27/2004: Pascack Valley lifts Jasper to 699 12/23/2004: Scacchetti's big 2nd half sparks PV 12/17/2004: Girls basketball teams to watch 06/29/2004: Zurich just keeps getting better 04/06/2004: All-State Girls basketball 03/28/2004: All-North Jersey Girls Basketball 03/10/2004: Jefferson takes PV's best shot and the North 1, Group 2 title 02/28/2004: Some comments about PV and Zurich in nj.com weblog entry 02/23/2004: Teamwork carries the day 02/22/2004: Pascack plays with emotion 02/16/2004: Not this year: PV refuses to relive history 02/08/2004: Pascack Valley handles Glen Rock's pressure 01/25/2004: PV's pursuit of perfection leads to 12th straight win 01/06/2004: Athlete of the week: Heather Zurich 12/31/2003: Pascack Valley tops Angels, wins Poli 12/29/2003: Pascack Valley a team to watch 12/27/2003: Pascack Valley: The tradition continues 10/27/2003: Full Court Press: Californians top the list of this year's juniors 07/11/2003: Who will be good in March? 03/11/2003: Sparta, in the zone, closes out PV's season 03/08/2003: Pascack Valley heals an old wound with tourney win 03/05/2002: Defense does it for Pascack Valley 02/27/2002: Pascack Valley in familiar tournament form 02/11/2002: Pascack Valley only worried about itself 03/03/2002: Spinapolice leads Pascack Valley to finals [top]