TRIBUTE TO THE CLASS OF 2023: Avery Jackson, Ocean City Girls Basketball

Posted by Dave O'Sullivan | Sep 6, 2023

Avery Jackson was the kind of player coaches dream about. An extremely hard worker who has skills, composure and leadership ability. With Jackson leading the way, Ocean City ripped off a 14-game winning streak in the middle of last season, then took the state playoffs by storm, winning four straight games, including another sectional championship, before finally falling in the state Group 3 semifinals.

She led the Red Raiders in scoring with nearly 300 points while adding 39 threes, 77 rebounds and 29 steals. The past two years, with Jackson leading the way, Ocean City was 41-16. She finished her career with nearly 800 points, including 100 three-pointers, and there was only one game during her entire career that she was held scoreless.

About The Author

Dave O'Sullivan

Sully, as he’s known throughout South Jersey, began his newspaper career in 1995 and has worked for some of New Jersey’s top papers, including The Asbury Park Press and Press of Atlantic City, as a writer and editor. He’s earned several New Jersey Press Association awards and continues to produce high quality reporting, writing and photography. A native of Ocean County, Sully played high school baseball at Lacey Township High and college baseball at Pfeiffer University in North Carolina. After a successful 15-year career in the newspaper business, Sully launched Glory Days Magazine in 2013 and for nearly a decade has been bringing fans outstanding and insightful coverage of high school sports throughout South Jersey.