High-scoring Juergens rewrites book at McNamara: 5-9 senior piling up points, including 40 against Hillcrest

Jennifer Juergens is the most prolific scorer in Bishop McNamaragirls basketball history, but she didn't get her athletic start onthe hardwood.

She got it playing midget football.

"I played from second to fifth grade, and it was a time in my lifewhere I didn't want to sit on the sidelines," said Juergens, a 5-9senior. "My brother [John] always played, and we were close. It wasfun when I was younger because I got my aggressiveness out."

Jeff Bennett, McNamara's coach, is also the father of guard TaylorBennett, Juergens' teammate and best friend. Bennett said he hasknown Juergens for years, but got to know the Loyola recruit betterwhen she was in sixth …