Charlotte Area NCHSAA 4A Duos: Part II

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>I took to Twitter to see what duos in North Carolina need to be watched this upcoming high school season, and the responses did not disappoint.&nbsp; Here are some of the duos in Charlotte area 4A schools that should be watched.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Last year, the dynamic duo at Independence was <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='252847' first='Kaylee' last='Carson']</strong> and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='303060' first='Kamryn' last='Kitchen']</strong>.&nbsp; Unfortunately, Carson will not be able to play this year after tearing her ACL, so it is just in time for <strong>Hannah Moss</strong> to come in and fill the void.&nbsp; As an athlete who hasn't yet played a high school game, she is already catching the eyes of college coaches.&nbsp; She is dynamic with her ability to handle the ball, drive it hard to the basket, and knock down shots from deep.&nbsp; Being able to share the ball handling with Kitchen will certainly bring an efficient offense that scores on all levels.&nbsp; Kitchen is an efficient shooter being ready to put up her shot in an instant.&nbsp; These two athletes are already playing at high levels making the patriots a team to keep an eye out for this season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Marvin Ridge has a nice guard duo as well.&nbsp; <strong>Riley Smith</strong> controls the ball moving around under pressure finding her open teammates or filling the lanes herself showing off a nice finish underneath the basket.&nbsp; She doesn't have to work through the contact if she doesn't need to, though, as <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='390859' first='Reese' last='Fritz']</strong> stays ready to drain it from behind the arc.&nbsp; There's a reason people playing Fritz constantly yell, “Shooter,” when she has the ball, and her quick release makes it difficult for people to close out on her shot.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Our last guard duo in this article comes from Porter Ridge.&nbsp; <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='213234' first='Jyana' last='Salton'] </strong>is going into her senior season returning to top form after injury and certainly ready to set the nets on fire as she has been doing.&nbsp; She is a sharp shooter being able to drain it from anywhere, and she is capable of putting her head down to get to the basket for two.&nbsp; Her counterpart, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='253885' first='Olivia' last='Burke']</strong>, moves fluidly with the ball waiting patiently to use a move, create separation, and get to the basket.&nbsp; She's the best on ball defender for the group as well.&nbsp; Be prepared to see both of these ladies average double digits this season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='201848' first='Reagan' last='Iovino']</strong> will be back for the full year as she sets out to play her senior season before moving on to college.&nbsp; As the point guard of her team, she serves as the floor general facilitating plays, pushing the ball up the court, or being patient when letting an offense develop.&nbsp; She easily finds her teammate, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='385144' first='Amanda' last='Sacoto']</strong>, inside sealing off her opponents to post up for some points.&nbsp; Sacoto is a rebounding machine who scores off of offensive boards and immediately finds her outlet off a defensive board with Iovino.&nbsp; With these two running things, the Cuthbertson Cavaliers will be a scoring threat on all levels.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Charlotte Catholic has the toughest frontcourt duo with <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='253883' first='Blanca' last='Thomas']</strong> and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='326208' first='Gracynn' last='Gough']</strong>.&nbsp; Both of these ladies can dominate on the block sealing off opponents, blocking shots, grabbing rebounds, and constantly moving to shift the defense.&nbsp; It is a normal thing for Thomas to see double-doubles with her stats using her height to score and grab rebounds over her opponents.&nbsp; Gough has been expanding the floor showing off her shot from deep, and she does well moving from the high to low post as her team needs it.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->