Knightdale Preseason Jamboree: Ball Handlers

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Knightdale hosted their annual preseason jamboree.  High school teams were able to compete against one another in their last tournament before the season kicks off this week.  Here are some of the ball handlers that stood out to me at the event.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["385169"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"u003cp class=u0022p1u0022u003eu003cbu003e[player_tooltip player_id='385169' first='Paris' last='Webster']u003c/bu003e handled the ball for much of the game, and she showed some great adjustments off the pass to put up her shot.u003cspan 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