Sophomore Sunday

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The class of 2025 is strong in North Carolina.  Here are some of the sophomores that I have seen balling out over the past few weeks.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["285949"],"_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='285949' first='Jasmine' last='Nivar']u003c/bu003e was bringing the ball up battling tough pressure at the Knightdale Preseason Jamboree.u003cspan class=u0022Apple-converted-spaceu0022u003e  u003c/spanu003eShe grabbed steals on the other end to push the other direction and took care of business through 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