2024 Stock Risers

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>December may be consumed by the holidays, but basketball is still taking over.  High school season is in full swing, and holiday tournaments are coming up where schools across conferences and even states will be able to compete against one another.  Here at Prep Girls Hoops we have been making our own “nice lists” updating the rankings.  Make sure to check out these 2024 athletes who have been having stock rising performances.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["252865"],"_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=u0022p1u0022u003eMaya McCorkle has been dominating on all areas of the 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