Sophomore Sensations: Part II

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The high school season is underway, and we have plenty of sophomores who are already earning a lot of playing time making each minute count.&nbsp; Here are some of the ones that I have seen recently.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Let's start by taking a look at Lake Norman who has one senior on the roster followed by a talented group of sophomores leading the charge.&nbsp; Here are three of them that you should watch.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["331368"],"_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=u0022p1u0022u003eAlexis Shehan does a nice job sliding out of 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