MLK Classic: Senior Standouts

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The MLK Classic Showcase was held at Northeast Guilford High School over the weekend where public and private school teams from North Carolina and Virginia could compete against one another.&nbsp; I was able to catch the games on Sunday, and here are the senior standouts from the event.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["559677"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":["override_image"],"_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":583931,"_player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":"field_62f141137ead9","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"u003cp class=u0022p1u0022u003eAlice Meunier was moving well without the ball ready to take 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