Battle of the Sophomores

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>It may have been senior night at Albemarle on Friday, but it seemed to be a battle of the 2025 class duking it out for the win.&nbsp; Albemarle hosted Union Academy in a game that was back and forth and certainly showed how basketball can be a game of runs.&nbsp; Check out these sophomores from each school that were the top performers.&nbsp; Don't worry, though, we have some seniors who showed their abilities and leadership in the game where the Bulldogs ended up taking home the victory.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Let's start with Albemarle.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block 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class=u0022Apple-converted-spaceu0022u003e  u003c/spanu003eShe made a nice decision on a fast break putting up a floater, and she hustled right back down the court blocking a shot in transition.u003cspan class=u0022Apple-converted-spaceu0022u003e  u003c/spanu003eShe is so strong in the paint having her way moving wherever she wants to go.u003cspan class=u0022Apple-converted-spaceu0022u003e  u003c/spanu003eShe had a dominant second half scoring at the rim using her power dribble to get her way.u003c/pu003e","_player_evaluations_2_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":3,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-63e16793ab02f"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lastly, we place a spotlight on one of their seniors.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block 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