PSAL Girls AA Title Game Recap

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The highly anticipated matchup Friday night at Barclays Center featured the #3 seed Susan Wagner and their high octane offense against heavy favorites, #1 seed South Shore (BK) in the PSAL Girls AA Final Friday night.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>South Shore's great depth and versatility were on display in this defensive masterpiece. South Shore's suffocating defense and double teams applied on the state's leading scorer, [player_tooltip player_id='413912' first='Nicole' last='Melious'] lead her to turning the ball over numerous times and struggling to find any space to get create good scoring opportunities. Susan Wagner had no answer for South Shore on the defensive end. Their offensive game plan&nbsp;was executed perfectly and featured precision shooting, and dominant interior play that proved to be too much for Susan Wagner.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":[870776],"_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=u0022p1u0022u003eGrant will be one to watch in the future. Will be one of the top players in the country moving forward as she continues to develop and get more reps.  Super skilled post with good handle and comfort with the ball in her hands. Has all the tools to be impact player moving forward. 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