Team to watch this weekend

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Phoenix Thunder 16U plays this weekend in North Carolina for the Girl's Memorial classic. I've wanted to cover this team for a while because they have some outstanding players that aren't huge names.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["605680"],"_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":"Ja'la Niblett is the biggest name on this team, and it's for a good reason. Ja'la was first team all blue ridge and had a fantastic freshman season averaging 17.1 PPG, 4 APG, and 3.3 RPG for Carlisle HS. She is quick, can shoot the ball off the dribble well, and is a fantastic shooter overall. 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