Da Future Showcase – Hoop State Heroines

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The 2023 travel schedule may have concluded, but a large number of the region's premier high school ballers are still getting their tune-ups in prior to the start of the season in a few months.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>One of those tune-ups was Da Future Showcase in Mooresville hosted by Carolina Girls Hoops Report. Mooresville is a suburb of Charlotte in Iredell County known for being home to a number of racing teams and shops in addition to its proximity to Lake Norman.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We at Prep Girls Hoops were privileged to be on hand for the proceedings. Here is who particularly caught our attention representing North Carolina.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":735931,"_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"[player_tooltip player_id='822095' first='Gabriella' last='Phifer'] ","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2025","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"5'8u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"12125","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"South Mecklenburg","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"Team United 2025","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"South Meck is one of the teams to beat among 4A teams in the Hoop State – and the play of Phifer ensured that continued to be the case in 2022-23. 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The 2025 standout who attended 4A Chambers was another example of that. Golphin can keep defenses honest with her ability to either attack the basket or attempt a long-range jump shot. She also understands the art of boxing out when a shot is missed and the time comes to coral a rebound. Golphin ran this past AAU travel season with the Charlotte Monarchs and is listed at 5-foot-4. 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Fields will enter her seventh grade campaign this coming season and she held her own throughout what was a competitive Saturday in Mooresville. Among the many elements to her game that caught the attention of many that were on hand were her scoring capabilities and her ability to take care of the ball. Fields is fresh off of an AAU campaign with Carolina Hornets United. She was also willing to attempt shots from long range. 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