PGH Carolinas Freshman Showcase Preview – Part 3

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Freshman Showcase season for 2023 is beginning to wind down and transition into Top 250, but not before a few more areas have their turn on the court.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>One of those areas is the Carolinas – the site of one of the final five Prep Girls Hoops Freshman Showcases to take place across the country. Others are slated to take place in Texas, Minnesota and New England throughout September as well as in Missouri in early October.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We have previewed a few of the scheduled attendees in a couple of earlier articles in advance of Saturday's festivities which will emanate from Cox Mill HS in Concord. Without further adieu, here is a spotlight on a few more. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["691830"],"_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 style=u0022font-weight: 400u0022u003eHere is a name Hoop State hoops aficionados will want to watch not only because of her own vast skillset, but the team she will be playing for. Joseph will wear the uniform of a 4A North Meck team that finished with a robust 27-3 record in 2022-23 (undefeated at home). Joseph will be among one of the taller participants in Saturday's Prep Girls Hoops Freshman Showcase as she stands at an imposing even six feet. 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