IE Cherokee Invitational: 2025 Standouts Part II

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Insider Exposure hosted their Cherokee Invitational this past week where teams from across the southeast came to compete and get better in the middle of their high school seasons.  Let's take a look at some of the standout juniors from the event.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["285951"],"_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=u0022p1u0022u003eGabby White was showing off her ability to get the pass to her teammates threading the needle even up the court hitting her teammates in stride.u003cspan class=u0022Apple-converted-spaceu0022u003e  u003c/spanu003eShe can get the ball to her 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