IE Cherokee Invitational: Georgia Standouts

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Insider Exposure is hosting their Cherokee Invitational again this year, and I was able to catch day 1 of the action.  Teams from across the southeast came to compete against one another in an opportunity to get better in the middle of their high school seasons.  Let's take a look at some of the standouts from the state of Georgia.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["246288"],"_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=u0022p1u0022u003eSanaa Tripp came out on a hot streak shooting the ball hitting back to back three pointers on the first two possessions.u003cspan 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