2026 Rankings: New Additions

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The North Carolina site at Prep Girls Hoops has been updating their rankings over the past month with the latest class being the sophomores making some strong moves in high school.  Let's take a look at some of the new names that were added to the list.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["828496"],"_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=u0022p1u0022u003eMeredith Wike can score on multiple levels as she finds the open lanes with ease.u003cspan class=u0022Apple-converted-spaceu0022u003e  u003c/spanu003eShe attacks the basket handling the ball and protecting the possession, and she fills 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u003c/spanu003eShe has a nice shot around the perimeter hitting her shot no matter who is trying to get hands in her face.u003cspan class=u0022Apple-converted-spaceu0022u003e  u003c/spanu003eShe can make plays for her teammates, too, driving and making the nice dish for their points.u003c/pu003e","_player_evaluations_1_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_2_player":["814872"],"_player_evaluations_2_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_2_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_2_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_2_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_2_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_2_evaluation":"u003cp class=u0022p1u0022u003eRebekah Hartzell is another crafty guard who knows how to make her moves with and without the ball getting around her opponents.u003cspan class=u0022Apple-converted-spaceu0022u003e  u003c/spanu003eShe can spin her way to the open space always finding 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