Best of New York

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Today we will look at the top 5 ranked players from the state of New York. We will continue this series with rankings of the top 25 players in the state in a five part series. Let's take a look. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["382696"],"_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":"Koval has taken her game to another level her senior year. The newly minted McDonald's All-American  is headed to South Bend next season, but has her sights set on a state and national title before starting her next chapter.  Koval is an inside-outside threat on the offensive end.  She continues to be dominant in the paint and has expanded her range on the perimeter. She has been dominating the glass and taken the role of rim protector her senior year.u003cbru003eu003cbru003eu0026nbsp;","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_1_player":["384798"],"_player_evaluations_1_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_1_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_1_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_1_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_1_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_1_evaluation":"Little has continued her torrid pace this season dominating on both ends of the floor. Little is a natural hooper that is the ultimate team player. 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