Independent School Nationals: 2025 Ball Handlers

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Insider Exposure hosted the Independent School Nationals in Mooresville, North Carolina on Saturday where schools from across the country and even Canada came together to compete for their post season.  I caught day 2 of the event.  Let's take a look at some of the junior ball handlers that stood out at the event.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":856664,"_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Elisabeth 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class=u0022Apple-converted-spaceu0022u003e  u003c/spanu003eShe knows how to attack the basket and keep her eyes peeled looking for open teammates.u003cspan class=u0022Apple-converted-spaceu0022u003e  u003c/spanu003eOn defense, she came out of nowhere grabbing steals to explode up the court and score some points.u003c/pu003e","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_1_player":["242934"],"_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":"u003cp class=u0022p1u0022u003eAlana Hankerson is nice with her handles, and she's fun to watch on the full court press getting her hands in the way.u003cspan class=u0022Apple-converted-spaceu0022u003e  u003c/spanu003eAs a guard, she even got some nice 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