NCISAA State Championships: Top Scorers

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>I was able to catch the NCISAA 2A, 3A, and 4A games on Saturday that were held at North Raleigh Christian.  Six teams came to compete against one another from across the state trying to take home some hardware.  Let's take a look at each team's top scorer from the day.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["261089"],"_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=u0022p1u0022u003eKyrah Davis did a lot stepping up for her team handling the ball, driving in some open lanes, and getting to the rim for some points.u003cspan class=u0022Apple-converted-spaceu0022u003e  u003c/spanu003eShe didn't back down from battling contact when needed.u003cspan class=u0022Apple-converted-spaceu0022u003e  u003c/spanu003eShe set herself up at the top of the key playing tough defense knocking the ball away and using these turnovers to create some points.u003cspan class=u0022Apple-converted-spaceu0022u003e  u003c/spanu003eShe even snuck into passing lanes grabbing steals to take the other direction.u003c/pu003e","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_1_player":["331375"],"_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=u0022p1u0022u003eAshanti Fox had the first three point bucket of her game pulling up making the basket to give her team the first lead of the game, and she continued hitting these shots for the rest of the game.u003cspan class=u0022Apple-converted-spaceu0022u003e  u003c/spanu003eShe brings a lot of energy for her team grabbing the steal and pushing it up the court for an opportunity for an old fashioned three point play.u003cspan class=u0022Apple-converted-spaceu0022u003e  u003c/spanu003eShe even had a nice defensive stop drawing a charge on a fast break gaining the possession again for her team.u003c/pu003e","_player_evaluations_1_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_2_player":["261084"],"_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=u0022p1u0022u003eSarah Strong is such a playmaker getting the ball to her teammates to score, and she takes matters 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