1A/2A State Championship Most Outstanding Players
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It’s a most outstanding Sunday here in North Carolina after a week full of NCHSAA state championships. Each team that participated in the State Championships on Friday and Saturday had a media-elected Most Outstanding Player. Let’s first take a look…
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Continue ReadingIt’s a most outstanding Sunday here in North Carolina after a week full of NCHSAA state championships. Each team that participated in the State Championships on Friday and Saturday had a media-elected Most Outstanding Player. Let’s first take a look at the 1A and 2A award winners.
Joscelyn Stamper Joscelyn Stamper 6'2" | C Cherokee | 2027 State NC
Joscelyn Stamper Joscelyn Stamper 6'2" | C Cherokee | 2027 State NC
Joscelyn Stamper Joscelyn Stamper 6’2″ | C Cherokee | 2027 State NC was a strong force in the paint scoring off of offensive rebounds and taking matters into her own hands. Her hands were constantly getting in the way on defense knocking the ball out of the way. She even did a nice job working at the high post finding her teammates underneath with a sharp pass. She made some nice old fashioned three point plays for the Braves helping to extend their lead throughout the game.
Malia Graham
Malia Graham
Malia Graham ran the floor well filling lanes perfectly staying ready for the pass in transition and the bucket. She attacked the paint, too, handling the ball and making nice bounce passes to the other block for points. She was grabbing offensive rebounds and scoring off of them before her opponents even realized she had the ball.
Zamareya Jones immediately showed her handles getting to the basket and making some nice passes to her teammates. Right from the jump, she attacked the basket getting to the rim and earning some trips to the free throw line almost single handedly putting her team in the Bonus. She can definitely make her shot from deep, but she made some old fashioned three point plays, too. She’s smart on defense being able to tie up the ball or knock it away grabbing the steal.
Kara Brinkley was attacking the basket absorbing contact and getting to the rim. She made sure to connect on free throws as the only way that seemed to stop her was fouling her. She made sure to grab rebounds for her team on both ends. She anticipated what her opponents would do while playing defense sliding into help blocking shots. She hit a big three point bucket giving her team some energy that they needed in the first half. She even grabbed a nice defensive rebound, busted out dribbling the ball for her own outlet, and made the full court pass to her teammate cutting to the basket.