State Championships: Paint Protectors

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The NCHSAA State Championships were held over two days in Winston-Salem, NC this weekend.  We've already talked about the Most Valuable Players and the Most Outstanding Players.  However, they weren't the only athletes to shine and let their names be known.  Let's take a look at some of the other players who made an impact on the court for their teams starting with the paint protectors.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["634401"],"_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=u0022p1u0022u003eRebecca Kaba started off the scoring in the game catching the pass as she cut to the block and 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