State Championships: Senior Guards

<!-- 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 senior guards who made an impact on the court for their teams.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["612336"],"_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=u0022p1u0022u003eDemya Phifer was making some nice moves with the ball getting to the basket and knocking down shots from the free throw line as she 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