State Championships: Standout 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 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_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"[player_tooltip player_id='875291' first='Taleah' 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