Hoop State Finale: Standouts

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>I was able to check out the Phenom Hoop State Finale over the weekend with some great talent competing against one another.  Let's take a look at some of the standouts from the event.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["655094"],"_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=u0022p1u0022u003eKate Breault got in on the shooting action knocking down her shot from around the arc.u003cspan class=u0022Apple-converted-spaceu0022u003e  u003c/spanu003eShe did a nice job using shot fakes to get the open look moving around her defender and knocking down the jumper.u003cspan 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