17U Prospects to Watch at the Northwest Cup This Weekend

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>HoopSource's Northwest Cup takes place this weekend with many talented players and teams taking centerstage. Most of the tournament's games will take place around Vancouver, WA.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["832050"],"_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":"Having proved herself as one of the best talents in the state last season as a freshman, [player_tooltip player_id='832050' first='Payton' last='Starwalt'] is a name to know this grassroots season and this weekend's Northwest Cup. 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