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NCISAA State Championships: Standouts

NCISAA State Championships: Standouts
Mindy McCarthy
Mindy McCarthy February 28, 2025 @ 08:11 PM
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Deirdre Derengowski
Deirdre Derengowski CG | 2027
NC
Blythe Cunningham
Blythe Cunningham 5'8" | CG | 2027
NC
Madison Drayton
Madison Drayton 5'11" | SF/SG | 2027
NC
Justice Alexander
Justice Alexander 6'0" | SF | 2028
NC
<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>NCISAA hosted their state championships last weekend at Charlotte Latin where only four teams could come out on top in their classifications.&nbsp; Let's talk about some of the final standouts that I saw from the competitions.</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='1222732' first='Deirdre' last='Derengowski']","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2027","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"null","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"12121","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Caldwell","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-67c188ff5edc8"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700"><br>[player_tooltip player_id='1222732' first='Deirdre' last='Derengowski'] had a nice fast break going coast to coast scoring off the shot fake. She had a play at the rim scoring through contact and going to the line for more points. She showed off her range, too, scoring three from deep. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["772501"],"_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":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-67c188ff5ee31"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700"><br>[player_tooltip player_id='772501' first='Blythe' last='Cunningham'] was scoring in transition handling the ball up the court herself or getting to the perfect spot for the pass.  She had a nice backdoor cut, too, losing her defender and getting to the block to bank in the shot.  She didn't mind bullying her way to the hoop and scoring off the glass to get some momentum going.  She hit a big three as the third quarter was coming to an end beating the buzzer and with defender's hands in her face. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["772492"],"_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":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-67c188ff5ee79"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700"><br>[player_tooltip player_id='772492' first='Madison' last='Drayton'] dives on the floor going after loose balls making sure she can gains the possession when playing defense.  She does a nice job following shots to get the rebounds, and she battles through contact to score off the offensive glass.  She grabbed a defensive rebound and immediately pushed it up the court using ball fakes to get the opening and finish at the rim.  She was doing a nice job getting in front of her opponent knocking the pass away.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["658948"],"_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":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-67c188ff5eeb9"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700"><br>[player_tooltip player_id='658948' first='Justice' last='Alexander'] had a nice “and 1” right when her team needed it giving them some life in a tough match up.  She knew how to take advantage of her opponents positioning driving to the basket and scoring through contact to get some points from the free throw line.  She snuck behind her defenders getting the pass for the shot right in the paint.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block -->

NCISAA hosted their state championships last weekend at Charlotte Latin where only four teams could come out on top in their classifications.  Let's talk about some of the final standouts that I saw from the competitions.

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Deirdre Derengowski Deirdre Derengowski CG Caldwell Academy | 2027 NC

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Blythe Cunningham

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NCISAA State Championships: Standouts
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Madison Drayton

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Justice Alexander

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