NCHSAA State Championships: Noteworthy Performers

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><br>NCHSAA held their state championships this weekend at Wake Forest University where a true winner was crowned in all classifications.  While everyone could not win the championship, there were still some standouts on both sides of the scores table.  Let's take a look at some of the noteworthy performers from the events who certainly left it all out on the court.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["457411"],"_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-67d76c50a24a8"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700"><br>[player_tooltip player_id='457411' first='Kelsey' last='Rhyne'] showed off her range shooting the ball, and she was doing a nice job on defense following shots to grab the rebound.  She even showed off her length blocking a shot on a fast break.  She does a nice job using fakes to get the right pass to her teammates. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["922585"],"_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-67d76c50a251f"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700"><br>[player_tooltip player_id='922585' first='Kaiya' last='Bond'] had a tough take at the basket cleaning up her own glass, using power dribbles to get into position, and banking it in for two.  She has a quickness about her jumping in passing lanes to grab the steal, and she immediately finds a teammate to push it up the court and get some points.  She flies all over the court on defense knowing she always has a chance to gain the possession.  She had a tough blocked shot right out of a timeout thwarting her opponents from scoring.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["890685"],"_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-67d76c50a256a"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700"><br>[player_tooltip player_id='890685' first='Joscelyn' last='Stamper'] got her hands in the way protecting the basket blocking shots with a quick close out and defending well on the block.  She was using offensive rebounds to score her own points on the other end.  She did a nice job rolling off her defender to get the opening shooting the midrange or from the block.  She had a nice up and under move, too, creating some space.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["690095"],"_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-67d76c50a25b0"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700"><br>[player_tooltip player_id='690095' first='Shalyn' last='Bare'] was using her height to clean up the offensive glass banking it in.  She did well from the high post drawing defenders up to her opening up the block for her teammate.  She didn't back down from contact using her strength to work the ball even battling contact.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block -->