Knightdale Preseason Jamboree: Dominant Scorers

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Knightdale hosted their preseason jamboree last weekend, and there was certainly a lot of talent in the gym.&nbsp; Here are some of the dominant scorers that I saw at the event.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["361869"],"_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=u0022p1u0022u003eu003cbu003e[player_tooltip player_id='361869' first='Kaitlin' last='Littlejohn']u003c/bu003e was grabbing steals and immediately pushing it up the court.u003cspan class=u0022Apple-converted-spaceu0022u003e  u003c/spanu003eShe can take it all the way to the hoop or find a teammate cutting to the 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