John Wall Holiday Invitational: NC All-Tournament

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The John Wall Holiday Invitational hosted their 50th tournament this December where teams from across the state of North Carolina and even two from out of state came to Cary Academy to compete against one another.&nbsp; There were some excellent matchups in the 4 days of the event.&nbsp; The following athletes are who stood out to me competing at a high level every minute that they played in the games at the tournament.&nbsp; Check out my selection of players from North Carolina who deserve All-Tournament accolades.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["116913"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":["override_image"],"_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":574727,"_player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":"field_62f141137ead9","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"u003cp class=u0022p1u0022u003e[player_tooltip player_id='116913' first='Kyla' last='Bryant'] jumped into passing lanes anticipating what her opponents were going to do.u003cspan class=u0022Apple-converted-spaceu0022u003e  u003c/spanu003eShe can also strip the ball with ease from guards thinking they could dribble by her.u003cspan class=u0022Apple-converted-spaceu0022u003e  u003c/spanu003eShe is tough driving to the hoop.u003cspan class=u0022Apple-converted-spaceu0022u003e  u003c/spanu003eEven when her opponents think they have her stopped, she finds a way to score some points. 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