John Wall Holiday Invitational: Day 3 Standouts

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The 50th annual John Wall Holiday Invitational was hosted last weekend at Cary Academy.&nbsp; It hosted many teams from across the Carolinas and even a couple of others from out of this region.&nbsp; This article focuses on the standouts from day 3 of the event from the Carolinas.</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=u0022p1u0022u003e[player_tooltip player_id='361869' first='Kaitlin' last='Littlejohn'] runs through offensive sets really well knowing when to execute her own shot at the rim or continue to follow through with her 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