2025 Rankings: New Additions

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The 2025 rankings were updated last week.  We see sophomores from across the state step up and shine for their teams already making an impact in high school.  Here are some new names that we added that deserve your attention.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["617121"],"_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":621791,"_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=u0022p1u0022u003eAmari Baldwin will almost certainly reach the 1000 point milestone early in her junior season as she was close to hitting it 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