Independent School Nationals: Inside the Paint

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Insider Exposure hosted the Independent School Nationals in Mooresville, North Carolina on Saturday where schools from across the country and even Canada came together to compete for their post season.  I caught day 2 of the event.  Let's take a look at some of the versatile athletes who were taking care of the paint.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":856676,"_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Coumba 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