NCHSAA 4A State Playoffs – Rounds 1/2 Standouts

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>With public school state tournament fully underway and only 16 teams remaining in each division, there's been plenty of guys who have been able to increase their stocks and turn heads. Check out five of them from the 4A division as the tournament continues.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["2077345"],"_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":"Billings is starting to put together some impressive performances for New Hanover at just the right time, going for 20/10 in the first round and then 20  to lead all scorers in a tight win over Knightdale in the second round. 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