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athlete of the yeaR nominations 2023
The Region 8-4A Player of the Year averaged 24 points and 11.5 rebounds per game en route to the state quarterfinals in 2023. For her career, Black’s topped 1,000 points and 700 rebounds.
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• What is your essential before playing?
I go through some routine ball handling to get warmed up and listen to music with my team.
• What’s your favorite piece of advice from a coach?
“The way you do anything is the way you do everything.” coach Sutton Shirley
• What’s your favorite sports memory from high school? Winning the Region 8-4A basketball championship.
• Do you have any sports superstitions?
I tend to be superstitious in my pre-game routine. I like to get ready at the same time, do the same ball handling every time, listen to the same songs, and have a consistent routine.
• Plans after high school?
I plan on continuing my basketball career throughout college, but I have not decided where I will attend.
The 6-foot-5 forward averaged 22 points and 10 rebounds per game for the War Eagles.
He topped 1,000 career points during his junior campaign.
• What is your essential before playing? Shoes, Chipotle and brand-new white socks
• What’s your favorite piece of advice from a coach?
“All we have is to give our best effort.”
• What’s your favorite sports memory from high school? When I dunked on someone from UNG.
• Do you have any sports superstitions? Do my best at everything
• Plans after high school? Go to college and get a job
