State Tournament Class 4A Players to Watch

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The 4A tournament has 16 of the best teams in the state squaring off this weekend for the championship trophy at the Yakima SunDome. Last year's champion Bothell was not able to make it through the District playoffs to defend their title, so it will be a new champ regardless this year. Here are some of the top players to keep an eye on as their teams push for a championship trophy.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["217363"],"_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":"The Lake Stevens libero is part of a talented Vikings squad that has matched up with some of the best teams in the state already this year. The #4 seed overall, Lake Stevens is paced defensively by Kelly in the back row, and the junior dynamo can take her area and work into the middle back. 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Brockway is a great player looking to end her high school career with a trophy, the Eagles will be as fired up as anyone in the SunDome.","_player_evaluations_4_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_5_player":["222799"],"_player_evaluations_5_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_5_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_5_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_5_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_5_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_5_evaluation":"Moran has put together a great season as the counter punch to u003cstrongu003e[player_tooltip player_id='97249' first='Kyleene' last='Filimaua'], u003c/strongu003ebut she is a top shelf attacker in her own right. Working on the right side, she has ripped the ball at opponents, posting a hitting percentage over .300 and helping North Creek to a #2 seed and undefeated season so far. 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