2023 NSAA State Championship All-Position Teams: Setters

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Our post-tournament coverage continues.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Yesterday, we gave a nod to the <a href="https://prepdig.com/2023/11/seniors-going-out-on-top-at-the-2023-nsaa-state-championships/">seniors who went out on top</a> with the six state title winners from last week's championships. It's time to widen our lens and find the best of the best from each position.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>All tournament teams are in play for this one. Instead of assembling an all-class team or an all-tournament team, we've decided to break things down by position. This should give us the best opportunity to feature as many players as possible--with more features to come afterward, too.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Let's start with the players who guided the offense: setters.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["104989"],"_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":"We hyped up Long's impact in the aforementioned senior feature, so check that one out if you haven't already. 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