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Sports Spotlight: North Pitt's Edwards overcomes ACL tear to help lead Panthers back to regional

Sports Spotlight: North Pitt's Edwards overcomes ACL tear to help lead Panthers back to regional finals For more Local News from WITN: https://www.witn.com/ For more YouTube Content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQyJnw3wi6TA9uiU78981lQ

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fourth pit girls the other area girls team still alive The Comeback of K Edwards has been a big part of their return to the regional final and we feature her in this week's Pepsi Sports Spotlight I was to a point where I didn't think I would touch a court again North pit senior K Edwards tore her ACL last January in a game against Green Central missing the run to the regional finals with her team on the court when OCT to my ACL I didn't miss any game like it taught me basically like I bring more
to the team than just being on the court like cheering them on and stuff like that Edwards is not your typical high school senior looking for something else to do while she couldn't play she opened her own business I want to start a clothing BR I'm into fashion like I love shoes clothes so I just wrote down my ideas and brought it to life it's called Elevate and all the kids be rocking my gear I'm still waiting on my elevat shirt I got matter of fact I got to say something to her about that Edw
ards has elevated herself back to the court earlier than expected this year it's been big she was part of the reason we felt we didn't reach our goal last year you know in the regional final so getting her back you know as another senior leader who's had a lot of basketball at Big Time basketball in her belt it's been big getting her back she was the Panthers point guard but now has a new role with the addition of freshman five-star point guard Jordan spell I had to take that two roll and find m
y shot because I know I'm not going to be on the ball as much basically work on my shot and be more more efficient we're on the three-point line after transferring over from Herford County before her sophomore year K is already learned to find the right role at North pit come to school to a school like this to play with Z who was already to start here I just had to like get in where I fit in and do my job three seasons later and Edwards says North pit is her family they sure play like it and wan
t to get a state championship family heirloom to take home this week after coming so close last year we made it all the way to Regionals one game away from States a feeling I don't want to go like fill again so this year for us to get that ring like it be a lot like it's just like the time is now like we know we got to get it cuz this our only last opportunity we it's no next year

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