Best of Girls’ Class of 2027: Northern Piedmont

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Being the region with the most top-level teams, as well as the one with the team playing in the NWSL, Northern Piedmont is overflowing with talent for the women's game. The class of 2027 presents us with plenty of remarkable talent wherever we look. Whittling the list down to only 23 players, just as is typically the case in the state, was no easy task. As I said for the southern Piedmont region, the northern Piedmont region deserves a deeper look because the talent is there. For each position, I've italicized the player that I believe to be the most talented, but for this list, this was more difficult than in previous ones.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Goalkeepers</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:table {"className":"is-style-stripes"} --> <figure class="wp-block-table is-style-stripes"><table class="has-fixed-layout"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Name</strong></td><td><strong>School</strong></td><td><strong>Club</strong></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://prepsoccer.com/player/maya-miller/"><em>[player_tooltip player_id='110316' first='Maya' last='Miller']</em></a></td><td><em>Panther Creek High School</em></td><td><em>[program_tooltip program_id='283410' first='NC' last='Courage']</em></td></tr><tr><td>Gillette Henry</td><td>Apex High School</td><td>[program_tooltip program_id='283516' first='Wake' last='FC']</td></tr><tr><td>Sophia Roberts</td><td>Clayton High School</td><td>[program_tooltip program_id='283516' first='Wake' last='FC']</td></tr></tbody></table></figure> <!-- /wp:table --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Defenders</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:table {"className":"is-style-stripes"} --> <figure class="wp-block-table is-style-stripes"><table class="has-fixed-layout"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Name</strong></td><td><strong>School</strong></td><td><strong>Club</strong></td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='24915' first='Lucy' last='Stoter']</td><td>R.J. Reynolds High School</td><td>[program_tooltip program_id='283412' first='NC' last='Fusion']</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='277551' first='Charlotte' last='Cardwell']</td><td>Willow Springs High School</td><td>[program_tooltip program_id='283516' first='Wake' last='FC']</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='277550' first='Peyton' last='Buffaloe']</td><td>Fuquay Varina High School</td><td>[program_tooltip program_id='283516' first='Wake' last='FC']</td></tr><tr><td><em>Mia Bio</em></td><td><em>Middle Creek High School</em></td><td><em>[program_tooltip program_id='283516' first='Wake' last='FC']</em></td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='110428' first='Brennan' last='Moore']</td><td>Cardinal Gibbons High School</td><td>[program_tooltip program_id='283410' first='NC' last='Courage']</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='110389' first='Ruth' last='Howard']</td><td>Grimsley High School</td><td>[program_tooltip program_id='283412' first='NC' last='Fusion']</td></tr><tr><td>Zoe Reams</td><td>Broughton High School</td><td>[program_tooltip program_id='283516' first='Wake' last='FC']</td></tr></tbody></table></figure> <!-- /wp:table --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Midfielders</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:table {"className":"is-style-stripes"} --> <figure class="wp-block-table is-style-stripes"><table class="has-fixed-layout"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Name</strong></td><td><strong>School</strong></td><td><strong>Club</strong></td></tr><tr><td><em>[player_tooltip player_id='110426' first='Julia' last='Amireh']</em></td><td><em>Crossroads FLEX High School</em></td><td><em>[program_tooltip program_id='283410' first='NC' last='Courage']</em></td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='277513' first='Katie' last='Richter']</td><td>Apex High School</td><td>[program_tooltip program_id='283410' first='NC' last='Courage']</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='277552' first='Sylvie' last='Piletic']</td><td>Green Hope High School</td><td>[program_tooltip program_id='283516' first='Wake' last='FC']</td></tr><tr><td>Gabriella Carnevali</td><td>Cave Spring High School</td><td>[program_tooltip program_id='283412' first='NC' last='Fusion']</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='110386' first='Emmerson' last='Faris']</td><td>Heritage High School</td><td>[program_tooltip program_id='283410' first='NC' last='Courage']</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='277962' first='Desiree' last='Reed']</td><td>Crossroads FLEX High School</td><td>[program_tooltip program_id='283410' first='NC' last='Courage']</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='110319' first='Kendall' last='Watson']</td><td>Millbrook Magnet High School</td><td>[program_tooltip program_id='283410' first='NC' last='Courage']</td></tr></tbody></table></figure> <!-- /wp:table --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Attackers</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:table {"className":"is-style-stripes"} --> <figure class="wp-block-table is-style-stripes"><table class="has-fixed-layout"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Name</strong></td><td><strong>School</strong></td><td><strong>Club</strong></td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='25061' first='Sophie' last='Wyshner']</td><td>Mount Tabor High School</td><td>[program_tooltip program_id='283412' first='NC' last='Fusion']</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='172377' first='Chloe' last='Sarcia-Maxwell']</td><td>Corinth Holders High School</td><td>[program_tooltip program_id='283410' first='NC' last='Courage']</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='110391' first='Victoria' last='Lockamy']</td><td>Oak Grove High School</td><td>[program_tooltip program_id='283412' first='NC' last='Fusion']</td></tr><tr><td><em>[player_tooltip player_id='275096' first='Alicia' last='Okonkwo']</em></td><td><em>Enloe High School</em></td><td><em>[program_tooltip program_id='283516' first='Wake' last='FC']</em></td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='275094' first='Lauren' last='Higdon']</td><td>Wake Forest High School</td><td>[program_tooltip program_id='283516' first='Wake' last='FC']</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='277512' first='Kate' last='Crawford']</td><td>Millbrook Magnet High School</td><td>[program_tooltip program_id='283410' first='NC' last='Courage']</td></tr></tbody></table></figure> <!-- /wp:table -->