Fall Explosion: 2025 Standouts

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Fall Explosion was a great place to be to see talent at all ages.  Here are some 2025s from the event that certainly showed they can already play at a high level.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"id":"block_6329e05c7d6e9","name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["288423"],"_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":"u003cp class=u0022p1u0022u003eu003cbu003e[player_tooltip player_id='288423' first='Addison' last='Sirianni']u003c/bu003e was constantly getting her hands in on defense.u003cspan class=u0022Apple-converted-spaceu0022u003e  u003c/spanu003eShe plays at a high speed pushing the ball up the court.u003cspan 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