Queen of the Commonwealth: Day 1 Standouts (Part 1)

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bullitt East is hosting one of the premier Christmas tournaments around. There are 16 teams participating and nearly every single one of those teams have found themselves in the rankings early on this season. The stage is big, but the players came to play. Here are some of the players from the 2023 class that stood out to me on the opening day of the Queen of the Commonwealth tournament.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["164388"],"_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":"Shelton instantly grabbed my attention. She's got great height and length for a point guard. She got to the rim whenever she wanted and when she wasn't knocking then down, she was drawing fouls and getting to the free throw line. Shelton played with control offensively and was really crashing the boards well. She showed an ability to contribute in every way imaginable.","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_1_player":["164395"],"_player_evaluations_1_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_1_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_1_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_1_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_1_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_1_evaluation":"Simply put, Tisdale is a tough player. Her post defense was strong and she wasn't allowing Bethlehem to get much around the basket. Offensively, she showed her ability to score off of post moves, but she also showed her ability to handle the ball and make great passes to her teammates.","_player_evaluations_1_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_2_player":["199617"],"_player_evaluations_2_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_2_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_2_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_2_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_2_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_2_evaluation":"Brittle always brings the defensive intensity and she doesn't back down. She can really defend well and she seems to take pride in shutting down the opposing team. Honestly, she just works when she's on the floor. Defense, rebounds, playmaking… she was really showing a lot of strengths in the Crimsons win.","_player_evaluations_2_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_3_player":["413864"],"_player_evaluations_3_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_3_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_3_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_3_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_3_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_3_evaluation":"Clanton was running the floor so well on both ends. It felt like she was constantly the first one up and down the floor. She was knocking down shots inside and outside of the perimeter, as well as finishing layups in transition. What really impressed me about Clanton was her defensive effort. 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