Sophomore Sensations: Part I

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The high school season is underway, and we have plenty of sophomores who are already earning a lot of playing time making each minute count.&nbsp; Here are some of the ones that I have seen recently.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":561664,"_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Chayla 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