LGR MLK SHOWCASE TOP PERFORMERS

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p> The beautiful facility on the campus of Walker High School was the place to be for a number of teams in the state of Louisiana during MLK Weekend.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>LGR BASKETBALL hosted its third annual MLK Showcase. It featured teams such as Non-Select Division 1 #1 state-ranked Walker, #4 Zachary, #8 St. Amant, and also Select Division 1 state-ranked #6 Huntington from the northern part of the state just to name a few. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The 12 team event did not disappoint starting at 10am with a top 10 matchup between 5a powers Dutchtown taking on Zachary and a huge matchup between Walker and Huntington which featured a ton of college talent. Here we will highlight a few of the top performers on the day!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2><span style="text-decoration: underline">TOP PERFORMERS</span></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- 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":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Bria Raymond","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2023","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"5'8u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"12125","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Zachary","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Shooters shoot and that's exactly what Bria did for the Lady Broncos, knocking down multiple 3 balls and mid rand jumpers in the contest against Dutchtown.  The LSUA signee finished the game with 13pts.","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_1_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_1_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_1_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_1_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_1_player_details_player_name":"Kaysharia Woods","_player_evaluations_1_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_1_player_details_graduating_class":"2024","_player_evaluations_1_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_1_player_details_height":"5'5u0022","_player_evaluations_1_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_1_player_details_position":"12123","_player_evaluations_1_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_1_player_details_school":"Liberty Magnet","_player_evaluations_1_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_1_player_details_club_team":"","_player_evaluations_1_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_1_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_1_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations_1_evaluation":"Woods a virtually unknown made sure she left a impression and was it a loud one!  The smallish Pg prospect knocked down 3 trey balls in a row at one point while also getting in the lane and setting up teammates for easy buckets.  Woods led her Lady Patriots to victory along side '24 big [player_tooltip player_id='484920' first='Whitney' last='Hart']!","_player_evaluations_1_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_2_player":["484920"],"_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":"One of the top prospects in the '24 class showed absolutely why she's just that. 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