2023 FHSAA State Championships: Day 1 Standouts (Part II)

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The 2023 Florida High School Athletic Association Girls Basketball State Championships got underway Wednesday morning and continue through Saturday. Prep Girls Hoops Florida scout Ross Van De Griek is on the grounds of the RP Funding Center in Lakeland all week long. Here are his standouts from the early session of Day 1.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["346883"],"_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":"The 5-9 sophomore point guard was all around the glass this afternoon for Evangelical Christian. O'Berski finished with a team-high 19 points and 7 rebounds. 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