Who Helped Their Team Advance?

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The playoffs are here and District tournaments have begun! These are the times that big time player typically step up in big time ways. In the first night of district action, some players have already stepped up and helped their team advance to the next round. Let's take a look at some of these players.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["416181"],"_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":"Stoney Creek matched up against Rochester Adams and Carson came to play. 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