Indiana Freshman Showcase: Top PG’s

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>On Sunday, the state of Indiana held their PGH Freshman Showcase at Fischer's high school. This event was filled with talent of all shapes and sizes, from all across the state. There were Point Guards with talented handles, Shooting Guards who looked like they have been playing varsity for years now, Forwards that were flying down the floor with elite pace, and Centers that were dominating the paint with their mixture of coordination + size. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Below I am going to highlight 5 point guards, in no particular order, that displayed their skill to the best of their ability on Sunday. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p> Thanks for tuning in and enjoy! </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":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"[player_tooltip player_id='750766' first='McKenzie' last='Koch']","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2027","_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":"12123","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Eastern Hancock","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"WV Thunder ","_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":"Kenzie Koch was one of the best point guards I saw on the day at the Indiana Freshman Showcase yesterday. 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