More Young Ballers at the IE Thanksgiving Classic

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Underclassmen at the Thanksgiving Classic were really talented and a few of them were on a different level. We've already covered a few of the Freshman and Sohopmores, but there are more to talk about. 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Freeman is super fast with the ball in her hand and often blows by defenders to get to the rim. A lot of times she blows by defenders and draws an extra defender. What comes next is usually an assist to her deadly shooters on the perimeter or a dish to one of her bigs. Don't be surprised if the super fast Freeman leads the district in assists. Freeman is also active on the defensive end and is disruptive.","_player_evaluations_2_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_3_player":["248376"],"_player_evaluations_3_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_3_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_3_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_3_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_3_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_3_evaluation":"[player_tooltip player_id='248376' first='Arianna' last='Robinson'] (2028), the young 8th grader ran the point for Miami Country Day and was really impressive. 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