Billy Hicks Classic: Impact Players

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>I was able to attend the annual Billy Hicks Classic that took place earlier this month in Georgetown, Kentucky. This event is in honor of the late great Billy Hicks, who was widely known as the winningest coach in Kentucky high school hoops history. The iconic coach compiled 1,013 in his career and won two state titles at Scott County High School.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Below are my impact players from this event.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["494367"],"_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":"French played well throughout the entire event and made her case as one of the top 26's in the state. She is a gifted passer with incredible court vision, I like that she always had her head up in transition looking to reward her teammates for running the floor. French also took full advantage of her open looks, going 6 for 9 from beyond the arc. She finished the game with a team-high 18 points and dished several assists in the first game against Great Crossing.","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-658209e9e3213"} /--> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["729575"],"_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":"Ginn competed hard on both ends of the floor, she played with a lot of poise and control making sure to run the offense and get everyone involved. Ginn also did a good job attacking the basket off the dribble if she was played to tight and made shots from the perimeter when she was given too much space. What impressed me the most was her scrappy on-ball defense, she applied pressure and made ball handlers uncomfortable, which led to steals and turnovers.rnrnu003cstrongu003eStats in all 3 games:u003c/strongu003ernrn11 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals, 1 block.rnrn17 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 steals.rnrn9 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 steals, 1 block.","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-658209e9e3284"} /--> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["566173"],"_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":"Watching [player_tooltip player_id='566173' first='Laci' last='Sandlin'] play for the first time, I immediately knew that she was a special talent that has the potential and tools to play at the next level. 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