Christmas Eve Double Feature: Brilliant Bigs

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Now moving on to part two of today's double feature: some of the posts who are crushing it this season. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["255263"],"_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":"Heiden has been one of the top recruits in the state of Oregon for several years now, and is currently in the top 40 recruits in the whole country. She is committed to play at basketball powerhouse Iowa next year and for good reason. Injured during her junior season, the 6'4 Heiden is an insane athlete with incredible hands, making her a dominant force offensively with her elite finishing ability, defensively with her presence in the paint, and on the glass on both ends of the floor. 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Her 6'1 frame does not even do her justice as her incredible length is extremely difficult for other teams to match up against. She put in two big performances in the Panthers' games down in California, putting up 15 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 blocks against Sage Hill and 17 points, 5 assists, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals to help secure the win versus Orangewood Academy. 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