Christmas Eve Double Feature: Fantastic Floor Generals

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In part one of today's Christmas Eve double feature, we will be taking a look at a few of the top point guards in the state who are excelling in leading their teams in a variety of ways. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["255260"],"_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":"[player_tooltip player_id='255260' first='Mauriana' last='Hashemian-Orr'], who is committed to be a Gael at St. Mary's next season, has been a foundational player in Benson's success. 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