Lexington Christmas Classic: Silver Division Sensations

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The 2023 rendition of the Lexington Christmas Classic is indeed in the books.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This year's tournament featured a total of 13 varsity teams being split between the Gold Bracket and Silver Division. In addition, a number of junior varsity teams were also on hand to take part in this year's festivities.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>With six teams as part of the Silver field, it represented more of a division rather than a traditional bracket, but there were still a number of noteworthy performances that took place at the home of the 5A Wildcats. Without further adieu, here are some of those who caught our attention. </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":823810,"_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Lane Swan","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2024","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"null","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"12125","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Ben Lippen School","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"","_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":"u003cp style=u0022font-weight: 400u0022u003eHow does a team bounce back from a tough loss against a SCISA foe? 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