TN Week 5: Individual Player Observations (Part 3)

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The the holiday here, it means we are know at the halfway mark of the high school season....and great time to take stock of what has transpired so for this 23-24 season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["509128"],"_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":"Kirkpatrick is a high level shooter/scoring/play-making guard that has transfered from Pigeon Forge to Maryville Christian.  Maryville Christian, all of a sudden, has the makings of a really competitive basketball team with a few high-caliber players.  It will be really interesting to watch both how Kirkpatrick integrates, and how Coach Hudson 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She is averaging nearly 21 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, and 4.2 steals.  Are you serious?  Gray's impact on winning for her team is hard to quantify because she does so much.","_player_evaluations_3_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_4_player":["409073"],"_player_evaluations_4_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_4_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_4_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_4_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_4_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_4_evaluation":"There are some kids that you could just watch play all day....and Heath is one of those players.  She's a 6'1 stretch big ('25) and has had a breakout year for Heritage.  She's consistenely scoring around 14 points, grabbing 8 rebounds, blocks 2 shots, contests everything in the paint, and what I like the bestu002du002dshe is incredibly comfortable stepping away from the rim to shoot threes.  When 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not scared to band and do the dirty work, helps in the paint and on the glass, but also a developing skill set.   She's averaging 13 points and 8 rebounds, and it's that offensive end that Wampler has made the large jump.  She's provided the extra scoring that Morristown-East needeed.","_player_evaluations_5_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_6_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_6_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_6_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_6_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_6_player_details_player_name":"[player_tooltip player_id='1155088' first='Emma' 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