Week 6 Team to See: Dawson High School

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Dawson High School girls team is currently ranked <a href="https://www.maxpreps.com/tx/pearland/dawson-eagles/basketball/girls/schedule/">#10 on Maxpreps</a> and has a record of 15-2. I saw them take their first loss of the season a few weeks ago, but was enthusiastic of individual play. The Pearland team has several pieces to fuel them, and these pieces range in classifications. Many sophomores are getting quality playing time, which means gaining experience that will payoff in the post season and beyond. I'm looking forward to seeing this gritty, athletic team with size again at the end of district play.</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":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"[player_tooltip player_id='879797' first='Kennedy' last='Smith']","_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":"5'6u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"12124","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Dawson","_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":"Smith imposes her will on both ends of the floor. 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