Kentucky Holiday Tournaments: Standouts (Part 2)

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>I got to attend the Queen of the Commonwealth before the holidays and while I had to go back to work after the holidays, I still got to catch a lot of great games via livestreams from tournaments across the state. Some of those tournaments include the Lady Invitational of the South at Allen County-Scottsville, the Pikeville Invitational Tournament at Pikeville, and the Central Bank Holiday Classic at Anderson County, among others. The talent at each of these events was top notch and I really enjoyed watching these teams compete. Below are some of the notes I took on players who stood out to me in the games I was able to catch.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["470572"],"_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":"I really didn't get to see much of Bardstown's half court offense because their guards really weren't letting the opponent past half court. Grabbed a number of steals both in the press and from applying excellent pressure defensively. Made great decisions with the ball, including some impressive passes in transition. Scored at all 3 levels in a variety of ways. 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