Standouts of the week 1/22/24-1/26/24 Part 2

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p> With all the cancellations because of the weather last week, there were a lot of games. This is part 2 of the best performers I saw in an action-packed week of basketball.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Gainesville Freshman<br></strong>Gainesville's freshmen deserve a shoutout this week, and truthfully, they have exceeded my expectations all year. [player_tooltip player_id='848973' first='Grace' last='Ellingson'] started her week with a three-point shooting clinic against Osbourn. She went 5/7 and finished with 15 points. Grace has been great all year and has done well as a spot-up shooter. Then, the other outstanding Gainesville Freshman, [player_tooltip player_id='551071' first='Leylani' last='Abraham'], had two excellent games. On Tuesday, Laylani had 12 in a low-scoring game Vs. Freedom, where almost all of Gainesville's points came from three people. Then, on Friday against Unity Reed, Leylani scored as many points as Unity Reed did, a total of 20. Laylani and Grace are a big reason Gainesville is as good as they are.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["633711"],"_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":"Potomac School had a really nice week, picking up three wins against three good teams. Freshman guard [player_tooltip player_id='633711' first='Sabrina' last='Anderson'] has been excellent all year and led her team in scoring twice this week. Sabrina played a couple of really complete games. She had a terrific game on both ends against Georgetown Visitation, finishing with 18 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 steals in a 21-point win. Then she had 19 points, 6 rebounds, and 2 steals in a 13-point over of St. Andrews Episcopal. Sabrina is having as good of a freshman season as people hoped, and this Potomac School squad is loaded.","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_1_player":["722607"],"_player_evaluations_1_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_1_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_1_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_1_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_1_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_1_evaluation":"[player_tooltip player_id='722607' first='Laila' last='Tull'] stood out to me back to back weeks, and she has been paramount to the success of a young South County team. On Wednesday, Laila had a massive game in a competitive win over a solid West Potomac team. Laila finished with 29 points in an 8-point home victory. 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They've been really good, and a big part has been the play of [player_tooltip player_id='882585' first='Elizabeth' last='Thornton']. Elizabeth is huge to what Loudoun Valley does on both ends with her length and ability to move. Elizabeth opened the week up, going for 20 against Dominion in a 21-point Victory for Valley. Then, in a rout against Rock Ridge, Elizabeth almost doubled Rock Ridge's points by going for 25. 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