2024 Playoffs: Five Difference Makers (Class 1A)

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>On Wednesday evening we had eight teams from the 1A Class win their contests, punching their ticket to the Well next week. In this article we highlight five players who stood out in each of those contests. Each one of these players demonstrated what it means to compete hard on both sides of the court, never giving up on a possession.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>Thanks for tuning in and enjoy!</em></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='873160' first='Kinzee' last='Hinders']","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2025","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"6'1u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"12122","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Newell-Fonda","_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":"The Newell-Fonda Mustangs may be the #2 seed in the 1A Class when it comes to the bracket next week but I really like them to bring home the State Title this winter and a big reason for that being because of their presence in the middle, [player_tooltip player_id='873160' first='Kinzee' last='Hinders']. Hinders is not new to the high school basketball scene. She has been a player throughout the past few seasons who has shown her dominance every once in a while but as of late, she has been really consistent about things. In her teams 45 point win against Coon Rapids on Wednesday, Hinders led her team with 22 Points (11/22), 5 Rebounds, 3 Blocks, and 2 Steals. This was just a taste of what a player like Hinders can bring to the floor at the 1A level. With her size at 6'1, as long as she stays disciplined and balanced in her movements, she should keep things rolling the rest of the way this winter. I don't know anyone else who can match up to her 1 on 1 in her foreseeable future. If anyone is going to stop her, they are going to have to cause some chaos or bring a double team. 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