Friday Night in Derby City

<!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"small"} --> <p class="has-small-font-size"><em>The featured image is of [player_tooltip player_id='295799' first='Kya' last='Hurt'] (2025) of Lawrence North High School and [program_tooltip program_id='712550' first='IGB' last=''] GUAA 17U.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>For the second time this Spring, an NCAA "live" period is upon us. As has been the case the last few years, Louisville is one spot a number of top Midwestern programs travel to for recruiting visibility. With the PGA Tour also in town, Derby City is crowded with sports fans this weekend. I was able to arrive in time to watch three hours worth of games Friday night, but I saw quite a few nice small college prospects who deserve the mention below.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><font color="FFFFFF">.</font></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["692232"],"_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":"This [program_tooltip program_id='712570' first='Indiana's' last='Best'] squad has been fun to watch this year, and Maddy is a big part of that. 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