Battle in the Emerald City: 17U Standout Hustlers

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here are five ultimate hustlers and high-effort players who stood out for their hard work over last weekend's Battle in the [program_tooltip program_id='713343' first='Emerald' last='City']. They made big impacts with their toughness and determination, playing with a relentlessness that showed up on both ends of the floor.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["502381"],"_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":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6827ba9d49773"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">She's a tough player who left her mark around the rim with contact finishes, hustle boards, and a willingness to battle for position or crash in from the perimeter. Really hard worker who did all she could to win extra possessions for her squad and laid it all out there with her physicality and motor.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1236132"],"_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":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6827ba9d497cf"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Wilder played with a great motor over the weekend for Team Wilder, making plays defensively, on the glass, and hustling for loose balls. The 5-foot-10 wing showed some awesome fight to go up and rip down rebounds, stand tall defending the paint, and was in great position to make plays from the help side as well as getting on the floor for some loose balls.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["588441"],"_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":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6827ba9d49819"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Chappell showed some real toughness in different areas this past weekend, playing tough perimeter defense, scrapping for some tough boards, and was pretty effective working to the cup with different moves. She had some strong finishes through tight defense and was able to work to the line with that toughness inside, providing some nice slashing for Team Wilder.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["999626"],"_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":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6827ba9d4985f"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">The NW United guard had one of the best motors I saw this weekend and was a high-level competitor no matter the score. She was strong to the hoop, worked her way to the foul line consistently and cashed in her freebies. Also did a great job getting tie-ups and fighting for 50/50 balls. Just never seemed to tire and was making plays on both ends.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["391868"],"_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":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6827ba9d498aa"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Lewis is a tough guard on both ends of the floor and she made a lot of plays on both ends with tough rebounds, defense, and some physical drives to the basket. She did a great job attacking gaps on balance, withstanding bumps and contact, and either getting to the hoop or making good reads to kick the ball out. She had a few exceptional passes off her drives to teammates right by the hoop for assists and brought big energy to the floor for NW Blazers S40.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block -->