2 Games – 8 Notable Performances

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>I recently watched 2 high school basketball games of note and came away impressed with the performances of 8 different players, 2 from each team. The games were an Elk Rapids victory over Petoskey and a hard fought Dexter win against Salem. Let's look at the 8 players that I took note of in these games.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["417905"],"_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":"Standfest, in my opinion was one of the most impressive players at the Prep Girls Hoops Michigan Top 250. It was clear during this game that she's continuing her run of excellent basketball. Standfest showed strong hands on the glass and her speed down the court with the ball in her hands was impressive. She attacked the lane of the bounce and showed a pretty crossover move that created a lane to the rim. 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She showed some pretty incredible straight line speed, both with and without the ball in her hands. Bingham's speed down the court, whether she got the ball or not, put a lot of pressure on the opposing defense. She showed the ability to both finish on the break as well as draw contact.","_player_evaluations_1_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_2_player":["336009"],"_player_evaluations_2_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_2_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_2_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_2_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_2_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_2_evaluation":"Guy was her team's leading scorer, but it was her defense that drew my eye. She had terrific awareness and anticipation of the opponent's ball movement. Guy used her length very well in attacking the passing lanes, especially on the perimeter. 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She started the game hot with a baseline jumper for 2 and a wing jumper for 2 on the very next possession. Wegmann then turned to her defense. She kept a good base and really buckled down on D, picking up a couple of critical steals.","_player_evaluations_3_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_4_player":["190714"],"_player_evaluations_4_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_4_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_4_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_4_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_4_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_4_evaluation":"Perry was absolutely terrific in the game against Salem. She came out of the gates blazing, making play after play after play. She was patient with the halfcourt trap, using angles and creating a turnover that led to a bucket. Perry played excellent perimeter D and stepped in passing lanes to create chaos. She showed that she has 3 point range on her jumper and had a pretty left to right crossover move.","_player_evaluations_4_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_5_player":["423692"],"_player_evaluations_5_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_5_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_5_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_5_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_5_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_5_evaluation":"I was very impressed with Blumberg's all around game. She did a great job of attacking the zone of the baseline and forcing rotations. Blumberg had nice touch on her floater finishes and hit a jumper from behind the arc as well. She was able to finish at the rim through contact. 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