2024 Playoffs: Eye-Opening Performances Early On

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>As we dive deeper into the Playoffs, we are going to see more intense matchups as we get closer to the State Tournament. This past week, we had several prospects stand out in their own ways during their Post-season contests. In the article below, we cover six of those athletes and their performances.</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_player":["279066"],"_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":"As we start to get deep into the State Playoffs, we are going to start to see more and more matchups that could be really intense. One of the most recent matchups, in which two top tier teams faced off was this past week against Bridgeport High School and Sidney High School. In a highly anticipated matchup, the Bridgeport Bulldogs beat Sidney by a final of 40-33. In this game, the player that stood out the most on both sides was Guard, [player_tooltip player_id='279066' first='Olivia' last='Loomis-Goltl']. OLG is a prospect that we have talked about a few times throughout this past season for her hardworking and production on the hardwood. Well in this contest, it was much of the same. She ended the night with a game high 15 Points on 5-8 shooting, while also bringing in 13 Rebounds, passing out 2 Assists, and creating 2 Steals in the open court. In the end, this one came down to turnovers. Bridgeport forced 26 turnovers against Sidney throughout the duration of this ball game and that was all the difference in a important 7 point win.","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_1_player":["757579"],"_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":"The Arlington Eagles won their Playoff matchup against Fort Calhoun last week by a final score of 45-32. In this contest, the most consistent and efficient player on the floor in my opinion was [player_tooltip player_id='757579' first='Emerson' last='Timm'] of the Eagles. Timm is your ideal Point Guard. She understands pace of play, timing, her teammates, communication, and her own ability to a T. She is someone that can speed up the game or slow it down deepening on what her coaches want and she is always willing to make the extra pass or play for the other around her. In this contest, Timm ended with 14 Points on 3-6 shooting, while also recording some other positive stats throughout the game. This Eagles team is dangerous. They play like they have nothing to lose and whenever a team does that, they are usually the ones that come out with more energy in each contest they participate in. That was certainly the case in this game and because of that, they got the victory in the end. 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Hoos ended the contest with game high 26 Points (9-14), 13 Rebounds, 3 Assists, and 1 Block. In a battle that was close for most of the contest, Hoos was the individual that kept her team in it. She may only stand at 5'7 but she has the heart of a lion and isn't afraid to mix it up in the paint. As you can tell by her stat line, she boards hard. She is very good at understanding when a miss is going to happen off of a shot and where she needs to go on the floor to find that rebound. The Mustangs season may be over for this winter but the future J Hoos has is interesting. 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