1A State Tournament Top Performers (Day 1)

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Top Performers 1A State Day One</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><b>[player_tooltip player_id="929629" first="Logan" last="Britt"] 6-5 2022 Seattle Academy</b></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Britt caught fire in the third quarter and nailed three deep three point shots and totaled fifteen in the second half. He has great feet, good strength, and an effortless shooting motion that is fluid and smooth. As a big guard with range and excellent IQ, he projects as a solid Division II prospect.</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><b>Martin Kaupanger 6-4 2025 Annie Wright</b></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Kaupanger has to be one of the top class of 2025 players in the state at any level. He scores from all three levels, goes left and right equally well and shows solid intensity and desire on defense. He scored 23 points in the win and helped his team earn the right to advance in the winner’s bracket.</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><b>[player_tooltip player_id="1270716" first="Giovanny" last="Evanson"] 6-4 2023 King’s Way Christian</b></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Evanson brought the ball up the floor a majority of the time but is more of a scoring guard. He has good enough ball skills and vision to just be a facilitator but he has a nose for the basket and put up 28 points in a 58-41 loss to Freeman.  He has a great feel for the game and a slender build that will certainly fill out. Added strength and a more consistent defensive tenacity will really increase his stock.</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><b>[player_tooltip player_id="1270874" first="Boen" last="Phelps"] 6-3 2023 Freeman</b></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Phelps was one of four players to score in double figures for the balanced Freeman squad. Phelps scored 12 points but consistently drew fouls, took charges, grabbed loose balls, and impacted the game with his defensive pressure. Phelps has the ability to blow by bigger players and if a quick player lacks size, he readily finds his way inside and shows that he knows how to get position.</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><b>Cole Thomas 6-4 2022 Blaine</b></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Thomas scored 20 points in a loss to Quincy but showed off a beautiful three point stroke and a clever post up game. He uses the backboard well down low, uses pump fakes and stays on balance. Had he not been hampered with foul trouble, he may have been able to keep Blaine in the game a little longer.</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><b>TreyVaughn Bierlink 6-4 2022 Quincy</b></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Bierlink’s 31 points came in his typical streaky fashion. He scored all but 5 of his points in the first and third quarters. He made 5 of 8 three pointers  including two dribble-up threes that he buried from NBA range. He also drew contact and got fouled while shooting on four different possessions. Defensively he showed great courage as he attempted to take multiple charges. He read the opponent’s plays well and jumped into passing lanes to create turnovers or to at least deflect the ball away.</span></p>