Ranking of 2025 Forwards Released

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>To launch the 2025 class ranking, we started with 10 forwards. The group includes some guys who were big contributors on the varsity team as ninth graders. Others we noticed over the spring and summer.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Regardless how they wound up on this list, they are here because we believe they are some of the top forwards in the 2025 class from across the state.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"id":"block_6329c52ba025c","name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1588338"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":["override_image"],"_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":"field_62f141137ead9","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"From a basketball family, Kaifes was impressive as a ninth grader at Mill Valley. 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