Jingle Bell Jam Thursday Standouts

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Jingle Bell Jam was a four-day event with two days of girls and two days of boys action at the Cedar Point Sports Center. I attended the final five games on the final day of the event and in this article will break down who the top performers were from the event.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1419908"],"_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":"A tough senior guard, Schofield showed off his toughness and ability to pass the ball in this game. I was impressed with how he used the defensive attention on him to make plays for his teammates. 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After falling behind by double figures and trailing by that much for a majority of the first three quarters, Perkins had a crazy fourth quarter push to steal a victory from the Rockets and enjoy a short bus ride home. Rowe was physical and finished around the basket often. Rowe also knocked down a pair of 3-pointers, including a key momentum shifter in the fourth quarter.","_player_evaluations_2_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_3_player":["867939"],"_player_evaluations_3_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_3_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_3_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_3_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_3_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_3_evaluation":"One of the bigger stock risers in the 2023 class this year, [player_tooltip player_id='867939' first='Cody' last='Head'] has elevated his game to a new level this season. 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