LIVE Mustang Holiday Classic: Staring in their Role

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>It's a busy week of Holiday basketball throughout Oklahoma. For the next three days I'll be locked in to the games at the Mustang Holiday Classic, which features a deep field of talented teams from multiple classifications.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This article takes a look at players who stood out and excelled in various areas of the game. Sometimes it's a surprising scoring punch, timely shooting, defense or other facets that don't always show up in the box score. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>For a look at the top performers from the games, <a href="https://prephoops.com/2022/12/live-mustang-holiday-classic-day-1-top-performers/">check out this article</a>.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Kejuan Payne","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2023","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"6'4u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"77247","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Putnam City North","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Putnam City North has racked up the early wins this season leaning on their dynamic duo of Baker and Smith, with a strong cast of players stepping up to compliment the duo. 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