South Granville Holiday Invitational: Day 2 Standouts

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Take a look at Day 2 of the South Granville Holiday Invitational from the Columbia Bracket. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1278008"],"_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":1722250,"_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":"Smalls is a volume-shooting guard that set quite the tone on Day 2 with Wake Forest High in the backcourt. He finished with 12 points, showing off his ability to move without the ball and get to his spots in the paint and off the bounce inside the perimeter. 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