Witnessed: Week 2: Top Scorers/Shooters

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>I watched two games this week: Bixby vs Sand Springs and Muskogee vs Union. To start off, Bixby narrowly escaped a resilient Sand Springs team that came ready to play. Bixby has several good commits, including the #2 ranked player in the state: [player_tooltip player_id='967379' first='Parker' last='Friedrichsen']. Sand Springs has a pretty young roster, only having five seniors listed on the roster. Parker showed every ounce of why he is the #2 ranked prospect in the state, as he was able to perform in front of the Notre Dame coach, where he is committed. The coach got his money worth to say the least. As for the Union and Muskogee game, it was close at halftime, but Union's phenomenal junior trio showed to be too much for Muskogee, as they pulled away for an easy victory.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["967379"],"_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":"[player_tooltip player_id='967379' first='Parker' last='Friedrichsen'] put on an absolute show, showing why he is the #2 player in the state. He scored an efficient 40 points, leading his team to a 77-72 win over Sand Springs. At half-time he had 21 points, then he had 28 at the end of the third quarter, before scoring another 12 points in the fourth quarter to help close out the game. He is an elite shooter from both mid-range and three-point range. He also showed the ability to knock down his free-throws, shooting 15/16 from the line. He is not just a catch and shoot player either, as he showed the ability to knock down the three off of the dribble or to put the ball on the deck and hit a floater inside the paint. He showed multiple times throughout this game that he can score at the basket, finishing for multiple and-ones: both off of the offensive rebound and driving to the basket. During the game, he showed some sneaky handles and athleticism. On more than one occasion, he left the defender in the dust with some insane dribble moves that faked out multiple defenders. There was one play that he broke the defender's ankles, before driving across the paint and dunking it with authority. His game expands beyond his offensive game, as he played good on-ball defense and came up with multiple steals. There is a reason why several notable schools offered him, including: OU, Oklahoma State, Memphis, and Iowa.","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_1_player":["1685816"],"_player_evaluations_1_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_1_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_1_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_1_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_1_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_1_evaluation":"The younger brother of [player_tooltip player_id='967379' first='Parker' last='Friedrichsen'], [player_tooltip player_id='1685816' first='Luke' last='Friedrichsen'] showed some flashes on the offensive end with shooting the ball. He knocked down a couple of threes in this one. He has a smooth jump shot and nice release to guide the ball. To go along with the two three-pointers, he shot 4/4 from the free throw line. This helped him finish with 10 points and he had a steal to go along with it. He played solid on-ball defense in this one and showed hustle by diving for the ball.","_player_evaluations_1_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_2_player":["1364821"],"_player_evaluations_2_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_2_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_2_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_2_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_2_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_2_evaluation":"[player_tooltip player_id='1364821' first='Triston' last='Driver'] made a big impact on both sides of the court. On offense, he was scoring at the rim, in transition, and showed the ability to shoot. He knocked down a few mid-range shots and also a three- pointer when the defense closed out slightly late. He ended the game with 15 points. On defense, he had a huge impact. He was a pest to the ball handler, harassing him continually and coming up with multiple steals. He stole the ball by playing the passing lanes and scored in transition, stole the ball from the ball-handler and then drew the foul- where he went 2/2 from the free throw line, and he came up with a steal and found an open shooter in transition. I felt like every time I looked up in the second half, he was on the floor. He plays with hustle and heart, which leads to him diving for the ball. 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