All A Classic – Thursday Morning Players to Watch

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The annual All A Classic is coming up next week and there is quite a bit of talent headed to Richmond to compete for our "small school" state championship. Here's a look at some of the players to watch in the Thursday Morning session of the All A Classic.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1343493"],"_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":"Evangel has A TON of talent and you could put [player_tooltip player_id='1022269' first='Cyr' last='Malonga'] or [player_tooltip player_id='1022262' first='Kyran' last='Tilley'] on this list and not be wrong. 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He's had some serious highlight plays this season.","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-63d0164028829"} /--> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1130312"],"_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":"LCA is like Evangel in that you could put several kids on this list and all would make sense. Green is the Eagles leading scorer but they also get solid contributions from Tyler Hall, [player_tooltip player_id='1240891' first='Saxton' last='Howard'], Connor Marton and [player_tooltip player_id='1342689' first='Hagan' last='Preston'] all are capable of big games but Andersen is the most consistent of the bunch.","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-63d016402889d"} /--> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1088850"],"_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":"Baker is the rare 3 sport athlete who excels at all of them. Beau is big and strong and is a load in the post. He will be a matchup issue for LCA thanks to his size and strength. If he can do some midrange scoring against a zone, he could be the difference maker on Thursday.","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-63d0164028910"} /--> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1116655"],"_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":"Teagan is the best prospect in the All A this year and has the potential to carry Owen County to a couple of wins and a potential run to the weekend games. Moore is one of the state's top scorers and rebounders and leads Owen County in about every statistical category.","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-63d0164028982"} /--> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1763795"],"_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":"Ragland is a good player but he's even more impressive with his academics. Woodford is the only player in the event who has a full scholarship to about any school in the country thanks to his perfect ACT score. Collegiate upset KCD to get to Richmond and will need a huge game from Woodford and others to knock off Owen County.","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-63d0164028a1b"} /-->