Dave Calvert Invitational: Day 1: Late Games Top Performers

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Dave Calvert Invitational came to Kiefer on January 19, 2023. This tournament saw eight teams take the court, with the first three games being a blow out. Starting off the slate of games was Metro Christian vs Tulsa Dove. Metro Christian came out of the gates firing, pulling out to a double digit lead within two and a half minutes of play. The score was 64-11 at halftime and finished with a final score of 103-23. The starters for Metro Christian barely saw playing time past the middle of the second quarter. I don't think that they took the court in the second half, from what I recall. The second game on the slate was Community Christian vs Hilldale. Community Christian lost on an at the buzzer shot in the state championship last year. After losing some key pieces, Community Christian has not been the same team this year and has taken a step back. They kept it close with Hilldale through the first quarter, but after that, Hilldale pulled away. Hilldale won by a hefty margin in this one. Game 3 provided another blowout, as it saw Bethany destroy Tulsa Webster. Tulsa Webster is a younger team, having only one senior and one junior on their roster. Webster kept it close in the first quarter, but Bethany pulled away in the second quarter. The momentum kept going throughout the game, winning 58-16. The final game provided the most excitement and was the closest game, as the hometown Kiefer Trojans took on Warner. The lead was exchanged throughout the game, with Warner winning 24-23 at halftime. To start off the second half, Kiefer came out firing. They hit a three on the first possession, which sparked a run. Warner responded with a run of their own to make it close again. Towards the end of the game, Kiefer took over and won the game in the closest game of the night. Big performances by a couple of players is what it took for Kiefer to narrowly escape losing in the first round of their hometown tournament. In this article, I will be going over the top performers from the late games.</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":1759256,"_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"[player_tooltip player_id='2337849' first='Wyatt' last='Geissler']","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2025","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"5'8u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"77246","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Bethany","_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":"[player_tooltip player_id='2337849' first='Wyatt' last='Geissler'] made an impact on both sides of the ball. What was most impressive about him was his impact on the defensive end. He was the definition of lockdown. No matter where the ball handler tried to go, Geissler was right there cutting him off. He gave everything he had on the defensive end, fighting through screens and forcing turnovers. He came away with a couple of steals. On the offensive side of the ball, he had multiple assists, with one of them coming off of a well-placed bounce pass. He also impacted the scoring column, where he scored in transition a couple of times. One of them was an and-one. 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Starting off, he had several good shot contest throughout the game and he showed that he can utilize his size without fouling to contest the shot. I have three blocks recorded for him in this one, with a couple of them being emphatic blocks that helped the crowd get into it. His on-ball defense was good, which was visible when he forced his opponents to travel on one of the possessions. The next area he impacted significantly was rebounding. He grabbed one rebound after another, no matter if it was on offense or defense. Several times the offensive rebound led to a put back. Not only did he score points with put backs, but he displayed the ability to score inside, using his size and post moves to do so. His best play came when he was running out in transition and he dunked on someone. This was the best play that I saw out of the whole tournament on the first day. 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