Early Season Metro West Prospects Impressing

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Scoring 20 points, grabbing over 6.5 rebounds, and 5 assists per game. Hagen's size allows him to really take advantage of the averaged size guard inside, even in the post, and outside with his shooting ability. 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Kallenbach scored a season-high 35 points versus Delano where Kallenbach displayed his 3-point shooting ability making 6 3s. Kallenback excels at playing quickly and taking good open shots. He's unselfish moving the ball to open teammates.u003c/spanu003e","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-63b7379a32511"} /--> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://youtu.be/PEo9TyqJ29k","type":"video","providerNameSlug":"youtube","responsive":true,"className":"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://youtu.be/PEo9TyqJ29k </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1437495"],"_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":1732415,"_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":"u003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400u0022u003e[player_tooltip player_id='1437495' first='Evan' last='Weichert'] is a six-foot-four-inch guard from New Prague averaging 16 points per game and recently scored 30 versus Austin. Weichert, I saw this summer with the Minnesota Rise AAU team, was super efficient at the rim scoring at least 5 lay-ups. Versus Austin he showcased multiple faceted scoring, coming off screens for 3-pointers, spot-ups, cuts to the hoop, and driving scores.u003c/spanu003e","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-63b7379a3255d"} /--> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://youtu.be/S_Y2OWVNcXo","type":"video","providerNameSlug":"youtube","responsive":true,"className":"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://youtu.be/S_Y2OWVNcXo </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Be on the lookout for these three in the Metro West as well, [player_tooltip player_id='1579885' first='Nolan' last='Groves'] of Orono, [player_tooltip player_id='1284155' first='Jayden' last='Daisy'] of BSM, and Waconia Freshman [player_tooltip player_id='1560741' first='Will' last='Kirsch'].</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->