Scouting Report: Iowa City West-City from Xtream Arena

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>CORALVILLE, Iowa - </strong>No. 10 Iowa City West and City High took their rivalry to a bigger stage Sunday when they tipped off here at Xtream Arena. The Little Hawks pulled off the upset, 64-63, in front of an engaged crowd. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>I'd seen both of these teams this season, but the intensity of this series drew me in. It did not disappoint. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>You can read my previous reports on athletes from these squads below: </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prephoops.com/2022/12/scouting-report-iowa-city-west-at-liberty/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">West at Liberty</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prephoops.com/2022/12/scouting-report-city-high-at-liberty/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">City at Liberty</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prephoops.com/2023/01/scouting-report-xavier-at-iowa-city-west/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Xavier at West </a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The following guys stood out to me on Sunday: </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":1738637,"_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Brady Simcox","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2023","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"5'10u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"77244","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Iowa City West ","_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":"Simcox is a solid, all-around combo guard. 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