Section IV Hoops – Week 9: Top Performers

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Top performers from the ninth week of New York Section IV basketball games. Teams are fighting to solidify their seed in the Section IV playoffs as we go into the last two weeks of regular season play. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1379139"],"_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":"","_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":"[player_tooltip player_id='1379139' first='Zubayr' last='Griffin'] is a 6'2 combo guard, class of 2025, from Johnson City High School. 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