Victory Christian Academy vs City of Life Academy: Top Standouts

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The high school basketball regular season has concluded with district playoffs and championship games having been tipped off this week. The Victory Christian Academy Storm was one of the first teams in Polk County to put the Class 2A-7 District Championship trophy above their heads and celebrate the accomplishments along the journey after defeating City of Life 74-45 on Friday night. Prep Hoops scout Andrew Johnson was in attendance to recap the game with instant takeaways and top standouts. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1055782"],"_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":"LJ Cason has simply owned this season and dominated his way to a District Championship title while raising his overall recruitment status. He finished the championship game with 26 points, 6 steals, and 8 assists. City of Life had a hard time containing Cason with limited players who attempted not to foul out. 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