Section IV Hoops: STAC West – Top Performers

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The STAC West division is comprised of Horseheads, Corning, Elmira &amp; Ithaca and all four teams reached success of different magnitudes this season. Corning &amp; Elmira found themselves battling in the Section IV Class AA Championship game with Elmira securing the win. Horseheads defeated Johnson City in the Section IV Class A game to become the champion, while Ithaca defeated Union-Endicott to become the STAC champion. Here are the top performers and performances that led to these successful seasons.</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":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Amauri Truax","_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":"6'1u0022","_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":"Horseheads High School","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"City Rocks","_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":"Amauri Truax is a 6'1 point guard from Horseheads High School and is in the graduating class of 2023. Strong, athletic point guard with a tight handle, can break down defenders and makes great decisions in the paint. Big season for Amauri as he led his team to the Section IV Class A Championship. We saw Amauri in the Championship game and were impressed by the poise and his ability to stay locked in while in the face of adversity. Truax got some early fouls on a few arguable calls and in attempt to preserve him for the end of the contest, he found himself out of the game for stretches of time. It is tough for a lot of young players to stay committed to the goal and fulfill the role that the team needs, but Truax willingly provided positive energy and strong leadership from the bench while he awaited his return, and made big plays when he was put back in the game. 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Truax was getting to the basket all night, converting on several and one's while finishing through contact at the rim. Very active on the defensive end as well, gets deflections, causes disruptions and creates turnovers, leading to easy buckets in transition for himself and his team. Made some big free throws down the stretch which led to securing the the championship.","_player_evaluations_1_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_2_player":["1491242"],"_player_evaluations_2_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_2_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_2_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_2_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_2_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_2_evaluation":"[player_tooltip player_id='1491242' first='Luke' last='Little'] is a 6'2 guard from Ithaca High School and is in the graduating class of 2024. Little is long, lanky and athletic. 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