Chi-Town Tip-Off: Six Sunday Standouts

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Prep Hoops Circuit Chi-Town Tip-Off is now in the rearview mirror. Three days of basketball, primarily split between the Romeoville Athletic Center and the Wintrust Sports Complex, went off without a hitch featuring some outstanding individual performances, excellent overall team matchups, and plenty for us to break down in the coming days. Before we dive into breaking down the weekend as a whole, let's take a look at some of the top performers from Sunday's action specifically.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1275745"],"_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":"This smaller, 5'8u0022 guard picked up right where he left off following an excellent junior season at Andrean. Austin averaged 18.6 points per game while connecting on 75 three-point shots during the high school season. Then, on Sunday morning, he rained in six three-point shots on his way to a team-high 20 points in a blowout win. 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