Nor Cal Spring Showcase 2026 Standouts

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Saturday May 13 at Chabot College in Hayward, PH NorCal was in attendance for this event which had over 40 teams from NorCal. Here's our list of 2026 standouts who we thought played well. This is a group of teams we had not seen this Spring.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1703071"],"_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":"Whitley one of the top 2026 prospects in the class started the day playing up on the 17u level. He's a player that generates points in different ways. 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