Fantastic On Friday #PHHardWorkFinals

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Bloomington, MN -</strong> Day 1 of the Prep Hoops Hard Work Region Finals is in the books and it was a fantastic day of hoops. PHD took in games from Bloomington Kennedy and Bloomington Jefferson. I was able to watch a mix of 15U, 16U, and 17U games. Now let's get to the point...Who stood out and looked good on Friday?</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":1518701,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"media"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/07/hardworkregionfinals-2-1.jpg"><img src="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/07/hardworkregionfinals-2-1.jpg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-1518701" /></a></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"fontSize":"16px"}}} --> <p style="font-size:16px"><span style="text-decoration: underline">See below for info/comments on <strong>Twenty One</strong> ballers from Friday at the Finals.</span></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":1496316,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"media"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/06/NDSDStandouts-crop-752x494-1656375136.jpg"><img src="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/06/NDSDStandouts-crop-752x494-1656375136.jpg?w=751" alt="" class="wp-image-1496316" /></a></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":[2539977],"_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":"-Scored a crucial basket in OT to help secure the Wu003cbru003eu003cbru003e-Showed off a great catch-n-shoot stroke from 3u003cbru003eu003cbru003e-He could be deadly in the PNR game, tons of potential in pick-n-popu003cbru003eu003cbru003e-Blocked more shots than I could count, great reaction 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