The Platform: Saturday 17 U Standouts

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Platform gave teams their first opportunity to play in July with their grassroots teams again on the Prep Hoops Circuit before back to back live period weekends. In this article we'll break down the 17 U standouts I caught on Saturday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1462509"],"_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":"An unsung hero for a Nova-Germany team that's turned some heads this spring, Gage is a shooter who can light it up from 25+ feet out. While he made some deep 3-pointers on Saturday, it was the other stuff he brought to the court. 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In the tail end of the first half leading into the start of the second half Calahan had 10 points in quick succession with a couple deep 3-pointers off the bounce and layups at the basket. Giving good effort on both ends, Calahan got the occasional steal and drew a lot of defensive attention. He earned that attention by getting into the lane consistently and either finishing or drawing free throws. 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