Toledo Top 64 Preview: Orange Team

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The annual Toledo Top 64 is back for its 3rd year! It will be played at Lourdes University on Sunday, October 1st, 2023. Less than 2 weeks away! This event brings some of the best players in the NWO area under one roof for college coaches to come to watch them compete against each other. This article will talk about one of the eight rosters made up of eight players who will be at the event.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This article will cover the Orange team. The orange team this year is very good and is led by their dynamic duo of guards, [player_tooltip player_id='1721070' first='Max' last='Dawson'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1285254' first='Micah' last='Bays']. Dawson already holds D2 scholarship offers while his fellow senior [player_tooltip player_id='1285254' first='Micah' last='Bays'] is looking for his first but this kid can go! Then the wings they have two 6'5 kids with sophomore Race Kowalcyzk and Junior from Huron [player_tooltip player_id='1943267' first='Jackson' last='McNulty']. The big for this team is 6'7 [player_tooltip player_id='1398637' first='Nik' last='Echelmeyer']. To round out the team they have very good guard and wing play from some rural areas; from Patrick Henry [player_tooltip player_id='1837240' first='Lincoln' last='Creager'], Liberty Benton [player_tooltip player_id='1943737' first='Carson' last='Conaway'], and Evergreen's [player_tooltip player_id='2224568' first='Eli' last='Keifer']. This team has good height, length, and phenomenal skill making them one of the toughest teams in the event. Continue to read to hear about each player in depth.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1721070"],"_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":"Dawson is one of the highest climbing guards after this summer. He led all scorers at the Midwest Live in June by averaging almost 30 points a game, got a ton of attention with the [program_tooltip program_id='2075761' first='Ohio' last='Buckets'], and gained some offers from high-level D2 schools in the area, his most recent being Ashland. Dawson is a flat-out bucket getting. He is super simple and efficient with his game. 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