WV Prep Basketball Showcase Top Performers

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>WV Prep BB organizers held their second annual Top 100 showcase on September 24th in Morgantown WV. The showcase featuring WV's top players provided a wide range of skill challenges as well as 5 on 5 competition with rosters stacked to the max. Several college coaches were on hand to witness the display of size and skill amongst WV's best, here are our top performers as seen by our scout as well as others in the building.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1867669"],"_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":"[player_tooltip player_id='1867669' first='Cruz' last='Isaly'] certainly showed his assertive and aggressive style of play on both ends, with the defensive end being the most outstanding.  A bulldog defender and what we refer to as u0022downhill point guardu0022 Cruz certainly live up to his reputation as one of WV's best small school 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