Bridgton Academy Open Gym Recap

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bridgton Academy, nestled in Maine's Lakes Region, is a must stop on any pre-season prep tour through New England. This year proved no different, as Whit Lesure enters his 26^th year on the sidelines at Bridgton with a deep group that already seems to be playing with a sense of attention to detail, connectedness, and intensity. While returning big man, [player_tooltip player_id='2312447' first='Mamadou' last='Kane'], was out with an injury on the day we were in the gym, there were plenty of other standouts including a few locals in Kalvin Catchings and [player_tooltip player_id='2246242' first='Silvano' last='Ismail'], who we'll cover shortly in another article. Today, we'll highlight five guys who stood out at Bridgton's open gym last week.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"[player_tooltip player_id='2312975' first='Anthony' last='Chinn']","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2024","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"6'4u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"77247","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Bridgton Academy (ME)","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"New England Storm (NH)","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"u003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400u0022u003eA standout in the NHIAA the past few years, Chinn looks primed to have a big role at Bridgton this winter. The 6'5” wing has added noticeable muscle to his frame and shows an impressive ability to hit the glass and hold his own defensively in the post. He plays with a high IQ, is a willing ball mover, and a strong finisher at the rim. 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Davis's motor never seems to stop, which pays major dividends on both the offensive and defensive glass. He's hard to guard as he's shown the ability to handle the ball on the perimeter but also can play bully ball at the rim. He also showed off an impressive mid-range game, which should help him to draw bigger, stronger defenders away from the rim. 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