CP3NMSC East Qualifier: 7th Grade Standouts (Pt. 1)

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Atlanta, GA — Every year around this time, 7th graders start to really enter the national scene of youth basketball. The 2023 CP3NMSC East Qualifier in Atlanta gave us a great chance to evaluate some of those 7th graders from the southeast. During our time in the gym at the came, we were able to identify ten standouts from the weekend. The first five will be discussed below ...</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":"Blake Bazile","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"Class of 2029","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"5'10u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"47","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"Respect The Game","_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: 400u0022u003eBlake Bazile came into the 2023 CP3NMSC East Qualifier in Atlanta, GA with a lot of praise and he certainly backed that up throughout the weekend. 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