Big School: Preseason Second Team All State

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sign up using code BLACKFRIDAY2023 for 50% off your first payment. Code is good through Monday the 27th</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>High School basketball season is upon us in Oklahoma. A couple Class 6A programs will start their season with out of state tournaments this week, with the bulk of the Class 6A and 5A programs will see their season start next week. With that in mind, here's one last preview series that goes deep on the star performers in Class 6A and 5A. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prephoops.com/2023/11/big-school-preseason-first-team-all-state/">For Big School First Team All State: Click Here</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>For Big School Honorable Mention All State: Check back Wednesday</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1482826"],"_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":"As a sophomore Lloyd was part of a Class 4A State Tournament run for Mount Saint Mary in 4A, then last year put up individual huge scoring for the Rockets. 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