CP3NMSC North (DMV): Seventh Grade Names To Know (Pt. 2)

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Prince George's County, MD — The DMV is known as one of the most talented hotbeds in youth basketball and this past weekend Athletic Republic was the place to be as some of the top middle school prospects from the Mid-Atlantic were in attendance at the 2023 CP3NMSC North Qualifier. The class of 2029 was filled with talent as we saw a lot of kids who will be talked about nationally in years to come. Below is the second part of our coverage from the class of 2029...</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='2886621' first='Henry' last='Larranaga']","_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":"77244","_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":"Team Takeover","_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: 400u0022u003eHenry Larranga was one of the top scores from the class of 2029 during his time at the 2023 CP3NMSC North Qualifier. 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