Early Season Team Breakdowns: Allen High School

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Allen High School made their fall debut last weekend in Dallas after being one of the biggest question marks in the state for rankings. One thing that's for sure, the roster is stacked paper wise and they have the deepest backcourt in the state as well. Most sites have them 10-15 in the state &amp; their elite pre district schedule set up means coach Richard Cipolletta has confidence his boys are top 10 with basically 10 ranked teams in front of them. Here's a quick breakdown of some of the players we may this season carrying the torch for Allen.</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":2270179,"_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"[player_tooltip player_id='2273238' first='Aric' last='Walls']","_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":"6'2u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"77246","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Allen High School","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"","_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":"2024 [player_tooltip player_id='2273238' first='Aric' last='Walls'] is a coaches dream, especially at the high school level. He brings toughness, speed and athleticism to the floor and never takes a play off. I got to catch him at the u0022first looku0022 in Dallas leading Allen at the PG position. First thing that stands out is his grit, he walks around the court like he owns it and brings that same attitude to the defensive side of the ball. He had several deflections, steals, and forced turnovers with his long wingspan but is no slack on the offensive side. He shines most in transition as once of the bounciest kids in the state if he gets loose don't even try to block it or you'll end up on media post all over the internet. 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