CP3NMSC Central: Class of 2029 Standouts (Pt. 2)

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Fort Wayne, IN — The CP3NMSC Central Qualifier featured some of the best middle school basketball players from the central part of the United States under one roof in Fort Wayne, IN. As each grade division featured many talented prospects, each division will have multiple pieces of coverage breaking down what went on in Fort Wayne. Below is the second piece of coverage recapping the standouts 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":"Yamil Jimenez","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2029","_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":"77247","_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_program":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_program":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"u003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400u0022u003eYamil Jimenez's defensive presence was nothing short of spectacular in Fort Wayne, IN at the 2023 CP3NMSC Central Qualifier. 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