Early Statement Makers – Part 2

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In a previous article, we looked at some players that could be called early statement makers. These players showed off their talent in their team's opening games of the season. We are going to take another look at some early statement makers in Michigan.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>You can see Part 1 below.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://prephoops.com/2023/12/early-statement-makers/","type":"wp-embed","providerNameSlug":"prep-hoops"} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-prep-hoops wp-block-embed-prep-hoops"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://prephoops.com/2023/12/early-statement-makers/ </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1111926"],"_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":"This must be statement #5365763 for Vanlaningham. The young man has been getting the job done at a high level for years now and will be a steal at the next level. He didn't just score in a 67-60 win against Harper Creek, but he did it in an incredibly efficient manner. Vanlaningham finished with 29 points while shooting 50% from the field.","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_1_player":["1587737"],"_player_evaluations_1_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_1_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_1_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_1_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_1_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_1_evaluation":"Pardon me while I have an I told you so moment. I know I said this summer to watch out for Dirschell, that his game had risen to another level. Well, here we are. Season has just gotten started and Dirschell put his improved game on display. He looks ready for a BIG season. 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