Shane’s Top Guards of the Week – Toledo

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This past week in Toledo I went to two games that featured 2 City League teams playing at home against non-conference opponents. On Tuesday I watched a very back-and-forth game between two highly talented teams but Emmanuel Schirtian walked away with the win 62-59 against Scott. Then on Friday night, I watched a very well-coached and young St. John's Jesuit team get their 5th win of the season against Rogers, 65-51. This article will talk about the Top Guards. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1290033"],"_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":"Brown showed some really good feel for the game and basketball IQ. He ran the show for Emmanuel on Tuesday night and knew where the ball needed to go and when. He showed an impressive ability to operate the pick-n-roll as the ball handler. He knows when to attack and when to dish it. Brown is very good in transition as well. He has a burner on him as well. 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