2024 5A Leading Scorers You Need To Watch In The New Year

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Today we will be taking a look at some 2024 prospects that are leading 5A in scoring and prospects you should be excited to watch going into the back half of their senior season. These are just a handful of players to be excited for as this is a loaded 2024 class.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1137823"],"_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":"Austin is a guard that was tearing it up all summer and took that momentum into the season. He is averaging 33.2 and is an inside the arc maestro being able to stop and pop or get to the rim and finish through contact. 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