Big time performances

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>As the second half of the season, mostly being conference play which is the most important games, is still underway, I am taking a look back at some top individual performances from athletes from the conference games and season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>[player_tooltip player_id='1450980' first='Martin' last='Kaupanger'] - 2025 - Annie Wright HS</em></strong> - Martin is a special talent who has tremendous upside on the court for Annie Wright and has played a big role for this team the last couple seasons. His game is natural on the court and he has a stellar jump shot being able to easy sink shots while rising above defenders. Against Life Christian Academy he scored 30 points and made 8 of 10 from three. <br></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Arthur Ban - 2024 - Evergreen HS</em></strong> - Arthur is a monster on both the football field and the basketball court. This athleticism is up there with the best in the entire state. Ban is strong and dominant on the court, boxing out well and grabbing boards smoothly. Against Kelso, Ban dropped 17 points, pulled down 12 rebounds, and even blocked 8 shots in the game. <br></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1450990' first='Shelton' last='Henton'] - 2025 - Interlake HS</strong></em> - Shelton is a fantastic scorer on the court and plays beyond his years. He's a 6'5” wing who drives to the rim with strength and craftiness to get by defenders. He finishes around the bucket with a soft touch and has a lights out deep shot. Henton broke the Interlake single game scoring record by dropping 45 points and also pulled down 9 rebounds. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1451029' first='Nyale' last='Robinson'] - 2025 - Rainier Beach HS</strong></em> - Nyale is a dynamic guard who knows how to score the ball smoothly. He has good vision on the court and runs the pick and roll extremely smoothly alongside [player_tooltip player_id='1598394' first='Dominik' last='Robinson']. Nyale also has a great jumper, sinking shots from all levels with ease. Against Nathan Hale, he dropped 26 points, had 5 assists, along with hitting 6 threes.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Avi West - 2025 - Northwest Christian HS </em></strong>- Avi is an athletic lefty guard who knows how to make big time plays for his team. He recently returned to the court in a big way and brings a ton of energy to the team. Against Liberty Spangle, he dropped 21 points, 4 assists, 4 rebounds, and even had 3 steals. He's a guy to keep an eye on throughout the rest of the season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->