Scouting the State: Small School Standouts

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The last round of in-season tournament for Oklahoma is taking place this week. With it brings some opportunity to see unique match ups from the small school ranks. Find out who were some of the stars from today's action among teams that are aiming to be at the Big House in March.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1482843"],"_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":"The hero of the night for the Pirates. Schilreff started the game with physical drives and post ups. 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He has that lead guard knack of being able to push it off defensive rebounds and even able to push it off makes from the opposition.  In the opening frame he lived in the lane, with points at the rim and creating for teammates with his drives.  The junior does an outstanding job of being able to manipulate the defense by initiating contact and similar traits that allows smaller guards to succeed against giants.rnrnEventually, Byng was able to slow down the breakneck pace that Freeman played at. But he still continued to do damage with threes and finding spots in the congested halfcourt.  Generally he's an outstanding ballhandler, who seemingly always plays under control But he did have a few rare mistakes late where he tried to do a little too much down the stretch. One played involved a turnover when he attempted to split a double team. And another where he went baseline and his passing attempt got walled off, and deflected. The second in particular will be an interesting watch since the passing windows will be tighter at the next level.rnrnStill, Freeman has an unflappable playing style and even drilled an off the dribble three in the final minute that tied up the game.  He also had a chance to tie it late from deep, but didn't get as clean of a look as he did the possession before and missed it.  The junior finished with a game high 27 points.","_player_evaluations_1_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_2_player":["1482831"],"_player_evaluations_2_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_2_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_2_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_2_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_2_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_2_evaluation":"u003cp class=u0022p1u0022u003eThe sense of the senior urgency seems to be kicking in for Williams as he looks set to play a key role in putting the Falcons in contention for their third straight 3A title. 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