Scouting the State: Staring in their Role

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Who are some of the players that will be unsung heroes during their teams' potential playoff runs? From scrappy forwards who play bigger than their height, to an unselfish point guard, here's a spotlight of the players who have done the dirty work in recent contests. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Games covered</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>OCS vs Millwood</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Crossings Christian vs Carl Albert</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Community Christian vs Riverside Indian School - Skordle Stream</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Pocola vs Idabell - Youtube Stream</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Kyler Brown","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2024","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"5'10u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"77246","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Oklahoma Christian School","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"The Saints are anchored by a well known senior duo, but in a recent win over Millwood the importance of the senior lead guard was felt.  Millwood is loaded with quick guards who apply ball pressure and other aggressive defensive tactics, Brown did a fantastic job of weathering the storm of pressure. 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