Shane’s Top Players from Last Week – Columbus

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Last week in Columbus I watched Linden-McKinley defend their homecourt against Northland and pick up the 49-37. Saturday Night I watched Olentangy Liberty beat Marysville, 72-51. The top players from these games are below!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["2316113"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":["override_image"],"_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":2342112,"_player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":"field_62f141137ead9","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Towns is a senior point guard that you want to lead your team. He is a shorter point guard but has a good-sized body that is strong and absorbs contact well. He can get to the rim effectively with his dribbling moves and quick first steps. He has a very pretty shot. The ball comes off his hand smoothly and has the perfect rotation every time. He consistently made big-time shots for the Panthers and was scoring all game. He attacked the pressure of Northland and made them pay. He has all the intangibles you would want in a point guard. 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