Class 5A East Area Stars

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A TPS night in Owasso produced one of the games of the year between Edison and Booker T Washington. With Tulsa Memorial leaning on juniors to battle their way one step closer to another State Tournament appearance. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1793875"],"_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":"Strong, physical and bouncy. Johnson made his presence felt on both ends of the court, all night.  He was a key part in staying tall and using verticality to make life difficult on Booker T Washington's usual stellar rim finishing.  The senior also closed out the first half with an impressive chase down block in transition.  While he hit enough from distance to keep the defense honest, it was Johnson consistently crashing the glass and slashing inside like a running back that powered his offensive production. An impressive aspect of his performance was his great conditioning, as in overtime he was still playing with fresh legs. As evident by a time he blew past the Hornets defense on an extended post up, and slipped by two defenders at the rim for an impressive score.  The defensive instincts, athleticism and passion Johnson showed is a big reason why his Eagles are headed to Norman next week.","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_1_player":["2352129"],"_player_evaluations_1_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_1_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_1_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_1_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_1_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_1_evaluation":"The second part of the senior duo that made the Eagles soar, this is Miller's first year in Oklahoma after previously being in Missouri.  He's an unique prospect because while he has some guard skills, he's a big bodied player with a huge wingpan which allows him to play big around the hoop at the high school level.  Miller seems to lean into doing the dirty work around the hoop with the way he blocks and alter shots, while even breaking out a sky hook like post score at one point in the second half. 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