MIAA D4 Final Four – Players to Watch

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Today, we'll take a look at Division IV of the MIAA as they prepare for their Final Four this week.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Three of the top four seeds advanced to the Final Four in Wareham, Bourne, and Millbury; the fourth team, Burke, is the 6th seed.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Below are four prospects to keep an eye on in this week's Final Four:</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":"[player_tooltip player_id='2396734' first='Jasaad' last='Fenton']","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2025","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"5'11u0022","_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":"Burke","_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":"Fenton and Burke are in a familiar spot after having made it to last year's Final Four, where they came up short of their ultimate goal. Fenton is one of the state's top lead guards and is in complete control with the ball in his hands. He's a crafty scorer, terrrific passer, and disruptive on-ball defender. He's at his best in the open floor creating for himself and others and is really good when playing in chaos. This Burke group is not only a year older, but is battle tested after matchups with Charlestown (x3), Millbury, and Eagle Academy of New York. 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Millbury, coming off a thrilling 1-point victory in the quarterfinals, will need big games from Vaccaro and fellow senior [player_tooltip player_id='2452983' first='Kenny' last='Donnelly'], if they want to pull off the upset in their showdown with Wareham. Vaccaro is an elite catch-and-shoot threat from behind the arc and his floor spacing abilities are key to opening up the rest of Millbury's offense. He's a capable ball-handler, willing passer, and good decision maker. Defensively, he has a high IQ and does a good job of creating turnovers. 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