SD Playoffs: Class A prospects to watch tonight

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>It's officially March and it's do or die time in South Dakota high school basketball. Win or go home. Tonight, Class A teams are competing to qualify for the SoDak 16. Who are some prospects to watch or that are counted on to lead their teams to victory to keep their playoff hopes alive? This is sort of a random list of prospects that came to mind.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1503883"],"_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":"Sioux Falls Christian has been taking care of business all season with a 21-0 record. 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