The Throne: Day 1 Forward Standouts

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The first day of The Throne was a long and fun one. With 8 boys games to see who would advance to the quarterfinals, there was no shortage of talent in the gym. Prep Hoops takes a look at some of the forwards who took advantage of the big stage on it's first day. Read on for Forward Standouts from Day 1.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["2213545"],"_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":"The still available Dalton finished with a respectable 14 and 10 in their loss to Grayson. 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