GASO 2 Cities Houston Saturday Standouts

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This last weekend, we took a trip to the GASO 2 Cities event in Houston at the MI3 Center. Several high-level athletes showed up to hoop and teams made their presence known in a big way. The competition only continued to build as the day went on and rivalries got more heated. Let's explore the games of some athletes who went above and beyond to help their teams in critical contests. </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":2411243,"_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Julio Cisneros ","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2024","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"6'2u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"77248","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Pasadena Dobie","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"Team Imperial 17U ","_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":"u003culu003ern tu003cliu003eKnows his spots on the offensive end...he is always moving even without the ball in his hands.u003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003eCan create space from his defender with a few moves, then pull up off the dribble. 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