Battle at the Lakes Day 1: 15U Top Performers at Hopkins

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Battle at the Lakes tournament showcased some of the top AAU programs across the Midwest. I set up at Hopkins for the weekend and had the chance to watch some high-level talent across both the 16U and 15U. Here are some of the top 15U performers that stood out from the rest on Saturday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["2381221"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":["override_image"],"_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":2437500,"_player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":"field_62f141137ead9","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"u003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400u0022u003eCarter Lowis got some easy buckets around the basket using his size, but he kept the defense honest by stretching the floor for two first-half trey balls Saturday morning. His opponents did not get any simple drives to cup with Lowis in the paint, disrupting anything that came his way.  Following defensive rebounds, Lowis did a good job looking ahead for open outlets to start fastbreaks.u003c/spanu003e","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_1_player":["2433532"],"_player_evaluations_1_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_1_override_profile_image":["override_image"],"_player_evaluations_1_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_1_player_featured_image":2437508,"_player_evaluations_1_player_featured_image":"field_62f141137ead9","player_evaluations_1_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_1_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_1_evaluation":"u003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400u0022u003eMinnesota Fury 15U Zurn leaned on Beeninga multiple times in their game against David Bros Elite. Beeninga knew how to attack and find the open man, as well as get a bucket when his name is called. When Fury went down 49-36, Beeninga stepped up and hit three big threes to cut the score to 51-45. With the help of big men [player_tooltip player_id='2052332' first='Trey' last='Theis'] and Raymond Brau, the pick and roll was effective throughout the game, Beeninga knowing when to take it himself and when to drop it off to one of the bigs.u003c/spanu003e","_player_evaluations_1_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_2_player":["2423416"],"_player_evaluations_2_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_2_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_2_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_2_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_2_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_2_evaluation":"u003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400u0022u003eLinkoln Midthun earned his buckets by crashing the boards. 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