NEXT Midwest Melee: Noteworthy Prospects To Start Us Off (14U)

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This Midwest Me[player_tooltip player_id='2403249' first='Lee' last=''] Event brings in a lot of talent from all over the midwest to compete. In this article we highlight four prospects and briefly cover why they did agent job of producing during the first few games of their weekend. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>Thanks for tuning in and enjoy!</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["2442377"],"_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 mixture of size and athletic ability that [player_tooltip player_id='2442377' first='Zander' last='Whitaker'] possesses is impressive for his 2028 Class. He is someone with longer arms, great speed from side-to-side, and he understands how to pick and choose his spots. 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[player_tooltip player_id='2403249' first='Lee' last=''] maybe one of the smaller prospects on this Michiana Ball Hawks 2028 Team but he is solid in everything he does. Whenever he is attacking his defender he is determined and able to get to basically any spot he wants, while also being a solid passer to open teammates near by. 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