2024 Brick City Showdown Classic: Day 3 Wing Standouts

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hosted by the Newark Board of Education, the Brick City Showdown Classic returned to Weequahic High School for a third day of competitive matchups featuring some of North Jersey's best programs and individual players. With a deeper slate of matchups on day three, let's take a deeper look at some standouts from Saturday's action at the wing position. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["2148602"],"_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":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6770690ed75b7"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">[player_tooltip player_id='2148602' first='Eric' last='Hillsman'] showcased a lot of athletic ability and how it translates in the open floor. College Achieve did a good job playing in transition and in the open floor and this allowed for Hillsman to be effective as a lane runner and often times finish above the rim, showcasing his high level athleticism. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["2436976"],"_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":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6770690ed7625"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">[player_tooltip player_id='2436976' first='Marque' last='Johnson'] is another wing for College Achieve that excelled in transition and the open floor, also showcasing his high level athleticism. Johnson benefited extremely from College Achieve being able to play in transition, running the lanes and getting above the rim finishes. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["2342640"],"_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":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6770690ed766b"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">[player_tooltip player_id='2342640' first='Austin' last='Workman'] thrived at aggressively attacking the rim and getting downhill. Workman showcased his ability to finish at the rim through contact. This opened up plenty of opportunities for Workman to also get to the free throw line. as he was able to shoot 13/16 from the free throw line and finish the game with 27 points. Workman also was able to use his size to his advantage to get active on the boards and contribute in the rebounding department. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1823214"],"_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":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6770690ed76aa"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">As usual, [player_tooltip player_id='1823214' first='Shelton' last='Colwell'] lived around the rim as he yet again showed his ability to not only finish around the rim with both hands but finish through contact as well. Colwell also excelled running the lanes in transition, as he was able to get a couple finishes at the rim simply off just running hard down the floor. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["2339152"],"_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":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6770690ed76e7"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">[player_tooltip player_id='2339152' first='Stanley' last='Njeke']'s impact was felt almost entirely on the defensive end of the floor. Playing with a very high motor and having high level athleticism, Njeke did a good job of blocking and altering shots at the rim and getting active on the boards. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block -->