D8-4A Tournament Players to Watch

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>PICTURED: [player_tooltip player_id='1830667' first='Garrison' last='Eady']</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Blackman put an exclamation point on their District 8 Championship Friday night blowing out Siegel, 64-36. As the District Tournament tips next week these are the players to watch.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1830667' first='Garrison' last='Eady'] - Blackman<br>[player_tooltip player_id='1960529' first='Alijah' last='France'] - Rockvale<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2789397' first='Malachi' last='Long'] - Rockvale<br>[player_tooltip player_id='1975489' first='Kaleb' last='Lewis'] - Rockvale<br>[player_tooltip player_id='1665187' first='Ty' last='Newton'] - Rockvale<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2367338' first='Braden' last='Flowers'] - Blackman<br>[player_tooltip player_id='1947104' first='Jayln' last='McDonald'] - Blackman<br>[player_tooltip player_id='1669216' first='Christian' last='Johnson'] - Blackman<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2274016' first='Waymon' last='West'] - Riverdale<br>Malik Hicks - Riverdale<br>[player_tooltip player_id='1664285' first='Carter' last='Webb'] - Siegel<br>[player_tooltip player_id='1927924' first='Matthew' last='Rice'] - Siegel<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2631817' first='Lawson' last='Lee'] - Siegel<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2101872' first='Yeshiyah' last='Cobb'] - Oakland</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1669216"],"_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-67b030f42f148"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700"><strong>2/14/25:</strong> Stabilizing force under the rim.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["2631817"],"_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-67b030f42f1cf"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700"><strong>2/14/25:</strong> Tall center [player_tooltip player_id='2631817' first='Lawson' last='Lee'] continues to develop his game. A junior, Lawson blocked [player_tooltip player_id='1947104' first='Jayln' last='McDonald']'s layup in the first quarter tonight. He needed to get stronger and is. There is still work to go in this facet. Lee makes an impact as a rebounder too.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1830667"],"_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-67b030f42f238"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700"><strong>2/14/25:</strong> Already known as a great leader, passer, and defender, Garrison's three-point shot finally matured. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1960529"],"_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-67b030f42f29d"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700"><strong>2/14/25:</strong> Junior scorer [player_tooltip player_id='1960529' first='Alijah' last='France'] enjoyed a breakout season, leading the surprise team of the district in scoring (11.9 ppg). France is jet-quick.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block -->