Top Juniors from this Past Week in Columbus

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This past week I went to two massive conference games in the Columbus City League and Centra Catholic League. On Tuesday I watched Africentric beat Walnut Ridge 68-58 and then on Friday, I watched Bishop Hartley beat Bishop Watterson 70-45. This article will talk about the Top Juniors in these two games.<br></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["2209610"],"_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":2759033,"_player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":"field_62f141137ead9","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-679e940998f28"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Nobody on the court played better than Wilkinson did on Tuesday night. He was great the entirety of the game and his impact was felt throughout. He shot the ball well all night. Made tough shots and had an effective midrange pull-up game. He made some difficult shots. He did a great job of exploding to the rim and finishing in transition. He was not forcing anything and just let the game come to him. This was a fast and hectic game but when Wilkinson had the ball in his hands, they had control of it. An impressive all-around complete game from Wilkerson.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["2459115"],"_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":2761685,"_player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":"field_62f141137ead9","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-679e940998f91"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">I liked the way Hardy impacted the game against Walnut Ridge. He is a long athletic player that can do a lot of things on the floor. With this, you often see these types of players who try to do everything and are not that effective. Hardy did the opposite and was very effective. He was great on the boards and defensively. He got to the rim when it was there. He played the middle against zone well. I was impressed with his decision-making.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- 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":2759038,"_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"[player_tooltip player_id='2570793' first='Caleb' last='O'Neil']","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2026","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"6'0u0022","_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":"Bishop Hartley","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-679e940999046"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">O'Neil was the unsung hero to this dominant win for Hartley. He played with high energy and came off the bench providing a great spark. He defended well and was a crucial player in the full-court press they applied. This press caused a ton of turnovers and sped the game up. He was someone that Hartley could lean on. He hit open shots and when the ball was in his hands he made the right decision. His shooting was massive in this big-time conference win for the Hawks.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["2677141"],"_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":2759036,"_player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":"field_62f141137ead9","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-679e940999093"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Smith was dominant in the second half. He had a quiet first half just doing the little things. He then came out in the second half with an aggressive and dominant mindset. His ability to post up strong on almost every trip down the floor was impressive it caused problems for Walnut Ridge defensively. He made quick finishing moves towards the rim and drew some fouls. He was on the dunking end of one of the most impressive half-court lobs I have seen at the high school level. Africentric showed multiple ways to beat you, and Smith is one of them.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block -->