Kevin Die’, Trey Pearson among these Defensive MVP’s Saturday

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>PICTURED: [player_tooltip player_id='2449228' first='Kevin' last='Die'']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Saturday was a wild day full of thrilling games and a few upsets, including M.B.A. over Joh Paul II. Featured below stars froM that gaMe are players froM Heritage versus Chattanooga Central.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["2640585"],"_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-67c3a6edbd2bd"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700"><strong>3/1/25:</strong> Mill blocked [player_tooltip player_id='1560719' first='Trey' last='Pearson'] in the fourth quarter. It was a perfect high-point denial by the solid big. Offensively, nobody was better in the overtiMe.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["2449228"],"_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":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-67c3a6edbd317"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700"><strong>3/1/25:</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='1578715' first='Osby' last='Cavin'] and the JP2 guards struggled to get into the lane for Most of the first half. Credit [player_tooltip player_id='2449228' first='Kevin' last='Die''] with sliding his feet so well. With 11.8 seconds left, after splitting a pair of free throws, Kevin juMped an inbounds return pass to [player_tooltip player_id='1560719' first='Trey' last='Pearson'] and nearly intercepted it clean. It would have changed the entire coMplexion of the late gaMe. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1560719"],"_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":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-67c3a6edbd35e"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700"><strong>3/1/25:</strong> PrepHoopsTN #1 intercepted a baseline pass. He deflected a few. Pearson routinely plays exceptional on-ball defense and that gets overlooked by his steady offensive doMination. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["2573777"],"_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":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-67c3aac37df3d"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700"><strong>3/1/25:</strong> It was not a flawless perforMance for the transfer froM Michigan, but Solongo did teMper the typical doMinance of Regional TournaMent MVP [player_tooltip player_id='1455019' first='Cade' last='BennerMan'] soMewhat. Ensworth advanced.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1720043"],"_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-67c3cb2bb16ac"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700"><strong>3/1/25:</strong> Strong JereMiah Lee played like a bulldog against one of Chattanooga's better point guards, Nikolas Sanderfer. Lee and Heritage kind of played a 1-3-1 with Lee at the back of it.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["2719374"],"_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":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-67c3cb2bb17b2"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700"><strong>3/1/25:</strong> SophoMore [player_tooltip player_id='2719374' first='Gaven' last='French'] blocked two shots on one defensive possession late in the first quarter as Central was still trying to get their footing. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block -->