New Names Learned at 3A State Tournament

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>PICTURED: [player_tooltip player_id='2816171' first='Xavier' last='Ferrell']</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Check out the players who made first impressions Thursday during the Class 3A State Tournament.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["2816171"],"_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-67dc681873c1c"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700"><strong>3/20/25: </strong>Elite hand/arm quickness. Ferrell stole the ball three times in Tullahoma's first half against South Side. Realize that South Side features the quickest dudes outside of Memphis, so stealing the basketball from their players is no small feat. Built like a high school defensive end, Ferrell harpooned through the South Side press and finished some very difficult shots in the process. The Hawks can completely claw teams to death, but Ferrell played at their preferred pace wonderfully.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["2816191"],"_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-67dc6dff21927"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700"><strong>3/20/25: </strong>Gritty. Zayden played with grace and speed in a challenging quarterfinal. Anderson is very muscular and speedy. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["2816212"],"_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-67dc729965331"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700"><strong>3/20/25:</strong> Lanky creator. Keirus will be a nice player for Fulton for the next few years. He can really hit an open three-pointer and dancers around the court decently. Obviously, he will need to bulk up. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["2796643"],"_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-67dc7a4b10b07"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700"><strong>3/20/25:</strong> Credit Fayette-Ware Head Coach Chearis, he is unafraid to play young players. Coach Chearis played star seniors [player_tooltip player_id='1321569' first='Tacarien' last='Freeman'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1927473' first='Tarecous' last='Stevens'] a ton as underclassmen. It helped certainly. Kylon is a freshman playing frequently this season. Great offensive rebounder. Relentless energy. He kind of plays forward for the Wildcats but projects as a "2".</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block -->