RayQuan, CJ, Tarskii, and Others Dominate Second Halves

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>PICTURED: [player_tooltip player_id='1825510' first='Ray'quan' last='Watson']</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Upsets abounded Tuesday. When the pressure mounted the following players exceled. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["2289220"],"_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-67c7ca24097df"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700"><strong>3/4/25:</strong> Harpeth overtook Huntingdon's Mustangs with a sizzling second half from junior [player_tooltip player_id='2289220' first='CJ' last='Turner']. Turner scored 23 points after halftime, when Harpeth trailed 13 points! In the third quarter alone, Turner hit five three-pointers. Harpeth scored 41 points after the break and won, 63-60.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1825510"],"_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-67c7ca240984c"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700"><strong>3/4/25:</strong> Senior star [player_tooltip player_id='1825510' first='Ray'quan' last='Watson'] dropped 20 second-half points and hit six three-pointers after the break! Watson's big steal upended Bearden's late-game strategy. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/PrepHoopsTN/status/1897099067412635701"} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/PrepHoopsTN/status/1897099067412635701 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["2639917"],"_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-67c8b36aa18ee"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700"><strong>3/4/25:</strong> Hard-nosed senior [player_tooltip player_id='2639917' first='Joseph' last='Owens'] made a wing three-pointer midway through the third quarter. The warrior fouled out and screamed into his shirt in disgust as his team trailed by two very late at that point.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["2308938"],"_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-67c8b36aa1959"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700"><strong>3/4/25:</strong> An elite scorer, Steven hunted the halo through a competitive third quarter. He was fouled whilst shooting a three-pointer and comfortably made all three ensuing free throws. Minutes prior he attacked [player_tooltip player_id='2508422' first='Bo' last='Maxwell'] on the fastbreak, making a tough layup. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["2383401"],"_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-67c8b36aa19a3"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700"><strong>3/4/25:</strong> Enjoying his breakout campaign, [player_tooltip player_id='2383401' first='Tarskii' last='Jones'] defended expertly throughout the tense stretches. Tarskii also made his only two free throw attempts of the second half. Jones' layup surprised Cookeville thanks to the extreme pressure and awareness demanded by District MVP [player_tooltip player_id='1947172' first='Landon' last='Bryant']. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->