Regional Final Standouts – Ann Arbor Pioneer v. Canton

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Ann Arbor Skyline gym was packed for this exciting regional final game. The 2 teams didn't disappoint either. After a back and forth 1st quarter, Canton held a 14-13 lead. Pioneer battled back to take a 3 point halftime lead. In the 2nd half, behind some terrific guard play, Pioneer stepped on the gas and held a lead around 10 points most of the remaining 2 quarters. They ended with an impressive 63-48 win against a tough Canton team. Pioneer has earned the right to try to take out the defending champion East Lansing in the quarterfinals.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["2824935"],"_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-69aaef1bc4ce8"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Harrison put on an epic display. He started the game looking for teammates and showing that he could hit cutters with an accurate pass. As the game went on though, Harrison heated up. He scored 5 straight points to give Pioneer the lead early in the second quarter. But Harrison still kept teammates involved with the drive and kick. He worked well off the screen, creating space for a turnaround jumper from the free throw live and also scored in transition. Harrison even scored off the bounce. He used a pretty stutter step move and a righty finish in traffic. Harrison was able to rip both ways and finish with creativity. He scored his 1000th point in the win.</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":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Drew Putnam","_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":"6'7u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"77245","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Canton","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_program":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_program":"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-69aaef1bc4e30"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Putnam is an intriguing post prospect. He seemed very comfortable working out of the dunkers corner. Putnam did a nice job finding space and passing out of the post. One time he caught the ball on the dunkers corner and backed down going up through his defender and drawing the foul. Putnam even showed that he can stretch the floor when he buried a catch and shoot 3 from the wing.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["2823601"],"_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-69aaef1bc4ed7"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Dula-Ogon really tuned heads last night. This young man can hoop. He's a fearless shooter and was connecting in this game. Dula-Ogon hit a wing 3 and buried a contested corner 3. But he's not just a shooter. As Canton moved out and closed harder, Dula-Ogon started attacking the rim. Then he was able to see and find lanes and get downhill. Dula-Ogon did a nice job finishing and drawing fouls. I don't have the exact numbers, but it felt like he shot a ton of free throws and maybe missed 1.</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":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Noah Tarquinto","_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":"null","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"77246","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Canton","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_program":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_program":"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-69aaef1bc5067"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Tarquinto had nothing to hang his head about last night. This young man played hard and left it all out on the floor. Tarquinto showed that he can play with pace effectively. He showed that he can fill it up from beyond the arc as well. Tarquinto connected on at least 3 triples and was fouled on another one, burying all 3 free throws. He also added a pretty turn around mid range jumper and a steal and score.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block -->