Wild West Shootout Recap: Opening Day Evals

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The wild west shootout is Northern Nevada's premier basketball tournament that serves as a fundraiser for the Sierra kids foundation. The Sierra kids foundation provides educational scholarships to children and youth with developmental disabilities in Northern Nevada, specifically kids with autism spectrum disorder. The Sierra kids foundation helps families who are under insured, low-income, unemployed, or of low socioeconomic status pay for ABA therapy for their child who may not be able to afford a treatment program otherwise.  This year's event featured a Reno vs Northern California format, pitting schools from each area against each other. In this article, we take a look at some of the top performers from Day 1. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1679846"],"_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_0_evaluation":"Covera is a deceptively quick pg with a strong handle. The floor general displayed magician like ability to find and then deliver to teammates. It was not uncommon to see him thread the most crowded lanes with pinpoint passes. 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