2nd Round Recap: Clutch Performances

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The round of 16 wrapped up on Saturday night and provided for entertaining headlines across the state. New names have emerged and 4-seeds have uprooted brackets across nearly all divisions. Here are a couple of players that had huge 2nd round performances.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1131830"],"_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":"7A Region 5 is proving strong, sending 3 teams to the Elite 8 including the 4-seed Walton. I mentioned last week that Walton had a serious chance to take down Lambert in the 1st round and surely enough, they did. In the 2nd round, they took down Peachtree Ridge thanks to a 33-point night from [player_tooltip player_id='1131830' first='Luke' last='Flynn']. He's a high-IQ guard that can create instant offense and consistently hit from the top of the key. Flynn has a handful of mid-major offers but I predict his recruiting could reach new heights this spring and summer.","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_1_player":["1300734"],"_player_evaluations_1_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_1_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_1_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_1_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_1_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_1_evaluation":"[player_tooltip player_id='1300734' first='Mason' last='Lewis'] had a good summer with AE5 and that's where he initially caught my attention but he probably hasn't been talked about enough this winter. He's made some serious noise in the first two rounds and currently has Woodland-Stockbridge in the Elite 8. After leading his team to a 1st round upset over SW Dekalb, Lewis followed up with a 32 point game against North Oconee in the 2nd round. 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Carson dropped 32 points in a double overtime thriller against Putnam County, winning 85-82 to advance to the Elite 8. Carson does a lot of his damage as a catch and shoot guy but isn't afraid to find gaps in the defense and exploit them. Dodge County will need another great shooting night from Carson in their quarterfinal game against Model who's sound defensively and much bigger than Dodge County.","_player_evaluations_3_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_4_player":["948818"],"_player_evaluations_4_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_4_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_4_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_4_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_4_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_4_evaluation":"Mari Jordan had a complete showing in a Sweet 16 win over Osborne, finishing with an impressive stat line of 36 points and 12 rebounds. 27 of his 36 points came in the 2nd half as he single-handedly closed the door on Osborne. Jordan shot it well all game and was able to hit a lot of tough jumpers on the move. Norcross will see Newton in the next round, arguably the best Elite 8 game of any bracket. 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