Grit Region Finals: Saturday 17 U Standouts

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Grit Region Finals continued on Saturday with sweet 16 and elite 8 action in the championship bracket. In this article I'll take a look at some prospects who stood out under the bright lights.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1477054"],"_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":"Levis is a prospect I've watched probably a dozen times and Saturday was unquestionably his best defensive showing I've seen from him. Flying around the court everywhere by jumping passing lanes and reading where the offense wanted to go with the basketball, Levis had probably five or so steals in the first half alone. 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