CP3NMSC South: Seventh Grade Names To Know (Pt. 1)

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Dallas, TX — The CP3NMSC South Qualifier was the largest CP3 Camp to date as it featured over 700 kids from all across the country and in particularly from the Southwest. Due to the amount of campers, the camp took place at two different locations in Drive Nation and SWAC. Our coverage will be broken down into multiple parts and the following will be the first piece of our coverage featuring some of the top prospects from the class of 2029 that were in attendance…</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- 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":2295677,"_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Max Ainsworth","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2029","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"5'11u0022","_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":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"Rose City Rebels","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"u003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400u0022u003eMax Ainsworth was a no brainer All-Star Selection at the 2023 CP3NMSC South Qualifier in Dallas, TX. 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