Bambauer Classic Day 1 Standouts.

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>December 27-30 the 27th Annual Bambauer Classic took place at Marin Catholic High School in Kentfield. PH NorCal was there for day 1 of this 3 day tournament. There were 8 games played. The title was won on December 30, by Saint Ignatius HS (WCAL) holding on to beat University. Here's the standouts from day 1.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1976010"],"_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":"At  6'3 DeVries is a good size guard who can run the point guard position with excellent vision and passing skills. 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He has speed, moves, and quality handles to generate buckets in open space. the lefty showed he can finish with both hands making his way to the basket. He pulled up for rhythm 3's in transition, attacked the baseline using off hand, and reverses. He'll pass it up after pushing hard in transition, he got a few give and go buckets as well. 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He plays basketball because he's good and likes the sport. He loves to attack the rim in transition using his speed and body. He's quick on the jump, has the handles and strength to challenge defenders at the rim while taking contact. He has quality handles with quick twitch moves. In this game he came off the bench as a spark to lead his team with 23pts.","_player_evaluations_8_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_9_player":["2310407"],"_player_evaluations_9_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_9_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_9_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_9_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_9_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_9_evaluation":"He's a 6'0 Senior guard with experience. He plays a good all around game. He'll run the point at the beginning to settle things in half-court, work off ball making good decisions, and taking good shots. 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