Scouting Report: Hinton-Denver 2A State Quarterfinals

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>CORALVILLE, Iowa - </strong>Fourth-seeded Hinton proved too much for No. 5 Denver Tuesday in the Class 2A State Tournament quarterfinals here at XTream Arena. The Blackhawks posted a 3-1 win. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here are some standouts from the match: </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"id":"block_6363005ccaf47","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":242382,"_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Bailey Boeve ","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2026","_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":"32924","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Hinton ","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"","_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":"Boeve created a buzz with her play here this week. 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