Top 250 Expo: Capturing Performances

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>On Sunday there were a lot of high-level prospects from all prep classes attending the Prep Dig Minnesota Top 250 Expo. I wanted to talk about how trying to see all 40-90 players in a matter of 2 hours is a challenge. You see, I get a snapshot and some manage to play their best when I'm focused on their court, or in most cases, they are really gifted. This isn't to say those I don't mention aren't talented, but I may not have gotten a good look on Sunday. Thank goodness we have BallerTV to go back to. So, these players caught my attention during the event on Sunday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">2024s</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["490848"],"_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":"This Minnesota prospect is a competitive libero.  She was making some really athletic moves on the court as she smoothly took over the back court.  Behl's has great court 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