Top Juniors From State Tournament

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>CORALVILLE, Iowa - </strong>A large group of juniors jumped out during state tournament week here at XTream Arena. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here are some players that caught my eye: </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["168149"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":["override_image"],"_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":242837,"_player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":"field_62f141137ead9","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"The top Class of 2024 prospect in our Prep Dig rankings, Peterson showed why on the big stage of the state tournament. 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