NXGN Orlando: Middle School Standouts – Part 1

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He was also twitchy at the top of the route and had soft hands and had a lot of DBs spinning their heads around and grasping at air on Sunday.","_player_evaluations_1_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_2_player":["421052"],"_player_evaluations_2_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_2_override_profile_image":["override_image"],"_player_evaluations_2_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_2_player_featured_image":606654,"_player_evaluations_2_player_featured_image":"field_62f141137ead9","player_evaluations_2_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_2_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_2_evaluation":"A very promising and impressive seventh grader, this isn't my first time running into u003cstrongu003eStecher u003c/strongu003eand have seen him throw on a couple of occasions throughout Central Florida. 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