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For all those that followed the Canadian Women's Junior National program over the last few summers, this should not be a surprise. Fields has been playing like a star every summer for Canada on the international stage and has been a top rated female player in the US high school ranks for the last two years. The recent UCLA commit and current Mater Dei guard was announced to the annual McDonald's High School All American game and may be the first female Canadian to be named to the annual event. Big shout to Nirra and you can bet we'll be looking out for her, and Anthony Bennett too I guess for the event.

With a host of star power in the annual McDonald's High School All American game, including two other star Canadians in Myck Kabongo and Kyle Witjer, Khem Birch clearly had the best game of the three. Both Kabongo (7 rebounds, 5 assist) and Wiltjer (he had 11 points) did not look out of place among the elite by any means but Birch had 15 points, 10 rebounds (9 on the O end) and 6 blocks in the game and showed a lot of energy and quickness. I think the most impressive thing about Birch was his second jump off the floor that is something he'll use to his advantage in the Big East Conference next season at Pitt. His great performance comes after there were reports that he was not impressive in the training days leading up to the game. I bet those people are eating their words now. Oh yeah, the East beat the West 111-96.