{"id":516,"date":"2011-09-17T00:15:17","date_gmt":"2011-09-17T00:15:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/letkennydunk.com\/wordpress\/?p=516"},"modified":"2021-06-09T16:33:08","modified_gmt":"2021-06-09T23:33:08","slug":"68-brandon-ashley-top-ranked-junior-pf-in-the-nation-putting-in-work-the-holiday-classic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ballislife.com\/68-brandon-ashley-top-ranked-junior-pf-in-the-nation-putting-in-work-the-holiday-classic\/","title":{"rendered":"6'8\" Brandon Ashley TOP Ranked Junior PF In The Nation Putting In Work @ The Holiday Classic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/V5iH-b3nl2A\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nCheck out one of the top ranked junior power forwards in the nation, 6'8\" Brandon Ashley of Bishop O'dowd high school from Oakland, CA. 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