Community Christian Classic Day 2 Standouts

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>With the first in season tournament weekend underway, there's a buffet of outstanding basketball all over Oklahoma. On Friday, it gave an opportunity to check out a group of smaller classification teams at Community Christian's 3rd Annual Tournament. With match ups between hosts Community Christian against Tulsa KIPP and a potential Class 4A area preview type match up in Heritage Hall against Anadarko. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In the afternoon contest, Community Christian led wire to wire. While in the first semifinal game, Anadarko looked poised to do the same, as they consistently led by double digits for much of the contest. But in the final frame Heritage Hall was able to create transition points, hit clutch threes and finally a go ahead free throw to set up a championship tilt against another top Class 4A team, Weatherford. It was the senior duo of Kyle McLaughlin and [player_tooltip player_id='981277' first='Orie' last='Walker'] who hit big shots from deep and got out in transition to spark the come from behind win for the Chargers. Walker hit the free throw to complete the 49-48 comeback, with another free throw late being wiped out by a lane violation. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":1688513,"_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Boxy Wallace","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2024","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"6'3u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"77244","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Community Christian","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"Buddy Buckets","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"u003cp class=u0022p1u0022u003eThe best player on the court for the afternoon consolation contest, Wallace stood out in a multitude of ways. He's comfortable with taking shots from well beyond the arc, while also stepping into pull ups. In transition he displayed his explosiveness with a game capping slam. He was best as a driver attacking off the wing, taking advantage of opponents overplaying him after draining threes.u003cspan class=u0022Apple-converted-spaceu0022u003e u003c/spanu003eu003c/pu003ernu003cp class=u0022p1u0022u003eThere were good promise as a passer, as within in the flow of the offense he made strong one handed passes, with good velocity to open teammates.u003cspan class=u0022Apple-converted-spaceu0022u003e  u003c/spanu003eBut on drives, his playmaker skills were lacking in this viewing. Once downhill it seemed a lock he was going to the rim to attempt to finish himself, even in heavy traffic.u003cspan class=u0022Apple-converted-spaceu0022u003e  u003c/spanu003eThere was even a time in transition he would've done well to pitch it ahead to an open teammate but instead was focus on attacking the rim himself. 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