Friday’s Finest: Tourney SZN

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>It was a busy night of hoops across Oklahoma, here's a look at some of the top performers from across the state.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>FEELING ROYAL</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Community Christian took care of business to advance to the championship of the 4th Annual Community Christian Classic. It was expected to be a close game between two OKC private schools with quality guard play and shotmakers on both sides. For the first frame, it was. But in the second quarter, the Royals' hot shooting turned it up a further notch. Seniors Colin Bond and Noah Robinson both poured it on from distance, as the duo seemingly sucked the energy out of Casady. Their efforts would help lead to a 41-19 victory.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Royals would handle the second half and a final score of 71-49 would advance them to the finals. They're now 5-0 on the young season, and make for an interesting team in a Class 4A landscape that has a wide open feel compared to recent seasons. Fellow senior [player_tooltip player_id='1807982' first='Boxy' last='Wallace'] remains an impressive looking athlete, who looks to have improved his floor vision, as he was a key part in the quality looks his teammates got from deep. When pairing the seniors with controlled sophomore [player_tooltip player_id='1552333' first='Destin' last='Edwards'] from the point guard spot, the Royals suddenly have multiple ways to beat teams. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Community Christian will now take on Guthrie. The Bluejays won the other semifinal game over Anadarko by the score of 80-60. Their quality backcourt was paced by Tyrone Beaty's 21 points and will provide a stern challenge for the surging Royals squad. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1579600"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"The junior forward remains a man on a mission for the Chargers. This time it was dominating the glass against Northwest Classen. Cotton pulled down 19 rebounds in the 53-46 win for Memorial.  Along with that big time rebounding performance, he scored 14 points.  Another big challenge awaits Memorial tonight, as Cotton and his athletic teammates. 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