Walkertown/Mount Tabor – Recap/Standouts

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>With the Frank Spencer Holiday Classic going on this week, I had a chance to tune into the first semifinal matchup between Mount Tabor and undefeated Walkertown. The game started with [player_tooltip player_id='1786681' first='Shamarius' last='Peterkin'] going early, but it was a sloppy quarter overall as both teams felt each other out. 2 [player_tooltip player_id='2303266' first='Will' last='Koonin'] free throws late in the quarter made the end of quarter score 10-4 in favor of the Spartans.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1382675' first='Jaylen' last='Wilkerson'] got a bucket to start the quarter and then a [player_tooltip player_id='1164552' first='Kadyn' last='Turner-Scott'] FT cut it to 12-9. The game sped up at this point, as buckets were traded back and forth and both teams started running. Turner-Scott made a couple shots including a three to tie it at 20-20, but a crazy Khamari Snell +1 retook lead for Mt Tabor, which ended up being for good. A couple of Koonin buckets pushed the lead out to 28-21, and the teams went into half at 29-24 after another Turner-Scott 3.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Peterkin turned it back up early in the second half, getting involved and making plays on both ends. Walkertown called TO after a Jadon Blair layup made it 37-27 and stretched the lead out again. At this point, [player_tooltip player_id='2303014' first='Joah' last='Shay'] got involved, being sidelined with foul trouble in the first half. His first 3 came to make it a 19 point game. Wilkerson kept hitting shots to keep Walkertown around. Shay had 11 in the third quarter, including off dribble 3, then a pick 6 layup 5 seconds later. 62-41 end of third quarter as both Wilkerson and Shay made shots, but Peterkin had a driving slam to finish the quarterthat stole the show.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Koonin and Campbell Scurry both had buckets to get the lead out to 69-44 early in the fourth, and it got to 30 as Jadon Blair dunked it home for the exclamation point. The final was 82-54 as Mt. Tabor put an end to Walkertown's undefeated start and headed to the championship game.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1786681"],"_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":"Peterkin motored along all night long, dropping in 16 points in the victory. He showed off elite athleticism, both getting downhill and getting above the rim, making some highlight plays on both ends of the floor. He can be a shot blocker and a rebounder defensively. Offensively, he likes to either get to the rim and get on it or knock down mid-range pull up jumpers. 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