Northeast Fl- The top 5 girl’s basketball players of the year were named this week, as our basketball expert Coach Patrece observed from her perspective the most impactful players of the year. Let’s take a look at the “Starting 5” below, and don’t forget to look out for the release of the 2nd team and...Read More
Lakeland FL- Ponte Vedra (23-6) faced Dwyer (28-1) in the state championship game Saturday. Dwyer defeated Wharton (24-7) 52-39 to advance to the title game. While Ponte Vedra advanced with a 63-41 victory over Wekiva Thursday. Dwyer was led by Mason Brown (13.7ppg) and Blake Wilsons 12.3 ppg). The Sharks, who were led by Israel...Read More
Lakleand Fl- Ponte Vedra Head Coach Kevin Whirity told his team after their state championship loss a year ago about the man in the arena by Theodore Roosevelt. He told them, “the credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena”. Well, after Ponte Vedra’s 63-41 victory over Wekiva Thursday evening in the...Read More
Deland Fl- Olivia Bori scored the opening goal to help Bartram Trail defeat Boca Raton 3-0 in the FHSAA Class 7A girls soccer final. The Bears (21-0-2) capped off their third state title in four years with an unbeaten season, and #1 ranking in the nation. The game saw Seniors Reese Henley and Sophia Magdaleine...Read More
Lakeland Fl-The Bishop Kenny Crusaders fell to the Lake Highland Prep Highlanders 55-45 in the Class 4A State Championship Saturday. The Highlanders earned their 4th straight title and 6th FHSAA championship overall. Kenny had it’s best season in school history at 30-2. Said head coach Will Mayer, ” I think what contributed to our success...Read More
Lakeland Fl- The Bishop Kenny Crusaders faced state power and 3-time defending state champion Lake Highland Prep for the Class 4A state title on Saturday. The two teams have had lots of history in a short span of time down in Lakeland. Bishop Kenny moved to Class 4A in 2019-2020 and made it all the...Read More
Northeast Fl- North Florida Educational Institute ( NFEI) defeated Impact Christian Academy 55-46 in the FHSAA Class 2A Regional Final Friday night, to advance to the Final 4. The two teams are familiar foes, with two great coaches in Benjamin Jones for Impact, and Stacey Poole Jr for NFEI. Yet the high-flying players from both...Read More
Ribault HS- In the last five years, no middle school boys basketball coach in Duval County has been more consistant than Head Coach Antwan Lewey of Springfield Middle. After two visits to the championship game, Lewey would lead Springfield (then Kirby Smith) to it’s first County Championship in 2019. He followed that with a back-to-back...Read More
Northeast Florida has crowned regional champs that will represent the area in Lakeland Florida at the FHSAA state semifinals. Four teams punched their tickets to the Final 4. Let’s meet the teams and preview their opponents this week. Class 2A St. Johns Country Day (19-5)St. John’s Country Day defeated North Florida Educational Institute 50-49 to...Read More
Northeast Fl- It was a hard faught, hard nosed, hard hat type of game between two long time basketball rivals in Bolles and Bishop Kenny. It’s no surprise, seeing that this was the third time the two teams had tangled in a month. Kenny defeated Bolles 65-50 January 13th, and squeaked out a 51-48 win...Read More