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High School Basketball

High School Basketball News, Highlights, Photos in and around Jacksonville Florida

02
Mar
2024

Fourth Quarter Versus Gibbs Sends Jackson Home Without Title For The Fourth Time

Lakeland Fl- This one hurt. Not because Jackson was the better team. Not because Jackson controlled the game for three quarters. No, this one hurt because Jackson found themselves in the same position once again but couldn’t finish the big game. In 2020, Jackson lost the state championship to St. Andrews after being tied 48-48...
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02
Mar
2024

Bishop Kenny Can’t Stop Lake Highland Prep From Winning Their 5th Straight State Title

Lakeland Fl- The Bishop Kenny Crusaders faced state power and 4-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...
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29
Feb
2024

Whistle Silences Providence’s Hopes At State Title Against Windermere Prep

Lakeland Fl- Windermere Prep’s Brandon Bass Jr drove baseline with less than 5 seconds left in the game when he went up for a layup that went in for the score. A whistle on the play would call Providence for a foul and the basket would count. Bass would sink the free throw to give...
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29
Feb
2024

University Christian’s Stupendous Season Lead Them All The Way To Lakeland And The Final 4

Lakeland Fl- What a great season by the University Christian Girls basketball team in 2023-2024. They navigated a 19-7 record. They won the Class 2A District 3 championship defeating St. Josephs Academy 47-25. They won Regional championship defeating rival NFEI 32-30 in a thriller. All of these accomplishments earned them a trip to Lakeland Florida,...
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28
Feb
2024

Impact Terrific Turnaround Stalls To Sagemont In Final 4

Lakeland Fl- The incredible turnaround story of the Impact Christian Academy Lions (18-10) came to an end Tuesday, when they fell to the Class 2A number one seed Sagemont Lions (24-6). The game was a close contest throughout with Impact trailing 10-8 after the first quarter, and pulling to within one point at halftime 24-23....
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24
Feb
2024

Buzzer Beater Cuts Down UC As Impact Heads Back To Final 4

Jacksonville Fl- With less than a minute to play in the Class 2A Region 1 Final, Impact Christian Academy and University Christian found themselves knotted at 62 all. That’s when an unlikely hero stepped up for the Lions. Sophomore Ronald Clark received the pass on the right baseline, and dribbled left into the paint. Clark...
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19
Feb
2024

“Survive Or Die” Attitude Leads Bishop Kenny Over Tough Ribault Team In Regional Semifinals

Jacksonville Fl- It was a tough contest between two of the toughest teams in Northeast Florida. #1 Bishop Kenny (24-4) hosted #4 Ribault (16-6) for the right to advance to the Elite 8. The game would be everything that was anticipated, with hustle from both teams on both ends of the floor. A confident Ribault...
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17
Feb
2024

Northeast Florida Boys Basketball First Round Playoff Recap

Hilliard 68 Newberry 67– Class 1AIt was a “tough win last night: for Hilliard as described by the team. It took OT versus Newberry but the Flashes pulled it out 68-67 to advance to the Sweet 16. Hilliard improved to 24-2 on the season as CJ Hall led the team with 20 points. Also, Malcolm...
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15
Feb
2024

Determination, Diversity, And Defense Leads Ribault Over Paxon In First Round

Jacksonville Fl- The Class 4A girls basketball matchup between the Paxon Golden Eagles and the Ribault Lady Trojans was the third installment of an amazing series of games this season. In December, Ribault defeated Paxon 72-64 led by Junior Destiny Donaldson’s 28 points. In January, Paxon bested Ribault 61-60 led by Senior Ansley Hick’s 33...
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15
Feb
2024

Boys Basketball Final Regular Season Top 25 Playoff Preview

Jackson (22-3)The Tigers are back on top after taking home the Gateway Conference championship and taking home the 4A District 3 championship. Their 54-45 win over Ribault in the district championship culminated a regular season that saw them take wins over Raines in the Gateway Conference Tourny (57-48), San Jose Prep (62-61), and Paxon 54-49)....
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