We have reached the finale of the boys basketball season with district tournaments beginning this week Feb 6-10 at various sites around the area.
The top two teams from each district move on to the playoffs so its all about survive and advance now.
Can Providence, Creekside, Ribault, Parker or anybody else make it to Lakeland and bring home an elusive state title?
The Road to Lakeland starts this week with winning the district tournament and clinching home court.
Here is a run down of area district tournaments and a preview of each district.
District 3-7A
Seeding
1 St. Augustine (8-0)
2. Nease (5-3)
3. Englewood (5-3)
4. Ed White (1-7)
5. Middleburg (1-7)
District Tournament at St. Augustine (Feb 6-10)
Monday: Ed White vs Middleburg, 6 p.m.
Tuesday: Nease vs Englewood, 6 p.m.
Tuesday: St. Augustine vs White/Middleburg winner, 7:30
Friday: Championship game, 7
Top Players
Englewood: Jaylen Stevens (12.7 p.p.g), Dale Green Jr. (So., G), Devonte Render (12.2 p.p.g., 5.4 r.p.g.), Naitalian Ealey (11.3 p.p.g)
St. Augustine: Ryan Burkhardt (16.2 p.p.g.), Jahq Russell (11.4 p.p.g.)
Outlook
A combination of hosting the tournament and running the table in the regular season makes St. Augustine (15-10), who have won 8 of their last 12 games, the overwhelming favorite to win the district title. Englewood (15-9) is one of the hottest teams in the city the last month and features multiple shooters like Stevens, Render and Ealey along with the leader on the court Green. Nease (12-12) is the lone shot to pull off an upset here, while both Ed White (2-20) and Middleburg (2-20) virtually have no chance.
Prediction
Champion: Englewood
Runner-up: St. Augustine
