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 3-2A
Seeding
1 North Florida Educational (12-0)
2. Beacon Hope (10-2)
3. Harvest (7-4)
4. Seacoast (5-6)
5. Cornerstone (2-9)
6. Calvary (1-8)
7. Parsons (1-10)
District Tournament at Harvest Community (Feb 6-10)
Monday: No. 3 Harvest vs No. 6 Cornerstone (5:00)
Monday: No. 4 Seacoast vs No. 5 Calvary (6:30)
Monday: No. 2 Beacon of Hope vs No. 7 Parsons (8:00)
Tuesday: No. 1 North Fla Educational vs 4/5 winner (5:30)
Thursday: 3/6 winner vs 2/7 winner (7:00)
Thursday: Championship game, 6
Top Players
Beacon Hope: JJ Pinkney (18.3 ppg), Will Whitfield (13.0 p.p.g, 4.9 r.p.g.), Josh Earl (9.5 p.p.g., 11.0 r.p.g.), William Daniels (8.4 r.p.g.)
Harvest: Josh Hughes (15.0 p.p.g., 7.0 r.p.g.), Gavin Marts (12.6 p.p.g, 9.6 r.p.g.)
Seacoast: Jarrette Whittingham (12.3 p.p.g., 5.2 r.p.g.), Bryce Minton (5.3 r.p.g.)
Outlook
Although its only been around for a few years, North Florida Educational Institute has dominated the district and the state with numerous district titles and Final Four appearances. Don’t see any reason why Coach Fields won’t make it back to Lakeland again. Beacon of Hope out of St. Augustine is the biggest threat to dethroning the Eagles dynasty and bringing home another district title trophy. JJ Pickney, who scored his 1,000 career point recently, looks to lead Beacon into the playoffs.
Prediction
Champion: North Florida Educational Institute
Runner-up: Beacon Hope
