Road to Lakeland: District 4-6A Tournament Preview

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 4-6A

 

Seeding

1. Baker County (4-0)

2. Westside (3-1)

3. Orange Park (2-2)

4. Wolfson (1-3)

5. Ridgeview (0-4)

 

District Tournament at Orange Park (Feb 6-10)

Tuesday: No. 4 Wolfson vs No. 5 Ridgeview, 6

Wednesday: No. 1 Baker County vs Wolfson/Ridgeview winner, 6

Wednesday: No. 2 Westside vs No. 3 Orange Park, 7:30

Friday: Championship game, 7

 

Top Players

Baker County: Cameron Mobley (15.1 p.p.g, 12.5 r.p.g.), Wesley Belford (10.3 p.p.g.)

Orange Park: Jalen Oliver (9.8 p.p.g.), John Abate (9.8 p.p.g.)

Ridgeview: Josh Deleon (11.5 p.p.g.)

Wolfson: Jalen Johnson (10.2 p.p.g.), Cornelius Simmons (10.1 r.p.g.)

 

Outlook

This clearly is a three team race for the two playoffs spots, with Baker County (14-7) the favorite, followed by Westside (12-10) and host Orange Park (12-11).

 

 

Prediction

Champion: Baker County

Runner-up: Westside

 

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