It was an exciting night of basketball as the boys battled it out in the second round of the playoffs. Some intriguing match ups highlighted the evening like Bolles vs Raines, Gainesvile vs Englewood, Providence vs P.K Young, North Florida Educational Institute vs Keystone Prep, Impact vs Crossroads, and Eastside vs Palatka. Check out the scores from Tuesday.
Class 7A
Gainesville 51 Englewood 47
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Class 8A
Creekside 56 Bartram Trail 55
Just when you thought this St. Johns County rivalry couldn’t get any better, it just did in their regional semifinal contest. The Creekside Knights defeated the Bartram Bears as J’Michael Plummer scored 18 points for Creekside to top his good friend Bartram’s Xavier Hutchinson’s 14 points for the victory. The game came down to a last shot by Bartram that was made, however it was ruled a two point shot and not a three pointer which would’ve tied the game. Creekside moves on to the Elite 8 at Lincoln ( Tallahassee).
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Class 5A
Bolles 68 Raines 55
District champion Raines met their rival Bolles in the second round of the boys basketball playoffs. The match up gave Northeast Florida sports fans something we’ve missed in football the last couple of post seasons now in basketball. The game saw Dave Crouch score 21 points, Maclie Garwood also put 20 points, and Josiah Johnson added 9 points and several key defensive plays to give Bolles the win over Raines. Edward Jackson scored 23 points for the Vikings in the loss. Bolles advances to face Pensacola Catholic in the Regional Finals.
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Class 6A
Palatka 48 Eastside 45
Arguably the best team in Northeast Florida, Palatka fell down by double digits in the first half to a very good Eastside team out of Gainesville. Yet Mitchell McKinnon (16pts) led Palatka back for a narrow three point victory over Eastside. Palatka faces Ridgewood next in the elite 8.
Eastside Palatka FHSAA Playoffs https://t.co/HxyZuUAc26
— Jonathan Davis (@CoachjDavis44) February 28, 2018
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Class 6A
Ribault 62 Bishop Kenny 58 (3 OT)
It took three overtimes but Ribault earned another thrilling playoff victory in their second round match up versus Bishop Kenny. Last week Devon Mathews hit an 85 foot last second shot to shock the basketball world and defeat Orange Park. Bishop Kenny took a narrow 29-28 lead into halftime, yet after three both teams were tied at 39 all. By the end of the fourth period both teams were tied at 48 points all. It took two more periods to settle the score as Ribault sunk two free throws, while Kenny missed a three pointer toward the end, to secure a “W” for the Trojans. Ribault moves on to face Rickards in the elite 8.
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Class 2A
Impact Christian 61 Crossroads Academy 38
Crossroads academy came into the contest highly favored after defeating Madison County. However, Impact Christian was not phased by the hype. Impact’s Mike Cole led them with 14 points, as ICA advances to the final four!
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Class 4A
P.K Yonge 43 Providence 42
Providence was upset by a last second shot by P.K Yonge’s Israel Wilcox (17pts) who drove left and sunk a tear drop over the defender’s out stretched arms to win the game. Providence led for most of the game, including a 22-12 halftime lead, but couldn’t hold their opponent off. P.K Yonge advances to play Master’s Academy in the final four.
😳😧Another look at the crazy buzzer beater by Israel Wilcox! FINAL FOUR BOUND! #LAKELAND @Iwilcox25 pic.twitter.com/8vw9xCsKNa
— #BECOMErawe (@rawerecruits) February 28, 2018
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Class 2A
North Florida Educational Institute 57 Keystone Prep 52
NFEI will be heading back to the final four as they defeated Keytone Prep 57-52. Pavle Mihajloski scored 22 points for NFEI. Myikel Wilson led Keystone with 22 points. NFEI will face Impact Christian in the final four.
Congratulations to your NFEI Boys Varsity Basketball 2A District Champs! #NFEI #Eagles #7x #District #Champs #2018 pic.twitter.com/Tob9b6Z8nl
— NFEI (@NfeiEagles) February 23, 2018
