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AROUND THE STATE
THE CHAMPS ARE CROWNED: OAK RIDGE, ELY, DORAL ACADEMY
CLASS 9A CHAMPIONSHIP OAK RIDGE 71, WELLINGTON 60 PIONEERS ARE CHAMPS FOR FIRST TIME IN SCHOOL HISTORY LAKELAND – The Oak Ridge Pioneers are state champions for the first time in school history; a school […]
2018 Boys Basketball Finals: Day 5 in Lakeland Leaves Much to be Desired for Locals
LAKELAND – If close calls and barn-burning action on the hardwood is what you sought at the RP Funding Center on Friday, then you left the arena with profound disappointment. That is, of course, if […]
SCOTT BARNES BRINGS THAT PUNCH IN STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
VERNON CAREY JR. DESTROYS THE FIRST HALF OF THE FLORIDA 5A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
CLASS 6A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP: LEESBURG 71, RICKARDS 62
YELLOW JACKETS STING RICKARDS TO EARN BACK-TO-BACK RINGS LAKELAND – For a game that featured exactly zero lead changes, the Leesburg Yellow Jackets and the Rickard Raiders from Tallahassee provided as highly-contested a match-up as […]
CLASS 5A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP: UNIVERSITY SCHOOL 80, TRINITY CATHOLIC 40
NO LUCK NEEDED FOR SHARKS VERSUS CELTICS Watch the big man “D Up” and then buss ‘em up to end the quarter. #hoops #basketball #hooplife 📽 Vernon Carey, University School A post shared by BIG […]
Westminster Academy 89, The Master’s Academy 64: LIONS PRIDE TOO TOUGH FOR EAGLES TO MASTER
CLASS 4A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP LAKELAND – Getting to the top of the mountain is hard enough. Winning even one championship can consume teams, coaches, and fans. Well, that’s not what Westminster Academy Head Coach Ehren […]
THE ORANGE CRUSH – BOONE 1 ON 1S AT 2018 BULL IN THE RING
IT’S A WRAP: Day 3 in Lakeland Provides Many Ups and Downs for Boys Hoops
LAKELAND – The 2018 FHSAA Boys Basketball Finals are well underway and while it was the small classes time-to-shine the past two days, Wednesday was time for the middle classes (4A-6A) to start their two-day […]