FHSAA Boys Basketball Championships
When: Tuesday through Saturday
Where: Lakeland Center
TV: Championship games will air live on BHSN Channel 47/HD 1147
Online: Championship games will be streamed online at www.bhsnlive.com; Online information for state semifinals games is available by logging onto fhsaa.org
Matchups:
Tuesday
Class 1A State Semifinals
-Chipley 85 Malone 66
-Hawthorne 57 Crescent City 40
Class 2A State Semifinals
-Agape (Orlando) 57, Academy at the Lakes 36
Academy at the Lakes: The Wildcats boys program is in the Final Four for the first time in school history. Its girls program has been to Lakeland four-consecutive years. AATL is led by senior guard Ethan Haslam, who is averaging 29 points per game in the postseason. He scored 35 in the Wildcats regional final victory over defending state champs Orlando Christian Prep.
-Sarasota Christian 70, Miami Christian 95
Class 3A State Semifinals
-Providence 60 vs. First Academy 52
-Cardinal Mooney 52, Sagemont 65
Wednesday
Class 4A State Semifinals
-Cardinal Newman 57 Dunbar 49
Class 1A Championship: Chipley 69 Hawthorne 40
Class 2A Championship: Miami Christian 71 Agape Christian 44
Thursday
Class 3A Championship: Providence 66, Sagemont 57
Class 4A Championship: Godby 53, Cardinal Newman 46 OT
Class 8A State Semifinals
-Hagerty 57, St. Petersburg 51
-Wellington 76, McArthur 69
Friday
Class 5A State Semifinals
-Rickards 65 Tarpon Springs 59
-Gibbs 38, Cardinal Gibbons 73
Class 6A State Semifinals
-Gainesville 83 Edgewater 71 OT
After starting the season 1-3 including a 40-point loss to Dr. Phillips, the Eagles have reeled off 18 consecutive victories to earn a trip to the Lakeland Center. Edgewater narrowly defeated Winter Haven 64-63 in the region semifinals before getting past Deltona 61-54 in the region final. Sophomore Anthony Simons averages 18 points and 4.6 assists per game while FAMU signee Francois Lewis puts up 14.3 points and 7.5 rebounds per game. The winner will face either Tampa Jefferson or three-time defending state champ Miami Norland in Saturday’s title game.
-Miami Norland 67 Jefferson 43
Jefferson: The Dragons began the postseason with a district tournament victory, a first for the school since 1978. But nothing was as dramatic as their last second win in the regional finals. Down by two with four seconds remaining in the game, Vernon Jackson dished an inbound pass to Maurice Moore who made a layup at the buzzer. That basket sent Jefferson to the Final Four.
Class 7A State Semifinals
-Blanche Ely 91 North Port 59
-Osceola (Kissimmee) 67 Oviedo 55
It’s an all-Central Florida matchup in 7A between the defending champion Lions (25-5) and Kowboys (25-5). Oviedo coach Ed Kershner is the state leader in career victories with 863 and Osceola’s last appearance at the state tournament came in 1983 when Kershner was the Kowboys boss. Osceola upset both Lakeland and Bartow during regionals and topped East Bay in overtime to advance to the state semifinals. Oviedo has won 11 straight since dropping a game to district foe Wekiva on Jan. 14. The Lions have three starters back from last year’s state championship team, including Boston College signee Matt Milon.
Saturday
Class 5A Championship :Cardinal Gibbons (Ft. Lauderdale) def. Rickards (Tallahassee) 74-58
Class 6A Championship: Miami Norland def. Gainesville 53-46
Class 7A Championship: Blanche Ely (Pompano Beach) def. Osceola (Kissimmee) 72-60
Class 8A Championship: Wellington def. Hagerty (Oviedo) 57-56