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Vernon Carey Jr. Named 2019 Florida Mr. Basketball

GAINESVILLE (March 28) – Vernon Carey Jr., a senior at NSU University School of Ft. Lauderdale, has been named the 2019 Florida Dairy Farmers Mr. Basketball in a final round of voting by a statewide panel of high school basketball coaches and media representatives.

Carey, who also won the Florida Mr. Basketball award last year, becomes the sixth player to win the honor multiple times in the 37-year history of the award, joining three-time winner Joel Berry (2012-14) and two-time winners Brandon Knight (2009-10), Nick Calathes (2006-07), Steve Edwards (1991-92) and Chris Corchiani (1986-87).

The McDonald’s All-America and Duke University signee, who earlier this month was named the Class 5A Player-of-the-Year, averaged 21.7 points and 9.0 rebounds per game in helping his team to its second consecutive Class 5A state championship.

Carey tallied 15 of the 23 first-place votes and 171 points to finish ahead of Class 9A POY C.J. Walker of Oak Ridge, who had three first-place votes and 115 points. Class 4A POY Chase Johnston of Westminster Academy finished third with two first place votes and 74 points followed by Class 8A POY Max Fiedler of Melbourne (58), Class 7A POY Devin Carter of Doral Academy (51), Class 6A POY Isaiah Adams of Paxon School (44), Class 1A POY Marcus Niblack of Wildwood (37), Class 3A POY Michael Gavin of Lake Mary Prep (27) and Class 2A POY Jordan Preaster of Central Florida Christian Academy (21).

The Florida Dairy Farmers High School Sports Awards program exemplifies Florida Dairy Farmers’ commitment to the state’s youth. These awards honor the state’s top athletes and coaches in all 30 FHSAA sanctioned sports. The program also emphasizes to young people the importance of keeping dairy products a primary part of their diet in their overall nutrition plan.

2019 FINAL VOTING RESULTS (Area winners in bold)
Player Total Points 1st-place Votes
Vernon Carey Jr. 171 15
C.J. Walker 115 3
Chase Johnston 74 2
Max Fiedler 58 1
Devin Carter 51 0
Isaiah Adams 44 1
Marcus Niblack 37 1
Michael Gavin 27 0
Jordan Preaster 21 0

NOTE: The Mr. Basketball Award was sponsored by Florida Sports News, Inc., from 1983 to 1992

Past Mr. Basketball Winners:

1983 – Frank Ford, Kissimmee Osceola
1984 – Vernon Maxwell, Gainesville Buchholz
1985 – Toney Mack, Brandon
1986 – Chris Corchiani, Hialeah Miami Lakes
1987 – Chris Corchiani, Hialeah Miami Lakes
1988 – Johnny Walker, Quincy Shanks
1989 – Douglas Edwards, Miami Senior
1990 – Clifford Rozier, Bradenton Southeast
1991 – Steve Edwards, Miami Senior
1992 – Steve Edwards, Miami Senior
1993 – James Collins, Jacksonville Jackson
1994 – LeRon Williams, Bradenton Southeast
1995 – Vince Carter, Daytona Beach Mainland
1996 – Luke Barnes, South Miami
1997 – Jason Pryor, Fort Walton Beach
1998 – Teddy Dupay, Cape Coral Mariner
1999 – Casey Sanders, Tampa Prep
2000 – Orien Greene, Gainesville
2001- Adrian McPherson, Bradenton Southeast
2002 – Amare Stoudemire, Orlando Cypress Creek
2003 – Chris Richard, Lakeland Kathleen
2004 – Darius Washington, Orlando Edgewater
2005 – Keith Brumbaugh, Deland
2006 – Nick Calathes, Winter Park Lake Howell
2007 – Nick Calathes, Winter Park Lake Howell
2008 – Ray Shipman, Miami Monsignor Pace
2009 – Brandon Knight, Ft. Lauderdale Pine Crest
2010 – Brandon Knight, Ft. Lauderdale Pine Crest
2011 – Austin Rivers, Winter Park
2012 – Joel Berry II, Lake Highland Preparatory
2013 – Joel Berry II, Lake Highland Preparatory
2014 – Joel Berry II, Lake Highland Preparatory
2015 – Antonio Blakeney, Orlando Oak Ridge
2016 – Tony Bradley, Bartow
2017 – Kevin Knox, Tampa Catholic
2018 – Vernon Carey, Jr., NSU University School

Crestview’s Greg Watson Named 2019 Boys’ Basketball Coach of the Year

Sports-Award-Logo_Color_Florida Dairy FarmerGAINESVILLE (March 28) – Greg Watson of Crestview High School has been named the 2019 Florida Dairy Farmers Boys’ Basketball Coach of the Year following a final round of voting by a statewide panel of high school basketball coaches and media representatives.

He led Crestview to a 26-6 record and the Class 7A state championship. In five years at the school, Watson has posted a 114-36 record.

Watson, who was selected as the Class 7A Coach of the Year in a previous round of voting, finished with 124 points to win the overall award ahead of Class 8A COY Melvin Randall of Blanche Ely (105) and Class 4A COY Ehren Wallhoff of Westminster Academy (73).

Class 6A COY Terrence Williams of Stranahan finished fourth (65), followed by Class 9A COY Nathan Alexander of Osceola (58), Class 3A COY Titus Nixon of St. John Paul II (44),

Class 5A COY Jim Carr of NSU University School (31), Class 1A COY Allen Demps of Madison County (28) and Class 2A COY Jonathan McClintock of Central Florida Christian Academy (12).

The Florida Dairy Farmers High School Sports Awards program exemplifies Florida Dairy Farmers’ commitment to the state’s youth. This is the 27th year of these awards as we honor the state’s top athletes and coaches in all 30 FHSAA sanctioned sports. The program also emphasizes to young people the importance of keeping dairy products a primary part of their diet in their overall nutrition plan.

2019 FINAL VOTING RESULTS (Area winners in bold)
Player Total Points 1st-place Votes
Greg Watson 124 9
Melvin Randall 105 6
Ehren Wallhoff 73 2
Terrence Williams 65 2
Nathan Alexander 58 1
Titus Nixon 44 0
Jim Carr 31 0
Allen Demps 28 1
Jonathan McClintock 12 0

Past Boys’ Basketball Coaching Winners:

1993 – Bernard Wilkes, Jacksonville Ribault
1994 – John Ellerbee, Malone
1995 – Bob Carroll, Bradenton Southeast
1996 – Wade Edmond, Pompano Beach Blanche Ely
1997 – Joey Pons, Fort Walton Beach
1998 – Bruce Rosebrock, Jacksonville Wolfson
1999 – Vernon Eppinette, Port St. Joe
2000 – Anthony Long, Gainesville
2001 – Mark Rickman, Orlando Boone
2002 – Ricky McCullough, Chipley
2003 – Mark Lieberman, Miami Pace
2004 – Mike Gaudy, Cocoa Beach
2005 – Danny Wright, Lakewood
2006 – Matt Hixenbaugh, Winter Park
2007 – Steve Kohn, Winter Park Lake Howell
2008 – Lawton Williams III, Miami Norland
2009 – Kelly Beckham, Gainesville
2010 – Eli Bryant, Tallahassee Rickards
2011 – Fred Ross, Palm Beach Gardens Dwyer
2012 – Billy Washington, Lake Wales
2013 – Melvin Randall, Pompano Beach Blanche Ely
2014 – Ed Kershner, Oviedo
2015 – Melvin Randall, Pompano Beach Blanche Ely
2016 – Shane Whitsett, Poinciana
2017 – Darryl Burrows, Dillard
2018 – Sean Campbell, Leesburg

The Trophy Shop Athlete of the Week – Tiffany Clark (Union County)

The Trophy ShopThe Trophy Shop Athlete of the Week for the week of March 11 is TIFFANY CLARK* of the Union County (Lake Butler) softball team.

Tiffany Clark Union County*The junior had a monster week in leading the Tigers to a pair of victories. She began the week by going 3-for-6 with 6 RBI in a 27-11 win at Williston. Two nights later, Clark went 4-for-5 with a double, a triple and 9 RBI in a 22-12 win against Branford. In addition to the 15 runs that she drove in, Clark also scored four times, accounting for 19 runs in the two games.

Nominate an Athlete of the Week each week no later than Sunday at 6 p.m. Email your nominations to mike@ThePrepZone.com

Previous 2018-19 winners:

March 4 – Lawrence Smith-Jackson (Buchholz wrestling)
Smith-Jackson placed fourth at the FHSAA Class 3A state meet, the best individual area showing at state. The senior also placed second at both regionals and the 3A-District 1 tournament, and he took first at meets such as the Westside Kiwanis in Jacksonville and the Hagerty IBT in Oviedo. He was named the Gainesville Sun’s Wrestler of the Year.

February 25 – Standrea McHenry (Trenton girls basketball)
McHenry helped lead the Lady Tigers (27-3) to their first girls basketball state title since 1980. The senior just missed a triple-double in the championship game. She finished with 10 points, nine rebounds, and nine steals in the 43-31 win against Holmes County in the Class 1A Final at the RP Funding Center in Lakeland. She had a double-double in the 60-40 win against Port St. Joe in the state semifinals. McHenry scored 14 points and tied a game-high with 13 rebounds. She finished the season second in scoring at 14.3 points per game, just seven points total behind fellow senior Taniah Bowers, and she led the team in rebounds (7.5 per game).

February 18 – Alissa Humphrey (Gainesville softball)
The Jacksonville University commit was 2-0 with a complete-game no-hitter and an 8 inning 2-hitter. She combined for 34 strikeouts in 15 innings pitched. At the plate, the junior was 3-for-8 with a double and 2 RBI, including the game-winning hit (a double with runners on 2nd and 3rd) in a 3-1 extra inning win at Santa Fe (Alachua). Humphrey struck out 18 Raiders and accounted for all but six outs.

February 11 – Darrien Jones (Columbia boys basketball)
The junior helped lead the Tigers to their first district title in 19 years by averaging 12 points, seven assists, 1.5 steals, and he was 10-of-12 from the free throw line in two games. In the 7A-District 4 semifinals, Jones scored a team-high 13 points, including seven in the final quarter, in a 61-51 win against Forest (Ocala). He added seven assists, eight rebounds, one steal, and was 5-of-6 from the free throw line. In the championship game, a 61-51 win against top-seed Gainesville, Jones scored 11 points, dished out seven assists, grabbed three rebounds, collected two steals, and he was 5-of-6 from the free throw line.

February 4 – Mahailya Reeves (Union County girls weightlifting)
The 15-year-old benched a state record 360 pounds, breaking the state mark by 55 pounds, and that coupled with her 185 in the clean-and-jerk gave her a state record total of 545 pounds in the unlimited division. Reeves’ win gave the defending 1A state champions two first-place finishes, as Union County finished fourth at the FHSAA Girls Weightlifting Finals at Arnold High School in Panama City Beach.

January 28 – Jalen Speer (P.K. Yonge boys basketball)
The junior combo guard helped lead the Blue Wave to a 2-1 week. After scoring 17 points and grabbing four rebounds in a home loss to 6A No. 2 Eastside (Gainesville), Speer scored 22 points, had three assists, four rebounds and four steals in a 65-55 upset win at Class 3A No. 1 Orlando Christian Prep. But he saved his best for last. Speer scored 32 points and grabbed six rebounds, and he hit the game-winning free throw with no time on the clock, in a 54-53 win at defending 1A state champion Wildwood.

January 21 – KJ Bradley (Eastside boys basketball)
Bradley helped lead the Rams to a 3-0 week. The junior guard scored 13 points and grabbed five rebounds in a 57-41 win at Williston to start the week. He followed that up with 14 points in a 41-40 win at Santa Fe (Alachua) and finished the week with 14 points in a home win against St. Francis Catholic Academy (Gainesville). Bradley, who finished the week with 11 rebounds, was the only Rams’ player in double figures in all three games.

January 14 – Sierra Millinor (Eastside girls soccer)
Less than a week after tying the school record for goals in a game (six), Millinor followed it up with seven more goals in leading the Lady Rams (12-2) to a 2-0 week. The senior scored four straight goals in a 5-0 win against Citrus (Inverness) on January 14. The following night, the Huntingdon College signee had a hat trick in a 7-0 win at Vanguard (Ocala).

January 7 – Isabella Quintana (Eastside girls soccer)
Quintana set a school record with six goals in an 8-0 win against Crystal River on January 8. Teammate Sierra Millinor would end up tying the record a couple of games later in an 8-0 win at North Marion (Citra). Quintana scored the other two goals against the Colts and added five assists. She had three goals and an assist in an 8-0 win at home against North Marion as part of a 3-0 week for the Lady Rams. The senior finished with the week with 11 goals in three games.

December 31 – Mya McGraw (P.K. Yonge girls basketball)
The sophomore helped lead the Lady Blue Wave (14-1) to a 2-0 week against state-ranked teams. She just missed a double-double with 16 points and nine rebounds in a 51-46 come-from-behind win at Class 1A #1 Trenton on Thursday, Jan. 3. She also had five blocks. The following night, McGraw scored 24 points and grabbed 18 rebounds in a 77-59 win against Class 5A #3 Raines (Jacksonville).

December 24 – Byron Smith (P.K. Yonge boys basketball)
Smith helped lead the Blue Wave to a 3-1 record and a runner-up finish at the Hitchcock’s Challenge in Alachua. The senior averaged 13 points, five rebounds, three assists, and three steals in four games. He scored his tournament high (18 points) in a 64-57 win in overtime against Class 7A #9 Belen Jesuit (Miami) on Day #1 of the tournament. Two nights later, Smith’s corner trey with 18 seconds left against Class 7A Gainesville gave the Blue Wave a four-point lead in a 50-47 win against the Hurricanes.

December 17 – Niyah Jackson (Williston girls basketball)
Jackson was the top performer at the SAMCO Classic Christmas Tournament at Trenton, Dec. 20-22. On Thursday, the senior scored 32 points and added nine assists, two blocks, four steals and three rebounds in a win against Newberry. On Friday, she scored 26 points and added three assists and three steals and three rebounds in a loss to host Trenton. Jackson had a monster game in an upset of Class 1A No. 1 Lafayette (Mayo), scoring 49 points, while adding three assists, five steals and two rebounds. In a loss to Trenton in the championship game on Saturday, Jackson scored 22 points, and added six assists, one block, three steals, and one rebound.

December 10 – Jesse Landis (Eastside boys soccer)
The junior helped lead the Rams to a 2-0 week. He scored a goal and added an assist in a 5-0 win at Lake Weir (Ocala). Two days later, Landis scored four goals in a 7-1 win at Belleview, which ran Eastside’s undefeated streak to nine games.

December 3 – Taniah Bowers (Trenton girls basketball)
Bowers helped lead the Lady Tigers to a 3-0 week following a triple-double and a double-double. The senior flirted with a triple-double to start the week in a 59-17 win against Cedar Key. She had 13 points, 10 steals and seven assists. She followed that up with 17 points, 12 assists and 11 steals in a 72-32 win against Dixie County (Cross City). The Class 1A Tigers defeated 7A Gainesville, 52-38, at the Andy Hart Invitational at Lafayette (Mayo) to end the week. Bowers scored eight points, grabbed six rebounds, picked up nine steals, and added four assists as Trenton stayed unbeaten.

November 26 – Abbey Rivas (Santa Fe girls soccer)
The senior helped the Hawthorne football team advance to the regional championship with a 50-27 win against Crescent City in a Class 1A-Region 4 semifinal. He rushed for 225 yards and two touchdowns on 25 carries. Fields gave the Hornets (11-0) a 20-7 lead in the second quarter with a 10-yard touchdown run. He added a 1-yard TD in the third quarter that proved to be the game-winning score.

November 19 – No award due to Thanksgiving break

November 12 – Uveekie Fields (Hawthorne football)
The senior helped the Hawthorne football team advance to the regional championship with a 50-27 win against Crescent City in a Class 1A-Region 4 semifinal. He rushed for 225 yards and two touchdowns on 25 carries. Fields gave the Hornets (11-0) a 20-7 lead in the second quarter with a 10-yard touchdown run. He added a 1-yard TD in the third quarter that proved to be the game-winning score.

November 5 – Julian Hill (Buchholz boys swimming)
Hill helped lead the Bobcats to a top five finish at the FHSAA Class 4A Swimming & Diving Finals in Stuart. The Arizona State University signee won two state titles. The senior won both the 200 free (1:35.70) and the 500 free (4:22.35) as Buchholz finished in fourth place. He was also a member of the state runner-up relay teams (200 medley, 400 free).

October 29 – Lauren Jones (Oak Hall girls cross country)
The freshman helped lead the Lady Eagles to their eighth regional title in nine years. Jones finished with a time of 18:56.93 to place first and win the Class 1A-Region 2 individual title. The Oak Hall girls advanced to the program’s 18th straight state meet.

October 22 – Ella Steen (Santa Fe girls cross country)
Steen helped lead the Santa Fe girls’ cross country team to the Class 2A-District 5 title. The freshman had the Raiders’ top performance by finishing third with a time of 22:01. It was the first team title in school history for the Santa Fe girls.

October 15 – Amelia Williams (Buchholz girls golf)
The junior helped lead the Lady Bobcats to their third straight Class 3A-District 2 title. Williams shot a tournament-best 77 to help her team win by 20 strokes. It was also the sixth title in the last seven years for Buchholz, which advanced to the 3A-Region 1 tournament.

October 8 – Colby Toner (P.K. Yonge boys golf)
Toner helped lead the Blue Wave to their first Ann & John Ives Alachua County Tournament title. The junior beat his teammate, Jake Davis, in a playoff to earn the top medalist honor at the tournament. Toner, a St. Francis Catholic Academy transfer, and Davis, both shot an even-par 72. The Blue Wave finished with a team score of 308, their lowest score since 2009.

October 1 – Quinyon Mitchell (Williston football)
The senior averaged a whopping 12.6 yards per carry as the Class 1A Red Devils kept their postseason hopes alive with a 48-7 win against Class 5A Belleview on Homecoming. He carried the ball 14 times for 176 yards and two TD’s. Mitchell, a Toledo commit, leads the team with 862 yards rushing and will have a chance to eclipse 1,000 yards in his seventh game this week at Taylor County (Perry).

September 24 – Calvin Littles (St. Francis Catholic Academy football)
Littles finished with 446 yards of total offense in a 42-36 loss at rival Oak Hall on Monday, Oct. 1, a game that was postponed on Friday, Sept. 28, due to weather. The senior quarterback rushed for 249 yards on 23 carries (10.8 yards per carry) with three touchdowns. Four times during the game after an Eagles’ score, Littles answered. He finished with scoring runs of 20, 65 and 75 yards. He also threw for 197 yards and two TDs. After his 81-yard scoring toss, he ran in the 2-point conversion, his third 2-point play of the game. Littles accounted for all 36 points.

September 17 – Anthony Richardson (Eastside football)
The junior scored six touchdowns to help lead the Rams past visiting Lake Weir (Ocala) on Homecoming, 62-27. Richardson passed for 241 yards and two touchdowns. The University of Florida commit ran for an additional 157 yards and four scores, including a 49-yard scoring run and a 51-yard TD run, as Eastside (4-1) won its fourth straight game.

September 10 – Carlos Williams, Jr. (Dixie County football)
Williams had a monster game for the Bears against visiting Union County in a Class 1A-Region 3 game. The senior rushed for 308 yards on 18 carries in a 61-28 win. He finished the game with five touchdowns, including a long scoring run of 72 yards. Williams is averaging 212 yards per game through four games.

September 3 – Kylee Barry (Bell volleyball)
Barry helped lead the Lady Bulldogs to a 2-0 week. In a Class 1A-District 5 sweep of Madison County she had 39 assists, six aces, and seven digs. The senior finished with the week with 30 assists, seven aces, and eight digs in a district sweep of Hamilton County (Jasper).

August 27 – Madison Baynard (Newberry volleyball)
The senior middle blocker helped lead the Panthers (4-0) to a 2-0 week in 5A-District 4 action. Baynard had 10 kills, four digs and five blocks to help lead Newberry to a sweep at Interlachen. Two days later, she tied sophomore Grace Oelrich with a team-high 12 kills in a home sweep of Bradford (Starke). She finished with 22 kills, eight blocks, 20 service receptions and only one error in two games.

August 20 – Kahleil Jackson (Hawthorne football)
Jackson completed 12-of-19 passes for 400 yards and five touchdowns as the Hornets (1-0) opened up the season with a 69-0 win at Interlachen. The 6’3, 185-pound senior also added a 20-yard scoring run. Jackson, the son of former Gator Willie Jackson, had a long scoring pass of 75 yards to junior Jeremiah James.

2019 Miracle Sports state softball rankings – Poll #6

softballGames through March 25

Area teams in bold

ALL-CLASSIFICATION
1. Bradenton Lakewood Ranch (8A) 10-0
2. Winter Springs (8A) 11-0
3. Pembroke Pines Charter (7A) 12-0-1
4. Orange Park Oakleaf (8A) 10-1
5. Estero (7A) 12-0
6. Apopka (9A) 11-0
7. Coral Springs Charter (5A) 7-1
8. Eustis (5A) 10-0
9. Bartow (8A) 11-1
10. Jacksonville Mandarin (9A) 10-0

CLASS 9A
1. Apopka 11-0
2. Jacksonville Mandarin 10-0
3. Altamonte Springs Lake Brantley 9-1
4. Orlando Dr. Phillips 10-0
5. Pembroke Pines West Broward 13-2
6. Lake Worth Park Vista 11-1
7. Tampa Alonso 8-2
8. Port Orange Spruce Creek 8-3
9. Lithia Newsome 9-3
10. Palm Beach Gardens 9-3
Honorable mention: Davie Western 9-3-1, Miami Coral Reef 11-3, Jupiter 9-3, Kissimmee Osceola 10-4, Sarasota Riverview 8-4.

CLASS 8A
1. Bradenton Lakewood Ranch 10-0
2. Winter Springs 11-0
3. Orange Park Oakleaf 10-1
4. Bartow 11-1
5. Tarpon Springs East Lake 13-1
6. Clermont East Ridge 8-1
7. Cooper City 8-2-1
8. Wellington 9-1
9. Lakeland George Jenkins 9-2
10. South Plantation 10-2
Honorable mention: Plant City 8-2, St. Cloud 8-1-1, Valrico Bloomingdale 9-1, Tallahassee Chiles 7-3, Tampa Steinbrenner 8-4, Winter Park Lake Howell 8-3.

CLASS 7A
1. Pembroke Pines Charter 12-0-1
2. Estero 12-0
3. St. Johns Bartram Trail 10-1
4. Fort Myers 9-1
5. Doral Academy 11-3
6. Gainesville 10-2
7. Stuart Martin County 7-0
8. Palm Coast Matanzas 9-0
9. Eagle Lake Lake Region 7-3
10. Fort Myers Riverdale 6-2
Honorable mention: Land O’Lakes Sunlake 7-2, Punta Gorda Charlotte 9-2, Niceville 8-3, Palm Beach Gardens Dwyer 8-3, Melbourne 13-3, Deltona 7-3, Boca Raton Olympic Heights 6-4.

CLASS 6A
1. Crawfordville Wakulla 8-0
2. Dunnellon 10-1
3. Sebring 11-0
4. New Port Richey River Ridge 11-2
5. Plantation American Heritage 9-4
6. Fort Walton Beach Choctawhatchee 12-0
7. Rockledge 8-2
8. Land O’Lakes 9-2
9. Pensacola West Florida 10-2
10. Crystal River 9-3
Honorable mention: Fort Lauderdale Archbishop McCarthy 11-2, Lake Wales 9-5, Belleview 9-2, Tampa Robinson 8-4, Spring Hill Springstead 10-3, Tarpon Springs 7-3, Green Cove Springs Clay 8-4, Goleman 11-1.

CLASS 5A
1. Coral Springs Charter 7-1
2. Eustis 10-0
3. Mariana 12-0
4. Alachua Santa Fe 12-2
5. Key West 7-1
6. Glen St. Mary Baker County 11-3
7. Callahan West Nassau 8-4
8. Lakeland McKeel Academy 8-4
9. Keystone Heights 8-4
10. Miami Gulliver Prep 6-2
Honorable mention: Brooksville Hernando 10-1, Pierson Taylor 8-3, Cocoa Beach 10-2, Bushnell South Sumter 10-4, Palatka 7-4.

CLASS 4A
1. West Palm Beach Oxbridge Academy 10-2
2. Miami Westminster Academy 10-3
3. Jacksonville Trinity Christian Academy 8-5
4. Tampa Catholic 9-4
5. Clearwater Calvary Christian 11-1
6. Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna 3-1
7. Tampa Academy of Holy Names 10-4
8. Jacksonville Episcopal 5-2
9. Tavernier Coral Shores 8-1
10. Miami Florida Christian 6-2
Honorable mention: Fort Lauderdale Westminster Academy 8-1, Panama City North Bay Haven 8-4, West Palm Beach King’s Academy 6-3, Baldwin 6-4, Tallahassee Florida High 6-4.

CLASS 3A
1. Orange Park St. Johns Country Day 6-1
2. Fort Myers Southwest Florida Christian 10-1
3. Jacksonville University Christian 7-2
4. Bradenton Saint Stephen’s Episcopal 10-1
5. Lakeland Christian 6-2
6. Belle Isle Cornerstone Charter Academy 6-4
7. Tallahassee North Florida Christian 4-2
8. Marathon 8-5
9. Windermere Prep 5-2
10. Orlando Faith Christian 6-2
Honorable mention: Moore Haven 5-3 Spring Hill Bishop McLaughlin 6-3, St. Petersburg Catholic 4-3, Oviedo Master’s Academy 4-4, Fort Myers Evangelical Christian 8-6.

CLASS 2A
1. Naples Seacrest Country Day 10-1-1
2. Mount Dora Christian 11-1
3. Lecanto Seven Rivers Christian 7-1
4. Land O’Lakes Academy at the Lakes 5-3
5. Homestead Colonial Christian 8-4
6. Deltona Trinity Christian 7-2
7. St. Petersburg Canterbury 8-5
8. Sarasota Christian 3-1
9. Vero Beach Master’s Academy 5-2
10. Brooksville Hernando Christian 4-2
Honorable mention: Belle Glade Glades Day 3-3, Palatka Peniel Baptist Academy 7-3Jacksonville Christ’s Church Academy 4-3, Jacksonville Eagle’s View 5-4, Boynton Beach Lake Worth Christian 1-2.

CLASS 1A
1. Trenton 11-0
2. Bratt Northview 9-0
3. Bell 9-2
4. Wewahitchka 5-2
5. Madison County 9-1
6. Eastpoint Franklin County 10-3
7. Jay 9-2
8. Chiefland 9-3
9. Sneads 10-4
10. Liberty County 7-3
Honorable mention: Bonifay Holmes County 12-4, Bethlehem 6-1, Frostproof 6-3, Milton Central 5-4, Freeport 6-4, Panama City Bozeman 4-3.

Sonic Drive-In Player-of-the-Game for March 26 – Gavin Miller (North Marion)

Sonic-logoThe Sonic Drive-In Player-of-the-Game for Tuesday, March 26, is Gavin Miller of the North Marion (Citra) baseball team.

The sophomore helped lead visiting North Marion to a 7-3 win at Eastside (Gainesville) in a Class 6A-District 5 game. The lead-off batter for the Colts scored a game-high three runs and had the game-winning RBI.

In the top of the first, Miller was hit by a pitch to start the game. He went to second on a stolen base, advanced to third on a fly out to center, and scored on a passed ball to give the Colts a 1-0 lead in the first inning.Gavin Miller North Marion POG 032619

In a decisive four-run 2nd inning, he drove in what would prove to be the game-winning run with a double to left field for a 4-0 lead. Miller would later score on an error by right fielder Derrick Williams as North Marion (7-4, 3-0) built a commanding 5-0 lead early.

After Eastside (2-6, 1-4) battled back with two runs in the fourth to make it 5-2, Miller helped the Colts extend the lead in the sixth.

Sophomore Wyatt Campbell, who picked up the win on the mound in just two innings of work, tripled to right field. After a sacrifice fly to center field by Jake Blair scored courtesy runner Chance Heinen, Miller reached on an error by the leftfielder and scored his third run of the game on Eastside’s fourth error of the night.

It was the ninth straight win in the series for North Marion, which will host Eastside on Thursday night.

Every game The Prep Zone will recognize a Player-of-the-Game. The recipient receives a $10 gift certificate courtesy of Sonic Drive-In of Gainesville & Ocala.

Gainesville Softball – 2019

Wednesday, March 27 – “The Prep Zone” radio show broadcast from Sonic Drive-In of Gainesville. Radio: 92.1 FM & 1230 AM Gainesville and 900 AM Ocala

Join Mike Ridaught & Marty Pallman as they talk high school sports from Sonic Drive-In of Gainesville. Guests for this episode include Gainesville softball coach Chris Chronister and members of the state-ranked Hurricanes’ softball team.

North Marion at Eastside – Baseball 2019

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Tuesday, 7 p.m. (PREGAME) – High School Baseball, 7:15 p.m. (First pitch)
North Marion (Citra) at Eastside (Gainesville)

Join Mike Ridaught (Play-by-play) for this Class 6A-District 5 match-up between Alachua & Marion County.

Radio: 92.1 FM & 1230 AM Gainesville & 900 AM Ocala

‘Live’ audio: http://mgmt.firststreaming.com/listen/player.php?callsign=WMOP_AM

 

Belleview Softball – 2019

Monday, March 25 – “The Prep Zone” radio show broadcast from Sonic Drive-In of Summerfield. Radio: 900 AM Ocala and 92.1 FM & 1230 AM Gainesville

Join Mike Ridaught as he talks high school sports from Sonic Drive-In of Summerfield. Guests for this episode include Belleview softball coach Gary Greer and members of the Rattlers’ softball team.

For a downloadable copy of this episode, please email mike@theprepzone.com.

Nease Standout Camille Hobby Named 2019 Miss Basketball

GAINESVILLE (March 22) – Senior Camille Hobby of Nease High School in Ponte Vedra has been named the 2019 Florida Dairy Farmers Miss Basketball following a final round of voting by a statewide panel of high school coaches and media representatives.

Hobby, a 6-3 center who has signed with North Carolina State University, averaged 18.0 points, 11.0 rebounds, 2.2 blocks and 2.0 steals per game in leading Nease to a 30-2 record and a state runnerup finish.

Hobby, who was earlier named the Class 7A player-of-the-year, received seven of the 19 first-place votes and 122 points to finish ahead of Class 4A POY and Vanderbilt signee Koi Love of Miami Country Day (107) and Class 9A POY Fujika Nimmo of Haines City (80).

Class 6A POY Paris Sharpe of Plantation American Heritage finished fourth (72), with Class 8A POY Erin Turral of Lincoln (51) in fifth place. Rounding out the voting in order were Class 5A POY Sydney James of Trinity Catholic (24), Class 1A POY Taniah Bowers of Trenton (21), Class 3A POY Caylan Jones of North Florida Christian (9) and Class 2A POY Triniti Snead of Impact Christian (8).

The Florida Dairy Farmers High School Sports Awards program exemplifies Florida Dairy Farmers’ commitment to the state’s youth. This is the 27th year of these unique awards as we honor the state’s top athletes and coaches in all 30 FHSAA sanctioned and recognized sports. The program also emphasizes to young people the importance of keeping dairy products a primary part of their diet in their overall nutrition plan. 

2019 FINAL VOTING RESULTS  (area winners in bold)
Player Total Points 1st-place Votes
Camille Hobby 122 7
Koi Love 107 5
Fujika Nimmo 80 3
Paris Sharpe 74 2
Erin Turral 51 1
Sydney James 24 1
Taniah Bowers 21 0
Caylan Jones 9 0
Triniti Snead 8 0

Past Miss Basketball Winners:
1993 – Sabrina Crump, Clearwater Countryside
1994 – Tracy Reid, Miami Central
1995 – LaTonya Washington, Paxton
1996 – LaTonya Washington, Paxton
1997 – LaToya Jordan, Pompano Beach Ely
1998 – Michelle Snow, Pensacola
1999 – Shinikki Whiting, Clearwater
2000 – Binky Martello, Jay
2001 – Natasha Morehead, Panama City Bay
2002 – Dorian Williams, Jacksonville Ribault
2003 – Erlana Larkins, The Benjamin School
2004 – Erlana Larkins, The Benjamin School
2005 – LaQwesha Gamble, Winter Haven
2006 – Steffi Sorensen, St. Johns Bartram Trail
2007 – Krystal Thomas, Orlando First Academy
2008 – Tiffany Hayes, Winter Haven
2009 – Ashley Jones, Winter Park Lake Howell
2010 – Krystal Saunders, South Broward
2011 – Danielle McCray, Trinity Christian Academy
2012 – Alexis Prince, Orlando Edgewater
2013 – Jessica Thomas, Gainesville Buchholz
2014 – Vionise Pierre-Louis, Grandview Preparatory
2015 – Beatrice Mompremier, Miami Senior
2016 – Nadia Fingall, Choctawhatchee
2017—Rennia Davis, Jacksonville Ribault
2018 – Destanni Henderson, Ft. Myers

Miami Country Day’s Swaby Named Girls’ Basketball Coach of the Year

Sports-Award-Logo_Color_Florida Dairy FarmerGAINESVILLE (March 21) – Ochiel Swaby of Miami Country Day School has been named the 2019 Florida Dairy Farmers Girls’ Basketball Coach of the Year following a final round of voting by a statewide panel of high school coaches and media representatives.

The overall coach-of-the-year award was the second for Swaby, who led his squad to a 26-1 record and a record-setting sixth consecutive state championship. In addition, Miami Country Day finished the season ranked No. 1 in the nation by USA TODAY. In 15 years at MCDS, Swaby has posted a 337-92 record.

Swaby, who was earlier named the Class 4A Coach-of-the-Year, tallied 124 points to finish ahead of Class 7A COY Marcia Pinder of Ft. Lauderdale Dillard (104). Class 8A COY Reggie Lawrence of Tampa Bay Tech finished third with 66 points followed by Class 9A COY Tommie Butts of Wekiva (53) and Class 5A COY Tracey Wolfe of Oxbridge Academy (49). Rounding out the voting were Class 6A COY Greg Farias of Plantation American Heritage (29), Class 1A COY Bryant Frye of Trenton (26), Class 3A COY Henry McNabb of Somerset Prep (12) and Class 2A COY E.J. Murray of Florida Prep (10).

The Florida Dairy Farmers High School Sports Awards program exemplifies Florida Dairy Farmers’ commitment to the state’s youth. This is the 27th year of these unique awards as we honor the state’s top athletes and coaches in all 30 FHSAA sanctioned and recognized sports. The program also emphasizes to young people the importance of keeping dairy products a primary part of their diet in their overall nutrition plan. 

2018 FINAL VOTING RESULTS (area winners in bold)
Player Total Points 1st-place Votes
Ochiel Swaby 124 8
Marcia Pinder 104 6
Reggie Lawrence 66 3
Tommie Butts 53 2
Tracy Wolfe 49 0
Greg Farias 29 0
Bryant Frye 26 0
Henry McNabb 12 0
E.J. Murray 10 0

Past Girls’ Basketball Coaching Winners:
1993 – Ronnie Bond, Pensacola Washington
1994 – Al Austin, Jacksonville Ribault
1995 – Reginald Davis, Tallahassee Godby
1996 – Harry Elifson, St. Petersburg Boca Ciega
1997 – Al Austin, Jacksonville Ribault
1998 – Dave Horner, Ocala Forest
1999 – Al Austin, Jacksonville Ribault
2000 – Ronnie Bond, Pensacola Washington
2001 – Ronnie Bond, Pensacola Washington
2002 – Al Austin, Jacksonville Ribault
2003 – Abby Ward, South Broward
2004 – Ronnalee Terry, The Benjamin School
2005 – Carl Brown, Lake Mary
2006 – Greg Hostetler, Titusville Astronaut
2007 – LeDawn Gibson, Winter Haven
2008 – Mike Hamburger, Naples Barron Collier
2009 – Carla Harris-Curry, Miami Norland
2010 – Marcia Pinder, Fort Lauderdale Dillard
2011 – Marcia Pinder, Fort Lauderdale Dillard
2012 – Marcia Pinder, Fort Lauderdale Dillard
2013 – Marcia Pinder, Fort Lauderdale Dillard
2014 – John Harder, Bradenton Southeast
2015 – Marcia Pinder, Fort Lauderdale Dillard
2016 – Sheila Seymore-Pennick, Jacksonville Ribault
2017 – Ochiel Swaby, Miami Country Day
2018 – Johnnie Lawson, Winter Haven