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2017 FHSAA Flag Football State Rankings – Week #1

Mike Ridaught

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March 20, 2017

Here are the latest FloridaHSFootball.com Girls Flag Football State Rankings for both FHSAA Class 2A and Class 1A after the first full week of regular season play. Area teams in bold.

Current Ranking, Team, Record, Previous Ranking

CLASS 2A

Top 10
1. Alonso (Tampa), 0-0, 1
2. Plant (Tampa), 0-0, 2
3. Seminole Ridge (Loxahatchee), 2-0, 3
4. Apopka, 0-0, 4
5. Dwyer (Palm Beach Gardens), 0-0, 5
6. Martin County (Stuart), 0-0, 6
7. Park Vista (Lake Worth), 1-0, 7
8. Hialeah, 1-0, 8
9. Bloomingdale (Valrico), 0-0, 10
10. Dr. Phillips (Orlando), 2-0, 14

The Next 10
11. St. Cloud, 0-0, 12
12. Western (Davie), 1-0, 13
13. Fleming Island (Orange Park), 1-0, 15
14. Everglades (Miramar), 1-1, 11
15. Piper (Sunrise), 1-0, 17
16. Miami High, 0-1, 9
17. Osceola (Kissimmee), 0-0, 18
18. Seminole (Seminole), 0-0, 19
19. East Bay, 0-0, NR
20. South Broward (Hollywood), 1-0, NR

Dropped Out: No. 16 Ferguson (Miami), 1-1; No. 20 Lake Worth, 0-1

CLASS 1A

Top 10
1. Robinson (Tampa), 0-0, 1
2. Godby (Tallahassee), 0-0, 2
3. Harmony, 0-0, 3
4. Lincoln (Tallahassee), 0-0, 4
5. Fort Pierce Westwood, 0-0, 5
6. Miami Edison, 1-0, 6
7. Monsignor Pace (Miami), 1-0, 7
8. Chiles (Tallahassee), 0-0, 8
9. Miami Jackson, 1-0, 9
10. Choctawhatchee, 0-0, 10

The Next 10
11. Orange Park, 2-0, 11
12. Glades Central (Belle Glade), 1-0, 12
13. Coconut Creek, 2-0, 15
14. Seabreeze (Daytona Beach), 0-0, 13
15. Mainland (Daytona Beach), 0-0, 14
16. Terry Parker (Jacksonville), 1-0, 15
17. Armwood (Seffner), 0-0, 17
18. Northeast (St. Petersburg), 0-0, 18
19. Englewood (Jacksonville), 1-0, 19
20. Paxon (Jacksonville), 1-0, 20

Dropped Out: None

Tampa Catholic’s Kevin Knox Named 2017 Florida Mr. Basketball

Mike Ridaught

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March 18, 2017

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Florida's Mr. Basketball - Kevin Knox Photo (Tampa Bay Times) — Florida’s Mr. Basketball – Kevin Knox
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GAINESVILLE (March 18) – Senior Kevin Knox of Tampa Catholic High School has been named the 2017 Florida Dairy Farmers Mr. Basketball following a final round of voting by a statewide panel of high school basketball coaches and media representatives.

Knox, who has been named both a McDonald’s and Jordan Brand All-American, was recently named the Class 5A Player-of-the-Year after averaging 28.9 points, 11.3 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 2.2 steals and 2.0 blocks per game while leading his team to the state championship game.

Knox tallied 14 of the 18 first-place votes and 170 points to finish ahead of Class 9A POY Trent Frazier of Wellington, who had three first-place votes and 138 points.

Class 7A POY Anfernee Simons of Edgewater finished third with 115 points followed by Class 8A POY Jeff Prophete (97) of Ft. Lauderdale, Class 4A POY Chaundee Brown Jr. (90) of The First Academy, Class 2A POY Felipe Haase (75) of Miami Christian, Class 3A POY Amorie Archibald (70) of Trinity Christian, Class 6A POY Marquez Cooper of Anclote (44) and Class 1A POY Darion Wilson (29) of Wildwood.

The Florida Dairy Farmers High School Sports Awards program exemplifies Florida Dairy Farmers’ commitment to the state’s youth. This is the 25th 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.

2017 FINAL VOTING RESULTS (Note: Points awarded on a 10-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis). Area winners in bold.

Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Total
Kevin Knox 14 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 170
Trent Frazier 3 9 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 138
Anfernee Simons 0 5 4 5 2 1 1 0 0 115
Jeff Prophete 0 0 7 2 3 3 3 0 0 97
Chaundee Brown Jr. 0 0 3 3 6 4 1 1 0 90
Felipe Haase 0 1 2 3 1 3 5 0 3 75
Amorie Archibald 1 0 0 1 3 5 5 1 2 70
Marquez Cooper 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 7 5 44
Darion Wilson 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 8 29

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

Dillard’s (Ft. Lauderdale) Darryl Burrows Named 2017 Boys’ Basketball Coach of the Year

Mike Ridaught

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March 18, 2017

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Sports-Award-Logo_Color_Florida Dairy Farmer GAINESVILLE (March 18) – Darryl Burrows of Dillard High School has been named the 2017 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 Dillard to a 28-4 record and a second straight state championship. It was the Florida record-tying seventh state title for Burrows, who became the first coach in Florida boys’ basketball history to win seven state championships at one school. In 24 years at Dillard, Burrows has compiled a 564-145 record with 10 Final Four appearances.

Burrows, who was selected as the Class 7A Coach of the Year in a previous round of voting, finished with 153 points to win the overall award ahead of Class 8A COY Renaldo Garcia (126) of Sickles and Class 2A COY Juan Cardona (109) of Miami Christian. Class 9A COY Nathan Alexander (94) of Osceola finished fourth followed by Class 4A COY Ehren Wallhoff (80) of Westminster Academy, Class 6A COY Sean Campbell (77) of Leesburg, Class 5A COY Cilk McSweeney (66) of Calvary Christian, Class 1A COY Andrew Moten (65) of West Gadsden and Class 3A COY Treig Burke (58) of Orlando Christian Prep.

The Florida Dairy Farmers High School Sports Awards program exemplifies Florida Dairy Farmers’ commitment to the state’s youth. This is the 25th 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.

2017 FINAL VOTING RESULTS (Note: Points awarded on a 10-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis). Area winners in bold.

Coach 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Total
Darryl Burrows 10 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 153
Renaldo Garcia 3 7 3 1 2 0 0 1 1 126
Juan Cardona 4 1 3 2 2 2 3 0 1 109
Nathan Alexander 1 2 2 4 3 1 2 2 1 94
Ehren Wallhoff 0 2 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 80
Sean Campbell 0 3 2 0 2 3 3 3 2 77
Cilk McSweeney 0 2 2 1 1 2 2 3 5 66
Andrew Moten 0 0 2 2 1 4 3 3 3 65
Treig Burke 0 0 0 1 4 3 3 4 3 58

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

Big day for Eastside (Gainesville) as nine sign college football scholarships

Mike Ridaught

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March 18, 2017

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Eastside footall signings 2017 By Jack DaSilva

On Thursday, March 16th, Eastside High School had nine seniors sign to play football at the next level. That’s quite an accomplishment for a football program which went just 1-9 this past season, but that was no indicator of the level of talent on their roster.

The nine Rams who signed were Tra’vis Roberts & William Brown (Webber International), Jason Monroe (Livingston College, NC), Hal Davis, Jr. (Bethune Cookman – Football & Track), Dariaunte Davis (North Carolina Wesleyan), Roman Carter & Ja’v’in Rollins (Mesabi Range College, MN), Calvin Ghee & Marquail Alexander (TBA).

Coach Cedderick Daniels had a heartfelt message for his seniors.

“They were a group of kids who didn’t give up,” he said. “Like I said, we were 1-9 and at any moment in that season they could’ve given up. A lot of these kids come from bad backgrounds, trouble backgrounds and this is their way out; their outlet.”

A lot of high schoolers are unfamiliar with the recruiting process and what goes into signing to play college football. Coach Daniels and the other coaches guided them through the recruitment journey.

“It was a process,” he noted. “I convinced a lot of them to not get discouraged because [national] signing day only meant that’s the first day to sign. I told them ‘trust me and allow things to happen’ and we had a recruiting fair. These kids had schools biting at them and they decided where they wanted to go; I didn’t put any pressure on them.” Eastside_Rams

You could tell by watching the way Coach Daniels interacted with his players and the way these nine seniors interacted with each other that this was a close team. Daniels kept referring to the team’s trip to the Fellowship of Christian Athletes Camp as a big influence on their closeness. The FCA Camp is a summer camp before the season starts where players get together and bond over the course of a few days.

“It’s a three-day religious/football camp,” Daniels said. “We don’t force them to do it but what it is, is a team-bonding situation. We play football three times a day, we go to church twice a day and they’re fully fed.”

Regardless of which team you affiliate with it’s great to see kids from the area going to college to play football. The Eastside Rams had a tough season but the future is promising evidenced by the nine seniors that signed this past week.

The Trophy Shop Athlete of the Week – Ethan Thompson (Santa Fe)

Mike Ridaught

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March 17, 2017

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The Trophy Shop Athlete of the Week Presented by State Farm agent Mark McGriff for the week of March 6 is ETHAN THOMPSON* of the Santa Fe (Alachua) baseball team.

Santa Fe_Raiders *Thompson helped lead the Raiders to a 3-0 week. In a 10-0 win against Palatka, the sophomore went 3-for-4 with two RBIs and two runs scored. Against P.K. Yonge, his first inning 2-run homerun helped spark the Raiders to an 8-3 victory against the Blue Wave. For the week, Thompson was 5-for-9 with 6 RBIs and six runs scored with two doubles and his first homerun of the season. He was also 3-for-3 in stolen bases in a 17-4 win against Newberry.

Previous 2016-17 winners:

February 27 – Brittney Robinson (Santa Fe softball)
The senior helped lead the Raiders to a 4-1 week as she went 10-for-16 with six runs scored, 10 RBIs and a triple. Robinson’s best game came in a 15-0 win against Bolles (Jacksonville). She went 3-for-4 with 4 RBI, two runs scored, and she was 2-for-2 in stolen bases. Robinson had at least two hits in four of Santa Fe’s five games during the week.

February 20 – Hallie Karas (Gainesville softball)
Karas had three multi-hit games in helping lead the Hurricanes to a 3-0 week. The junior batted .538 for the week, including a 3-for-5 performance with one double, two RBIs and two runs scored in a 12-5 win at Columbia (Lake City). She finished the week 7-for-13 with 3 RBIs and four runs scored.

February 13 – Nick Baskin Jr. (St. Francis Catholic boys’ basketball)
Baskin scored 25 points and had five steals as the Wolves (18-7) won at Pensacola Christian Academy, 76-60, in a Class 3A boys’ basketball regional semifinal. The win secured St. Francis Catholic’s second trip to a regional final in school history.

February 6 – Clifford Jackson (Dixie County boys’ basketball)
Jackson helped lead the Bears to the Class 1A-District 7 title by scoring 52 points in three games, including a game-high 20 points in a 76-30 district quarterfinal win against Cedar Key. The senior guard scored 19 points and had three steals in a 71-52 win against Bronson in the semifinals, and he also contributed 13 points in a 63-58 win against top-seed Bell in the championship game.

January 30 – Kacey Carter (Fort White girls’ weightlifting)
The sophomore forward helped lead the Lady Tigers (22-3 heading into the district tournament) to a 2-0 week. On Tuesday, McHenry finished with 30 points, including four 3-pointers, adding six rebounds and five steals as Trenton defeated Williston, 78-51. Two days later, in the regular season finale, she had 15 points, 10 rebounds and five steals as Trenton defeated Newberry, 47-30, in a non-district game.

January 23 – Standrea McHenry (Trenton girls’ basketball)
The sophomore forward helped lead the Lady Tigers (22-3 heading into the district tournament) to a 2-0 week. On Tuesday, McHenry finished with 30 points, including four 3-pointers, adding six rebounds and five steals as Trenton defeated Williston, 78-51. Two days later, in the regular season finale, she had 15 points, 10 rebounds and five steals as Trenton defeated Newberry, 47-30, in a non-district game.

January 16 – Kim Melton (Santa Fe girls’ soccer)
Melton had a big week in leading Santa Fe to its fourth straight girls’ soccer district title. She began the week by scoring six goals in an 8-0 win against Crescent City in the Raiders’ opening game of the Class 2A-District 5 tournament. She followed that up by scoring all three goals in a 3-0 win against Newberry in the semifinals. Then, in the championship, the senior forward had all four goals in a 4-1 win against No. 2 seed P.K. Yonge (Gainesville) to win the title and secure a first-round playoff game at home on Thursday, Jan. 26.

January 9 – Devin Lawrence (Hawthorne boys’ basketball)
The junior helped lead the Hornets (16-3) to a 3-0 week, including a 2-0 mark in 1A-District 6 to stay unbeaten (11-0) in league play. On Saturday, Lawrence scored 25 points, grabbed five rebounds and added four assists in a 70-68 win in overtime against Eastside. In a 76-70 district win against Williston on Thursday, he had 12 points, five rebounds, four assists and three steals. Lawrence began the week by shooting 64% from the floor against district foe Newberry, scoring a game-high 18 points with five rebounds, four assists and three steals.

January 2 – Dylan Murray (Williston boys’ basketball)
Murray led the Class 1A Red Devils to a 3-0 week by averaging just under a double-double (22.3 points/9.7 rebounds). The senior forward scored a team-high 17 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in a 69-48 district win against Fort White, followed by 21 points and 11 rebounds against Hilliard in a 72-57 league victory. He finished the week by scoring 29 points and eight rebounds in a 68-54 win against Class 9A Lyman (Longwood) at the Dante Anderson Memorial Invitational.

December 12 – Caio Carvalho (Keystone Heights boys’ soccer)
Carvalho helped lead the Indians (11-3-1) to a 2-1 week. The senior scored two goals and added an assist in a 5-0 district win at Newberry. Carvalho began the week by scoring two goals and assisting on two other goals in a 6-2 win at Palatka.

December 5 – Ailey Tebbett (Oak Hall girls’ soccer)
The senior helped lead the Lady Eagles (8-2-1) to a 2-1 week by recording two shutouts. The University of Florida commit made 30 saves, and she also scored a goal by coming out of her goalkeeper position for a penalty kick in a 2-0 win against Hamilton County. Tebbett, who currently holds a 3.7 GPA, has 93 saves in nine games, and 996 saves in her varsity career despite missing her sophomore year due to injury.

November 28 – Macey Martin (Buchholz girls’ soccer)
Martin helped lead the Bobcats to a 4-0 week, including a first-place finish at the Maclay Invitational in Tallahassee. The sophomore had a goal in a 4-0 win at Mandarin (Jacksonville) and two or more goals in each of the Bobcats’ three tournament games (total of eight goals) in tournament wins against Lincoln (Tallahassee), 3-2, Columbia (Lake City), 5-2, and Florida High (Tallahassee), 9-1.

November 21 – Lee Ducharme (P.K. Yonge girls’ soccer)
The junior forward single-handily outscored Keystone Heights in leading the Blue Wave to a 6-3 District 5-2A win. Ducharme scored four goals, including a hat trick in the first half in helping P.K. Yonge to a commanding 4-0 lead at the break. That’s 10 goals in two games for Ducharme, who had six goals in a win against Interlachen.

November 14 – Ayanna Rollins (Oak Hall girls’ basketball)
Rollins helped lead the Lady Eagles to a 2-0 week. The junior guard had 14 points, eight rebounds, two assists and five steals in a 59-4 rout of Florida School for the Deaf & Blind (St. Augustine). She followed that up with a monster game against Bronson, scoring 19 points and recording 15 rebounds in a 64-17 win.

November 7 – Naomi Peng (Eastside girls’ swimming & diving)
The senior won the Class 2A state diving title, leading to a top 10 finish overall for the Lady Rams at the FHSAA Swimming & Diving state championships in Stuart. According to the Gainesville Sun, Peng’s state title marked the Rams’ first girls individual state title since Allison Wagner won a pair of them in 1994. Peng helped lead the Eastside girls’ swimming & diving team to a sixth place finish overall.

October 31 – Grace Blair (Oak Hall girls’ cross country)
Blair won Oak Hall’s first individual cross country state title in school history while leading the Lady Eagles to the Class 1A state championship – their second title overall. The junior finished with a personal best time of 18:22.85.

October 24 – Mindy Herrick (Buchholz girls’ golf)
The University of North Florida commit helped lead the Lady ‘Cats to a third place finish at the FHSAA Class 3A state tournament. The Bobcats finished with a two-day total of 638, behind only West Orange (625) and state champion Lake Mary (614). Herrick finished second individually with a 1-over par 145 in two rounds.

October 17 – Logan Locascio (Gainesville boys’ cross country)
The senior helped lead the Hurricanes to the Class 3A-District 5 cross country championship. Locascio finished second in a time of 16 minutes and 21.20 seconds to take top area honors.

October 10 – Luke Whittemore (Buchholz football)
Whittemore caught nine passes for 220 yards and a TD as the Bobcats (4-2, 2-0) stayed unbeaten in 7A-District 3 with a 17-10 win at Bartram Trail (St. Johns). The senior, who is a Troy commit, hauled in an 86-yard scoring pass. He also had five carries for 29 yards and a 25-yard kick return.

October 3 – Tyler Winkel (Gainesville football)
The senior was a perfect 4-for-4 on extra points, including the game-winner in double-overtime, and he also added a 31-yard FG, as the Class 6A ‘Canes edged rival Buchholz, 31-30, to snap a two-game losing streak against the Class 7A state-ranked ‘Cats.

September 26 – Blake Sanders (Keystone Heights football)
The junior running back had a career night with 277 yards on 47 carries to go along with four touchdowns as the visiting Indians defeated P.K. Yonge, 25-19 in double-overtime, in a 4A-District 3 game. Sanders had the game-winning 10-yard score on the Indians’ first play in the second OT. Keystone ran 54 plays on offense, and Sanders touched the ball on 49 of them (47 handoffs, two receptions).

September 19 – Jenna Wiggs (The Rock volleyball)
Wiggs helped lead The Rock to a first-place finish at the Gator Town Classic at Buchholz. The senior finished the tournament with 31 service points, 85 digs and seven aces, including one to end the match. In that third set, she scored the last four points, and point 25 was an ace. She served at 99 percent. The Rock (16-4) had wins over Citrus (25-7, 25-11), Okeechobee (25-11, 25-15), Santa Fe (25-10, 25-17), and Ocala Forest (25-27, 25-17, 25-21, 25-22) in the semifinals.

September 12 – Andre Hampton (Union County football)
The senior linebacker had 29 total tackles with six for a loss in the Tigers’ 43-8 win over Hilliard in the District 6-1A opener for both teams. The 29 tackles for one game is the most recorded by a Union County player in the modern era.

September 5 – Jakhai Mitchem (Newberry football)
Mitchem carried the ball 13 times for 187 yards and four TDs as Newberry upset Class 1A No. 5 Union County (Lake Butler), 40-22, for its first win against the Tigers in four years. The sophomore had scoring runs of 20, 28, 15 and 14 yards as the Panthers (3-0) remained undefeated.

August 29 – Jack Holloway (Gainesville boys’ golf)
The senior claimed low medalist honors in Gainesville’s quad match victories over Buchholz, Eastside & Newberry at Ironwood Golf Course. Holloway parred holes two through seven and birdied number eight en route to a 37 total. He helped the Hurricanes (4-0) stay unbeaten.

August 22 – Jacquez Jernigan (Newberry football)
Jernigan, who plays fullback, scored three rushing TDs to help lead the Class 1A Panthers to a 22-6 win at 4A Santa Fe (Alachua). The senior overcame two early fumbles and finished with 129 yards on 24 carries. He had TD runs of 6, 1 and 11 yards.

The Trophy Shop Athlete-of-the-Week is presented by State Farm Agent Mark McGriff of Gainesville. For more information on auto, life and health insurance, call Mark at 352-372-8406. Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there.

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ThePrepZone.com state baseball poll – Poll #1

Mike Ridaught

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March 17, 2017

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Gainesville – It’s the usual suspects in the first FHSAA state baseball rankings of the 2016-17 season.

The top overall team in the all-classification rankings, Southwest Ranches Archbishop McCarthy, is ranked No. 1 in the country by MaxPreps, USA Today and Collegiate Baseball.

Head coach Rich Bielski has a total of 13 players who are committed to play college baseball, led by one of the country’s top power hitters in second-team All-American Alex Toral, and third-team All-American Joe Perez, who has power and a mid-90s fastball major league slider.

The Mavericks, who won their sixth state title in the last seven years in 2016, are ranked third by Perfect Game and third according to Baseball America. Archbishop McCarthy is also the top-ranked team in ThePrepZone.com Class 6A rankings.

Parkland Stoneman Douglas, the No. 1 team in Class 9A, is second overall. The defending Class 9A state champions, who also finished No. 1 in the country last year by Perfect Game, have All-State pitcher Brandon Kaminer back.

Other No. 1 teams that are perennial powers in the Sunshine State include Venice (7A), which made its fifth straight FHSAA Final Four last season, and Miami Monsignor Pace, which lost to Jacksonville Bolles in last year’s 5A state semifinals and has won six state titles.

Here is the first FHSAA state baseball rankings for the 2017 season. Teams in The Prep Zone’s coverage area are in bold.

ALL-CLASSIFICATION
1. Southwest Ranches Archbishop McCarthy (6A) 8-0
2. Parkland Stoneman Douglas (9A) 5-1
3. Miami Columbus (9A) 9-0
4. Venice (7A) 7-1
5. Fort Myers Canterbury (3A) 8-0
6. Jacksonville Providence (4A) 6-1
7. Altamonte Springs Lake Brantley (9A) 7-0
8. Lynn Haven Mosley (6A) 7-0
9. Miami Monsignor Pace (5A) 6-1
10. Jacksonville Atlantic Coast (8A) 7-0

CLASS 9A
1. Parkland Stoneman Douglas 5-1
2. Miami Columbus 9-0
3. Altamonte Springs Lake Brantley 7-0
4. Miami Palmetto 8-0
5. Lake Worth Park Vista 6-2
6. Jupiter 7-2
7. Jacksonville Sandalwood 6-1
8. Winter Garden West Orange 5-3
9. Vero Beach 7-0
10. Orlando Olympia 7-1
Honorable mention: Haines City 6-2; Tampa Alonso 6-2; Apopka 7-3; Jacksonville Mandarin 5-3; Winter Park 5-3; Orlando Timber Creek 5-3; Palm Beach Central 6-3.

CLASS 8A
1. Jacksonville Atlantic Coast 7-0
2. Orange Park Oakleaf 8-1
3. Tampa Plant 8-1
4. Lakeland George Jenkins 7-1
5. Tarpon Springs East Lake 6-1
6. Oviedo Hagerty 6-2
7. Tampa Steinbrenner 7-2
8. Dover Strawberry Crest 7-1
9. Lakeland 5-2
10. Tallahassee Leon 6-1
Honorable mention: Clearwater Countryside 7-2; Gainesville Buchholz 5-3; Tallahassee Chiles 5-4; Sarasota Riverview 7-2; Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas 6-3; Davie Nova 7-1; Neptune Beach Fletcher 7-2.

CLASS 7A
1. Venice 7-1
2. Palm Beach Gardens Dwyer 9-2
3. Winter Haven 5-2
4. Doral Academy 7-2
5. St. Johns Creekside 8-2
6. Cantonment Tate 6-1
7. Tampa Gaither 6-2
8. Estero 7-1
9. Punta Gorda Charlotte 7-1
10. Pensacola Escambia 7-2
Honorable mention: Viera 7-2; Naples Gulf Coast 7-3; Brandon 7-2; Miami Belen Jesuit 5-2; Fort Myers Riverdale 6-1; New Smyrna Beach 7-2.

CLASS 6A
1. Southwest Ranches Archbishop McCarthy 8-0
2. Lynn Haven Mosley 7-0
3. Rockledge 7-1
4. Tampa Jesuit 7-1
5. Merritt Island 5-1
6. Plantation American Heritage 6-2
7. Belleview 10-0
8. Sebring 8-2
9. Spring Hill Springstead 7-1
10. Miami Springs 6-0
Honorable mention: Panama City Beach Arnold 5-1; Jacksonville Terry Parker 7-2; Gulf Breeze 5-2

CLASS 5A
1. Miami Monsignor Pace 6-1
2. Melbourne Central Catholic 7-0
3. Ft. Lauderdale Pine Crest 6-1
4. Jacksonville Bishop Kenny 7-0
5. Live Oak Suwannee 8-0
6. Jacksonville Bolles 4-2
7. Pompano Beach 6-1
8. Melbourne Holy Trinity Episcopal 5-2
9. Orlando Bishop Moore 7-3
10. Pembroke Pines Somerset Academy 6-2
Honorable mention: Miami Gulliver Prep 6-3; Keystone Heights 6-2; The Villages 7-2; Bushnell South Sumter 5-0; Marianna 8-3; LaBelle 6-1, Panama City Bay 5-2.

CLASS 4A
1. Jacksonville Providence 6-1
2. Miami Westminster Christian 7-2
3. Pensacola Catholic 6-1
4. Jacksonville Trinity Christian 5-1
5. Fort Lauderdale Calvary Christian Academy 6-3
6. Clearwater Calvary Christian 8-0
7. Fort Lauderdale University 8-0
8. Orlando The First Academy 7-1
9. Miami Florida Christian 6-1
10. Delray Beach American Heritage 8-2
Honorable mention: Sarasota Cardinal Mooney 6-2, Fort Lauderdale Westminster Academy 6-2, Ocala Trinity Catholic 5-1, Fort Myers Bishop Verot 6-3.

CLASS 3A
1. Fort Myers Canterbury 8-0
2. Jacksonville University Christian 6-1
3. St. Petersburg Northside Christian 8-1
4. Tallahassee North Florida Christian 6-2
5. Lakeland Santa Fe Catholic 6-2
6. Spring Hill Bishop McLaughlin 7-4
7. Naples St. John Neumann 8-2
8. Sarasota Out-of-Door 6-2-1
9. Tampa Cambridge Christian 7-2
10. Tampa Carrollwood Day 8-2
Honorable mention: Fort Myers Evangelical Christian 7-3; Miami Archbishop Carroll 6-2; Largo Indian Rocks Christian 5-2; Fort Pierce John Carroll 4-3; Maitland Orangewood Christian 6-5.

CLASS 2A
1. Lecanto Seven Rivers Christian 8-0
2. Lake Worth Trinity Christian 6-4
3. Lake Worth Christian 8-1
4. Mount Dora Christian Academy 8-1
5. Miami Christian 6-3
6. Deltona Trinity Christian 8-2
7. Brito Miami Private 6-1
8. Jacksonville Christ’s Church 5-3
9. Miami Westwood Christian 4-3
10. Jacksonville First Coast Christian 6-2
Honorable mention: Land O’Lakes Academy at the Lakes 5-2; St. Petersburg Keswick Christian 5-2-1; Tampa Bayshore Christian 3-0; Brooksville Hernando Christian 6-4.

CLASS 1A
1. Trenton 7-1
2. Blountstown 7-1
3. Pierson Taylor 7-1
4. Bell 7-1
5. Santa Rosa South Walton 4-1
6. Milton Central 7-1
7. Chipley 5-2
8. Chiefland 4-2
9. Baldwin 5-2
10. Lake Butler Union County 5-2
Honorable mention: Malone 6-1; Vernon 5-1; Jay 5-3; Cross City Dixie County 5-3; Port St. Joe 4-2; Williston 4-3.

Gainesville Baseball

Mike Stanton

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March 15, 2017

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2017 Miracle Sports state softball rankings – Poll #3

Mike Ridaught

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March 15, 2017

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This is the third 2017 Miracle Sports High School Softball Poll conducted by Miracle Sports. The Miracle Sports state softball poll is produced weekly utilizing former and current high school and college coaches from across the state. Area teams in bold (Records are for games through Tuesday, March 14).

ALL CLASS TOP 10
1. Miami Palmetto (9A) 11-1
2. Orlando Timber Creek (9A) 9-1
3. Plantation American Heritage (6A) 7-1
4. Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas (8A) 8-1
5. Coral Springs Charter (5A) 9-1
6. Bradenton Lakewood Ranch (8A) 9-0
7. Tampa Chamberlain (7A) 8-0
8. Winter Garden West Orange (9A) 9-2
9. Lutz Steinbrenner (8A) 8-0
10. Jupiter (9A) 10-1

CLASS 9A
1. Miami Palmetto 11-1
2. Orlando Timber Creek 9-1
3. Winter Garden West Orange 9-2
4. Jupiter 10-1
5. Palm Beach Gardens 8-1
6. Hialeah American 7-1
7. Miami Coral Reef 8-3
8. Port St. Lucie Treasure Coast 7-0
9. Palm Harbor University 10-1
10. Parkland Stoneman Douglas 9-1
Honorable mention: Kissimmee Osceola 8-2; Orange City University 8-3; Orlando Boone 6-1; Davie Western 9-2; Weston Cypress Bay 8-2; Flagler Palm Coast 7-2; Port Orange Spruce Creek 6-3; Miami Lourdes Academy 9-2.

CLASS 8A
1. Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas 8-1
2. Bradenton Lakewood Ranch 9-0
3. Lutz Steinbrenner 8-0
4. Orange Park Oakleaf 8-2
5. Tallahassee Chiles 9-1
6. Jacksonville First Coast 9-2
7. Royal Palm Beach 8-1
8. Dover Strawberry Crest 7-2
9. Plant City 7-1
10. St. Cloud 8-1
Honorable mention: Oviedo Hagerty 7-4; Orlando East River 8-1; Gibsonton East Bay 8-2; Lakeland George Jenkins 8-3; Clearwater Countryside 6-3; Clermont East Ridge 7-3; Sarasota 7-3; Tallahassee Lincoln 9-4

CLASS 7A
1. Tampa Chamberlain 8-0
2. Niceville 8-1
3. Gainesville 10-2
4. Pembroke Pines Charter 9-2
5. Deltona 8-1
6. Viera 7-1
7. Fort Myers 6-1
8. Melbourne 9-1
9. Eagle Lake Lake Region 6-2
10. Cantonment Tate 9-3
Honorable mention: Lake City Columbia 6-3; St. Johns Creekside 6-2; Milton 8-3; New Port Richey Mitchell 9-1; Winter Haven 10-3; Estero 6-1; Tampa Gaither 6-2; Seminole Osceola 6-2; Land O’Lakes Sunlake 8-3.

CLASS 6A
1. Plantation American Heritage 7-1
2. New Port Richey River Ridge 8-0
3. Land O’Lakes 11-1
4. North Fort Myers 11-1
5. Rockledge 9-1
6. Spring Hill Springstead 7-1
7. Melbourne Eau Gallie 9-2
8. Belleview 7-1
9. Miami Lakes Goleman 9-1
10. Sebring 10-1
Honorable mention: Tampa Robinson 7-1; Naples Lely 7-1; Naples Barron Collier 5-2; Pensacola West Florida 10-3; Crawfordville Wakulla 9-3; Gulfport Boca Ciega 7-2; Green Cove Springs Clay 6-2; Panama City Beach Arnold 8-3; Dunedin 8-3; Gulf Breeze 8-3; Palm Bay Bayside 7-3

CLASS 5A
1. Coral Springs Charter 9-1
2. Miami Gulliver Prep 5-2
3. Brooksville Nature Coast 9-0
4. Eustis 8-1
5. Alachua Santa Fe 11-2
6. Callahan West Nassau 8-3
7. Miami St. Brendan 5-2
8. Key West 7-2
9. Bradenton Bayshore 6-1
10. Keystone Heights 7-3
Honorable mention: Wauchula Hardee 7-2; Live Oak Suwannee 8-4; Marianna 10-4; Miami Mater Lakes Academy 8-4; Pompano Beach 6-2; Glen St. Mary Baker County 7-4.

CLASS 4A
1. Miami Westminster Christian 7-1
2. Jacksonville Episcopal 9-1
3. Jacksonville Trinity Christian 8-2
4. Fort Myers Bishop Verot 7-3
5. West Palm Beach Oxbridge Academy 10-2
6. Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna 4-0
7. Montverde Academy 6-2-1
8. Fort Lauderdale University 6-1
9. Tampa Academy of Holy Names 5-3
10. Clearwater Calvary Christian 6-3
Honorable mention: Tampa Catholic 7-2; Tallahassee Florida High 7-6; Delray American Heritage 5-4; Panama City North Bay Haven 6-5

CLASS 3A
1. Niceville Rocky Bayou Christian 5-0
2. Orange Park St. Johns Country Day 8-1
3. Belle Isle Cornerstone Charter 10-2
4. Moore Haven 4-1
5. Marathon 6-2
6. Gainesville Oak Hall 6-3
7. St. Petersburg Admiral Farragut 5-3
8. Fort Pierce John Carroll 6-4
9. Oviedo Master’s Academy 6-4
10. Bradenton Christian 5-3
Honorable mention: Lakeland Christian 5-4; Tallahassee John Paul II 4-3; Spring Hill Bishop McLaughlin 6-4; Tallahassee North Florida Christian 6-6.

CLASS 2A
1. Land O’Lakes Academy at the Lakes 9-0
2. Monticello Aucilla Christian 4-3
3. St. Petersburg Canterbury 8-5
4. Lecanto Seven Rivers Christian 8-0
5. Lake Worth Christian 3-0
6. Mount Dora Christian 8-2
7. Sarasota Christian 5-1
8. Homestead Colonial Christian 6-3
9. Vero Beach Master’s Academy 6-2
10. Palm Bay Covenant Christian 4-1
Honorable mention: Jacksonville Seacoast Christian 5-3; Palatka Peniel Baptist Academy 6-4.

CLASS 1A
1. Lake Butler Union County 10-0
2. Trenton 8-1
3. Santa Rosa Beach South Walton 7-0
4. Chiefland 7-2
5. Wewahitchka 5-4-1
6. Milton Central 12-1
7. Liberty County 9-2
8. Poplar Springs 6-0
9. Franklin County 9-4
10. Sneads 10-3
Honorable mention: Port St. Joe 7-2; Chipley 5-3; Madison County 7-4; Williston 7-4.

The Prep Zone Power Poll powered by Anytime Fitness of Gainesville – Boys’ Basketball FINAL POLL

Mike Ridaught

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Despite state championship game loss, Providence (Jacksonville) finishes #1 in final regional boys’ basketball rankings

GAINESVILLE — Only one boys’ basketball team from the Prep Zone area brought home a state title to finish the 2016-17 season.

But the team at the top of The Prep Zone Power Poll final rankings lost in their bid for a state title.

Despite losing 57-43 to Westminster Academy (Fort Lauderdale) in the 4A state championship game, the Providence (Jacksonville) Stallions finish as the #1 team in the final regional rankings.

Providence, which had a 16-game winning streak snapped in the title game, still received six of the eight first place votes as they finished their season just short of a fourth state title and with a final record of 25-6.

Leesburg, the only state champion in the area, finished second.

The Yellow Jackets (23-6) captured the 6A state title, the third in school history, with a 57-53 win over Mariner (Cape Coral) in the championship game at the Lakeland Center. Leesburg defeated fourth-ranked Ribault (Jacksonville), 70-64 in the state semifinal game, to advance to the championship against Mariner.

With the state title, their first since 2011, the Yellow Jackets received the other two first-place votes and moved up 11 spots from the previous poll which was taken after the opening round of the regional playoffs.

Class 7A Vanguard (Ocala) finished third following their best season in decades.

The Knights (24-7) advanced to the state semifinals for the first time since 1982, as they won three regional playoff games at home, including a 76-62 win over Gainesville in the region semifinal and 66-52 against Choctawhatchee (Fort Walton Beach) in the Region 1-7A final. Vanguard was within a point of eventual 7A state champion Dillard (Fort Lauderdale) in the state semifinals in Lakeland before eventually losing, 79-54.

Ribault is 4th after advancing to its first state semifinal appearance since 2014. The Trojans (24-7) committed 38 turnovers in the loss in Lakeland to eventual 6A state champion Leesburg.

Rounding out the top five is The Villages, which made its first state semifinal appearance in school history. The Buffalo (28-3) won at defending 3A state champion Windermere Prep in the region semifinal and held off Melbourne Central Catholic 68-63 in the Region 2-5A final.

In Lakeland, they ran into red-hot Kevin Knox and eventual 5A state runner-up Tampa Catholic, and their season ended with a 92-67 loss in the state semifinals as Knox scored 40 points, including 7-for-7 from three-point range.

Leading off the second five is Creekside (St. Johns).

The Knights (26-4) lost to eventual 8A state runner-up Lincoln (Tallahassee) for the second straight year in a region final game. After losing on the road in Tallahassee in last year’s Region 1-7A final, Creekside lost a heart-breaker, 62-61 in overtime this year at home, to bring their season to an end one game short of Lakeland. The Knights were ranked 2nd in the previous poll.

State semifinalist Hawthorne finishes seventh. The Hornets (24-6) advanced to their fourth state semifinal appearance in six years but were eliminated 55-38 in Lakeland by eventual 1A state champion West Gadsden (Greensboro).

Finishing tied for 8th is Nature Coast Tech (Brooksville) and Gainesville.

For Nature Coast Tech (27-2), their season came to an end in the Region 2-6A final 50-43 at Palatka. They didn’t lose their first game of the season until the district championship game, falling to No. 20 Central (Brooksville), 67-59, in the 6A-District 7 championship game and sending the Sharks on the road for the postseason, where they finally fell to the Panthers one game shy of the state semifinals.

Gainesville (25-4) was eliminated in the 7A region semifinal round at Vanguard. Three of the four losses for the Purple Hurricanes in the 2016-17 season came against the Knights.

Rounding out the top 10 is 1A state runner-up Wildwood. The Wildcats (25-4) defeated Dixie County (Cross City) 85-69 in the Region 4-1A final to advance to Lakeland, where Wildwood slipped past Graceville, 69-62 in overtime, to advance to the state title game.

Wildwood came up short in the 1A state championship game 68-48 to West Gadsden.

Among the highlights of the second 10 are Palatka, which finished tied for 12th with P.K. Yonge (Gainesville). The Panthers (21-9) advanced to the 6A state semifinals where they were beaten by Mariner. But that didn’t stop Palatka from moving up eight spots in the previous poll to their final ranking of T-12.

Finishing 14th is 3A state runner-up Trinity Christian (Deltona). The Eagles (22-9) got 43 points from 3A Player of the Year Amorie Archibald in an 80-71 win over Champagnat Catholic (Hialeah) in the state semifinals, before being blown out, 78-48, by Orlando Christian Prep in the 3A state championship game.

Moving in to this final poll are two 2A state semifinalists, North Florida Educational Institute (Jacksonville) at #18 and Temple Christian (Jacksonville) at #19. It was the second state semifinal appearance for NFEI and first for Temple Christian, but both were beaten by a running clock in their respective state semifinal games.

Dropping out from the previous poll is Deltona and Atlantic (Port Orange).

The Prep Zone Power Poll ranks the top 20 high school football, basketball, baseball & softball teams (regardless of FHSAA classification) across 26 counties in North Florida (Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Citrus, Clay, Columbia, Dixie, Duval, Flagler, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Hernando, Jefferson, Lafayette, Lake, Levy, Madison, Marion, Nassau, Putnam, Sumter, St. Johns, Suwannee, Taylor, Union & Volusia counties). It is voted on weekly by sportswriters and sportscasters.

PREP ZONE POWER POLL – 2016-17 BOYS BASKETBALL FINAL POLL
(School, followed by classification, first-place votes, final record, and total voting points)
1. Providence (Jacksonville) (4A) (6) (25-6) – 158
2. Leesburg (6A) (2) (23-6) – 149
3. Vanguard (Ocala) (7A) (24-7) – 147
4. Ribault (Jacksonville) (6A) (24-7) – 129
5. The Villages (5A) (28-3) – 121
6. Creekside (St. Johns) (8A) (26-4) – 115
7. Hawthorne (1A) (24-6) – 94
T-8. Gainesville (7A) (25-4) – 90
T-8. Nature Coast (Brooksville) (6A) (27-2) – 90
10. Wildwood (1A) (25-4) – 88
11. Terry Parker (Jacksonville) (6A) (22-4) – 78
T-12. Palatka (6A) (21-9) – 71
T-12. P.K. Yonge (Gainesville) (4A) (19-8) – 71
14. Trinity Christian (Deltona) (3A) (22-9) – 66
15. Raines (Jacksonville) (5A) (20-10) – 60
16. Madison County (1A) (22-5) – 33
17. Robert E. Lee (Jacksonville) (8A) (17-8) – 25
18. North Florida Educational Institute (Jacksonville) (2A) (21-9) – 19
19. Temple Christian (Jacksonville) (2A) (25-4) – 18
20. Central (Brooksville) (6A) (20-10) – 16
Also receiving votes: Atlantic (Port Orange) (7A) (23-5) – 12; Santa Fe (Alachua) (6A) (18-11) – 6; Deltona (7A) (16-11) – 4; Flagler Palm Coast (9A) (17-12) – 2; Bell (1A) (22-6) – 1; First Coast (Jacksonville) (8A) (21-5) – 1; St. Francis Catholic Academy (Gainesville) (3A) (18-8) – 1.

Finalists for Mr. Basketball & Coach of the Year

Mike Ridaught

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March 14, 2017

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Sports-Award-Logo_Color_Florida Dairy Farmer GAINESVILLE (March 14) — The nine individual class finalists for the 2017 Florida Dairy Farmers Mr. Basketball and Boys’ Basketball Coach of the Year have been announced following balloting by a statewide panel of high school boys’ basketball coaches and prep media members.

Every finalist was the leading vote-getter in their classification, making each one the Player of the Year or Coach of the Year in their class. The two winners will be announced following a final round of balloting by coaches and media.

Following are the nine finalists for the Mr. Basketball Award (Area winners in bold):

Trent Frazier, Senior, Guard, Wellington, Class 9A Player of the Year
The University of Illinois signee led his team to the state Final Four by averaging 27.6 points, 6.3 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 2.6 steals per game.

Jeff Prophete, Senior, Guard, Ft. Lauderdale, Class 8A Player of the Year
The Towson University signee averaged 31.2 points, 7.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game.

Anfernee Simons, Senior, Guard, Edgewater (Orlando), Class 7A Player of the Year
Averaged 23.8 points, 7.2 rebounds and 4.2 assists in leading his squad to the Class 7A state championship game. He has committed to play college basketball at the University of Louisville.

Marquez Cooper, Senior, Guard, Anclote, Class 6A Player of the Year
Cooper averaged 23.7 points, 8.2 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 3.5 steals per game.

Kevin Knox, Senior, Forward, Tampa Catholic, Class 5A Player of the Year
The McDonald’s All-American led his team to the state championship game by averaging 28.9 points, 11.3 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 2.2 steals and 2.0 blocks per game.

Chaundee Brown Jr., Senior, Forward, The First Academy (Orlando), Class 4A Player of the Year
The Wake Forest University signee led his squad to the regional finals, averaging 24.7 points, 6.7 rebounds, and 2.4 assists per game while shooting 87.5 percent at the free throw line.

Amorie Archibald, Senior, Guard, Trinity Christian (Deltona), Class 3A Player of the Year
The Louisiana Tech signee averaged 22.3 points, 6.2 rebounds, 7.3 assists and 3.1 steals per game while leading his team to the Class 3A state title game.

Felipe Haase, Senior, Center, Miami Christian, Class 2A Player of the Year
The University of South Carolina signee averaged 19.7 points, 12.8 rebounds and 7.5 assists per game in leading his team to the Class 2A state championship.

Darion Wilson, Junior, Guard, Wildwood, Class 1A Player of the Year
Averaged 20.1 points, 6.9 rebounds, 5.4 assists and 3.2 steals per game in leading his team to the Class 1A state championship game.

Following are the nine finalists for the Boys’ Basketball Coach of the Year:

Nathan Alexander, Osceola (Kissimmee), Class 9A Coach of the Year
In his sixth year at the helm, Alexander led his squad to a 30-2 record and the Class 9A state championship after finishing as the Class 7A runnerup in 2015. His overall record is 127-43.

Renaldo Garcia, Sickles (Tampa), Class 8A Coach of the Year
Garcia led his team to a 29-4 record and the Class 8A state championship. The title was the first by a Hillsborough County public school since 1982. In his 15 years at Sickles, Garcia has compiled a 332-104 record with a state runnerup finish in 2010.

Darryl Burrows, Dillard (Ft. Lauderdale), Class 7A Coach of the Year
Burrows led his squad to a 28-4 record and Dillard’s second straight state title. It was the record-tying seventh state championship for Burrows, who became the first coach to win seven titles at one school. In 24 years at Dillard he has compiled a 564-145 record with 10 Final Four appearances.

Sean Campbell, Leesburg, Class 6A Coach of the Year
In his fourth year at Leesburg, Campbell produced a 23-6 record and won the Class 6A state championship. His overall record is 71-32.

Cilk McSweeney, Calvary Christian Academy, Class 5A Coach of the Year
In his fourth year as head coach, McSweeney led his squad to a 24-6 record and the Class 5A state title. He has a career record of 57-45.

Ehren Wallhoff, Westminster Academy, Class 4A Coach of the Year
Wallhoff led his team to a 29-4 record and the Class 4A state title. In 14 years at Westminster, he has an overall record of 275-113, including a state runnerup finish in 2016.

Treig Burke, Orlando Christian Prep, Class 3A Coach of the Year
In his first year at OCP, Burke led his squad to a 26-4 record and the Class 3A state championship.

Juan Cardona, Miami Christian School, Class 2A Coach of the Year
In his first year at Miami Christian led his squad to a 30-2 record and the Class 2A state title. MCS was unbeaten against Florida teams, including wins over state champs Dillard (7A) and Calvary Christian (5A).

Andrew Moten, West Gadsden, Class 1A Coach of the Year
Moten led his squad to a 24-6 record and the Class 1A state title. In seven years at West Gadsden, he has compiled a 153-41 record, including Final Four appearances in 2012 and 2013.