Boys Basketball
January 25th, 6:30pm – Join Marty Pallman (Play-by-play) and Tyler TenBieg (Color). This is a matchup of Top-20 teams in the Prep Zone Power Poll. Leesburg comes in ranked #3 and Gainesville is #19. Pre-game will start about 30mins prior to tip. Game is scheduled to start at 7:00pm.
Final: Leesburg 80, Gainesville 67
GAINESVILLE – There was very little movement in the top five of the boys’ basketball all-classification Prep Zone Power Poll.
Providence (Jacksonville) continues be a unanimous selection as the top-ranked team. The Class 3A Stallions (19-0) defeated RV Trinity Christian (Jacksonville), 55-46, to cap another unbeaten week at 2-0.
The Stallions are on a postseason collision course with the second-ranked team in the poll – Father Lopez (Daytona Beach). The 3A Green Wave (19-2) went 3-0 last week and remained ahead of 6A Leesburg, which is ranked third.
The Yellow Jackets, who handed the Green Wave one of their two losses, went 2-0 last week. Leesburg (16-3) has now won 13 games in a row.
Wolfson (Jacksonville) remained fourth. The 6A Wolfpack (19-1) went 3-0 last week.
The only change in the top five was the fifth-place team.
Hawthorne replaces North Florida Educational Institute in the top five. The 1A Hornets (21-1), who have won seven in a row, are ranked fifth, while NFEI (17-4) drops two spots to seventh after a 1-1 week.
Class 5A Bishop Kenny (Jacksonville) (15-4) is ranked sixth, while Nature Coast (Brooksville) (14-3), New Smyrna Beach (17-3) and Palatka (16-3) round out the top 10 at eighth through 10th, respectively.
The Prep Zone Power Poll ranks the top 20 high school football, basketball and baseball teams (regardless of classification) across 26 counties in North Florida (Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Citrus, Clay, Columbia, Dixie, Duval, Flagler, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Hernando, Jefferson, Lafayette, Lake, Levy, Marion, Nassau, Putnam, Sumter, St. Johns, Suwannee, Taylor, Union & Volusia counties). It is voted on weekly by sportswriters and sportscasters.
PREP ZONE POWER POLL – BOYS BASKETBALL POLL #4 (Records through 1/20)
(School, followed by first-place votes, classification, overall record and total voting points)
1. Providence (Jacksonville) (7) (3A) (19-0) – 140
2. Father Lopez (Daytona Beach) (3A) (19-2) – 133
3. Leesburg (6A) (16-3) – 123
4. Wolfson (Jacksonville) (6A) (19-1) – 121
5. Hawthorne (1A) (21-1) – 111
6. Bishop Kenny (Jacksonville) (5A) (15-4) – 99
7. North Florida Educational Institute (Jacksonville) (2A) (17-4) – 96
8. Nature Coast (Brooksville) (5A) (14-3) – 92
9. New Smyrna Beach (7A) (17-3) – 89
10. Palatka (5A) (16-3) – 73
11. Ed White (Jacksonville) (7A) (15-4) – 72
12. Bartram Trail (St. Johns) (5A) (17-3) – 64
13. Forest (Ocala) (7A) (16-4) – 54
14. Terry Parker (Jacksonville) (5A) (11-4) – 47
15. Ridgeview (Orange Park) (6A) (14-6) – 38
16. First Coast (Jacksonville) (7A) (14-4) – 30
17. Fort White (4A) (12-1) – 23
18. Mount Dora Bible (3A) (14-5) – 22
19. Gainesville (6A) (13-7) – 17
20. Raines (Jacksonville) (4A) (14-4) – 13
Also receiving votes – Bradford (Starke) (4A) (14-8) – 4; DeLand (8A) (14-5) – 2; West Port (Ocala) (6A) (13-3) – 2; Trinity Christian (Jacksonville) (3A) (16-5) – 2; Sandalwood (Jacksonville) (8A) (14-5) – 2; Melody Christian (Live Oak) (1A) (11-6) – 1.
January 22nd, 6:15pm – Join host Mike Ridaught and co-host Marty Pallman with special guests Gainesville Girls Basketball. We’ll also release the new boys’ basketball Prep Zone Power Poll, recap our Sonic Player-of-the-Game from last week and recognize our first Trophy Shop Athlete-of-the-Week presented by Mark McGriff’s State Farm Insurance of Gainesville for 2013.
Gainesville Girls Basketball (Guests): Coach David Gordon with players Kayla Lovett, Marrisa Lee, Deja McPhee and Deana James.
Sonic Player-of-the-Game
Trophy Shop Athlete-of-the-Week Presented by Mark McGriff’s State Farm Insurance of Gainesville for the week of January 14
Boys Basketball
January 18th, 7:00pm – Join Mike Ridaught (Play-by-play), Marty Pallman (Color) & Tyler TenBieg (Sidelines) for this Gainesville city rivalry. The Rams and Hurricanes are at Santa Fe College for this one. Pre-game will start about 30mins prior to tip. Game is scheduled to start at 7:30pm.
Radio: 104.9 FM (105 The Game)
Final: Gainesville 73, Eastside 53
GAINESVILLE – The top team in the boys’ basketball Prep Zone Power Poll keeps on winning.
Providence (Jacksonville) went 2-0 last week, including a 79-71 win over #11 Ed White (Jacksonville), to run its record to 17-0. The 3A Stallions received all seven first-place votes.
Father Lopez (Daytona Beach) remained second in the poll. The Class 3A Green Wave (16-2) went 3-0 last week. Their only losses this season are to #3 Leesburg and Lake Highland Prep (Orlando), the top-ranked team in Class 4A.
The 6A Yellow Jackets (14-3), a final four participant last season, remained third following their 11th consecutive win. Leesburg has wins this season against #2 Father Lopez and #7 Bishop Kenny (Jacksonville).
Wolfson (Jacksonville) remained fourth. The 6A Wolfpack (14-1) won both of their games last week.
North Florida Educational Institute (Jacksonville) moved up two spots to No. 5. The 2A Eagles (16-3) have wins this year against Arlington Country Day (Jacksonville), Potter’s House Christian (Jacksonville) and Norland (Miami), the top-ranked team in Class 6A.
Despite at 3-0 week, Hawthorne dropped one spot to sixth. The Hornets (19-1) have won five in a row and own wins against 8A Southridge (Miami), 5A (Eastside (Gainesville), 5A Suwannee (Live Oak), 4A Santa Fe (Alachua) (twice) and 4A Trinity Catholic (Ocala) (twice).
Bishop Kenny (Jacksonville) moved up five spots to No. 7. The Crusaders (13-4) had wins against previous #6 Bartram Trail (St. Johns) and previous #9 Terry Parker (Jacksonville) last week.
Nature Coast (Brooksville) (12-3), Bartram Trail (St. Johns) (16-2) and New Smyrna Beach (15-3) all round out the top 10.
Raines (Jacksonville) (12-4) re-enters the poll at No. 19, and Williston (12-5) enters the poll for the first time this season at No. 20.
The Prep Zone Power Poll ranks the top 20 high school football, basketball and baseball teams (regardless of classification) across 26 counties in North Florida (Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Citrus, Clay, Columbia, Dixie, Duval, Flagler, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Hernando, Jefferson, Lafayette, Lake, Levy, Marion, Nassau, Putnam, Sumter, St. Johns, Suwannee, Taylor, Union & Volusia counties). It is voted on weekly by sportswriters and sportscasters.
PREP ZONE POWER POLL – BOYS BASKETBALL #3 (Record through 1/13)
(School, followed by first-place votes, classification, overall record and total voting points)
1. Providence (Jacksonville) (7) (3A) (17-0) – 140
2. Father Lopez (Daytona Beach) (3A) (16-2) – 129
3. Leesburg (6A) (14-3) – 126
4. Wolfson (Jacksonville) (6A) (14-1) – 116
5. North Florida Educational Institute (Jacksonville) (2A) (16-3) – 113
6. Hawthorne (1A) (19-1) – 111
7. Bishop Kenny (Jacksonville) (5A) (13-4) – 89
8. Nature Coast (Brooksville) (5A) (12-3) – 86
9. Bartram Trail (St. Johns) (5A) (16-2) – 83
10. New Smyrna Beach (7A) (15-3) – 73
11. Ed White (Jacksonville) (7A) (14-4) – 57
12. Palatka (5A) (14-3) – 50
13. Terry Parker (Jacksonville) (5A) (9-3) – 49
14. Forest (Ocala) (7A) (13-4) – 47
15. Fort White (4A) (10-0) – 45
16. Ridgeview (Orange Park) (6A) (11-5) – 40
17. First Coast (Jacksonville) (7A) (11-4) – 31
18. Mount Dora Bible (3A) (12-5) – 25
19. Raines (Jacksonville) (4A) (12-4) – 12
20T Gainesville (6A) (11-7) – 10
20T Williston (4A) (12-5) – 10
Also receiving votes – East Ridge (Clermont) (7A) (13-5) – 7; Union County (Lake Butler) (1A) (10-6) – 6; St. Francis Catholic (Gainesville) (3A) (15-3) – 5; Suwannee (Live Oak) (5A) (11-5) – 5; DeLand (8A) (12-4) – 3; Trinity Christian (Jacksonville) (3A) (14-4) – 2; Columbia (Lake City) (6A) (8-5) – 1; West Port (Ocala) (6A) (11-3) – 1
January 15th, 6:00pm – Join host Mike Ridaught, co-host Marty Pallman & special guest host Cliff Olsen of the Gainesville Sun along with special guests Eastside Boys Soccer. We’ll also release the new boys’ basketball Prep Zone Power Poll, recap our Sonic Player-of-the-Game from last week and recognize our first Trophy Shop Athlete-of-the-Week presented by Mark McGriff’s State Farm Insurance of Gainesville for 2013.
Eastside Soccer (Guests): Coach Ron Messick along with senior captains Nick Fethiere, Fen Bowen and Tucker Mastin, junior Alex Fethiere, sophomore Joseph Malu, sophomore Tyler Miller-Jones, freshman David Lopez and junior goalie Cody Peterson, Jr.
Sonic Player-of-the-Game
Trophy Shop Athlete-of-the-Week Presented by Mark McGriff’s State Farm Insurance of Gainesville for the week of January 7
Our schedule for The Prep Zone basketball broadcasts. This is only a list of the content The Prep Zone will be producing. If I find other broadcasts of interest I will post them separately.
Note: Schedule is subject to change. All broadcasts listed below are also available as replay.
Dec. 20th-22nd: Kiwanis Christmas Tournament (12 games)
Dec. 26th-29th: Kingdom of the Sun (26 games)
Jan. 10th: Buchholz at Gainesville
Jan. 18th: Gainesville at Eastside
Jan. 25th: Leesburg at Gainesville
Feb. 1st: Eastside at Gainesville
Feb. 5th, 8th and 9th: District Tournaments (Class 3A-District 3 and Class 1A-District 7)
Sorry couldn’t run the scoreboard tonight, baskets are a bit too low at this gym and block the second camera.
Boys Basketball
January 10th, 7:00pm – Join Marty Pallman (Play-by-play), Tyler TenBieg (Color) & Chelsea Rae (Sidelines) as the Buchholz Bobcats travel across town to take on rival Hurricanes at the Purple Palace. Pre-game will start about 15mins prior to tip. Game is scheduled to start at 7:30pm.
Final: Gainesville 76, Buchholz 59
GAINESVILLE – Providence (Jacksonville) begins the New Year the way it ended the previous season and the previous month, on top of the boys’ basketball Prep Zone Power Poll.
The Stallions, who finished first in the final poll last year and was preseason No. 1 in last month’s poll, have run the table to open the 2012-13’ season. Providence (16-0), ranked No. 1 in Class 3A according to the Source Hoops’ state rankings, also garnered all seven first-place votes.
Father Lopez (Daytona Beach) remained second in the poll. The Class 3A Green Wave (13-2) won four of five over the holiday break, and then went 2-0 last week to win the Lopez Shootout, including a 61-42 victory over 8A Miami High.
Leesburg remained third following a 2-0 week. The Yellow Jackets (14-3), a final four participant last season, are ranked fifth in the 6A state poll.
Despite losing its first game of the season last week, Wolfson (Jacksonville) remained fourth. The Wolfpack (14-1) lost to current No. 9 Parker (Jacksonville), 51-49, on Friday night
Hawthorne, last year’s 1A state runner-up, rounds out the top five.
The Hornets (15-1) finished second in the Hitchcock’s Challenge, falling to 8A East Ridge (Clermont) in the championship game over the holiday break. They also surprised 8A Miami Southridge on Saturday, 57-53, at the Dante Anderson Memorial Invitational at Eastside (Gainesville).
The Bartram Trail (St. Johns) Bears moved up two spots to sixth following a 2-0 week. They have won four in a row since their only loss to Lake Howell (Winter Park).
North Florida Educational Institute (Jacksonville) (14-3) drops two spots to seventh, while Forest (Ocala) (12-3), Parker (Jacksonville) (9-2), which moved up nine spots, and Nature Coast (Brooksville) (11-2) round out the top 10.
First Coast (Jacksonville) entered the poll for the first time at No. 15. The Class 7A Bucs (11-3) went 3-0 last week, including a 71-70 win against No. 13 Ed White (Jacksonville).
The Prep Zone Power Poll ranks the top 20 high school football, basketball and baseball teams (regardless of classification) across 26 counties in North Florida (Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Citrus, Clay, Columbia, Dixie, Duval, Flagler, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Hernando, Jefferson, Lafayette, Lake, Levy, Marion, Nassau, Putnam, Sumter, St. Johns, Suwannee, Taylor, Union & Volusia counties). It is voted on weekly by sportswriters and sportscasters.
PREP ZONE POWER POLL – BOYS BASKETBALL #2 (Record through 1/6)
(School, followed by first-place votes, classification, overall record and total voting points)
1. Providence (Jacksonville) (7) (3A) (16-0) – 140
2. Father Lopez (Daytona Beach) (3A) (13-2) – 132
3. Leesburg (6A) (14-3) – 122
4. Wolfson (Jacksonville) (6A) (14-1) – 113
5. Hawthorne (1A) (15-1) – 112
6. Bartram Trail (St. Johns) (5A) (14-1) – 106
7. North Florida Educational Institute (Jacksonville) (2A) (14-3) – 102
8. Forest (Ocala) (7A) (12-3) – 81
9. Terry Parker (Jacksonville) (5A) (9-2) – 71
10. Nature Coast (Brooksville) (5A) (11-2) – 68
11. Ridgeview (Orange Park) (6A) (10-4) – 63
12. Bishop Kenny (Jacksonville) (5A) (10-4) – 56
13. Ed White (Jacksonville) (7A) (13-3) – 50
14. New Smyrna Beach (7A) (14-3) – 43
15. First Coast (Jacksonville) (7A) (11-3) – 40
16. Gainesville (6A) (10-6) – 38
17. Fort White (4A) (8-0) – 37
18. Palatka (5A) (14-3) – 21
19. Mount Dora Bible (3A) (9-4) – 19
20. Sandalwood (Jacksonville) (8A) (10-5) – 10
Also receiving votes – Bradford (Starke) (4A) (11-6) – 9; Trinity Christian (Jacksonville) (3A) (12-3) – 9; Columbia (Lake City) (6A) (8-4) – 8; Raines (Jacksonville) (4A) (10-5) – 8; East Ridge (Clermont) (7A) (8-5) – 6; St. Francis Catholic (Gainesville) (3A) (12-3) – 3; DeLand (8A) (11-4) – 2; Suwannee (Live Oak) (5A) (10-5) – 1.
via: Source Hoops
by: Cory Rollins
| CLASS 1A | |||
| RANK | SCHOOL | CITY | RECORD |
| 1 | Malone | Malone | 12-1 |
| 2 | Hawthorne | Hawthorne | 16-1 |
| 3 | Chipley | Chipley | 12-2 |
| 4 | West Gadsden | Greensboro | 9-7 |
| 5 | Graceville | Graceville | 7-6 |
| CLASS 2A | |||
| RANK | SCHOOL | CITY | RECORD |
| 1 | North FL Educational | Jacksonville | 14-3 |
| 2 | Orlando Christian Prep | Orlando | 9-2 |
| 3 | Grandview Prep | Boca Raton | 13-0 |
| 4 | Faith Christian | Orlando | 13-0 |
| 5 | Champagnat | Hialeah | 7-2 |
| 6 | Westwod Christian | Miami | 10-3 |
| 7 | First Baptist Academy | Naples | 13-2 |
| 8 | Cambridge Christian | Tampa | 12-1 |
| 9 | Tampa Bay Christian | Tampa Bay | 7-1 |
| 10 | Miami Christian | Miami | |
| CLASS 3A | |||
| RANK | SCHOOL | CITY | RECORD |
| 1 | Providence | Jacksonville | 16-0 |
| 2 | Sagemont | Weston | 12-2 |
| 3 | Tampa Prep | Tampa | 14-0 |
| 4 | Florida Air Academy | Melbourne | 13-1 |
| 5 | Father Lopez | Daytona Beach | 13-2 |
| 6 | Holy Trinity | Melbourne | 12-3 |
| 7 | First Academy | Orlando | 13-2 |
| 8 | Cardinal Mooney | Sarasota | 14-1 |
| 9 | Coral Springs Christian | Coral Springs | 10-5 |
| 10 | Community School | Naples | 14-3 |
| CLASS 4A | |||
| RANK | SCHOOL | CITY | RECORD |
| 1 | Lake Highland Prep | Orlando | 10-5 |
| 2 | Berkeley Prep | Tampa | 14-1 |
| 3 | Cardinal Gibbons | Ft. Lauderdale | 9-1 |
| 4 | Bishop Verot | Fort Myers | 8-6 |
| 5 | Archbishop Carroll | Miami | 14-4 |
| 6 | Booker T. Washington | Miami | 12-3 |
| 7 | Ransom Everglades | Miami | 11-2 |
| 8 | East Gadsden | Havana | 7-1 |
| 9 | Tampa Catholic | Tampa | 10-5 |
| 10 | Pine Crest | Ft. Lauderdale | 11-5 |
| CLASS 5A | |||
| RANK | SCHOOL | CITY | RECORD |
| 1 | Jesuit | Tampa | 13-1 |
| 2 | Lake Wales | Lake Wales | 7-5 |
| 3 | Auburndale | Auburndale | 13-1 |
| 4 | Rutherford | Panama City | 13-3 |
| 5 | Boca Ciega | Gulfport | 12-2 |
| 6 | American Heritage | Plantation | 9-5 |
| 7 | Dillard | Ft. Lauderdale | 9-6 |
| 8 | Gibbs | St. Petersburg | 13-2 |
| 9 | Rickards | Tallahassee | 10-2 |
| 10 | Parker | Jacksonville | 9-2 |
| CLASS 6A | |||
| RANK | SCHOOL | CITY | RECORD |
| 1 | Norland | Miami | 11-3 |
| 2 | Edgewater | Orlando | 11-2 |
| 3 | Pine Forest | Pensacola | 13-0 |
| 4 | Wolfson | Jacksonville | 12-1 |
| 5 | Leesburg | Leesburg | 12-3 |
| 6 | Leon | Tallahassee | 11-2 |
| 7 | Pembroke Pines Charter | Pembroke Pines | 10-2 |
| 8 | Fort Myers | Fort Myers | 11-2 |
| 9 | Heritage | Palm Bay | 12-3 |
| 10 | Sickles | Tampa | 14-2 |
| CLASS 7A | |||
| RANK | SCHOOL | CITY | RECORD |
| 1 | Blanche Ely | Pompano Beach | 12-1 |
| 2 | Bartow | Bartow | 12-2 |
| 3 | Oviedo | Oviedo | 12-3 |
| 4 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Ft. Lauderdale | 8-3 |
| 5 | Evans | Orlando | 8-3 |
| 6 | Northeast | Oakland Park | 7-5 |
| 7 | Palm Beach Lakes | West Palm Beach | 9-1 |
| 8 | Oak Ridge | Orlando | 10-5 |
| 9 | Martin County | Stuart | 13-2 |
| 10 | Atlantic | Delray Beach | 11-4 |
| CLASS 8A | |||
| RANK | SCHOOL | CITY | RECORD |
| 1 | Deerfield Beach | Deerfield | 17-2 |
| 2 | South Miami | Miami | 13-2 |
| 3 | Hagerty | Oviedo | 11-2 |
| 4 | Boone | Orlando | 11-4 |
| 5 | Dr. Phillips | Orlando | 11-4 |
| 6 | Columbus | Miami | 12-3 |
| 7 | Coral Reef | Miami | 13-2 |
| 8 | Apopka | Apopka | 12-2 |
| 9 | Wharton | Tampa | 12-2 |
| 10 | Carol City | Miami | 13-2 |