March 13th, 4:30pm – St. Francis at Oak Hall
PK Yonge Girls Basketball
March 8th, 6:00pm – Tonight on The Prep Zone Live our guests are Coach Willie Powers and the state champion PK Yonge girls’ basketball team.
Prep Zone Power Poll – 2011/2012 Basketball Final
GAINESVILLE – In the closest voting ever, the Providence (Jacksonville) Stallions edged the Terry Parker (Jacksonville) Braves for the top spot in the final basketball all-classification Prep Zone Power Poll.
The Class 3A Stallions (28-3) and the Class 5A Braves (5A) each finished with 97 total voting points, but Providence edged Parker for No. 1 after receiving more first-place votes (3-2). Both teams were district champions and they each advanced to Lakeland, with Providence losing in overtime to eventual state champion Tampa Prep in the 3A semifinals and Parker finishing as state runners-up after a loss to Lake Wales in the 5A championship.
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, Madison, Marion, Nassau, Putnam, Sumter, St. Johns, Suwannee, Taylor, Union & Volusia counties). It only considers schools that are eligible for state championships. It is voted on weekly by sportswriters and sportscasters.
The Stallions and Braves finished ahead of Leesburg, Wolfson and Nature Coast. All three teams, which are ranked third through fifth respectively in the final poll, advanced to the state semifinals. However, for the second consecutive year, no team in the Prep Zone Power Poll was able to bring home a state championship.
Last year, Palatka made its deepest run in over 40 years. Although the Panthers lost in the state semifinals, they were the only team in the poll to advance to Lakeland and finished as the top overall team.
Meanwhile, Providence finishes on top for the second time in three years.
Two years ago, the Stallions won their final 28 games, including the 2A state championship, and finished No. 1. This year, they had to beat previous #1 Father Lopez (Daytona Beach) in the regional finals to advance to the state semifinals. That game was a match-up of the top two teams in the power poll, with Father Lopez (26-4) dropping five spots to sixth in the final poll.
Against Class 3A #1 Tampa Prep, the Stallions had a late lead but couldn’t hold on as they eventually fell to the Terrapins, 56-50 in overtime. The Terrapins (31-1) won their first state title in school history. Ironically, it was Tampa Prep that was beaten by Providence in the state championship game two years ago
Terry Parker defeated Nature Coast, 74-49, in the state semifinals, but they were blown out in the title game against Class 5A #1 Lake Wales, 66-30. However, the Braves, who were ranked #1 in the power poll early in the season, moved up six spots in the final poll to finish second.
Leesburg (22-10), the defending 4A state champions, defeated Wolfson in the Class 6A state semifinals and also lost in the title game as they fell to #1 Miami Norland, 64-36. However, the 3rd-ranked Yellow Jackets knocked off #15 Gainesville twice in the postseason (district championship & regional semifinals) and made the biggest jump in the poll as they moved up 12 spots in the final poll.
Wolfson moved up six spots to fourth. The Wolfpack (25-6) defeated previous #11 Ridgeview (Orange Park) in the regional semifinals and only lost by one point, 57-56, in the 6A semifinals.
Nature Coast rounds out the top five as the Sharks (27-2) finished with only two losses all season – the final loss coming against Parker in the 5A state semifinals. Nature Coast defeated previous #3 Eastside on the road in the regional finals, dropping the Rams (25-5) four spots to seventh.
Sandalwood (Jacksonville) (22-7), Forest (Ocala) (22-6) and Ed White (Jacksonville) (21-6) round out the top 10.
PREP ZONE POWER POLL – BOYS BASKETBALL FINAL POLL
(School, followed by classification, first-place votes, final record & total voting points)
1. Providence (Jacksonville) (3A) (3) (28-3) – 97
2. Terry Parker (Jacksonville) (5A) (2) (25-6) – 97
3. Leesburg (6A) (22-10) – 88
4. Wolfson (Jacksonville) (6A) (25-6) – 86
5. Nature Coast (Brooksville) (5A) (27-2) – 79
6. Father Lopez (Daytona Beach) (3A) (26-4) – 78
7. Eastside (Gainesville) (5A) (25-5) – 67
8. Sandalwood (Jacksonville) (8A) (22-7) – 60
9. Forest (Ocala) (7A) (22-6) – 57
10. Ed White (Jacksonville) (7A) (21-6) – 53
11. Bishop Kenny (Jacksonville) (5A) (23-4) – 46
12. Flagler Palm Coast (8A) (21-6) – 42
13. Ridgeview (Orange Park) (6A) (22-6) – 41
14. Hawthorne (1A) (22-8) – 40
15. Gainesville (6A) (19-10) – 33
16. Williston (4A) (20-8) – 28
17. Eustis (5A) (23-5) – 21
18. Chiefland (1A) (23-4) – 14
19. Columbia (Lake City) (6A) (19-8) – 8
20. Trinity Christian (Deltona) (2A) (21-7) – 5
Also receiving votes (in alphabetical order): Creekside (St. Johns) (5A) (17-7), Mainland (Daytona Beach) (6A) (17-11), North Marion (Citra) (5A) (16-11) and Union County (Lake Butler) (1A) (15-14).
Oak Hall at PK Yonge
March 7th, 2012 – Oak Hall Eagles at PK Yonge Blue Wave
Trenton at PK Yonge
March 6th, 7:00pm – Trenton at PK Yonge
Softball – 2012
March 7th, 6:00pm – Oak Hall at PK Yonge
April 17th, 5:00pm – #4 Fort White vs. #5 Interlachen
April 17th, 7:00pm – #3 Bradford (Starke) vs. #6 Williston
April 19th, 5:00pm – #1 Keystone vs. #4 Fort White
April 19th, 7:00pm – #2 Santa Fe vs. #3 Bradford
April 20th, 7:00pm – #1 Keystone vs. #3 Bradford
Baseball – 2012
March 6th, 7:00pm – Trenton at PK Yonge
March 13th, 4:15pm – St. Francis at Oak Hall
March 15th, 4:30pm – Providence vs. Palatka
March 15th, 7:00pm – Eagle’s View vs. Palatka
March 17th, 1:30pm – Providence vs. Palatka
March 17th, 4:30pm – Bishop Verot vs. N. Florida Christian
March 19th-22nd – Big Sun Challenge
March 23rd, 4:30pm – PK Yonge at St. Francis
March 26th, 7:00pm – Trenton at Santa Fe
March 30th, 7:00pm – Buchholz at Forest
April 3rd, 7:00pm – Trenton at Union County
April 10th, 6:30pm – North Marion at Gainesville
April 12th, 7:00pm – Bishop Kenny at Trinity Catholic
April 23rd, 6:00pm – #4 St. Johns Country vs. #5 St. Joseph
April 24th, 4:00pm – #2 St. Francis vs. #3 Oak Hall
April 24th, 7:00pm – #1 PK Yonge vs. #4 St. Johns Country
April 26th, 7:00pm – #1 PK Yonge vs. #2 St. Francis
May 3rd, 7:00pm – Santa Fe at Trinity Catholic
Newberry Girls Basketball
February 23, 6:00pm – This week on “The Prep Zone Live”, host Mike Ridaught and guest host Tyler TenBieg look back at the FHSAA Girls Basketball Finals and preview the FHSAA Boys Basketball Finals. Our guests are the Newberry Girls Basketball Team. Plus, the Prep Zone Power Poll, the Trophy Shop Athlete-of-the-Week and the Sonic Player-of-the-Game.
The Rock Basketball
February 12, 6:00pm – This week on “The Prep Zone Live” we’ll be joined by the The Rock boys basketball team, along with Coach Justin Harden. Additional topics: Playoffs, The Prep Zone Power Poll, Sonic Player of the Game and The Trophy Shop Athlete of the Week.
St. Francis Basketball
February 9th, 6:00pm – Tonight on “The Prep Zone Live” we’ll be joined by the St. Francis Catholic High School boys’ basketball team. Topics: Districts, The Prep Zone Power Poll, Sonic Player of the Game and The Trophy Shop Athlete-of-the-Week.