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The Prep Zone Power Poll powered by Anytime Fitness – 2019-20 Girls Basketball Poll #4

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The Prep Zone Power Poll powered by Anytime Fitness – 2019-20 Girls Basketball Poll #4

Raines (Jacksonville) still a unanimous No. 1 in All-classification regional rankings

GAINESVILLE – Raines (Jacksonville) did not relinquish its stronghold on the top spot in The Prep Zone Power Poll.

The top-ranked Vikings added a Gateway Conference championship to their resume and collected all eight first-place votes in the all-classification regional rankings.

Class 4A Raines, which finished the regular season with a 24-1 record, defeated #4 Ribault (Jacksonville), 65-57, in the Gateway Conference championship game to cap a 4-0 mark since the last poll.

However, for the second consecutive poll Nos. 2 and 3 have flip-flopped again.

Father Lopez (Daytona Beach) is back in at No. 2, while Spruce Creek (Port Orange) dropped down to third.

The 2nd-ranked Green Wave (21-2) went 5-0 while the Lady Hawks went 4-2, with losses to 3A #7 Seffner Christian, 65-53, at the Play4Kay Shootout, and vs. 7A #6 Timber Creek (Orlando), 57-48 (OT), at the Green Wave Shootout at Father Lopez.

Father Lopez is ranked 2nd in Class 3A & No. 7 overall by MaxPreps, with one of their two losses this season to Spruce Creek, which is ranked No. 1 in Class 7A and 12th overall.

Class 4A Ribault (19-7) and Class 1A Wildwood round out the top five.

The 5th-ranked Wildcats (19-2) defeated previous No. 15 Trenton, 68-60 (OT), hitting a 3-pointer with two seconds to play to send the game into overtime this past Thursday.

The defending Class 1A Tigers (18-4), who had their 7-game winning streak snapped, moved up two spots to #13.

Trenton’s four losses are to #5 Wildwood, #11 Orange Park (twice), and #14 P.K. Yonge (Gainesville).

Another 1A team, Hawthorne, leads off the second five at No. 6.

The Lady Hornets (22-1), who were in the state semifinals last season, won their 12th straight game. They will host P.K. Yonge on Friday in a top 20 Alachua County showdown.

University Christian (Jacksonville) is ranked seventh, while Bishop Kenny (Jacksonville), Middleburg, and Flagler Palm Coast round out the top 10.

The hottest team that was outside the top 20 is Bartram Trail (St. Johns), which leaps into the rankings first the first time this season at No. 15. The Class 7A Bears (13-9) have bounced back to win 12 of their last 15.

They captured the SJRAC championship by beating #9 Middleburg in the championship game, #11 Orange Park, 52-47, in the semifinals, and previous #18 St. Augustine, 38-26, in the quarterfinals. They also defeated previous #10 Creekside (St. Johns), 29-23 (1/17), and #10 Flagler Palm Coast, 43-32 (1/14).

Class 4A Atlantic (Port Orange) (14-6) is new to the rankings at No. 17 following a 3-0 mark, including a 37-36 win against previous RV Mainland (Daytona Beach).

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 and it is powered by Anytime Fitness of Gainesville.

THE PREP ZONE POWER POLL – 2019-20 GIRLS BASKETBALL POLL #4
(School, followed by classification, first-place votes, record through 1/25, and total voting points)
1. Raines (Jacksonville) (4A) (8) (24-1) – 160
2. Father Lopez (Daytona Beach) (3A) (21-2) – 151
3. Spruce Creek (Port Orange) (7A) (17-5) – 142
4. Ribault (Jacksonville) (4A) (19-7) – 131
5. Wildwood (1A) (19-2) – 128
6. Hawthorne (1A) (22-1) – 111
7. University Christian (Jacksonville) (2A) (16-2) – 108
8. Bishop Kenny (Jacksonville) (4A) (15-8) – 105
9. Middleburg (5A) (13-6) – 99
10. Flagler Palm Coast (7A) (15-5) – 80
11. Orange Park (5A) (17-5) – 69
12. Bolles (Jacksonville) (4A) (15-8) – 66
13. Trenton (1A) (18-4) – 57
14. P.K Yonge (Gainesville) (3A) (15-7) – 56
15. Bartram Trail (St. Johns) (7A) (13-9) – 42
16. Columbia (Lake City) (6A) (17-6) – 38
17. Atlantic (Port Orange) (4A) (14-6) – 24
18. Creekside (St. Johns) (6A) (11-8) – 22
19. Sandalwood (Jacksonville) (7A) (13-10) – 21
20. St. Augustine (5A) (13-5) – 11
Also receiving votes: Madison County (1A) (15-5) – 9; Lake Weir (Ocala) (5A) (18-3) – 9; Eustis (4A) (15-5) – 8; Vanguard (Ocala) (5A) (12-6) – 8; Providence (Jacksonville) (3A) (14-7) – 6; Interlachen (3A) (18-4) – 4; Nease (Ponte Vedra) (7A) (11-10) – 4; West Port (Ocala) (7A) (12-10) – 3; Crystal River (4A) (16-5) – 3; Trinity Christian (Deltona) (2A) (13-4) – 2; South Sumter (Bushnell) (4A) (16-6) – 2; Weeki Wachee (4A) (17-6) – 1.

PK Yonge at Eastside – Boys Basketball 2020

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PK Yonge at Eastside – Boys Basketball 2020

Tuesday, January 28

Join Marty Pallman (Play-by-play) & Griffin Foll (Color) for this city showdown.

Gateway Conference Tournament (Boys Basketball)

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Gateway Conference Tournament (Boys Basketball)

First round – Monday, January 27
at Ed White (Jacksonville)
Terry Parker (Jacksonville) 63, Westside (Jax.) 46
Ed White (Jacksonville) 62, Sandalwood (Jax.) 56

at Ribault (Jacksonville)
Fletcher (Neptune Beach) 80, Mandarin (Jax.) 70
Ribault (Jacksonville) 70, Atlantic Coast (Jacksonville) 61

Tuesday, January 28
at First Coast (Jacksonville)
Terry Parker 36, Andrew Jackson (Jacksonville) 35
First Coast (Jacksonville) 63, Ed White 54

at Robert E. Lee (Jacksonville)
Paxon (Jacksonville) 73, Fletcher (Neptune Beach) 57
Robert E. Lee 51, Ribault 46

Thursday, January 30 (Semifinals – At Paxon)
First Coast 53, Terry Parker 43
Paxon 52, Robert E. Lee 50

Friday, January 31 (Championship – at Andrew Jackson)
Paxon 69, First Coast 38

Sonic Drive-In Player-of-the-Game for Jan. 25 – Jarvy Gainey (Eastside)

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Sonic Drive-In Player-of-the-Game for Jan. 25 – Jarvy Gainey (Eastside)

The Sonic Drive-In Player-of-the-Game for Friday, January 25, was Jarvy Gainey of the Eastside (Gainesville) boys’ basketball team.

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Gainey scored a game-high 18 points as Eastside snapped a 7-game losing streak to county rival Hawthorne with a 43-38 win.

The junior, who transferred from Trinity Catholic (Ocala), kept the Rams in it early as leading scorer KJ Bradley was held to just one point in the first half.

Gainey scored five in the first quarter as Eastside took a 13-8. He added five in the second quarter as Eastside led 18-14 at the half.

“It’s a big win because we’ve been talking about playing them and they’ve been talking about playing us,” said Gainey. “There’s been rumors going around saying they were going to beat us by like 20 and stuff like that, so we just came out ready to play, and played hard.”

Gainey’s consistent play helped Eastside beat Hawthorne, which was ranked 2nd in Class 1A, for the first time since 2009. The Rams had won seven in a row from 2005-2009.

Eastside (12-7) will host P.K. Yonge on Tuesday.  The game will be video broadcast on the Eastside Athletics Facebook page and also air on local radio (92.1 FM & 1230 AM in Gainesville).

The Hornets (17-3), who were playing without leading scorer Torey Buie (concussion vs. NFEI), will play at P.K. Yonge on Thursday.

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.

Hawthorne at Eastside – Boys’ Basketball 2020

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Hawthorne at Eastside – Boys’ Basketball 2020

Saturday, January 25 – Join Mike Ridaught (Play-by-play) & Eastside Athletics Director Philip Crutchfield (Color – 2nd half) for this Alachua County showdown between the Hornets and the Rams.

The Prep Zone Power Poll powered by Anytime Fitness – 2019-20 Boys Basketball Poll #3

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The Prep Zone Power Poll powered by Anytime Fitness – 2019-20 Boys Basketball Poll #3

Andrew Jackson (Jacksonville) now a unanimous #1 team in regional all-classification rankings as regular season heads into home stretch

GAINESVILLE — With the holidays in the rearview mirror, the boys high school basketball season is heading into the home stretch with district tournaments a little more than two weeks away.

And after some interesting action around Martin Luther King Day, there is now a unanimous #1 team at the top of The Prep Zone Power Poll.

Despite a loss to 5A #1 Northeast (Oakland Park) at an MLK Classic on Monday, Andrew Jackson (Jacksonville) received all eight first-place votes to stay at the top of the rankings.

The Tigers (15-2) had a five-game winning streak snapped with the loss to Northeast, but also claimed wins at #2 Paxon (Jacksonville), 46-44, on January 7, and vs. #4 Robert E. Lee (Jacksonville), 37-33, on January 9.

Paxon (15-4) remains #2 as they went 3-1 since the last poll with the only loss by two points to Andrew Jackson. The Golden Eagles also claimed a 65-61 win over 3A #10 Florida High (Tallahassee) on January 10.

Moving up two spots to 3rd this week is red-hot Columbia (Lake City).

The Tigers (17-2) have won seven in a row since the calendar turned to 2020, including wins over #14 Madison County, RV Eustis, RV Orange Park, and then-#19 Gainesville.

Lee (16-3) drops one spot to 4th after a 5-2 record the last two weeks. The Generals’ only losses were 37-33 at Andrew Jackson and 72-54 to 7A #1 Forest Hill (West Palm Beach) at an MLK Classic on Monday.

Rounding out the top five is the top-ranked team in Class 1A, Wildwood, which proved it could play against the big boys. They moved up two spots from the previous poll.

The Wildcats (16-4) have won six out of seven, including a 90-67 blasting of #8 The Villages and a 67-65 overtime win at #11T Forest (Ocala) in a MLK Classic last weekend. Marcus Niblack scored 35 points in the overtime win, including the buzzer-beater.

Leading off the second five is Impact Christian Academy (Jacksonville).

Impact (13-3) dropped a 47-44 decision at #7 Providence (Jacksonville) but picked up another win over a ranked team by knocking off #11T Palatka, 60-45, this week.

The rest of the second five consists of Providence, The Villages, North Florida Educational Institute (Jacksonville) and Hawthorne.

NFEI (16-3) is the big mover this week, as they move up seven spots and into the top 10. The Eagles have won eight in a row, including a one-point triumph at Hawthorne in a MLK Showcase on Monday.

Mount Dora Christian Academy, which is 13th this week, remains the only undefeated team in the rankings. The Bulldogs improved to 20-0 with a thrilling 58-56 win over RV Eustis on Tuesday.

New to the poll this week is #15 Bishop Kenny (Jacksonville), which is the hottest team in the poll with nine straight wins. The Crusaders (16-3) rallied to beat then-#10 Bolles (Jacksonville) and RV Orange Park this past weekend to continue the winning streak.

Mainland (Daytona Beach) also moves into the rankings this week at a tie for 19th with Fleming Island (Orange Park).

Dropping out from the previous poll are Gainesville and St. Augustine.

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 and it is powered by Anytime Fitness of Gainesville.

THE PREP ZONE POWER POLL – 2019-20 BOYS BASKETBALL POLL #3
(School, followed by classification, first-place votes, record through 1/21, and total voting points)
1. Andrew Jackson (Jacksonville) (3A) (8) (15-2) – 160
2. Paxon (Jacksonville) (4A) (15-4) – 149
3. Columbia (Lake City) (6A) (17-2) – 138
4. Robert E. Lee (Jacksonville) (5A) (16-3) – 129
5. Wildwood (1A) (16-4) – 123
6. Impact Christian Academy (Jacksonville) (2A) (13-3) – 110
7. Providence (Jacksonville) (3A) (14-7) – 103
8. The Villages (4A) (15-4) – 90
9. North Florida Educational Institute (Jacksonville) (2A) (16-3) – 87
10. Hawthorne (1A) (17-2) – 81
11T. Forest (Ocala) (6A) (15-4) – 80
11T. Palatka (4A) (14-5) – 80
13. Mount Dora Christian Academy (2A) (20-0) – 74
14. Madison County (1A) (13-3) – 69
15. Bishop Kenny (Jacksonville) (4A) (16-3) – 49
16. Hilliard (1A) (15-1) – 41
17. Leesburg (5A) (11-5) – 38
18. Bolles (Jacksonville) (4A) (10-6) – 35
19T. Fleming Island (Orange Park) (6A) (11-7) – 13
19T. Mainland (Daytona Beach) (11-8) – 13
Also receiving votes: St. Augustine (5A) (10-4) – 5; Eustis (4A) (10-6) – 2; Springstead (Spring Hill) (5A) (14-3) – 2; Orange Park (5A) (12-7) – 1.

ThePrepZone.com Sports Report with Marty Pallman on “The Tailgate” (WRUF Gainesville)

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ThePrepZone.com Sports Report with Marty Pallman on “The Tailgate” (WRUF Gainesville)

Marty Pallman joined Jeff Cardozo & Pat Dooley on The Tailgate (WRUF-98.1 FM & 850 AM) on Thursday, January 23, for ThePrepZone.com Sports Report presented by SunState Federal Credit Union.  Here is a recap of the interview:

Boys Basketball

The Santa Fe Raiders are red-hot, winners of six of their last seven after a 63-48 win at the Purple Palace over Gainesville on Tuesday night. 6-foot-9 junior Ernest Ross, who has an offer from UF among others, scored 32 points and had six blocks as Santa Fe went on a 20-8 run in the second quarter to take the lead for good. Santa Fe is now 11-8 behind Ross, who scored 22 points in the second half. The Raiders have also won eight out of their last 10 with the only losses coming to Eastside and Orlando Evans at the Hitchcocks Challenge in that span. Santa Fe travels to North Marion on Saturday.

While Santa Fe is trending up, Gainesville is trending downward. The loss to Santa Fe was the third in a row for the Hurricanes, who played the game without leading scorer Daryus Boyd and another starter, Alex McCrary. Gainesville also dropped games to rival Eastside and Palatka last week, and are now 10-8 after five losses in six games. The Hurricanes are back in action on Friday against Tallahassee Leon.

More boys basketball

Speaking of Eastside, the Rams had won five in a row and were 10-5 after the 55-52 win over GHS last Friday night at Santa Fe College. Eastside led from the start, but had to hold on at the end as Gainesville had a final three-point attempt to tie the game come up short. Eastside dropped two games this week however, 61-56 to Ocoee Central Florida Christian Academy at the MLK Classic at Hawthorne, and then 57-54 at home Tuesday night to North Marion. In the North Marion game, the Rams trailed 32-10 at halftime but senior KJ Bradley scored 24 points in the second half to nearly lead Eastside all the way back to the win.

Eastside travels to Newberry on Friday night and host Hawthorne on Saturday night in game you can watch live on The Prep Zone beginning at 7:15 PM. Hawthorne continues to sport the best record in the area at 17-2 after a 56-28 romp over Bronson on Tuesday. The Hornets had seen a 15-game winning streak end on Monday with a 47-46 loss in the MLK Classic to Jacksonville North Florida Educational Institute.

Girls Basketball

Girls basketball season continues to wind down the regular season as district tournaments start in 10 days. Defending 1A state champion Trenton blasted Branford 72-40 on Tuesday to improve to 17-3. Junior Samari McHenry had a double-double with 19 points and 18 rebounds for the Tigers. Trenton who is ranked 6th in 1A, travels to #3 Wildwood tonight before hosting 15-4 Oak Hall on Friday. Hawthorne, ranked 5th in 1A, improved to 21-1 after blasting Bronson 52-13 Tuesday night.

Hawthorne hosts North Marion on Friday before a big game against P.K. Yonge next Friday. The Blue Wave improved to 14-7 last night with their fifth straight win, 58-16 at Eastside. P.K. Yonge travels to 8-10 Gainesville tonight.

Soccer regular season coming to an end

The Gainesville girls soccer team picked up two wins this week, 5-0 over North Marion last night and 3-0 at Oak Hall on Tuesday. The Santa Fe girls improved to 10-7 with a 3-2 home win over Columbia on Tuesday. Girls soccer district tournaments get underway next week. In boys soccer, Keystone Heights senior Colby Townsend scored two goals as Keystone Heights pulled away for a 6-1 win over Clay on Monday. The Indians scored five goals in the second half and improve to 14-5-2 as they host Palatka tonight.

**Tune in to our weekly radio interviews talking high school sports on ThePrepZone.com Sports Report presented by SunState Federal Credit Union on WRUF-98.1 FM & 850 AM in Gainesville every Thursday at 4 p.m. on “The Tailgate” with Jeff Cardozo & Gainesville Sun columnist Pat Dooley.**

Find out what’s going on daily in high school sports with ThePrepZone.com Sports Report Presented by SunState Federal Credit Union. The 1-minute high school sports vignette is produced by Mike Ridaught and airs ‘live’ every weekday morning between 7:50-7:55 a.m. on “I am Country 106.9 FM” in Gainesville. The reports are archived for 30 days here.

If you live in the Tri-County area (Gilchrist, Levy & Dixie County), tune in to ThePrepZone.com Nature Coast Sports Report presented by SunState Federal Credit Union on Country Legends Radio. The 2-minute high school sports vignette is produced by Ridaught and airs every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 7:28 a.m. and repeating at 5:28 p.m. on 93.1 FM & 940 AM in Chiefland/Trenton & 96.3 FM & 1240 AM in Cross City. Listen Live Here.

Sonic Drive-In Player-of-the-Game for Jan. 21 – Kyle Duke (The Rock)

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Sonic Drive-In Player-of-the-Game for Jan. 21 – Kyle Duke (The Rock)

The Sonic Drive-In Player-of-the-Game for Tuesday, January 21, was Kyle Duke of The Rock (Gainesville) boys’ basketball team.

The junior scored a game-high 28 points as The Rock defeated visiting Oldsmar Christian, 87-69. in an SIAA conference game.

Duke scored 15 of his 28 points in the second half, including three 3-pointers, as the Lions (16-7) turned a 7-point halftime lead into an 18-point win at home. He also finished 5-for-6 at the free throw line.

Senior Jalen Speer (22 points) and Duke combined for 27 points in the first half and nearly scored as many as the Eagles (9-11). Senior Kendall Latney and senior LJ Hancock, Jr., added 10 points each.

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.

North Marion at Eastside – Boys Basketball 2020

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North Marion at Eastside – Boys Basketball 2020

Tuesday, January 21 – Radio: 92.1 FM & 1230 AM Gainesville and 900 AM Ocala

North Marion (Citra) at Eastside (Gainesville)

Join Marty Pallman (Play-by-play) & Will Levenson (Color) for this Marion County vs. Alachua County showdown.  It’s also a Class 4A-District 5 game.

Oldsmar Christian at The Rock – Boys Basketball

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Oldsmar Christian at The Rock – Boys Basketball

Tuesday (TONIGHT), 6:50 p.m. (PREGAME) – Boys High School Basketball, 7 p.m. (TIP)

Oldsmar Christian at The Rock (Gainesville)

Join Timothy Williams (Play-by-play) & Mike Ridaught (Color) for all the action.  

‘Live’ and ‘archived’ VIDEO available online at https://livestream.com/therocklions 

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