Tuesday, 5:45 p.m. (PREGAME) – Boys High School Basketball, 6 p.m. (TIP)Victory Rock Prep (Bradenton) at The Rock (Gainesville)
Join Marty Pallman (Play-by-play) & Bradley Freeman (Color) for this SIAA game.
Gainesville at The Rock – Girls Basketball 2020
Tuesday, 5:45 p.m. (PREGAME) – Boys High School Basketball, 6 p.m. (TIP)Victory Rock Prep (Bradenton) at The Rock (Gainesville)
Join Marty Pallman (Play-by-play) & Bradley Freeman (Color) for this SIAA game.
‘Live’ and ‘archived’ VIDEO available here:
2019-20 FABC/Source Hoops Class 1A-7A Boys Basketball state rankings – Poll #2
Here are the Florida high school boys basketball state rankings as compiled by SourceHoops and the Florida Association of Basketball Coaches.
Rankings and records are based on play through Saturday, Jan. 4.
Area teams in bold.
CLASS 7A
1. ORLANDO OAK RIDGE (8-4)
2. MIRAMAR (11-1)
3. SANFORD SEMINOLE (13-1)
4. WEST PALM BEACH FOREST HILL (13-2)
5. CORAL GABLES (10-2)
6. PALM BEACH GARDENS DWYER (9-2)
7. KISSIMMEE OSCEOLA (10-2)
8. MIAMI CORAL PARK (10-4)
9. APOPKA (9-4)
10. DEERFIELD BEACH (10-5)
OTHERS OF NOTE: TAMPA WHARTON (10-0), WELLINGTON (9-4), TAMPA SICKLES (8-4), PARK VISTA (9-4), ORLANDO EVANS (8-4), BRADENTON LAKEWOOD RANCH (6-4), SARASOTA RIVERVIEW (7-4), ORLANDO DR. PHILLIPS (10-4), DR. KROP (6-0), TARAVELLA (8-3), JUPITER (8-3), RIVERVIEW (8-1), JUPITER (8-3), LAKE NONA (8-2).
CLASS 6A
1. SOUTH MIAMI (11-1)
2. BARTOW (12-1)
3. TARPON SPRINGS EAST LAKE (11-0)
4. FORT LAUDERDALE DILLARD (7-5)
5. NORTH MIAMI (10-2)
6. HIALEAH MATER ACADEMY (11-3)
7. MIAMI DORAL ACADEMY (7-2)
8. FORT LAUDERDALE (10-2)
9. PUNTA GORDA CHARLOTTE (8-3)
10. STUART MARTIN COUNTY (10-2)
OTHERS OF NOTE: TALLAHASSEE LINCOLN (12-2), CATONMENT TATE (10-1), LAKE CITY COLUMBIA (11-2), SEBASTIAN RIVER (10-1), WINTER HAVEN (12-2), OCALA FOREST (10-3), LAKELAND GEORGE JENKINS (8-4), LAKELAND KATHLEEN (8-3).
CLASS 5A
1. TALLAHASSEE RICKARDS (9-1)
2. OAKLAND PARK NORTHEAST (9-5)
3. JACKSONVILLE LEE (11-1)
4. PEMBROKE PINES CHARTER (11-1)
5. MIAMI BELEN JESUIT (9-3)
6. OKEECHOBEE (9-1)
7. FORT WALTON BEACH CHOCTAWHATCHEE (11-5)
8. TAMPA BLAKE (11-2)
9. CLEARWATER (9-1)
10. AUBURNDALE (10-5)
10. LAUDERDALE LAKES BOYD ANDERSON (7-5)
Others of Note: LEESBURG (8-4), ST. AUGUSTINE (6-1), NAPLES (7-3), PORT CHARLOTTE (7-4).
CLASS 4A
1. FORT LAUDERDALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL (10-3)
2. JACKSONVILLE PAXON (12-3)
3. FORT LAUDERDALE PINE CREST (8-3)
4. ST. PETERSBURG LAKEWOOD (9-2)
5. FORT LAUDERDALE STRANAHAN (11-5)
6. TAMPA CATHOLIC (10-5)
7. ORLANDO LAKE HIGHLAND PREP (10-3)
8. MIAMI GULLIVER PREP (9-3)
9. THE VILLAGES CHARTER (12-2)
10. JACKSONVILLE BISHOP KENNY (9-3)
10. ANCLOTE (10-3)
Others of Note: TALLAHASSEE GODBY (9-1), PANAMA CITY RUTHERFORD (10-3), NORTH BROWARD PREP (9-5), PENSACOLA (9-3), PALATKA (8-4), HALLANDALE (7-6), STARKE BRADFORD (8-1).
CLASS 3A
1. LAKELAND SANTA FE CATHOLIC (14-0)
2. HOLLYWOOD CHAMINADE-MADONNA (9-2)
3. MIAMI RIVIERA PREP (14-3)
4. BOCA RATON ST. ANDREW’S (9-3)
5. TALLAHASSEE FLORIDA HIGH (11-2)
6. JACKSONVILLE ANDREW JACKSON (10-1)
7. FORT LAUDERDALE WESTMINSTER ACADEMY (9-4)
8. MIAMI WESTMINSTER CHRISTIAN (9-3)
9. JACKSONVILLE PROVIDENCE (10-5)
10. WINDERMERE PREP (11-2)
10. TAMPA BERKELEY PREP (10-1)
OTHERS OF NOTE: OVIEDO MASTERS ACADEMY (9-2), SAGEMONT (12-4), FT LAUDERDALE CALVARY CHRISTIAN (7-5), TAMPA CATHOLIC (10-1), COMMUNITY SCHOOL OF NAPLES (10-1), RANSOM EVERGLADES (12-0).
CLASS 2A
1. ORLANDO CHRISTIAN PREP (9-2)
2. JACKSONVILLE IMPACT CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (9-2)
3. MIAMI SCHOOLHOUSE PREP (9-4)
4. CENTRAL FLORIDA CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (9-2)
5. BOCA RATON GRANDVIEW PREP (10-3)
6. MOUNT DORA CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (12-0)
7. NAPLES FIRST BAPTIST ACADEMY (11-1)
8. JACKSONVILLE NFEI (10-3)
9. HIALEAH CHAMPAGNAT CATHOLIC (8-8)
10T. FORT MYERS EVANGELICAL CHRISTIAN (7-6)
10T. LAKELAND VICTORY CHRISTIAN (5-5)
OTHERS OF NOTE: ORLANDO FAITH CHRISTIAN (12-2).
CLASS 1A
1. WILDWOOD (10-3)
2. HAWTHORNE (12-1)
3. HILLIARD (10-1)
4. CROSSROAD ACADEMY (9-3)
5. MADISON COUNTY (8-2)
Forest Boys Basketball – 2020
Monday, January 6 – “The Prep Zone” Sports Show presented by Sonic Drive-In (broadcast from Sonic Drive-In on Maricamp Road in Ocala)
Join Mike Ridaught as he talks high school sports from Sonic Drive-In of Ocala. His guests include Forest (Ocala) Boys Basketball coach Spencer Ashley and members o the Wildcats’ basketball team.
Sonic Drive-In Player-of-the-Game for Jan. 3 – Courtney Moore (PK Yonge)
The Sonic Drive-In Player-of-the-Game for Friday, January 3, was Courtney Moore of the P.K. Yonge (Gainesville) girls’ basketball team.
Moore tied a game-high with 19 points as P.K. Yonge defeated visiting Trenton, 61-45.
The East Tennessee State University signee scored seven in the third quarter as the Blue Wave (9-6) extended a 10-point lead at the half to a 49-32 advantage heading into the final period.
“She played well, played hard,” said P.K. Yonge coach Willie Powers. “She played a lot of minutes but this is what we have to do to win so we’re doing it.”
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.
The Prep Zone Power Poll powered by Anytime Fitness – 2019-20 Girls Basketball Poll #2
Raines (Jacksonville), winners of 13 in a row, new No. 1 in All-classification regional rankings
GAINESVILLE – There’s a new No. 1 in The Prep Zone Power Poll, but by a razor-thin margin.
Class 5A state semifinalist Raines (Jacksonville), which is ranked 2nd in the state in Class 4A by MaxPreps, ascended to the top spot following a 7-0 record since the first poll was released in mid-December.
The Vikings (16-1), who received three of the nine first-place votes, moved up two spots to #1 in the all-classification regional rankings.
They won the National Title IX Invitational Classic (12/27-29) with wins against Banneker (Washington, DC), 66-35, St. Laurent (Manitoba), 44-21, & Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart (MD), 49-37.
Raines also knocked off previous #2 Sandalwood (Jacksonville), 58-35 (12/17), and won at previous #5 Middleburg, 64-40 (12/12).
They edged previous No. 1 Father Lopez (Daytona Beach), 172-171, in total voting points for top billing.
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Despite four first-place votes, the Green Wave, who are ranked 2nd in Class 3A by MaxPreps, dropped one spot to No. 2.
Father Lopez went 6-1 and defeated previous #18 Flagler Palm Coast, 64-31, to win the Lopez Holiday Invitational basketball tournament championship on December 30. Their only loss since the last ranking was to 7A state semifinalist Fort Myers, 62-53, at the Spruce Creek Shootout, where they also defeated 3A #6 Seffner Christian, 63-55 (12/13-14).
Class 7A No. 1 Spruce Creek (Port Orange), which received one first-place vote, made the biggest jump, leaping from No. 15 to third.
The Lady Hawks went 9-0, including wins against 2A #1 & defending 2A champion Florida Prep (Melbourne), 55-52 (12/30), at previous #18 Flagler Palm Coast, 75-60 (12/17), at #6 Ribault (Jacksonville), 62-55 (12/16), and defending 9A champion Wekiva (Apopka), 53-45 (12/14).
Class 1A Wildwood (12-1) moved up three spots from seventh to fourth, while undefeated Class 2A University Christian (Jacksonville) (12-0), which received the other first-place vote, climbed four spots to round out the top five.
Ribault (Jacksonville) (13-5) is ranked sixth, followed by Creekside (St. Johns) (9-1), Bolles (Jacksonville) (9-2), Bishop Kenny (Jacksonville), and Hawthorne in the top 10.
Class 5A Orange Park (9-4), which had a pair of wins at #14 Trenton at the SAMCO Classic Christmas Tournament, moved into the rankings at No. 16, along with No. 20 Crystal River (9-2).
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 #2
(School, followed by classification, first-place votes, record through 12/31, and total voting points)
1. Raines (Jacksonville) (4A) (3) (16-1) – 172
2. Father Lopez (Daytona Beach) (3A) (4) (14-1) – 171
3. Spruce Creek (Port Orange) (7A) (1) (11-3) – 155
4. Wildwood (1A) (12-1) – 136
5. University Christian (Jacksonville) (2A) (1) (12-0) – 133
6. Ribault (Jacksonville) (4A) (13-5) – 126
7. Creekside (St. Johns) (6A) (9-1) – 123
8. Bolles (Jacksonville) (4A) (9-2) – 120
9. Bishop Kenny (Jacksonville) (4A) (8-5) – 101
10. Hawthorne (1A) (11-1) – 100
11. Sandalwood (Jacksonville) (7A) (10-5) – 99
12. Columbia (Lake City) (6A) (11-2) – 89
13. Middleburg (5A) (7-5) – 70
14. Trenton (1A) (10-2) – 69
15. Flagler Palm Coast (7A) (9-3) – 66
16. Orange Park (5A) (9-4) – 31
17. Nease (Ponte Vedra) (7A) (6-5) – 29
18. Vanguard (Ocala) (5A) (7-4) – 21
19. West Port (Ocala) (7A) (9-4) – 17
20. Crystal River (4A) (9-2) – 14
Also receiving votes: Lake Weir (Ocala) (5A) (10-1) – 10; Mainland (Daytona Beach) (6A) (6-2) – 8; Oak Hall (Gainesville) (3A) (10-2) – 7; Fleming Island (Orange Park) (6A) (10-4) – 5; St. Augustine (5A) (8-2) – 4; Ponte Vedra (5A) (5-8) – 4; P.K Yonge (Gainesville) (3A) (27-2) (6-6) – 4; Weeki Wachee (4A) (8-3) – 3; Lafayette (Mayo) (1A) (6-4) – 3.
Trenton at PK Yonge – Girls Basketball 2020
Friday, January 3 – Girls High School Basketball (Subscription required)
Join Marty Pallman (Play-by-play), Mike Ridaught (Color), and Parker Ridaught (Videographer) for this match-up of teams which advanced to last year’s state tournament in Lakeland. Visiting Trenton is the defending Class 1A state champion. P.K. Yonge lost to nationally-ranked Miami Country Day in the 4A state semifinals. The Lady Blue Wave won both meetings between the two teams last year.
Busy broadcast month ahead
A minimum of 19 broadcasts are scheduled for the month of January. All events/games will be video streamed online via the NFHS Network. A select number of games will also be broadcast on local radio The GOAT FM in Gainesville & Ocala. Schedule subject to change.
Friday, Jan. 3 – Trenton at P.K. Yonge (Girls BKB), 7 p.m.*
Monday, Jan. 6 – “The Prep Zone” show with Forest Boys BKB at Sonic Drive-In of Ocala, 7-8 p.m.*
Tuesday, Jan. 7 – Victory Rock Prep at The Rock (Boys BKB), 6 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 7 – Gainesville at The Rock (Girls BKB), 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 9 – Leesburg at Gainesville (Boys BKB), 7 p.m.*
Friday, Jan. 10 – Gainesville at Buchholz (Boys BKB), 7:30 p.m.^
Monday, Jan. 13 – “The Prep Zone” show with Lake Weir Girls BKB at Sonic Drive-In of Ocala, 7-8 p.m.*
Friday, Jan. 17 – Providence (Jax.) at The Rock (Boys BKB), 7 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 18 – Vanguard vs. St. Francis Catholic (MLK Classic at Forest), 6:30 p.m.*
Saturday, Jan. 18 – Forest vs. Wildwood (MLK Classic at Forest), 8 p.m.*
Tuesday, Jan. 21 – DME at The Rock (Girls BKB), 5:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 21 – Oldsmar Christian at The Rock (Boys BKB), 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 21 – North Marion at Eastside (Boys BKB), 7:30 p.m.^E
Wednesday, Jan. 22 – “The Prep Zone” show with Keystone Heights Boys Soccer at Sonic Drive-In of Gainesville, 7-8 p.m.*
Saturday, Jan. 25 – Hawthorne at Eastside (Boys BKB), 7:30 p.m.E
Monday, Jan. 27 – “The Prep Zone” sports show at Sonic Drive-In of Gainesville, 7-8 p.m.*
Tuesday, Jan. 28 – Vanguard at Gainesville (Boys BKB), 7:30 p.m.^
Thursday, Jan. 30 – Santa Fe at Eastside (Boys BKB), 7:30 p.m.E
Friday, Jan. 31 – Buchholz at Gainesville (Boys BKB), 7:30 p.m.*
*Video streamed via the NFHS Network
E – Video via the Eastside Athletics Facebook page
^Radio – 92.1 FM and 1230 AM Gainesville & 900 AM Ocala
Hitchcock’s Challenge (Dec. 27-30)
Legacy Park Multipurpose Center (Alachua, FL)
Day #1 (Friday, Dec. 27)
Columbia (Lake City) 77, Chiefland 22
P.K. Yonge (Gainesville) 56, Westside (Jacksonville) 53*
Piper 48, Newberry 33
Lakeland 48, St. Francis Catholic (Gainesville) 29
Buchholz (Gainesville) 65, West Port (Ocala) 55
Eastside (Gainesville) 68, Monsignor Pace (Miami) 52
Santa Fe (Alachua) 59, Evans (Orlando) 54
Day #2 (Saturday, Dec. 28)
St. Francis Catholic (Gainesville) 64, Chiefland 35
Monsignor Pace (Miami) 80, Newberry 50
Westside (Jacksonville) 73, West Port (Ocala) 58*
Evans (Orlando) 72, P.K. Yonge (Gainesville) 48
Columbia (Lake City) 68, Lakeland 59
Eastside (Gainesville) 43, Piper 38
Santa Fe (Alachua) 57, Buchholz (Gainesville) 45
Day #3 (Sunday, Dec. 29)
Newberry 73, Chiefland 54
St. Francis Catholic (Gainesville) 90, Monsignor Pace (Miami) 82
Surge Christian Academy 89, Westside (Jacksonville) 81
Lakeland 53, Piper 42
P.K. Yonge (Gainesville) 42, Buchholz (Gainesville) 41
Columbia (Lake City) 64, Eastside (Gainesville) 43
Evans (Orlando) 56, Santa Fe (Alachua) 53
Day #4 (Monday, Dec. 30)
West Port (Ocala) 63, Newberry 52*
Monsignor Pace (Miami) 90, Chiefland 62*
Westside (Jacksonville) 61, St. Francis Catholic (Gainesville) 53
Buchholz (Gainesville) 49, Piper 44 (7th-place)
Lakeland 65, P.K. Yonge (Gainesville) 48 (5th-place)
Santa Fe (Alachua) 44, Eastside (Gainesville) 36 (3rd-place)
Columbia (Lake City) 50, Killian (Miami) 42 (Girls Final)
Evans (Orlando) 67, Columbia (Lake City) 55 (Boys Final)
*at Santa Fe High School (Alachua)
West All-Stars cruise to 30-12 win against the East
STARKE – Hometown favorite Bradford High School had five players playing on the West All-Star team, including West MVP Malik Hankerson.
Hankerson had two sacks, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, and multiple tackles as the West defense held the East offense to just one TD in a 30-12 win.
West MVP Malik Hankerson of @BHSTornadoFB was a force on the DL during the @northflaallstar game. pic.twitter.com/pKMjBr7g03
— The Prep Zone (@ThePrepZone) December 21, 2019
They also had quarterback Ty Corbin, who used his legs to help lead the West to a 30-12 win.
There was a lot of this from #Chiefland’s @TyCorbin__ at the @northflaallstar game in the West’s 30-12 win against the East at @BHSTornadoFB in Starke. pic.twitter.com/Rmp9DVfTcq
— The Prep Zone (@ThePrepZone) December 21, 2019
But it all starts in the trenches.
Corbin was asked what the key was offensively.
“Control the line of scrimmage,” he said. “Just run it down their throat.”
West Team Wins! Great job OLine 30-12!! pic.twitter.com/4CeNIZm4nC
— Mark Beach (@MarkBeach007) December 21, 2019