Week 5 Rankings and Recap

<strong>1. Lake Highland Prep (8-0)</strong> LHP picked up a nice win in their first game at the United Bank Holiday Invitational at Myrtle Beach. They played a tight contest with a North Carolina team, but used a big fourth quarter to pull away. They’ll have at least two more games this week against high level opponents in this UBHI event. <em>Week 5 Results: W vs. Cannon NC (59-42)</em> <strong>2. Montverde Academy (11-0)</strong> MVA picked up yet another impressive win over a previously unbeaten Mainland team by 30 points. They were paced in this win by [player_tooltip player_id="219953" first="Fernanda" last="Ovalle"] (15 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists), [player_tooltip player_id="145091" first="Mariana" last="Valenzuela"] (14 points, 8 rebounds), and [player_tooltip player_id="219933" first="Mjracle" last="Sheppard"] (14 points, 6 steals, 5 boards, 4 assists). Montverde’s schedule shows that they are done until 2021 where they will then face two out of state teams followed by a HUGE matchup against the only team ranked ahead of them, Lake Highland Prep. <em>Week 5 Results: W vs. Mainland (65-35)</em> <strong>3. American Heritage (Plantation) (6-1)</strong> The Patriots used a strong defensive effort (allowed 2 points in the 2nd quarter) to take down a good Schoolhouse Prep team. They’ll play some quality opponents in this week’s South Florida Holiday Tournament before things really heat up in 2021. <em>Week 5 Results: W vs. Schoolhouse Prep (55-34)</em> <strong>4. Blanche Ely (0-0)</strong> It is FINALLY game day for the Tigers as they kick off their season tonight against Schoolhouse Prep. We will see if they have some rust, or if they come sprinting out of the gates. <em>Week 5 Results: No games played</em> <strong>5. Winter Haven (5-0)</strong> The Blue Devils have been shut down for at least the rest of 2020 in Polk County. <em>Week 5 Results: No games played</em> <strong>6. Palm Bay (9-1)</strong> The Pirates got an easy win this week with 6 of their players scoring in double figures. [player_tooltip player_id="91490" first="Mikyla" last="Tolivert"] led the way (21 points) and was followed by [player_tooltip player_id="219932" first="Jazmine" last="Major"] (15 points), [player_tooltip player_id="91638" first="Emma" last="Risch"] (14 points), [player_tooltip player_id="166170" first="Alonya" last="Waldon"] (12 points), [player_tooltip player_id="219923" first="Kiara" last="Williams"] (12 points, 13 rebounds), and [player_tooltip player_id="91508" first="Emani" last="Burks"] (10 points). Palm Bay was supposed to have a big weekend, but the SUTS Polk County Hoopfest was cancelled. They’ll have a little break before their Christmas Tournament starts up. <em>Week 5 Results: W @ Rockledge (90-26)</em> <strong>7. Plant (10-0) Up 1 spot</strong> The Panthers are another team who lost out on some marquee matchups from this weekend. They picked up two games that resulted in two easy wins. [player_tooltip player_id="91489" first="Kendal" last="Cheesman"] did her thing this weekend with 25 points (5 for 5 from deep), 5 steals, 5 assists, and 4 rebounds against OCP. [player_tooltip player_id="145094" first="Nyla" last="Jean"] also put together a nice line of 15 points, 4 steals, and 4 assists. Against The Villages, Nyla led the way with 21 points on 9 for 10 shooting, and Kendal contributed all around with 16 points and 12 boards. This is one of the toughest duos in the state, but they also have a very strong supporting cast. They will need both of these two to continue showing out as they are in a tough bracket at the Tampa Bay Christmas Invitational. <em>Week 5 Results: W vs. Orlando Christian Prep (73-28), W vs. The Villages Charter (60-19)</em> <strong>8. Carrollwood Day (5-0) Up 1 spot</strong> Speaking of that tough bracket that Plant is in, CDS is also in the Clearwater Beach Bracket at the TBCI. No one has gotten within 40 points of Carrollwood Day, so it will be nice to see some more even teams match up with them. <em>Week 5 Results: W vs. Crystal River (86-42)</em> <strong>9. Central Pointe Christian Academy (5-0) Up 1 spot</strong> CPCA snagged two 11-point wins over some nice teams in the state this week. This team is very well-rounded and they have some exciting matchups coming up in the near future with their entrance into the St Pete Beach bracket of the Tampa Bay Christmas Invitational. <em>Week 5 Results: W vs. St. Cloud (65-54), W vs. Miami High (48-37)</em> <strong>10. Tampa Bay Tech (4-0) Up 1 spot</strong> TBT jumps up into our Top 10 with two wins this week. Tech will be the 3rd team in the Clearwater Beach bracket at the TBCI that sits in our Top 10 of the entire state. We could see some really good action next week with some big names matching up against each other. <em>Week 5 Results: W @ Armwood (72-56), W vs. Hillsborough (56-24)</em> &nbsp; <strong>Next Five</strong>: <em>Florida State UHigh (7-0), DME (7-1), Braden River (3-2), Dunbar (10-0), Palm Beach Lakes (4-0)</em>