Florida Roundup: News Around Florida Volume 6
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Florida Roundup: News Around Florida Volume 6
By Michael Wholey 2/2/21 1:00 PM EST
As we near the end of high school basketball, we will continue to update you of all that is going on in Florida. Here is the Florida Roundup: News Around Florida Volume 6.
Raines defeats Ribault Gateway Conference Championship
After trailing by as much as 17 points in the 2nd half, Raines outscored Ribault 32-12 to close the game and come away with a 55-52 win and their second consecutive Gateway Conference Championship.
Ahliah Brown
Ahliah
Brown
5'7" | SG
Raines | 2021
State
FL
lead Raines with 16 points,
Selah Reddick
Selah
Reddick
5'9" | SF
Raines | 2021
State
FL
scored 14, and
Nigeria Harkless
Nigeria
Harkless
6'1" | PF
Ribault HS | 2021
State
FL
controlled the paint with her shot blocking and rebounding and finished with 12 points in the come from behind victory.
Trailing by 3, Brown knocked down a 3-pointer out of a timeout to tie the game at 50-50 and followed that up with a second three in a row while ultimately proved to be the game winner.
Asiana Britt
Asiana
Britt
5'7" | CG
DME Academy | 2023
State
FL
led the Ribault with 19 points and Asia Fleming added 10.
Riverview Sarasota Has its Eyes in Lakeland
After going 12-14 last season in Coach Gerald Perry first year, Riverview Sarasota is 17-1 heading into the playoffs after winning their first 14 games to start the season. Their lone loss was a tough 47-45 loss to Lakewood Ranch two weeks ago in overtime.
The team’s motto is DEBO - Defensive Energy Brings Offense and they have been doing that to opponents all season holding teams to an impressive 34 points a game while scoring an average of 57 for a 22-point margin.
5’3 Point guard Nicole Blanch transferred in from Philadelphia and is leading the team in scoring with 13.2 points per game while shooting 57% from 3-point range on the season averaging close to two made 3-pointers per game. 5’11 Junior Forward Caroline King is averaging 12 points and 6 rebounds per game after missing all of last season due to injury.
Rounding out the starting five, the Rams rely on Alexis Randall, Junior shooting guard Myah Hagan plays off and shooting guard, and Sophomore Jaylah Wilson. They bring toughness, defense and solid outside shooting to give the squad a balanced attack. The team has its sights on extending the season as long as possible and it starts with a tough matchup against 15-5 Riverview this Wednesday night!
We will look to continue to cover news all across the state. Our audience supplies us with some of our best information. Keep us updated on Florida news be emailing me at WholeyPrepHoops@gmail.com or DM’ing me through Twitter or Instagram @WholeyPrepHoops.
Ahliah Brown
Ahliah
Brown
5'7" | SG
Raines | 2021
State
FL
lead Raines with 16 points,
Selah Reddick
Selah
Reddick
5'9" | SF
Raines | 2021
State
FL
scored 14, and
Nigeria Harkless
Nigeria
Harkless
6'1" | PF
Ribault HS | 2021
State
FL
controlled the paint with her shot blocking and rebounding and finished with 12 points in the come from behind victory.
Trailing by 3, Brown knocked down a 3-pointer out of a timeout to tie the game at 50-50 and followed that up with a second three in a row while ultimately proved to be the game winner.
Asiana Britt
Asiana
Britt
5'7" | CG
DME Academy | 2023
State
FL
led the Ribault with 19 points and Asia Fleming added 10.
Riverview Sarasota Has its Eyes in Lakeland
After going 12-14 last season in Coach Gerald Perry first year, Riverview Sarasota is 17-1 heading into the playoffs after winning their first 14 games to start the season. Their lone loss was a tough 47-45 loss to Lakewood Ranch two weeks ago in overtime.
The team’s motto is DEBO - Defensive Energy Brings Offense and they have been doing that to opponents all season holding teams to an impressive 34 points a game while scoring an average of 57 for a 22-point margin.
5’3 Point guard Nicole Blanch transferred in from Philadelphia and is leading the team in scoring with 13.2 points per game while shooting 57% from 3-point range on the season averaging close to two made 3-pointers per game. 5’11 Junior Forward Caroline King is averaging 12 points and 6 rebounds per game after missing all of last season due to injury.
Rounding out the starting five, the Rams rely on Alexis Randall, Junior shooting guard Myah Hagan plays off and shooting guard, and Sophomore Jaylah Wilson. They bring toughness, defense and solid outside shooting to give the squad a balanced attack. The team has its sights on extending the season as long as possible and it starts with a tough matchup against 15-5 Riverview this Wednesday night!
We will look to continue to cover news all across the state. Our audience supplies us with some of our best information. Keep us updated on Florida news be emailing me at WholeyPrepHoops@gmail.com or DM’ing me through Twitter or Instagram @WholeyPrepHoops.
