Recapping the 4A Finals

<strong>Recapping the 4A Finals </strong> By Michael Wholey 3/3/22 9:00 AM EST<em> </em> <em>Lake Highland Prep and Calvary Christian Academy won big over Booker and Bishop Kenny, matching up against each other in the 4A Finals.  </em> &nbsp; <img class="wp-image-246364 alignright" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pgh/uploads/2021/01/Eleecia-Carter-e1614616238857-188x300.png" alt="" width="137" height="219" />Lake Highland Prep was dominant in both games and by far the best team in 4A all season.  Appearing in Lakeland for the fifth year in a row, LHP defeated Booker 73-51 and then Calvary Christian TBD to win the 4A State Championship. In the semi-finals, LHP jumped out to an early lead in the first quarter and never looked back, cruising to a 22-point victory.  Booker had no answer for Louisville signee <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="91555" first="Nyla" last="Harris"]</strong> as she scored a game-high 23 points and 13 rebounds. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="91649" first="Eleecia" last="Carter"]</strong> (14 points) and <strong>Bri Rivera</strong> (11 points) showcased their outside shooting ability, knocking down several deep 3s. <img class=" wp-image-393334 alignleft" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pgh/uploads/2022/02/Nyla-Harris-Watch-List-300x300.jpg" alt="" width="219" height="219" />In the finals, Lake Highland Prep and Calvary Christian was tied at the half.  Lake Highland picked up the full court pressure in the second half, outscoring Calvary 15-4 to start the 3^rd quarter and pushed the lead to double digits.  Again, Lake Highland relied heavily on <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="91555" first="Nyla" last="Harris"]</strong>, feeding her inside and letting her go to work.  She finished with an impressive 26 points and 21 rebounds.  Carter, Rivera, and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="91596" first="Sierra" last="Godbolt"]</strong> made it tough for Calvary to make a run, knocking down several open 3 with Carter finishing with 18 while [player_tooltip player_id="217664" first="Lexi" last="Blue"] finished with 17.  LHP only dressed 8 with Freshman <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="248449" first="Arianna" last="Woodard"]</strong> and Senior <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="91585" first="Stefanie" last="Ingram"]</strong> sitting out the game in dress clothes but cheering their squads on to victory! <img class="wp-image-208691 alignright" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pgh/uploads/2020/10/28-Jakai-Peterson-2-e1645923186910-264x300.jpg" alt="" width="138" height="157" /> &nbsp; Booker wrapped up its season with a tough loss to Lake Highland Prep in the semi-finals.  The Lady Tornadoes were led by Junior Forward <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="91661" first="Chariot" last="Johnson"]</strong> who got it done on both ends of the floor and did her best to keep Booker competitive.  Johnson finished with a team-high 16 points, while <strong>Leah DuBose</strong> chipped in with 9 points, and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="349275" first="Jakai" last="Peterson"]</strong> scored 8 in the loss. &nbsp; <img class="wp-image-240309 alignleft" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pgh/uploads/2020/12/439A511B-E784-4B6B-AC71-2B8FA1A78EAD.jpeg" alt="" width="220" height="165" /> Calvary Christian Academy wrapped up their season with a hard-fought loss to Lake Highland Prep.  The young, talented squad defeated Bishop Kenny 49-37 in the semifinals.  Calvary used full court and half court pressure to take down Bishop Kenny.  Senior Guard <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="91595" first="Samiyah" last="Briggs"]</strong> finished with a game-high 17 points and 5 rebounds while <strong>Markelli Jones-Tynes</strong> added 11 points. <span style="font-size: 1rem;">In the finals, </span><strong style="font-size: 1rem;">Senior [player_tooltip player_id="220010" first="Elizabeth" last="Schnell"]</strong><span style="font-size: 1rem;">, led the way with 20 points, knocking down four 3-pointers.  Senior Guard</span><strong style="font-size: 1rem;"> [player_tooltip player_id="91595" first="Samiyah" last="Briggs"] </strong><span style="font-size: 1rem;">finished as the team’s leading scorer in Lakeland averaging 14 points per game, dropping 11 points vs Lake Highland Prep. While</span><strong style="font-size: 1rem;"> Markell Jones-Tynes </strong><span style="font-size: 1rem;">averaged 13 points per game in, scoring 15 points vs Lake Highland Prep and showcasing why she is one of the state’s top Freshman.</span> &nbsp; <img class="wp-image-279745 alignright" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pgh/uploads/2021/04/IMG_1370-e1623181388424-261x300.jpg" alt="" width="179" height="206" /> Bishop Kenny wrapped up their season with a loss to Calvary Christian.  Senior <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="91575" first="Maddie" last="Millar"]</strong> wrapped up a stellar prep career in a hard-fought loss.  The North Florida signee went 4/18 from the field (3/12 from 3) and finished with 12 points.  Junior guard <strong>Sophia R</strong>ueppell (11 points) and Sophomore <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="248345" first="Clare" last="Coyle"]</strong> (6 points) did all they could to help Bishop Kenny but in the end it was not enough. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>Michael Wholey</strong> is the lead scout for Florida Prep Girls Hoop Florida and a former division one Assistant Coach at American University, University of Memphis, and Georgia Tech.  Wholey and the rest of the Prep Girls Hoop staff, seek to cover the entire state of player, keeping subscribers up to date with player evaluations, recruiting info, and statewide news.  Our audience often supplies us with some of our best information.  If you have any information on players, teams, or statewide news in the state of Florida, emailing Michael Wholey at <a href="mailto:WholeyPrepHoops@gmail.com">WholeyPrepHoops@gmail.com</a> or DM him through Twitter or Instagram @WholeyPrepHoops.