Recapping the 7A Finals
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Recapping the 7A Finals By Michael Wholey 3/2/22 12:00 PM EST Miami Senior HS and Dr. Phillips took care of business in the semi-finals after defeating Vero Beach and Colonial, setting up a great matchup in the 7A State Championship…
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By Michael Wholey 3/2/22 12:00 PM EST
Miami Senior HS and Dr. Phillips took care of business in the semi-finals after defeating Vero Beach and Colonial, setting up a great matchup in the 7A State Championship which Dr. Phillips took home the victory in the final seconds!
Dr. Phillips defeated Vero Beach 79-57 in the semi-finals to advance to the championship game for the first time since 2014. The game was never in question and Trinity Turner Trinity Turner 5'7" | CG Dr. Phillips | 2024 State FL and Kalea Rainey Kalea Rainey 5'7" | CG Eustis | 2022 State FL were too much, accounting for more than 50% of their teams points with Rainey dropping a team high 23 points and Turner finishing with 22. But it was the finals game, which accounted for the dramatic finish in the final game of the FHSAA State Tournament Saturday night. Miami Senior HS led 23-25 at the half, 33-28 after 3, and held that lead for most of the 4th quarter. But the deadly duo of Trinity Turner Trinity Turner 5'7" | CG Dr. Phillips | 2024 State FL and Kalea Rainey Kalea Rainey 5'7" | CG Eustis | 2022 State FL picked up the intensity on the defensive end, speeding up Miami Hi on offense, and helped spark a comeback. Dr. Phillips took a 42-41 lead with 3 minutes to go, then lost the lead on a 4-0 run by Miami Senior Hi and trailed 42-45 with 1 minute to go but scored the games final 5 points, including a late steal and a 3-pointer by Asiana Govan Asiana Govan 5'6" | CG Dr. Phillips HS | 2023 State FL to give DP a 47-45 lead and take home the 7A State Championship. Rainey and Turner were the show, Turner leading her team with a team high 19 points, scoring 17 points in the second half. Rainey finished with 12 on 6/14 from the field. But it was Govan who hit the shot of the game, which was her only made shot of the game. 0/7 through the game’s first 31 minutes, Govan let it fly from deep, giving Dr Phillips the lead with 22 seconds to go, and they held on tight in the game’s final moments!
The game’s final shot was felt hard by opposing coach Sam Baumgarten from Miami Senior HS. “It’s a hard one to swallow for sure,” the Miami Senior Head Coach was quoted in the post-game press conference. “We were right there for 31 of the 32 minutes, and one shot was the difference.” Miami High advanced to the championship game for the fourth consecutive year defeating Colonial 56-53 in the semifinals. After trailing early in the first quarter, Miami Sr HS outscored Colonial 21-7 in the 2nd quarter and went into the half with a 29-19 lead. Luckily, they built up the lead, as Colonial outscored Miami HS 22-13 in the 4th quarter but didn’t have enough fire power to complete the comeback and Miami Hi pulled out the 3-point victory. Senior Janay Quinn Janay Quinn 5'2" | PG Miami Sr. HS | 2022 State FL finished with a game-high 17 points while Junior Joelle Wilson notched a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds.
And in what was the game of the tournament, Miami Sr controlled a large majority of the 7A State Championship game versus Wekiva but fell short, dropping a 47-45 loss in the finals. Full court pressure D and 3-point shooting were the early keys to the game with Janay Quinn Janay Quinn 5'2" | PG Miami Sr. HS | 2022 State FL knocking down 3/5 from 3 and helping force DP into 23 turnovers. The Stingrays got solid contributions from Danajah Peterson Danajah Peterson 5'8" | PF Miami Sr. HS | 2022 State FL (8 points), Sydney Wilson Sydney Wilson 4'11" | SG Miami Senior HS | 2025 State FL (8 points), Cameron Araujo Cameron Araujo 5'8" | SG Miami Senior | 2022 State FL (5 points), and Dumiya Fenelon Dumiya Fenelon 5'8" | PF Miami Senior | 2022 FL (4 points). But some costly late game turnovers and a big 3 but Wekiva, had Miami High School come up short, dropping the championship game by 2 points.
Colonial HS wrapped up a stellar season with a 24-7 record falling to Miami Sr HS 56-53 in one of the top games of the week. After trailing by as many as 17 points in the 3rd quarter, Colonial staged a major comeback and cut Miami’s lead to 3 but in the end, they ran out of time and were not able to pull it out in the final minutes. Milan Santos Milan Santos 5'3" | PG Colonial HS | 2023 State FL (14 points), Carmen Richardson Carmen Richardson 5'8" | CG Colonial | 2024 State FL (12 points), Sophya Barreiro Sophya Barreiro 5'4" | CG Colonial | 2023 State FL (12 points), and Jaiden Ross Jaiden Ross 5'11" | PF Colonial HS | 2022 State FL (9 points) were the teams four leading scorers, but they also combined for 17 of their teams 20 turnovers. The squad is uber talented and extremely young with a large majority of their squad coming back for next season. Look for Colonial to be back in Lakeland next season!
Vero Beach also wrapped up a stellar season with a hard-fought loss in the semifinals. The Lady Indians finish the season with a record of 23-4. Freshman Jaida Civil Jaida Civil 5'11" | PG Palm Bay | 2025 State FL showcased why she is one of the state’s top Freshman, dropping 18 points and grabbing 16 rebounds. who finished with a team-high 18 points and 16 rebounds, while Davionne Stinson added 14 points, and Ratajah Dawson finished with 6 points and 8 rebounds.
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