Top 5: Regional Final Games To Watch

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We are less than one week away from the Final Four and State Championship Games from taking place at the RP Funding Center in Lakeland. First, we have to get through the regional finals in Class 2A through 7A. Prep Girls Hoops Florida is taking a deeper dive at the top five matchups to watch on Friday night.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>King's Academy at Seffner Christian- Friday at 7:00pm: </strong>The King's Academy Lions (22-4) are looking to get back in the Final Four for the second consecutive season, led by senior [player_tooltip player_id='247134' first='Janessa' last='Williams'] and sophomore [player_tooltip player_id='243896' first='Jade' last='Jones']. The Lions also come into play on a 12-game winning streak. On the other side, the Seffner Christian Crusaders (25-4) are eyeing the Final Four which will be their first appearance since 2017. Keep an eye on senior combo guard [player_tooltip player_id='219990' first='Nini' last='Davenport'] and junior power forward [player_tooltip player_id='223784' first='Nicole' last='Carreno'].</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>St. Thomas Aquinas at Blanche Ely- Friday at 7:00pm</strong>: The St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders (21-8) are looking to get back into the Final Four for the 3rd consecutive year have been led by 5'9 senior combo guard [player_tooltip player_id='91641' first='Karina' last='Gordon'] (East Carolina signee) and sophomore [player_tooltip player_id='248694' first='Nyla' last='McFadden']. On the other side, the Blanche Ely Tigers (22-3) come in on a 4-game winning streak and have been led by 5'9 junior shooting guard [player_tooltip player_id='219925' first='Janessa' last='Kelley'] who is averaging a team-best 16.0 points per game this season. Another name to keep an eye on will be 6'1 junior power forward [player_tooltip player_id='217668' first='Gianna' last='Corbitt'] who is averaging 15.1 points per game for the Lady Tigers this season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Plant at Winter Haven- Friday at 7:00pm: </strong>The Plant Lady Panthers (25-4) come into the Regional Final, on a 7-game winning streak and are looking to get back into the Final Four for a 3rd straight year. Keep an eye on the senior duo between Southern Miss signee [player_tooltip player_id='91647' first='Morgan' last='Sieper'] (14.7 points per game) and [player_tooltip player_id='331749' first='Julia' last='Miller'] (12.1 points per game). Another name to keep an eye on for the Lady Panthers is senior guard [player_tooltip player_id='166173' first='Tanner' last='Strickland'], who made numerous defensive plays in their regional semifinal win over Venice. On the other side, the Winter Haven Blue Devils (22-4) come into the regional final, on a 8-game winning streak. Keep an eye on 5'8 freshman combo guard [player_tooltip player_id='861097' first='Serenity' last='Hardy'] who is averaging a team-best 16.1 points per game.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Colonial at Spruce Creek- Friday at 7:00pm: </strong>The Colonial Grenadiers (20-8) have been clicking at the right time reaching the regional final, as a district runner-up have been led by the dynamic backcourt between senior Sophya Barriero and junior [player_tooltip player_id='243892' first='Carmen' last='Richardson']. The Grenadiers are looking to advance to their second consecutive Final Four and fourth in school history. On the other side, the Spruce Creek Hawks (23-5) come into the Regional Final, on an 8-game winning streak and are led by sophomore point guard [player_tooltip player_id='429793' first='Olivia' last='Olson'] and senior small forward [player_tooltip player_id='91657' first='Tyja' last='Beans']. This is a rematch of last year's regional final, where the Grenadiers came out on top 41-37.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Palm Bay at Lake Highland Prep- Friday at 7:00pm:</strong> This star-studded matchup features a ton of future college prospects, led by Notre Dame signee [player_tooltip player_id='91638' first='Emma' last='Risch'] for the Lady Pirates averaging a team-best 23.7 points per game. On the other side, the Lake Highland Prep Highlanders are looking to get back to the Final Four for the 6th consecutive season. Keep an eye on their junior trio between [player_tooltip player_id='217664' first='Lexi' last='Blue'] (12.7 points per game), [player_tooltip player_id='243885' first='Jada' last='Eads'] (12.1 points per game) and [player_tooltip player_id='217666' first='Briana' last='Rivera'] (9.0 points per game). </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->