Lasting Impressions from 5A and 6A Prospects in Lakeland

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>American Heritage (Plantation) brought home the State Championship in Class 5A and St Thomas Aquinas won the Class 6A Championship in convincing fashion. In this Article, we look at more of standouts from the winners ands runner-ups in both classes. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>More Class 5A Standouts </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>As previously written, 2026 [player_tooltip player_id='468627' first='Jasleen' last='Green'] and 2026 [player_tooltip player_id='214183' first='Taniyah' last='Davis'] delivered in a big way. There were more prospects who were standouts in the 5A Finals. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["331735"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"[player_tooltip player_id='331735' first='Anovia' last='Sheals'] was really special during the Finals. She got to the rim consistently and was able to finish some highly contested shots. Sheals finished the game with 18 points and 9 rebounds. 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