Lakeland, Florida– It took every second of the Boys Basketball Class 5A State Semifinal game, but Thursday Bishop Kenny held of Tampa Jesuit 55-54 to advance to the championship game. Kenny and Jesuit began the game feeling each other out, as both teams traded shots to keep the game close. Lee Green would begin the...Read More
Three weeks ago, the Bolles Bulldogs and the Bishop Kenny Crusaders battled in their second of two regular season contests. Bolles got the best of Kenny in both games, but what both teams discovered in the second bout was the fact that they were ready for the next level. After defeating Kenny 69-65 in their first meeting Bolles would...Read More
Check out the moments captured by Duval Sports, of the 2016 Girls Basketball State Championship in our photo gallery below. Their 11th championship in school history! Photos By: Monique Ellis (DuvalSports.com) Special Thanks to Photographer Andre Lott (Lakeland Area News Paper) [Best_Wordpress_Gallery id=”19″ gal_title=”Ribault Girls Basketball 2016 State Championship”]Read More
Lakeland Florida- Ribault is beginning to pull away thanks to suffocating defense by the Lady Trojans. Nola Carter LaQuanze Glover and Lakeisha Battles are all over the court. Praise Russell is in the zone from downtown hitting big three pointers. Russell has six points. Day’Neshia Banks leads all scorers with 19 points and Rennia Davis has...Read More
Lakeland Florida- Ribault is beginning to pull away thanks to suffocating defense by the Lady Trojans. Nola Carter and Lakeisha Battles are all over the court. Praise Russell is in the zone from downtown hitting big three pointers. Russell has six points. Day’Neshia Banks leads all scorers with 19 points and Rennia Davis has chipped in...Read More
Lakeland, FL – The University Christian girls basketball team ended their improbable journey just short of their goal of winning a championship. They fell 76 – 46 to Miami Country Day in the class 3A state championship game Thursday evening. University Christian, known for their impeccable shooting found it hard to make a shot when it...Read More
Lakeland FL- The Ribault Lady Trojans kept rolling along in the State Finals as they defeated Dunbar ( Ft Myers) 51-44 to advance to the Class 5A State championship game. Rennia Davis led all scorers with 26 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead the Trojans. What was a convincing 7 point win seemed far from...Read More
Providence- The defending State champs are making a serious run to repeat this year, and Tuesday they took another step in that direction by defeating cross town rival Trinity 65-46. Providence jumped out early in the contest and never looked back. Zachery Bryant scored 20 points in the first half as the Stallions built a...Read More
University Christian advanced to the Class 3A State Semifinals after defeating P.K Young Friday night 66-58. Ja’Tavia Tapley led the Christians to a 43-14 lead at halftime. She finished the game with 25 points to lead all scores as UC won the game by 8 points. UC makes their second consecutive trip to State, and...Read More