We have reached the finale of the boys basketball season with district tournaments beginning this week Feb 6-10 at various sites around the area.
The top two teams from each district move on to the playoffs so its all about survive and advance now.
Can Providence, Creekside, Ribault, Parker or anybody else make it to Lakeland and bring home an elusive state title?
The Road to Lakeland starts this week with winning the district tournament and clinching home court.
Here is a run down of area district tournaments and a preview of each district.
District 3-8A
Seeding
1 Lee (5-1)
2. First Coast (4-2)
3. Atlantic Coast (2-4)
4. Fletcher (1-5)
District Tournament (Feb 7-10) at Fletcher
Tuesday: No. 2 First Coast vs No. 3 Atlantic Coast, 6
Tuesday: No. 1 Lee vs No. 4 Fletcher, 7:30
Friday: Championship, 7
Top Players
First Coast: Naseem Khaalid (17.3 p.p.g., 6.6 r.p.g.), Maleik Lyles (11.8 p.p.g., 7.0 r.p.g.), Jalen Shuman (8.0 p.p.g.)
Fletcher: Tyron Bond (18.3 p.p.g.), Jeremiah Payton (12.4 p.p.g.), Cameron Barnett (11.5 p.p.g.)
Lee: Sadarious Aaron (16.5 p.p.g), Bernard Thomas (14.9 p.p.g, 8.5 r.p.g.), Samuel Ricks (11.0 p.p.g., 7.2 r.p.g.), Koree Carr (9.8 p.p.g.), Dezmond Murphy (7.2 r.p.g.)
Outlook
At one point, Lee (14-9) was one of the hottest teams, but has struggled in the back half of the season. First Coast (20-5) has won 9 of their last 11 games in the month of January and is coming off a big win on the road to Fernandina Beach. Fletcher (10-13) and Atlantic Coast (9-13) will have to pull of huge upsets to steal a playoff bid in this district.
Prediction
Champion: First Coast
Runner-up: Lee
