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 6-1A
Seeding
1 Hawthorne (12-0)
2. Williston (10-2)
3. Fort White (6-6)
4. Newberry (6-6)
5. Hilliard (5-7)
6. Baldwin (3-9)
7. Union County (0-12)
District Tournament at Union County (Feb 6-10)
Monday: Game 1 No. 6 Baldwin vs No. 7 Union County, 7
Tuesday: Game 2 No. 4 Newberry vs Game 1 winner, 6
Tuesday: Game 3 No. 3 Fort White vs No. 5 Hilliard, 7:30
Friday: Game 4 No. 1 Hawthorne vs Game 3 winner, 6
Friday: Game 5 No. 2 Williston vs Game 2 winner, 7:30
Saturday: Championship game, 7
Top Players
Baldwin: Courtney Hartage (18.6 p.p.g., 5.3 r.p.g.), Jared Smith (12.6 p.p.g., 6.1 r.p.g.), Tyler Murray (10.8 p.p.g.)
Hiliard: Armani Scott (Sr., F), Gavin Millan (Sr., F), Raquez Alderman (Sr., G), Landon Howard (Sr., G), Maliq Thompson (Sr., F), Denver Luce (Sr. G/F), Keyshawn Davis (Sr., G/F)
Hawthorne: Detron Green (15.5 p.p.g.), Devin Lawrence (14.4 p.p.g.), DJ Davis (9.0 p.p.g.), Deonte Bowie (7.7 p.p.g.)
Newberry: Cory Durden (17.7 p.p.g.), Adrian McCray (11.7 p.p.g.),
Williston: Dylan Murray (12.0 p.p.g.), Jeremiah James (7.8 p.p.g.), TJ Pitts (6.8 p.p.g.)
Outlook
Hawthorne (20-5) and Williston (18-7) are clearly the two best teams in the league hands down, anything but a third meeting will be a complete shock. Don’t count out Fort White (9-10), Hilliard (11-13) or Baldwin (11-14) who could spring an upset.
Prediction
Champion: Hawthorne
Runner-up: Williston
