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 2-3A
Seeding
1 Deltona Trinity Christian (4-0)
2. St. Francis (3-1)
3. Lake Mary Prep (2-2)
4. Halifax Academy (1-3)
5. St. Johns Country Day (0-4)
District 2-3A Tournament at Deltona Trinity
Tuesday: No. 4 Halifax vs No. 5 St. Johns Country Day, 5
Friday: No. 2 St. Francis vs No. 3 Lake Mary Prep, 5:30
Friday: No. 1 Deltona Trinity vs Halifax/St Johns winner, 7
Saturday: Championship game, 7
Top Players
St. Johns: Austin Mayo (19.7 p.p.g.), Josh Sherrill (11.8 p.p.g, 7.3 r.p.g.), Cade Walden (6.1 r.p.g.)
Trinity: Amorie Archibald (21.5 p.p.g.), Marlon Bradley (15.5 p.p.g., 10.2 r.p.g.), Kendall Merthrie (10.2 p.p.g.)
Halifax: LaShaun Wilder (19.7 p.p.g.), Terrell Franklin (12.0 p.p.g.), Herbert Pinkney (11.1 p.p.g.)
Outlook
St. Francis (16-6) coached by Billy Donovan Jr., son of former Gator coach and now Oklahoma City Thunder coach Billy Donovan has had a phenomenal year and heavily favored to take one of the two playoffs spots along with Trinity Christian (17-8). Don’t count out Lake Mary Prep (14-8) or Halifax (18-7) though who both have solid seasons as well. St. Johns (6-11) is the dark horse here with no pressure.
Prediction
Champion: Deltona Trinity
Runner-up: St. Francis
