{"id":44647,"date":"2020-02-29T14:42:28","date_gmt":"2020-02-29T19:42:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.duvalsports.com\/?p=44647"},"modified":"2020-03-01T10:43:19","modified_gmt":"2020-03-01T15:43:19","slug":"bishop-kenny-titles-hopes-dashed-by-lake-highland-prep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.duvalsports.com\/?p=44647","title":{"rendered":"Bishop Kenny Titles Hopes Dashed By Lake Highland Prep"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Bishop Kenny went to Lakeland on a mission. Defeating Cooca 52-40 in the state semifinals, they had unfinished business after their state championship loss last year to American Heritage. However, they faced another team with unfinished business in Lake Highland Prep. The Highlanders lost in the state championship game last year to Oxbridge Academy. So both teams had something to prove.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Today\u2019s staring five. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TUwtgEj2Y8\">pic.twitter.com\/TUwtgEj2Y8<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Bishop Kenny Athletics (@BKHS_Athletics) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BKHS_Athletics\/status\/1233808645764403200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 29, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Bishop Kenny&#8217;s Jasmyne Roberts started off the game looking to fulfill that championship goal. She scored Bishop Kenny&#8217;s first 11 points of the game. She drove to the basket, and hit a long 3-pointer from the NBA stripe to keep her team close. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"494\" height=\"413\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duvalsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/CEECEB9D-5238-4D81-8DE5-88D1396D929D.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44649\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.duvalsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/CEECEB9D-5238-4D81-8DE5-88D1396D929D.jpeg 494w, https:\/\/www.duvalsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/CEECEB9D-5238-4D81-8DE5-88D1396D929D-300x251.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 494px) 100vw, 494px\" \/><figcaption>#24 Jasmyne Roberts scored all 11 points for Bishop Kenny in the first quarter of the Class 4A Championship <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>However Lake Highland Prep forced lots of turnovers which resulted in points for the talented team from Central Florida. Nyla Harris intercepted a pass and went coast to coast. While her teammate Eleecia Carter closed out the quarter with a steal and coast to coast score of her own. The first quarter ended 16-11 advantage Lake Highland Prep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Good hustle under the boards Jamia Nesmith! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Pd7NjkYGAY\">pic.twitter.com\/Pd7NjkYGAY<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Bishop Kenny Athletics (@BKHS_Athletics) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BKHS_Athletics\/status\/1233820822852296704?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 29, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The second quarter saw Bishop Kenny&#8217;s supporting cast assist Roberts. Jamia Nesmith asserted herself down low. Rose Domlovich and Maddie Millar hit 3-pointers in the quarter. Their toughness kept them close to Lake Highland Prep, however no one could stop the many weapons the Highlanders possessed. Guard Sierra Godbolt was the player to step up for them as they took a 27-23 lead into halftime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I LOVE the aggressiveness of BK! Jamia Nesmith was called for an offensive foul on a post move, but she sent a message with the strong move! BK is here to stay! #1 Team in the state Lake Highland Prep leads Bishop Kenny 27-23 H <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DuvalSports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DuvalSports<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Andre&#39; Ellis\ud83d\uddef (@andreellis55) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/andreellis55\/status\/1233816677852340225?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 29, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p> Jasmyne Roberts started the game off hot, scoring 15 points in the first half. However she cooled off a little in the second half as Lake Highland Prep&#8217;s Coach Al Honor called timeout to draw up a strategy to contain her. He assigned Cruz to Roberts in the second quarter and Godbolt to her in the third. They forced the ball out of her hands successfully and made her work to get the ball. With their best player winded, the Crusaders succumbed to the pressure of the Highlanders defense and offense. They scored 9 unanswered points to start the second half. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sierra Godbolt is playing Jasmyne Roberts really tight! She looks like she got a pep talk at halftime. Roberts looks a little tiered from her incredible first half <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DuvalSports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DuvalSports<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Andre&#39; Ellis\ud83d\uddef (@andreellis55) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/andreellis55\/status\/1233818564974522369?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 29, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p> Carter, Ingram, and Cruz hit 3-pointers in the second half.They took advantage of the zone defense by Kenny knocking down corner 3-pointers to balloon their lead to 15 points. The Crusaders couldn&#8217;t keep up, falling to Lake Highland Prep 61-46. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">What a week! Congrats @BK_GBB on a great season! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/KennyPride?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#KennyPride<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/V4aUHIluav\">pic.twitter.com\/V4aUHIluav<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Bishop Kenny Athletics (@BKHS_Athletics) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BKHS_Athletics\/status\/1233828286117093376?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 29, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Coach Charlsea Clark has done a masterful job taking the Crusaders to the mountain top in consecutive years. However, she must wait another year to enter the promised land. Roberts and Nesmith return as the nucleus of a team that looks to come back for unfinished business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> Top Scorers: Class 4A State Championship  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bishop Kenny:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> Jasmyne Roberts 21 points <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maddie Millar 10 points <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lake Highland Prep: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nyla Harris 20 points <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eleecia Carter 14 points <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stefanie Ingram 12 points <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bishop Kenny went to Lakeland on a mission. Defeating Cooca 52-40 in the state semifinals, they had unfinished business after their state championship loss last year to American Heritage. However, they faced another team with unfinished business in Lake Highland Prep. The Highlanders lost in the state championship game last year to Oxbridge Academy. 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