{"id":44763,"date":"2020-04-16T21:05:21","date_gmt":"2020-04-17T01:05:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.duvalsports.com\/?p=44763"},"modified":"2020-04-16T21:05:28","modified_gmt":"2020-04-17T01:05:28","slug":"2020-season-champs-fruit-cove-dethrones-murray-to-capture-boys-basketball-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.duvalsports.com\/?p=44763","title":{"rendered":"2020 Season Champs: Fruit Cove Dethrones Murray To Capture Boys Basketball Title!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Fruit Cove Flyers were a team of destiny and it was fulfilled this year when they defeated Murray 55-44 to win the St. Johns County Middle School Basketball Championship. Murray was vying for a third-straight county championship, but that would be denied at the hands of Fruit Cove.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Flyers (14-0) ended Murray\u2019s 23-game winning streak in January, and defeated the Bulldogs a second time in the final. They were the only team to match Murray&#8217;s quickness with size. Fruit Cove  started the season red hot, undefeated in the beating Murray , Gamble<br> Rogers, and Swiss Point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Chris Arias (2024) - Fruit Cove vs Murray\" width=\"1150\" height=\"863\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZnqOkw2y9So?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>They had a high probability of winning it all this year thanks to their<br>starting five of Chris Arias, BJ Boykin, Alex Collier, Caleb McAbee, and<br>Jake Schroeder. Led by Coach Friscia &amp; Coach RJ, this dynamic team coupled their size with their skill to take down the two time defending champion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was a great run by Murray (12-2) led by eight graders Myles Simmons,  Sean Etheridge ,Ja\u2019Ki Singleton and Josh Patton. Seventh graders Jimmy Williams   and Karim Preston return in hopes of reclaiming the title. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"2020 Murray Middle School Basketball Season\" width=\"1150\" height=\"647\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0JCi2izTves?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For now, the championship trophy rests off racetrack road as Fruit Cove won the last St. Johns County Championship of 2020  before the COVID-19 pandemic closed schools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Fruit Cove Schedule<br><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>January 14th&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; @ Mill Creek Academy<br><strong><em>January 16th&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Murray Middle School<\/em><\/strong><br><strong><em>January 23rd&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Liberty Pines Academy<\/em><\/strong><br><strong>January 28th&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pacetti Bay Middle School<\/strong><br>January 30th&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;@ Gamble Rogers Middle School<br><strong><em>February 4th&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Switzerland Point Middle School<\/em><\/strong><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>February 6th&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;@ Patriot Oaks Academy<br><strong><em>February 11th&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sebastian Middle School<\/em><\/strong><br><strong><em>February 13th&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Freedom Crossing Academy<\/em><\/strong><br>February 20th&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; @ Palm Valley AcademyA<br>February 25th&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; @ Landrum Middle School<br>February 27th&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;@ Valley Ridge Academy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Fruit Cove Flyers were a team of destiny and it was fulfilled this year when they defeated Murray 55-44 to win the St. Johns County Middle School Basketball Championship. 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