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Week 7 Orlando area football games Monday thru Saturday; include Winter Park-Edgewater, West Orange-Evans Tuesday. The First Academy (6-0) home vs. top 20 Georgia team Friday. Four more top 10 hosts: Seminole, Lake Mary, Bishop Moore and OC University.
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UM football commit Lorenzo Lingard ties career-best 13.94 for 110 hurdles in district prelim today.
@d1champ99
@TheStateOfTheU
@CaneReport
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Legendary former hoops coach Ed Kershner, who continues to fight kidney failure from his Oviedo home, is selected for induction to National High School Basketball Coaches Association’s Court of Honor.
@Oviedo_High
@LionsHoops_OHS
@Oviedo_Bball
@MattMilon
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Coach Nate Alexander (
@coachn8srt
), who led
@OsceolaHigh
basketball to two state titles (2017, 2019) and a runner-up finish (2015) is out of the game. Left teaching/coaching in favor of real estate field. I have Alexander with a 198-62 record over 7 seasons vs. tough schedules.
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BREAKING:
#FHSAA
confirmed to Orlando Sentinel its finding of rules violations in ongoing investigation of The First Academy
@TFAFootball
, which gained 30-plus transfers leading up to its 3-0 start. Sanctions could come down when process is completed.
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Lorenzo Lingard (pic,
@d1champ99
),
@CanesFootball
commit, is Florida hurdles state champ, but won 100 and 200 today:
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Ouch. An 0-9 team, Gadsden, makes the 4A playoffs. That's getting enough FHSAA playoff points for LOSING. Not good.
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One of the best to ever do it. Florida all-time boys basketball wins leader died today.
@Oviedo_Bball
@Oviedo_High
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Sanford Seminole relay guys go 41.00 in 4 x 100 at Seminole Athletic Conference meet. New number one in class for 4A
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Kissimmee Osceola coach Nate Alexander, 33, is Florida Dairy Farmers 9A Coach of the Year. Kowboys won state title.
@coachn8srt
@KowboyJake
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I think
@JoelBerryII
is first alum of Orlando Sentinel coverage area school to win NCAA title -- and first to be MOP of tourney.
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Miami Northwestern, up 22-0 now, can be first team in FHSAA history to win a state title after finishing as a third place team in district play. The revolutionary FHSAA playoff points system has been blasted by many, but it opened the door for this.
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Orlando Christian Prep claims sixth state championship in 10 seasons.
@ocphoops
78,
@TCADeltona
48. Warriors dynasty restored.
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Lake Highland Prep senior guard
@NickHonor3
surpassed 2,000-point mark for his career this week.
@FordhamMBB
recruit joined current UNC Sr. PG
@JoelBerryII
(2,327) in that club.
@LHPS_athletics
(16-6, 3-1) at
@TFAHoops
(12-9, 3-1) in big 5A-6 game tonight.
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To the day he died Jim Haley campaigned for the good of a game that exploded in popularity in his heyday. He didn't just make Vanguard basketball and the Kingdom of the Sun. He showed everybody how it could be done. Jim's impact on Florida hoops is immeasurable.
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How big is the money for former Apopka coach Rick Darlington in Alabama? reporting says $115,000 per year:
@FlaHSFootball
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A team for the ages. Perfect ending for 2020-21
#SentinelVarsityAwards
boys team of the year.
@SanSemAthletics
@AD_NoleNation
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Florida loses another good one to the lure of big money for coaching high school football in Georgia. Can't blame any coach for taking opportunities like this when they work around the clock.
@FlaHSFootball
Seminole High football coach Don Stark leaving for new position at Georgia's North Paulding
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After six previous final four tries, tradition-rich
@drphillipshoops
gets it done and wins FHSAA championship. Big day for
@PantherZone
, which now owns state titles in 11 different sports.
@denzelorlando3
@ernestudehjr
@RileyKugel
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Perfect ending:
@SSNolesFootball
, with a first-time head coach, a four-year starting QB Timmy McClain (
@jahqueal9
) and talent all over the field, turns back
@OsceolaHigh
in
#FHSAA
8A title game at Doak Campbell. First Orlando area unbeaten title team.
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Hearing that
@WPHS_OCPS
pole vaulter Greg Skage (pic as junior) broke Florida state record with 17-feet, 3-inch clearance moments ago.
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Seminole County Public Schools (
@SCPSInfo
) just announced all fall teams can practice Aug. 31. Competition starts Tue., Sept 8, for volleyball, bowling, XC, golf and swimming. Football teams can start play Fri., Sept 18, which allows 8 game dates through Nov. 6.
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Jizzle James, Olympia star, Cincinnati signee carries football Hall of Fame father's name and hardnosed competitive fire to the basketball court. Stayed loyal to
@OHS_BoysHoops
coach, turned down transfer.
@EdgerrinJames
@GoBearcatsMBB
@thejizzlejames
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Dr. Phillips wins 17-7 and Rodney Wells gets his ice bath on a cold night. Nothing will wash the two-tone blue out of that guys' veins.
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It's official... Former Olympia coach Mark Griseck accepts job as boys basketball coach for soon-to-open
#WindermereHigh
.
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@Oviedo_High
's Ed Kershner national Coach of the Year. Winningest coach in Fla history (862).
http://t.co/7WmpWlCLkZ
http://t.co/Uo0bj8XJO1
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Transfer of power to Orlando Christian Prep story leads big high school boys basketball preview:
@OCPAthletics
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Charges dropped and 5-Star prospect
@EmmittWilliams6
is free to focus on
@ORHSHOOPSQUAD
basketball and his recruitment.
@cityofpalms1
@CityOfPalmsBKB
@Ballislife
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High school coaches Jay Getty, Jorge Fleitas saved a cross country runner's father from sudden cardiac death:
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Seminole HS senior Dawson Joyce wins 50 and 100 free finals in tonight's
#FHSAA
state swim meet to max out at 8 titles in 8 career individual finals. Ties state record as the second male swimmer to go 8-for-8. Joyce collected 12 golds counting 4 relay wins.
@SanSemAthletics
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Orlando Christian Prep boys basketball legacy includes 13 final four appearances and 9 titles in 14 years. Unprecedented.
Treig Burke (pic) in rare Florida air with 4 titles in 5 years as head coach.
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Retired
@Hagerty_FB
and
@ocpsboone
head football coach Phil Ziglar (pic) goes into
@FACACoach
Hall of Fame in January.
Here's Varsity News:
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All signs point to gators at the house where Dakota Mitchell will soon do his signing ceremony. His mom surprised him with a party gathering
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Scott Golden made basketball his business a long time ago. He showcases teams and prospects, from 5-star guys like
@Ogomarpayne
, to lesser players who fill JUCO and D2 rosters, with events like this weekend's
@HoopExchange
Fall Festival:
@prephoopsfl
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Dr. Phillips basketball coach Anthony Long steps down. Went 332-106 (.757) with 3 state finals:
@PantherZone
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Two Florida teams in the Geico HS Nationals final on Saturday at noon (ESPN): No. 1
@MVABasketball
vs. University School, No. 2 in most polls.
Remember, former
#FHSAA
commish Roger Dearing went out on a limb when he made Florida the first state association to say yes to this.
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Rayshad Lewis put on a show in Bishop Moore win. 7 catches, 94 yards and both TD receptions + 3 kick returns for 112 + 4 rushes 33
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Orlando Scorpions Black claims Perfect Game national title with perfect 10-0 mark:
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Lake Mary Prep's Michael Gavin went for 60 tonight. ... and he had 44 at half!
He's on top of tonight's Sentinel Varsity scores and performers list:
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Only 5 coaches have won 300 Florida high school football games. Bill Gierke is one "W" away from becoming No. 6 on that elite list. Check the chart:
@LHSDreadnaughts
@Bolles_Football
@FlaHSFootball
@larryblustein
@BigCountyPreps1
@STA_Raiders
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This is a sad story but wow is it powerful. Tells you something about how tight a high school team can be.
@SSNolesFootball
@SanSemAthletics
@AD_NoleNation
@FlaHSFootball
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Calling it a career after 45 seasons as head coach. We look back...
@LionsHoops_OHS
@Oviedo_High
@OviedoBoosters
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6 of the 9 FABC players of the year for Florida hail from Sentinel coverage area:
@2ez_nassie
@Castleton_
@Tyrese_Ellis00
@DanteTreacy
@EmmittWilliams6
@RjBarrett6
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@osvarsity
-land stat leaders are posted for receiving, passing, rushing and team offense and defense categories:
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Oak Ridge, with guard Jalen Reece playing for his dad, is one of the team's to watch in the Metro Conference and this week's
@MetroVsFL
showcase.
@ocpsRivalryLove
@ORHSHOOPSQUAD
@sreece24
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Billy Gillispie, current
@TarletonSports
coach, formerly of UK, Texas Tech, Texas-El Paso and Texas A&M, joins generous Ericka Downey (
@D2Diva
) and coaches across the country in aiming for a kidney for Kershner.
@NABC1927
@NHSBCA
@SourceHoops
STORY:
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#FHSAA
maintains July 27 for practice and Aug. 21 for first Friday night football regular season games. South Florida schools, hit hard by COVID-19, say that may not be fair to them.
@OCPSnews
@SCPSInfo
@sdocathletics
@FlaHSFootball
@larryblustein
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Leesburg coach
@seancampbell400
is Florida Dairy Farmers 7A Coach of the Year. Yellow Jackets won state title.
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All-Area basketball has stars from state champ
@ocphoops
and
@drphillipshoops
teams and more from the likes of
@WHS_Hoopz
,
@LakersHoops_WPS
,
@OHS_BoysHoops
,
@APKHoops
.
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The First Academy has turned to Gov. Ron DeSantis' office and state legislators for support as it disputes
#FHSAA
ruling that the TFA football program broke rules. That put the brakes on a ruling that would make 5 players and Steven Moffett ineligible.
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Dr. Phillips wins 37-34 in double-overtime as Seminole field goal try caroms off left goalpost. What a game. DP headed to state final.
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New CP25 Southeast Elite (
@ChandlerParsons
) but same guys on floor = impressive at
#TTJ2016
:
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Boys basketball state No. 1s include
@ORHSHOOPSQUAD
,
@TFAHoops
,
@ocphoops
and Wildwood. Heavy Orlando-area flavor:
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Former Lake Brantley two-sport standout Jared Bernhardt won an NCAA D1 title as a Maryland lacrosse standout. Saturday night he's looking to win NCAA D2 football title as QB for Ferris State (13-0).
@LBHSAthletics
@LBHSfootball
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Should
@GoEHSEagles
have gotten national ranking recognition? The case certainly can be made for
@EdgewaterFBall
:
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Heartwarming story: Britton Daniel,
@Oviedo_Football
senior battling cancer, was on hand for Lions big comeback football win on Friday ---
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Orange County Public Schools, the last Orlando-area school district to okay summer sports training, will open its campuses for athletes and team workouts starting Monday, July 6. Others, including
@SCPSInfo
,
@sdocathletics
and
@lakeschools
area back on fields.
@OCPSnews
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Guard
@michaelgavinn
of
@LakeMaryPrep
goes for 44, 45 and 60! points in a three-game tear to up his college stock and lead Griffins on win streak.
STORY:
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Sunshine State Athletic Association teams have seen a lot of AJ Neal over a stretch of seven seasons. His final
@siaa_fl
state tournament is this week.
@HoopExchange
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Clermont's
@KaylinWhitney
advances with 11.18 time and third place finish in 100m dash at U.S. track Olympic Trials. Semis and final Sunday.
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Alabama, Georgia, Florida, UCF and many others are in the race for
@AidanMizell
, who met new Gators coach Billy Napier on the day he ran 46.99 400 at
#FloridaRelays
.
@FA_Alabama
@Bulldogs
@therealBeede
@osgators
@osknights
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Winter Park senior Greg Skage, Air Force commit, pole vaulted 16-9¼ today in Bob Mosher Wildcat Open at home.
#3
Florid all-time (2016 pic)
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Don't tell
@drphillipshoops
coach
@CoachBenW
his team is a year away. Junior standouts
@denzelorlando3
@RileyKugel
@ernestudehjr
are
@PantherZone
leading scorers going into state semi showdown with
@OCPSnews
rival Oak Ridge (
@ORHSHOOPSQUAD
).
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FHSAA proposal for 2019-20 would have D-1 for top 64 teams and uses power rankings, not enrollment, to classify schools in basketball, baseball, volleyball, soccer, softball. It would cut state titles from 9 to 7 and eliminate district play.
@JCCarnz
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#FHSAA
drew more than 4,000 YouTube viewers for a July 20 board meeting on return-to-play plans for high school sports. Its Aug. 14 meeting is not set to be made available for public consumption and that decision is drawing heavy criticism.
@HSFBamerica
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Zach Scott's 35 on 15-of-20 shooting ups his career total to 2,740 points in 5 seasons with Westminster. That moved him into top 20 on Florida all-time list and to No. 3 in Broward County history behind Brandon Knight and Kenny Boynton
@prephoopsfl
@pughsview
@BigCountyPreps1
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Here's the complete story on the first Bishop Moore state track team title in school history.
@BMooreAthletics
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Orange County school board meets at 5:30 p.m. and a key issue is sports start date. Pending a big surprise I would expect them to green-light plan that will allow teams to practice Monday and play week of Sept. 14. That would be Sept. 17-18 for football openers.
@FlaHSFootball
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Markenzy Pierre went off for 387 and 3 TDs on 26 carries for
@LibertyChargers
in 27-14 win over
@HarmonyHighFL
on Friday. Now over 2000.
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Lots of support pouring out for Oak Ridge (
@ORHSHOOPSQUAD
) standout
@JalenJuice4
after he suffered injuries to both wrists early in dramatic win against Dr. Phillips tonight. SMU signee has, by all accounts, great character to go with his skills. Wish him a speedy recovery.
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I keep seeing Earl's smile. That man spread so much happiness and joy.
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Morgan Mitchell (
@morganmitch00
), broke
#BlakeBortles
' school record, led area passers:
@Oviedo_Football
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STORY:
@JaperriP
and
@quarri4
want to take twin state championships
@dphsfootball
@PantherZone
@RodneyW69929469
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News on L.J. Figueroa leaving West Oaks midseason for New Mexico State in Basketball Report:
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After hitting 11-pointers in the first half, Hannah Kohn of
@PJHagertyHS
(and everybody else in the gym) knew something special was happening in game against Lyman.
@SCPSInfo
@hoopfeed
@hagerty_g
@HagertySports
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Saturday's Showdown in O-Town at
@OCPAthletics
with FHSAA power rankings:
7A
#4
@WHS_Hoopz
vs
@TPS_BoysHoops
2 pm
7A
#6
@ORHSHOOPSQUAD
vs 4A
#1
@lhpsbasketball
3:35
6A
#6
@whhsbballers
vs 3A
#4
@WPS_Basketball
5:10
7A
#1
@drphillipshoops
vs 3A
#1
@ocphoops
6:45
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Big man
@Ogomarpayne
goes from
@OsceolaHigh
to
#Montverde
. ... Kowboys coach
@coachn8srt
is at peace with the major move.
@coreyevans_10
@JakePerper
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Dr. Phillips coach Ben Witherspoon (
@CoachBenW
) finishes second in Florida Dairy Farmers boys basketball Coach of the Year voting behind repeat winner Terrence McGriff of
@BartowBasketbal
.
@ocphoops
Treig Burke is third.
Three state champ coaches.
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The First Academy's Chaundee Brown is Florida Dairy Farmers 5A Player of the Year.
@cbrownballin935
@TFAHoops
@TFA_Athletics
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Gusty winds did not deter
@SanSemAthletics
sprinters on Friday night. 'Noles junior
@amarimturner
beat state leader and UF signee Kevar Williams (
@yofavfinesee
) in the 100 and added wins in the 200, 4x100 and 4x400.
@DEvans345
@Woody_Cox
@48Tyrique
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Former
@OCPAthletics
PG
@damonhargejr
will play for loaded Oak Ridge as a senior.
@ORHSHOOPSQUAD
@prephoopsfl
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Here are your Dec. 8 Central Florida All-Star rosters. Game is Dec. 8 at
@lakebrantley
:
Includes Deshawn Massey
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OCPS approving summer sports workouts means all Orlando-area campuses will be open by July 6.
Volusia County has yet to announce its plan.
@OCPSnews
@SCPSInfo
@lakeschools
@sdocathletics
@fhsaa
@FlaHSFootball
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Game story on
@OsceolaHS
loss to unbeaten Ely in 7A state final:
http://t.co/mmX30uJgLx
http://t.co/jgyVf2Tj5Y
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Commitment from junior
@Sean13Stewart
gives
@DukeMBB
a power player with ever-developing ballhandling and shooting skills. He's averaging 21.1 points, 11.6 rebounds and 4.2 blocked shots for a 10-1 team ranked No. 5 in Class 7A by MaxPreps.
@WHS_Hoopz
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The
@lhpsbasketball
Highlanders will return to
#fhsaa
state tourney for the first time since the
@JoelBerryII
championship era.
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SentinelVarsity 2016-17 boys basketball preview:
@tevin_foreign
@coachn8srt
@TMAathletics
@brooks_cluxton
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The
@FHSAA
announces that all eight of its Florida high school football state football finals will be played at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee in December.
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Josh Bates just misses no-hitter as
@BMooreAthletics
whips Lemon Bay to reach 5A championship game:
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The
@OakRidgeHS_OCPS
is in process to name alum and
@NikeSouthBeach
coach Boobie Francis its boys basketball coach
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Great father-son moment and memory here. ...
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Little
@smoothjosh15
is not short on effort, skills, desire:
@TeamCP25
@zaythoven0213
@KowboyJake
@coachn8srt
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Boone siblings Jordan, Maddy Morales share their love for basketball.
STORY:
@ocpsboone
@BooneHighHoops
@boonepubs
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Huge day for senior Angel Vicioso and Oviedo's national No. 4 relay team
Story:
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All now Thurs. nite
Hagerty-Oviedo
Winter Haven-L. Brantley
Lake Mary-Tall. Godby
Jensen Bch-Seminole
Lake Howell-W.Springs
Lyman-LMinneola
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