Without solid guard play, success on the basketball court is hard to come by.  It becomes much more difficult to advance the ball, score, or contain the other team on the perimeter without it.  With t...

The game becomes much easier if a team has size.  Offensively it can get you easy baskets close to the rim.  On the defensive end, it makes it harder for the other team to score in half-court sets.  W...

Favorite: Miami Christopher Columbus The Explorers are gunning for a fifth consecutive title in the state’s largest classification, something that has never been done.  While the recent transfer of...

Favorite: Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas This group will miss D.J. Wimbley, now at Florida State, but has the winning pedigree to repeat.  D.J. Sandi, a 6’1 senior, spearheads the point of atta...

Favorite: Fleming Island With quality size and length inside and skilled athleticism on the perimeter, Fleming Island has all the pieces needed to walk away with a state title in front of its homet...

Favorite: Fort Lauderdale Stranahan Last season’s team won the Class 4A title a year ahead of schedule with a thrilling game against St. Pete Gibbs. Four starters return from that squad.  Damari Fo...

We headed over to Maitland to catch Southeastern Prep’s first home SIAA game of the season, taking on Florida Coastal Prep out of Fort Walton Beach.  The Falcons come in as the #7 ranked team in the c...

Regions Two and Three are powerhouses while Regions One and Four are much less so. Favorite: The Villages Charter After coming within three points of knocking off nationally ranked Calvary Chris...

Next Up in our classification previews is Class 2A.  Annually this has became one of the most talent-laden and competitive classifications. Favorite: Miami Riviera Prep The Bulldogs have won thr...

Not surprisingly, Sagemont continued its roll of dominance in winning the Class 1A state title last season.  This year should see many of the same programs in the hunt for a title, but likely a new ki...