We move onto Central Florida for our regional previews.
TOP FIVE “BIG” SCHOOLS (CLASS 9A thru 5A)
Orlando Oakridge (Class 9A, Region 2, District 5)
Last year’s Pioneers team was one for the a...
We continue our regional coverage with a look at North Florida, which we consider from Tallahassee east to Jacksonville and south to Ocala.
TOP FIVE “BIG” SCHOOLS (CLASS 9A thru 5A)
Ocala Trinit...
Jim Haley, former Ocala Vanguard Boys Basketball Coach and Founder of the Kingdom of the Sun Tournament passed away yesterday at the age of 74.
While those two accolades are most often mentioned fi...
Before getting into our annual pre-season preview of each classification, we thought it would be beneficial to take an overall look at the different geographic regions of the state. We’ve broken the ...
Balance. The legendary John Wooden stated this is one of the most important factors for basketball success. With the right mix of interior scoring and outside shooting, teams can make it a long nigh...
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...
Every year, players elevate their profile due to their play during the spring and summer. Several players that we saw the past few months have made the jump to that point. It will be interesting to ...
Next up in our spring/summer awards is the Most Surprising Team category. There could be many reasons that a team falls into this category: their success was unexpected; their overcoming of obstacles...
With three shoe-sponsored travel circuits plus countless number of independent teams and events, it is quite difficult to compare teams across the different platforms. Another challenge is that all t...