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...

Top Team: Montverde Last season’s GEICO’s semi-final loss to IMG Academy, with a double-digit lead evaporated in the final quarter, will be all the motivation the Eagles will need for the season.  ...

Favorite: Miramar Class 7A, the state’s biggest classification, is seemingly wide open this year.  Any one of a number of teams have the talent to rise up and take the crown come March.  We are put...

Favorite: Fort Lauderdale Dillard For big schools, this may be the toughest of the classifications.  For Dillard, it starts with long time Head Coach Darryl Burrows.  He’s seen it all in his time w...

Favorite: Oakland Park Northeast In a re-structured Class 5A, picking Northeast out of Oakland Park came down to two factors: (1) The best teams in 5A are located in South Florida (region four) and...

Favorite: Fort Lauderdale University School A two-time champion in Class 5A, the Sharks may have lost a lot to graduation (Vernon Carey, now at Duke) and transfer (Scottie Barnes, now at Montverde ...

This “revised” version of Class 3A is arguably the most challenging classification in the state. Favorite: Boca Raton St. Andrew’s St. Andrew’s has a great chance to finish on top once March rol...

Favorite: Orlando Christian Prep Last year’s OCP squad finished as the runner-up in 3A.  With the new classification line-up, the Warriors are back in 2A and while it is a beefed-up classification,...

Favorite: Paxton Paxton rolled into last season’s Class 1A semi-finals last year with only a single defeat and put up a heck of a challenge to eventual champion Madison County.  Five of the top six...

We finalize our regional previews with a look into South Florida. TOP FIVE “BIG” SCHOOLS (CLASS 7A thru 5A) Miramar (Class 7A, Region 4, District 14) This team from South Broward has a very g...