Favorite: Madison County Madison County made it to the state semi-finals last year and came within two points of eventual champions Wildwood of reaching the title game.  This time around, Madison C...

We finalize our regional previews with a look into South Florida. TOP FIVE “BIG” SCHOOLS (CLASS 9A thru 5A) Fort Lauderdale NSU University School (Class 5A, Region 4, District 13) The Sharks ...

We move onto Southwest Florida for our regional previews. TOP FIVE “BIG” SCHOOLS (CLASS 9A thru 5A) Sarasota Riverview (Class 9A, Region 2, District 6) Riverview will be a young team this com...

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...

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...