Girls basketball poll released
Beef O'Brady's State Girl's Basketball Poll
PALM COAST —The following is the Florida Sports Writers Association’s state high school girl's basketball poll, sponsored by Beef O’Brady’s. Records and first-place votes are in parentheses.
Class 6A
1. Lake Mary (19-1) (7) 79
2. Pompano Beach Ely (14-2) (1) 62
3. Pembroke Pines Flanagan (14-2) 56
4. Miami Norland (13-3) 50
5. Sarasota Riverview (15-3) 33
6. Sickles (14-2) 29
7. Hialeah (11-3) 24
8. Orlando Boone 21
9. Miami Lourdes (15-2) 17
10. Orlando Edgewater (19-2) 16
Also Receiving Votes: Kissimee Osceola (17-2) 14, Palm Beach Lakes (15-3) 10, Plantation (10-4) 9, Orange Park (14-2) 5, Cooper City (13-4) 2
Class 5A
1. Winter Haven (19-1) (8) 80
2. Davie Nova (18-2) 62
3. Jacksonville Lee (17-1) 53
4. Leesburg (19-1) 45
tie. Naples Barron Collier (20-2) 45
6. Fort Lauderdale Dillard (13-4) 28
tie. Plant (13-4) 28
8. Boca Ciega (18-2) 27
9. Tampa Bay Tech (16-1) 22
10. Winter Park Lake Howell (13-3) 18
Also Receiving Votes: Southeast (Bradenton) (15-3) 11, Daytona Beach Mainland (13-3) 4, Fort Pierce Central (16-3) 3
Class 4A
1. Pensacola High (15-0) (8) 80
2. Jacksonville Andrew Jackson (18-1) 70
3. Hallandale (13-2) 57
4. Riviera Beach Suncoast (17-3) 44
5. Pensacola Washington (15-3) 43
6. Jensen Beach (13-4) 42
7. Orlando Bishop Moore (13-3) 22
8. Nature Coast (14-5) 18
tie. Rockledge 15-2) 18
10. St. Augustine (12-5) 12
Also Receiving Votes: Jacksonville Bishop Kenny (13-6) 4, Palatka (12-4) 2, South Fort Myers (14-4) 2
Class 3A
1. Miramar Parkway Academy (19-1) (7) 70
2. Gainesville P.K. Yonge (15-0) 63
3. St. Petersburg Catholic (18-1) 56
4. Plantation American Heritage (13-4) 47
5. Fort Myers Dunbar (16-1) 43
6. Jacksonville Ribault (14-5) 32
7. Miami Gulliver Prep (12-1) 20
8. Miami La Salle (10-2) 16
9. Pahokee (12-4) 12
10. Lake Highland Prep (7-7) 9
Also Receiving Votes: Fort Pierce John Carroll (NA) 7, Santa Rosa Beach South Walton (14-4) 5, West Palm Beach Cardinal Newman (12-6) 5
Class 2A
1. Daytona Beach Father Lopez (13-3) (4) 66
2. Jacksonville University Christian (17-1) (30) 64
3. Lafayette (12-1) 60
4. Hollywood Christian (15-4) 42
5. Orlando First Academy (13-4) 38
6. Melbourne Florida Air (12-2) 35
7. Jacksonville Providence (13-3) 31
8. Orlando Pine Castle Christian (6-8) 20
9. St. Augustine St. Joseph (13-4) 12
10. Northside Christian (14-4) 4
tie. Fort Lauderdale Westminster Academy (10-5) 4
tie. West Palm Beach King’s Academy (10-6) 4
Also Receiving Votes: Lakeland Christian (14-2) 2, Keswick Christian (13-3) 1, West Palm Beach Kings Academy 1
Class A
1. Merritt Island Christian (10-0) (6) 68
2. Sarasota Christian (13-3) (1) 63
3. Paxton (13-5) 46
4. Miami Northwest Christian (7-3) 33
5. Fort Meade (13-1) 32
tie. Lake Worth Christian (9-9) 32
7. West Palm Beach Trinity Christian (7-4) 20
The St. Petersburg Times High School Sports blog is written and compiled by the Times preps sports staff from Pinellas, Hillsborough, Pasco and Hernando counties. We invite your participation in the comments area.
How in the world is Plant even ranked? They are not one of the top teams in that county. I know they couldnt last in pinellas.
Posted by: a fan | January 15, 2008 at 01:33 PM
i agree with you Girls Hoops Fanatic we will just have to see they are a good team but can they prove it by beating the two most overrated teams in the county.......
Posted by: gbc | January 15, 2008 at 01:17 PM
the team that wins is not necessarily always the better team. there have been teams that have lost to weaker teams when they should have won.
Posted by: | January 11, 2008 at 06:18 PM
All these could of/should of/if they had been playing etc about TC are excuses of a team with less ability. If they were good enough they would of, but they were not! Bogie could have beaten SPC--BUT THEY DIDN'T!!!!!!!!!! So, who is the better team? Clue...the team that wins!
Posted by: | January 11, 2008 at 11:08 AM
hey joe it is true TC got beat pretty good by SPC but they can beat them. TC could have very well beaten Boca Ciega. If you didnt know they were only down by 4 at the half. They could have beat that team if it had not been for a coaching mistake and had their players been playing their A game.
Side note
Plant shouldnt be on this list at all.
Posted by: | January 11, 2008 at 08:45 AM
St. Pete defeated Northside by 19 or so and Academy by 12. They lost to SPC 42-37. Their quality wins this year include Lakewood 52-49, Sickles 57-55, and Mitchell. They still have Boca Ciega and Clearwater on their schedule and those games will certainly show where they belong.
Posted by: Girls Hoops Fanatic | January 11, 2008 at 08:01 AM
SP High lost to St Pete Catholic in the tournament and beat Plant and AHN. AHN is in a down year, and Plant let up 50 to the same Wharton team that Clearwater let up 1 to.
Posted by: Holy Names | January 11, 2008 at 12:08 AM
Also, you listed some impressive teams that were in that tournament but failed to mention who ST. Pete high actually defeated. Just because there are good teams in a tournament doesn't mean they played any of them...other than SPC. Just answer me this. Who did they beat in their two tournaments.
Posted by: Joe | January 10, 2008 at 11:18 PM
Good answer.....but that's one tournament.....what did they do in their other tournament?
Posted by: Joe | January 10, 2008 at 11:17 PM
Joe- Good question. They played in the same tournament that St. Pete Catholic, Northside Christian, and PLant played in, the Jaguar Holiday Tournament at Academy of Holy Names. Those three are ranked in their respective classes. The tournament also had Clearwater, Academy of Holy Names, and Freedom. St. Pete HIgh went 2-1 and finished third. Their only loss was to St. Pete Catholic in which they held SPC to their lowest point total of the year. They have 4 losses this season and they have avenged two of those four losses by beating Sickles and MItchell the second time around. Since November 27 they are 11-1. Just some facts.
Posted by: Girls Hoops Fanatic | January 10, 2008 at 07:22 PM
St. Pete High should be listed......however, what tournament's did they play in that really pushed the envelope to get their names out?
Posted by: Joe | January 10, 2008 at 04:06 PM
where's st. pete on the 6a polls
Posted by: gbc | January 10, 2008 at 02:58 PM
Keswick should be in the top 5 in 2A. Oh well, they will just have to continue to prove with thier play and win...a good game this Saturday at Keswick vs Norhtside.
Posted by: | January 10, 2008 at 02:27 PM
Go Keswick!!
Posted by: | January 10, 2008 at 01:43 PM
Tampa Catholic? They get run by every good team they play.........see SPC/Bogie results.
Posted by: Joe | January 10, 2008 at 01:28 PM
How about Tampa Catholic???
Posted by: | January 10, 2008 at 11:10 AM
where's clearwater?
Posted by: | January 09, 2008 at 09:58 PM
wheres clearwater?
Posted by: | January 09, 2008 at 09:58 PM
Another great showing by the area teams. But I have to wonder how Plant is higher than Boca Ciega and Clearwater doesn't even appear in the poll? St. Pete High goes from having one vote in the last poll to no votes, and the only loss they have had in the time is to St. Pete Catholic which is an outstanding team. The Florida Sports Writers Association should probably do better homework if they are going to try and put together a poll that is inconsistent to say the least.
Posted by: Girls Hoops Fanatic | January 09, 2008 at 09:54 PM