Quarterfinal Takeaways: South Florida
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We had a wild Wednesday night in South Florida with playoff matchups across the region. Here are some observations from the evening that was. 2022 Martin Garza dropped 24 points in Miami Christian’s victory over Morningside Academy. The 6-foot-3 shooting…
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Continue ReadingWe had a wild Wednesday night in South Florida with playoff matchups across the region. Here are some observations from the evening that was.
2022 Martin Garza dropped 24 points in Miami Christian’s victory over Morningside Academy. The 6-foot-3 shooting guard has ideal size and can really shoot from outside. Garza hit six 3-pointers on the Eagles. 2023 Ethan Villanueva scored 28 points and hit six 3-pointers of his own.
2022 Brasyer Martinez scored 18 points as Forest Hill mounted a furious comeback to beat Centennial. The Falcons were down sixteen points with 5:05 remaining in the fourth quarter. The 5-foot-11 guard came into the game averaging just under 13 points per game. 2022 Michael Copper added 13 points.
2022 Adrian Delgado scored 18 points and dished out three assists to help Belen Jesuit defeat Suncoast. In addition, he hit three early 3-pointers to help the Wolverines jump out by halftime. Belen Jesuit played well defensively and held Suncoast to just 26 points overall. The 5-foot-10 Delgado came into the night averaging 13.3 points while shooting 48 percent from the floor. In addition, he had made 44 3-pointers at a 36 percent rate.
2022 Nicholas Mate Nicholas Mate 5'10" | CG Florida Christian | 2022 State FL scored 22 points and reach over 1000 in his career to help Florida Christian defeat Westminster Christian. The 5-foot-10 combo guard is one of the best perimeter shooters in the area with 96 3-pointers made at a 41 percent rate. 6-foot-4 guard Charlie Bell Charlie Bell 6'4" | CG Victory Rock | 2022 State FL added 19 points and nine boards. Florida Christian is a tough team to defend when they’re shooting the ball effectively.
2022’s Deshayne Montgomery Deshayne Montgomery 6'2" | SF Somerset North Lauderdale | 2022 State FL and Jaiden Miller Jaiden Miller 6'0" | PG Somerset North Lauderdale | 2022 State FL scored 19 and 16 points each to help Somerset Prep North Lauderdale defeat a talented Miami Country Day team. The 6-foot-4 Montgomery added eight assists and five rebounds. 2023 Ricardo Corvil added a double-double with ten points and ten rebounds. The listed 6-foot-1 forward came into the night averaging 14.6 rebounds per game.
2023 Marouf Moumine scored 13 points to help Cardinal Newman upset Benjamin School. The athletic junior guard came into the contest averaging 17.9 points and 7.7 rebounds per game while shooting 65 percent from the field. Moumine hit multiple free-throws late to seal the victory.2022 Xander Torre added 10 points and was big on the offensive glass.
2022 Ryan Davis Ryan Davis 6'4" | CG Martin County | 2022 State FL scored 15 points to help Martin County defeat Dillard. The 6-foot-5 senior leader propelled the Tigers without star 2022 guard Elijah Duval Elijah Duval 6'2" | SG Martin County | 2024 #118 Nation FL . Davis scored nine of his 15 points in the third quarter. He came into the game averaging over 15 points and 6.7 rebounds per game.
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