OCP, Dr. Phillips to vie for titles on Saturday

At RP Funding Center, Lakeland

Class 2A

Orlando Christian Prep (26-0) vs. Jacksonville Impact Christian (20-8) When: Saturday, 10 a.m. Buzz: OCP has won 46 consecutive games and is a heavy favorite to repeat. The Warriors beat Impact 58-44 in the 2A final a year ago and 65-35 in a December regular-season game.

OCP stat leaders: A.J. Brown, 6-4, Jr. (14.4 ppg, 2.1 apg); Omar Figueroa, 6-0, Sr. (14.0 ppg, 2.2 apg.); Ven-Allen Lubin, 6-7, Jr. (12.1 ppg, 7.1 rpg)

Impact stat leaders: Calvin Johnson, 6-4, Sr. (13.7 ppg, 6.7 rpg, 3.5 apg); Ivan

Lawson, 6-6, Sr. (11.2 ppg). History: OCPS seeks to capture its ninth championship in 14 years. No program has achieved that in state history. Impact, a fifthyear program, was a state runner-up in its first year of FHSAA eligibility in 2018 and is in the final four for the third time in four years.

Class 7A

Dr. Phillips (23-3) vs. Palm Beach Gardens Dwyer (14-3) When: Saturday, 8 p.m. Buzz: Dr. Phillips plays for a long-sought first state title. The Panthers lost semifinal games in 1996, 1997 and 1998 and were state runners-up in 2007, 2010 and 2011. Dwyer has 659 wins under its 30th-year head coach Fred Ross, a former DeLand High player. That includes FHSAA championship-game wins in 2005, 2006 and 2011. Dwyer didn’t play a game until Dec. 9, 16 days after DP opened its season, because Palm Beach County delayed winter sports due to COVID19.

DP stat leaders: Denzel Aberdeen, 6-4, Jr. (18.7 ppg, 3.6 apg); Riley Kugel, 6-5, Jr. (12.5 ppg, 2.1 spg); Ernest Udeh Jr., 6-10, Jr. (9.7 ppg, 9.6 rpg, 1.8 bpg).

Dwyer stat leaders: Rodrick Johnson Jr., 6-4, Sr. (13.2 ppg, 6.8 rpg); Kyle McNeal, 6-2, Soph. (10.7 ppg); Juwan Dawes, 6-4, Jr. (10.2 ppg).

History: DP looks to be the fourth Orlando area team to win the large classification in a span of five seasons. Kissimmee Osceola won big-school titles in 2017 and 2019 and Oak Ridge was the champ in 2018.

Tickets: $10 per day in advance online (RPfundingcenter.com with $1.90 service fee); $13 game day at box office. Parking fee is $10. The arena has socially distant seating with a capacity of 2,400 for COVID19 guidelines.

Webcasts: All semifinals will be streamed by nfhsnetwork.com (FHSAA as search term; $10.99 month subscription). Championship games will be streamed by Spectrum Sports (https://fhsaa.boxcast. com; $9.99 per game).