Sun Sentinel Palm Beach Edition
State championship tournament schedule
South Florida will be well represented at the Lakeland Center as the high school boys basketball state championships get underway. Below is the schedule from Tuesday through Saturday’s finals, with South Florida teams in bold.
Tuesday
Class 1A semifinals: Hawthorne (24-5) vs. West Gadsden (23-6), 10 a.m.; Wildwood (23-3) vs. Graceville (23-5), noon; Class 2A semifinals: Miami Christian (26-2) vs. Jacksonville Temple Christian (25-3), 2; Melbourne Florida Prep (24-5) vs. Jacksonville North Florida Educational Institute (21-8), 4; Class 3A semifinals: Miami Champagnat (23-6) vs. Deltona Trinity Christian (21-8), 6; Fort Myers Southwest Florida Christian (28-2) vs. Orlando Christian Prep (25-4), 8.
Wednesday
Class 4A semifinals: Miami Archbishop Carroll (28-2) vs. Jacksonville Providence (24-5), 10 a.m.; Westminster Academy (27-4) vs. Tampa Seffner Christian (25-6), noon. Class 5A semifinals: Calvary Christian (22-6) vs. Marianna (24-3), 2; Tampa Catholic (24-5) vs. Villages Charter (27-2), 4. Class 1A championship — 6 p.m.; Class 2A championship — 8:30 p.m.
Thursday
Class 6A semifinals — 11 a.m., 1 p.m. Class 7A semifinals: Dillard (26-4) vs. Ocala Vanguard (24-6), 3; vs. Lehigh (21-9) vs. Edgewater (22-8), 5; Class 3A championship — 7 p.m.
Friday
Class 8A semifinals: Palm Beach Lakes (25-3) vs. Tallahassee Lincoln (23-3), noon; Bradenton Lakewood Ranch (27-2) vs. Tampa Sickles (27-4), 2. Class 9A semifinals: South Miami (27-3) vs. Apopka Wekiva (25-5), 4; Wellington (27-3) vs. Kissimmee Osceola (28-2), 6. Class 4A championship — 7 p.m.
Saturday
Championships: Class 6A — 12:30 p.m.; Class 7A — 3 p.m.; Class 8A — 5:30 p.m.; Class 9A — 8 p.m.