LAKE PLACID — The team concept proved stronger than a single individual in Thursday night's game between Lake Placid and Clewiston. Led by Ashley Paeplow's team-high 12 points, the Green Dragons placed three players in double figures and held on for a 44-43 win over the Tigers in girls basketball. Clewiston's Desiree Lopez was a one-girl scoring machine as she poured in 32 points and pulled down 10 rebounds, but Lake Placid's offensive balance proved to be the difference. "We needed a win, and I was just going on adrenaline," said Paeplow. "My shot felt good tonight and I just kept shooting. "It's good to beat Clewiston because they beat us last month, but it shouldn't have been this close." ...more

December 15, 2007

It was raining three's at Tarpon Springs High School as the Spongers hosted Class 5A, District 9 frontrunners Pinellas Park for a Friday evening match up. Both teams accounted for 20 total 3-pointers on the night. Unfortunately for the home team, the still-undefeated Patriots rattled in 14 of those. ...more

December 9, 2007

SEBRING — In practice, when Sam Robinson works on his running teardrop floater, he makes sure everyone knows whose style he's emulating. "He works on that shot all the time," said Sebring coach Princeton Harris. "All he says is 'Tony Parker! Tony Parker!' "I don't really like it, but you can't take it away from the kid, because he's perfected it." Behind the floater and 24 points, Robinson spurred Sebring to a 56-45 victory over Braden River on Friday night in a crucial Class 4A-District 10 meeting at SHS. ...more

December 9, 2007

Samford's undermanned team was like a Sunday afternoon house guest that dropped by unannounced and then wouldn't leave. Florida State kept dropping hints that it was time for the pesky Bulldogs to disappear, but they wouldn't listen for much of the game. ...more

December 3, 2007

LAKE PLACID — Led by balanced scoring and a tenacious zone defense, Lake Placid cruised past Lake Region 38-16 in girls basketball on Friday night. The Green Dragons, who improved to 3-4, led by only six points at halftime, but outscored the Thunder by 10 points in the third period to put the game out of reach. Leading the way for Lake Placid was sophomore forward Sierra Weaver, who pulled down nine rebounds and scored six of her game-high 10 points in the pivotal third-quarter run. ...more

December 2, 2007

AVON PARK — It may have been a long holiday weekend, but Avon Park used a suffocating defense and a balanced offense to make short work of Okeechobee by a score of 67-31 in girls basketball on Saturday night. The Class 4A Red Devils, who improved to 3-1 with the win, used their athleticism and quickness to force 23 Brahman turnovers to break the non-district game open in the second half. "We played our game tonight," junior guard Daija Barrett said. "We played as a team, ran the floor well and played as one. "Our offense was clicking, our defense was solid and this is the kind of effort we need to bring every night." ...more

November 26, 2007

SEBRING — Balanced scoring and a tenacious defense paced Lake Placid to a 65-33 win over Moore Haven in boys basketball on Tuesday night in the Terrier's gym. Senior forward Conlin Veley scored a game-high 16 points, center Travalier Sholtz added 14 points and 10 rebounds and Josh Hickey chipped in with 10 points and six boards as the Class 3A Green Dragons improved to 1-0. ...more

November 24, 2007

LAKE PLACID — Run and gun, and then run some more. Lake Placid used the speed of junior point guard Kaneisha Hamilton, who scored a game-high 15 points, to lead the Green Dragons past Walker Memorial 41-32 in a non-district girls basketball meeting on Thursday night. The win evened Lake Placid's record at 1-1, and with three players scoring eight points apiece, the Dragon's new offense had its desired effect. ...more

November 17, 2007

SEBRING — Despite an off-shooting night and some opening game jitters, Sebring's Chelsea Davis buried a 3-pointer with 18 seconds remaining to give the Blue Streaks a 49-46 win over LaBelle in the first round of the Tip-Off Classic on Tuesday night. ...more

November 8, 2007