JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Ready for some basketball? The fourth annual Fortegra High School 9:12 Basketball Invitational presented by CSI Companies tipped off Thursday afternoon at FSCJ’s South Campus and wraps up with Saturday’s championship round.
Fleming Island and Nease punched their tickets to the 7:15 p.m. final on Saturday, with the Golden Eagles routing Riverside, 72-53, and the Panthers edging previously unbeaten Fletcher, 49-48.
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Nease beat Dublin, Ga. (42-31) in Thursday’s opener. Fleming Island (7-0), tied for sixth in the News4JAX Super 6 rankings, has romped to victories in its two Fortegra games. The Golden Eagles topped Episcopal on Thursday (67-50) and blew by the Generals in the nightcap on Friday.
Riverside won its first-round games Thursday in an OT thriller, 57-56, over previously unbeaten Ponte Vedra. Darren Smith II hit a 3-pointer with six seconds to play in OT to deliver Riverside the win. The Sharks, who debuted at No. 2 in the Super 6 this week, have gone 0-2 thus far in the Fortegra. No. 3 Fletcher’s loss to Nease was its first of the season.
Watch/listen
On Saturday, all games will be streamed on News4JAX.com and the News4JAX app. The final two games will be televised live on CW-17 and also broadcast on 92.5 FM and 1010AM.
Tickets
General admission tickets are $10 for all games but the championship ($15). They are $5 for both students and children 12 and under for all games but the championship ($8). An all-tournament pass is $75 and a courtside seating for the event is $120. They can be purchased here.
Schedule
Thursday’s results
Nease 42, Dublin 31
Fletcher 65, Impact Christian 40
Riverside 57, Ponte Vedra 56, OT
Fleming Island 67, Episcopal 50
Friday
Dublin 55, Impact Christian 54, OT
Episcopal 51, Ponte Vedra 37
Nease 49, Fletcher 48
Fleming Island 72, Riverside 53
Saturday
Seventh-place game, Impact Christian (3-4) vs. Ponte Vedra (4-2), noon
Fifth-place game, Dublin (5-1) vs. Episcopal (4-4), 2 p.m.
Third-place game, Fletcher (7-1) vs. Riverside (6-2), 4 p.m.
Championship, Nease (5-2) vs. Fleming Island (7-0), 7:15 p.m.
Tournament champs
2020: Lee. 2019: Providence. 2018: Providence.
All-tournament teams
MVPs are in bold
2020: Bobby Crouch (Bolles); Mark Flakus (Episcopal); Alex Fudge (Lee); Terrance Guinyard (Lee); Ben McGraw (Bolles)
2019: Deebo Coleman (West Nassau); Justin Hicks (West Nassau); Max McQuiddy (Episcopal); James Repass (Providence); Zyhir Sims (Fletcher).
2018: John Abate (Orange Park); Kevin Finley (First Coast); Ahren Freeman (Providence); Patrick Larmoyeux (Bishop Kenny); Max McQuiddy (Episcopal).