JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – It’s on to the third round for six area girls high school basketball teams.
Top-seeds Orange Park (1-5A) and Bishop Kenny (1-4A) thundered in to the third round with double-digit wins over their opponents, while St. Augustine and Nease set up a blockbuster third meeting of the season with big-time playoff wins on the road.
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Providence (1-3A) and University Christian (1-2A) moved on, too, giving the area representatives in five classifications.
In Region 1-6A, Nease won its second straight game with a 52-48 victory over second-seeded Navarre. St. Augustine edged Fort Walton Beach 43-37 to earn a trilogy game against the Panthers in Friday’s regional final. The Yellow Jackets (23-1) have beaten Nease twice.
OP topped Tallahassee Rickards, 69-59, and the Crusaders pummeled South Walton, 70-33 to romp into regional finals at home Friday.
Providence knocked off Episcopal 40-30 in an all-local second-round game to advance to a clash at top-seeded Florida High.
In Region 1-2A, St. Johns Country Day saw its quest for a deep playoff push denied in a 53-45 loss to top-seeded Florida A&M. UC crushed Quincy Munroe, 58-18, to get a shot at the Rattlers.
Oakleaf came up short in Region 1-7A in a 44-36 loss to Orlando Colonial, and Rutherford denied Jackson in 1-4A with a 62-51 win.
Regional semifinals
Tuesday’s results
Region 1-7A
(1) Colonial 44, (4) Oakleaf 36
Region 1-6A
(5) St. Augustine 43, (1) Fort Walton Beach 37
(6) Nease 52, (2) Navarre 48
ELITE 8 HERE WE COME!!!! So proud of how we battled tonight. Fought until the very end when it mattered most. Onto the next round💪🏼💪🏼 pic.twitter.com/XdlOuphN1h
— Sydney Gomes (@Sydneygomes42) February 16, 2022
Region 1-5A
(1) Orange Park 69, (5) Tallahassee Rickards 59
Final: @OrangePark_GBB 69, Rickards 59. The bucket and-1 that essentially iced the game by Eris Lester.
— Juston W. Lewis (@JustonLewis_) February 16, 2022
A top notch game by both programs but OP advances. pic.twitter.com/gA9NUUvvcc
Region 1-4A
(1) Bishop Kenny 70, (5) South Walton 33
(2) Rutherford 62, (6) Jackson 51
Region 1-3A
(3) Providence 40, (7) Episcopal 30
PG/SG C/O 2023 Providence School & Hoop Dreams Elite 2023 3SSB. We’re on to the ELITE 8!!! Next game Friday! @1on1YourShotOn1 @PGHFlorida @CoachPatrece @DuvalSports @CFreemanJAX @JustinBarneyTV @underscouted @hunterkeithl @GigiBistrow @HoopDreams_FL pic.twitter.com/VpM6lyR0jk
— Ella Ortman (@ella_ortman) February 16, 2022
Region 1-2A
(1) Florida A&M 53, (5) St. Johns Country Day 45
(2) University Christian 58, (3) Quincy Munroe 18
Regional finals
Friday’s games, all at 7 p.m.
Region 1-6A
(6) Nease (24-4) at (5) St. Augustine (23-1)
Region 1-5A
(2) Pensacola Pine Forest (16-7) at (1) Orange Park (24-5)
Region 1-4A
(2) Rutherford (24-3) at (1) Bishop Kenny (24-4)
Region 1-3A
(3) Providence (20-5) at (1) Florida State University High (19-3)
Region 1-2A
(2) University Christian (17-11) at (1) Florida A&M (15-3)