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Providence wins back-to-back Fortegra hoops titles

Fortegra High School 9:12 Basketball Invitational (Travis Gibson, Copyright 2023 by WJXT News4Jax - All rights reserved.)

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Providence reigned supreme just like it has in every other Fortegra Invitational basketball tournament.

The Stallions, ranked No. 6 in the News4JAX Super 6, won the Fortegra for the second straight season and fourth time in six appearances, topped No. 3 Episcopal 54-36 in the championship game on Saturday night at FSCJ. Providence put three players on the all-tournament team, Chris Arias, David Fonville and Brady Patterson.

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Caleb Williams of Ribault and Episcopal’s Kent Jackson and Grady Schwartz also made the all-tournament team. Williams averaged 29.3 points per game in the event to lead all players.

Fortegra Invitational

At FSCJ

Thursday’s results

Oakleaf 80, Ribault 75 (2 OT)

Providence 63, Paxon 40

NFEI 49, Ponte Vedra 39

Episcopal 63, Southwest 38

Friday

Paxon 57, Ribault 45

Ponte Vedra 55, Southwest 40

Providence 60, Oakleaf 47

Episcopal 43, NFEI 42

Saturday

Seventh-place game, Ribault 77, Southwest 69

Third-place game, Oakleaf 78, NFEI 51

Consolation final, Paxon 56, Ponte Vedra 51

Championship, Providence 54, Episcopal 35


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Justin Barney joined News4Jax in February 2019, but he’s been covering sports on the First Coast for more than 20 years.

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