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Girls basketball playoffs ‘24: BK, Providence, Ponte Vedra, NFEI, UC, San Jose Prep move on

The Florida High School Athletic Association's girls basketball playoffs continue this week. (News4JAX)

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The area has six girls basketball teams still standing tall in the high school basketball state playoffs.

Bishop Kenny ended Ribault’s season for the third time in the past four seasons with a 43-33 win over the Trojans. Clare Coyle had 21 points and Kenny, the area’s top team in the Super 6 the bulk of the season, erased a 19-17 halftime deficit to surge past Ribault in the second half. Kenny (25-5) will host Panama City Rutherford in Thursday night’s Region 1-5A final for a spot in the state final four. Rutherford ended Bolles’ season 51-39.

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Top-seeded Providence, the only other area team this year to be atop the Super 6, handled Gainesville P.K. Yonge 77-62 to move in the Region 1-3A final. The Stallions will host San Jose Prep in the Thursday regional final ensuring that one area team in that region will make the state semis. The Storm beat Trinity Catholis 54-51. Another all-local regional final will happen in 1-2A where both North Florida Educational and University Christian coasted to blowout wins over Oak Hall and St. Joseph.

In Region 1-6A, host Ponte Vedra beat Lincoln 54-42 to move on to Thursday’s regional final at Niceville.

Regional semifinals

Monday’s results

Region 1-6A

(2) Ponte Vedra 51, (6) Tallahassee Lincoln 42

Region 1-5A

(1) Pensacola Washington 54, (5) Ridgeview 36

Region 1-4A

(1) Bishop Kenny 43, (4) Ribault 33

(2) Panama City Rutherford 51, (3) Bolles 39

Region 1-3A

(1) Providence 77, (4) P.K. Yonge 62

(2) San Jose Prep 54, (3) Trinity Catholic 51

Region 1-2A

(1) North Florida Educational 64, (4) Gainesville Oak Hall 17

(2) University Christian 55, (3) St. Joseph 16

Regional finals

Thursday’s games

Region 1-6A

(2) Ponte Vedra (21-8) at (1) Niceville (24-4), 8 p.m.

Region 1-4A

(2) Panama City Rutherford (25-1) at (1) Bishop Kenny (24-4)

Region 1-3A

(2) San Jose Prep (16-9) at (1) Providence (25-2)

Region 1-2A

(2) University Christian (18 -6) at (1) North Florida Educational (15-5)


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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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