JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The opening round of the boys high school basketball playoffs are in the books, and all eight area No. 1 seeds are moving on.
There were no significant upsets in Wednesday night’s first round, with top seeds Creekside (1-7A), Tocoi Creek (1-6A), Fleming Island (1-5A), Ribault (1-4A), Jackson (1-3A), University Christian (1-2A), Impact Christian (1-1A) and Hilliard (3-1R) all moving on. The win for the Toros was the first in the program’s four-year history.
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Only Hilliard, which edged Trenton 57-54 was played to within a double-digit margin among the No. 1 seeds. Jackson won by 44 over Walton and Impact drilled Meadowbrook Academy by 57 to headline the blowouts.
In the all-local matchups, Tocoi Creek handled Fletcher (67-54), Providence topped Bishop Snyder (49-41) and NFEI beat St. Johns Country Day (63-53).
Regional quarterfinals
Wednesday’s results
Region 1-7A
(1) Creekside 75, (8) Lake Mary 53
Region 1-6A
(1) Tocoi Creek 67, (8) Fletcher 54
(2) Lake Howell 71, (7) Oakleaf 42
Region 1-5A
(1) Fleming Island 76, (8) Lincoln 58
(5) Leon 56, (4) St. Augustine 53
(2) Ponte Vedra 67, (7) Pensacola Booker T. Washington 57
(3) Gainesville 64, (6) Columbia 51
Region 1-4A
(1) Ribault 75, (8) Fort Walton Beach 55
(4) Bishop Kenny 51, (5) Bay 39
(2) Rickards 49, (7) Paxon 34
(3) Godby 65, (6) Raines 62
Region 1-3A
(1) Jackson 74, (8) Walton 30
(4) Marianna 72, (5) Fernandina Beach 56
(2) Newberry 82, (7) Bolles 77
(3) Florida High 60, (6) Episcopal 27
Region 1-2A
(1) University Christian 89, (8) Maclay 56
(4) Providence 49, (5) Bishop Snyder 41
Region 1-1A
(1) Impact Christian 77, (8) Meadowbrook Academy 20
(4) North Florida Educational 63, (5) St. Johns Country Day 53
(2) Eagle’s View 60, (7) North Florida Christian 58
(6) St. John Paul II 56, (3) Christ’s Church 44
Regional semifinals
Region 3-1R
(1) Hilliard 57, (4) Trenton 54
(2) Fort White 46, (3) Madison County 44
Regional semifinals
Feb. 17, all games 7 p.m.
Region 1-7A
TBA at (1) Creekside (19-7)
Region 1-6A
(5) Milton (20-7) at (1) Tocoi Creek (25-3)
Region 1-5A
(5) Leon (19-7) at (1) Fleming Island (23-5)
(3) Gainesville (21-7) at (2) Ponte Vedra (19-8)
Region 1-4A
(4) Bishop Kenny (18-10) at (1) Ribault (19-8)
Region 1-3A
(4) Marianna (21-5) at (1) Jackson (26-2)
Region 1-2A
(4) Providence (16-12) at (1) University Christian (20-8)
Region 1-1A
(4) North Florida Educational (6-13) at (1) Impact Christian (21-6)
(6) St. John Paul II (10-14) at (2) Eagle’s View (19-7)
Regional semifinals
Region 3-1R
(2) Fort White (14-9) at (1) Hilliard (15-5), Feb. 18, 5 p.m.