Father Lopez Are Embry-Riddle Champs

GREEN "TIDAL" WAVE COAST THROUGH PLAYOFFS

Warner won a play-in opening round game while Calvary and Lopez both advanced easily in the Round of 16. Warner ran up against a too-tough Miami Palmetto squad to be eliminated in the Round of 16. Calvary faced Lake Highland Prep in the Quarterfinals who had previously handed them a 30-pt defeat, but the tables were turned as a very inspired effort led by PG Cam Hadley turned a 1st half 10 pt deficit into a 6 pt victory to move Calvary to the Final 4. Unfortunately we would not have an all-County Finals as Lopez and Calvary met in the Semifinals. Calvary jumped out to a 5 pt halftime lead, but unfortunately ran out of steam, as a much deeper Lopez side owned the 2nd half for a comfortable win.

In the Finals, Lopez faced a Miami Southwest squad that had lost only once so far, but again Lopez' superior depth and team play, especially from SF Taylor Crimmins (the Camp 3-Pt Shooting Champion) and PF Brandon Serle led them to an easier than expected double digit victory to take home the crown.

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DELAND FAVORITES @ LAKE MARY PREP SUMMER LEAGUE PLAYOFFS

The DeLand Bulldogs have engineered an 8-0 record in the LMP Summer League despite playing with an inconsistent roster, missing some key football players. They have been able to win close games with exellent defense and now will try to become the champions in Season 2 of the League. Atlantic, the defending league champions, have dropped 3 razor-close contests and will be the 3-seed. Spruce Creek started slow but is playing better as of late and earned the 4-seed, while Pine Ridge and Trinity Christian will face off in the 8 vs 9 game, with the winner getting DeLand.

The full schedule is posted to the right.

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BEST WAY TO PROMOTE AREA PLAYERS DISCUSSION

I would very much like to hear opinions from area coaches on how to best use this resources to promote our area players. One thing I dont think I want to do is a "ranking" since those are subjective. However, I was thinking of a list for each class, and for each player with college aspirations include a short bio and their statistics, along with any college offers received to that point. Id love to hear more opinions on this either by email or on the message board.