Scoreboard

Class 7A

Sarasota Riverview 78, Alonso 71

Class 6A

East Lake 83, Punta Gorda Charlotte 59

Lakeland Kathleen 66, Plant City 63

Class 5A

Jesuit 45, Blake 40

Leesburg 66, Fivay 61

Class 4A

Astronaut 69, Tampa Catholic 55

Class 3A

Bishop McLaughlin 84, Carrollwood Day 66

Class 2A

Cambridge Christian 61, Brandon Academy 29

Prime time performers

G Anthony Bittar, Sr., East Lake: Had 20 points, seven rebounds and five assists in a win over Wiregrass Ranch. 

G Dean Gabrelcik, Sr., East Lake: Finished with 20 points, six assists, five rebounds and four steals in a win over Wiregrass Ranch. 

G DJ Haynes, Jr., Plant City: Scored a team-high 20 points and had five rebounds and three assists in a loss to Lakeland Kathleen. 

G Eric Howard, Sr., Fivay: Had a team-high 20 points in a loss to Leesburg.

G Josh Martin, Jr., Wiregrass Ranch: Scored a team-high 19 points in a loss to East Lake. 

G Gavin Martinez, Sr., Cambridge Christian: led all scorers with 24 points in a win over Brandon Academy.  

F Derrick Mitchell, Jr., Tampa Catholic: Finished with 19 points and four rebounds in a loss to Astronaut. 

F/G Dillon Mitchell, Jr., Bishop McLaughlin: Led the Hurricanes with 24 points and 12 rebounds in a win over Carrollwood Day. 

F Joe Pesansky, Fr., Jesuit: Led the Tigers with 15 points, seven rebounds and two steals in a win over Blake. 

G Emanuel Sharp, Jr., Bishop McLaughlin: Finished with a team-high 28 points in a win over Carrollwood Day. 

G Trent Scott, Sr., Alonso: Scored a team-high 23 points in a loss to Sarasota Riverview. 

G Ryan Weir, Sr., Jesuit: Had 12 points and seven steals in a win over Blake. 

Friday’s region finals schedule

All games at 7

Class 6A

Punta Gorda Charlotte at East Lake

Class 5A

Jesuit at Naples

Class 3A

Bishop McLaughlin at Fort Myers Canterbury

Class 2A

Southwest Florida Christian at Cambridge Christian

Here are the nominees for the boys basketball player of the week. Voting lasts through Thursday. 

G Juan Arias, Sr., Brandon Academy: Had 16 points and 12 rebounds in a win over Academy at the Lakes.

G Joshua Martin, Jr., Wiregrass Ranch: Led the Bulls with 29 points in a win over St. Petersburg, the first playoff victory for Wiregrass Ranch in a decade. 

F Joe Pesansky, Sr., Jesuit: The two-sport star dominated down low, finishing with 29 points and seven rebounds to lead the Tigers’ impressive comeback against Clearwater. 

F Erik Scott, Sr. Fivay: Averaged 10 points and 13 rebounds in three straight games, all wins, to help the Falcons win their first district title and first playoff game. 

G Trent Scott, Jr., Alonso: Led the Ravens with 15 points, nine rebounds and six assists in a win over Durant. 

Pick the boys basketball player of the week

Juan Arias, Brandon Academy

Joshua Martin, Wiregrass Ranch

Joe Pesansky, Jesuit

Erik Scott, Fivay

Trent Scott, Alonso

Results Vote

Pick the boys basketball player of the week

Juan Arias, Brandon Academy 484 ( 45.45 % )

Joshua Martin, Wiregrass Ranch 331 ( 31.08 % )

Joe Pesansky, Jesuit 53 ( 4.98 % )

Erik Scott, Fivay 158 ( 14.84 % )

Trent Scott, Alonso 39 ( 3.66 % )

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What to watch

Baseball

Plant City (2-0) at Durant (2-0), 7

Expect a low-scoring game. Both teams have allowed a combined four runs this season. 

Girls basketball 

Class 3A state semifinals at Lakeland

Bishop McLaughlin (17-5) at Miami Country Day (21-3), 4

The Phoenix are in the state semifinals for the second time in school history. They face a formidable opponent. The Spartans are ranked No. 1 in 3A and No. 11 overall in the state by MaxPreps. 

Softball 

Nature Coast (2-0) at Hernando (2-0), 7 

Undefeated rivals square off to get an early jump on Hernando County supremacy. 

The schedules

Baseball

St. Petersburg at Palm Harbor University, 4

Lakewood at Boca Ciega, 4

IMG Gray at Osceola, 7

Northeast at Pinellas Park, 7

Plant City at Durant, 7

Nature Coast at South Sumter, 7

Inspiration Academy at Bishop McLaughlin, 7

Hollins at Anclote, 7

Largo at Freedom, 7

Girls basketball 

Class 3A state semifinals at Lakeland

Bishop McLaughlin (17-5) at Miami Country Day (21-3), 4

Softball

St. Petersburg at Boca Ciega, 4

Cypress Creek at Wiregrass Ranch, 6

Nature Coast at Hernando, 7

Osceola at Largo, 7

Countryside at Tarpon Springs, 7

Plant City at Durant, 7

Anclote at Gulf, 7