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Boys Basketball Region Quarterfinals

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The Tampa Tribune

Published: February 19, 2009

Class 6A

Sarasota Riverview (25-5) at Sickles (23-4): Sickles, the fifth-ranked team in the latest 6A state poll, is led by 6-foot-10 center John Henson, who is averaging 17.7 points, 12.3 rebounds and 6.1 blocks per game. Junior point guard Jordan Davis leads Hillsborough County with 7.4 assists per game.

St. Petersburg (20-6) at Lakeland (23-2): The host Dreadnaughts, the sixth-ranked team in 6A, are led by 6-foot-7 forward and star recruit Richie Edwards, who is averaging 18.0 points and 9.3 rebounds per game.

Class 5A

Blake (20-7) at Clearwater (24-3): Blake must go through Clearwater, the top-ranked team in 5A, which is led by junior and Florida State-commit Okaro White, who is averaging 20.7 per game. Blake is led by sophomore point guard Andre Smith's 17.4 points per game.

Largo (23-5) at Hillsborough (20-8): Largo saw its five-year streak of making the playoffs snapped last year. Meanwhile, Hillsborough is making its first playoff appearance since 2002 and has three players scoring in double figures with Juan Washington (13.1), Michael Jimerson (12.4) and Alvon Woodard (10.2).

Land O' Lakes (17-10) at King (20-6): King is looking to win its first playoff game and is one win shy of tying a school record for most victories in a season. Senior forward Toarlyn Fitzpatrick, a Georgia Southern recruit, leads the 5A-District 8 champs with 14.5 points and 11.3 rebounds per game. Land O' Lakes lost in the quarterfinals last year.

Newsome (20-5) at Ridgewood (25-2): Newsome is making its first playoff appearance and is led by junior forward Samal Shepherd, who is averaging 18.5 points per game. Ridgewood, the fifth-ranked team in the state poll, is led by East Tennessee State-bound center Lukas Poderis, who is averaging 19.4 points per game.

Class 3A

Fort Myers Dunbar (15-10) at Berkeley Prep (22-5): Berkeley, ranked fourth in the 3A poll, is led by seniors Johnathan Gray (18.1 ppg) and Austin Suarez (13.4 ppg).

Tampa Catholic (9-18) at Fort Myers Bishop Verot (20-9): Ian Ham leads TC with 10.9 points per game. Bishop Verot, the sixth-ranked team in the 3A poll, is led by 6-6 forward Effenberg Etienne, who is averaging 20.3 points per game.

Class 2A

Lakeland Santa Fe Catholic (7-18) at Tampa Prep (23-4): Tampa Prep, ranked sixth in the 2A poll, is making its 14th playoff appearance and has three players averaging double figures - Jamal Cherry (15.3), Jay Bowie (14.8) and Jake Haslam (10.6).

Class 1A

Cambridge (13-12) at Lakeland Victory Christian: The Lancers are making their first playoff appearance since 2004 and looking for their first playoff win since 2000. Cameron Brown leads Cambridge with 13.5 points per game.

Lake Wales Vanguard at Seffner Christian (19-7): Seffner advanced to the region final last year and junior guard Devin Paularinne is currently the leading scorer in Hillsborough County with 21.3 points per game.

Bradenton Christian at Canterbury (14-9): Canterbury hasn't won a postseason game since 1977 and will face a Bradenton Christian team that advanced to the state final four last season.

Citrus Park Christian (13-13) at Sarasota Christian: Citrus Park Christian is making its second consecutive playoff appearance and is led Brandon Hagarty (15.7 ppg) and Jerry Oliver (15.1).

Nick Williams

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