4A Rankings: Top 10 Teams

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Florida High School Basketball regular season concluded last week and now we turn our direction to the district tournaments… The Prep Hoops Florida staff is taking a deeper dive at the Top 10 teams in all seven classifications.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>1) Mater Lakes Academy (21-3)</strong>: The Bears finish the regular season on a 6-game winning streak dating back to January 11, where they lost to 7A Columbus 73-60. The Bears had three members averaging double figures this season featuring 6'3 senior guard [player_tooltip player_id='709221' first='Michael' last='Bradley'], 6'5 junior small forward [player_tooltip player_id='1055719' first='Christian' last='Reid'] and 6'0 sophomore guard [player_tooltip player_id='1301710' first='Anthony' last='Knowles'].</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2) Cardinal Gibbons (20-5)</strong>: The Chiefs enter the district tournament on a 5-game winning streak and have won 18 of their last 19 games. Keep an eye on 6'5 senior small forward [player_tooltip player_id='1376292' first='CALEB' last='ALCINEUS'] and 6'3 junior guard [player_tooltip player_id='1055708' first='Casey' last='Etienne'].</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>3) North Broward Prep (18-7)</strong>: The Eagles enter the district tournament having won 10 of their last 12 games. Keep an eye on 6'4 senior guard Ryan Weiss who is averaging 15.9 points and 4.4 rebounds per game this season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>4) Ribault (20-4)</strong>: The Trojans enter the district tournament on a 4-game winning streak. Keep an eye on 6'0 junior combo guard [player_tooltip player_id='1301737' first='Caleb' last='Williams'] who is averaging 13.4 points and a team-best 5.3 rebounds per game this season. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>5) The Villages Charter (17-8)</strong>: The Buffalo could be a dark horse favorite to get to the Final Four this season, as they have been led by 6'9 senior power forward and University of Alabama commit [player_tooltip player_id='709259' first='Sam' last='Walters']. Also keep an eye on 6'7 freshman forward Christopher Washington Jr. who can get you double figures at any point.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>6) Santa Fe (19-5)</strong>: Since beginning the season 2-5, the Raiders have won 17 straight games and clinched the No. 1 seed in the District 4A-5 tournament. Keep an eye on 5'11 senior combo guard [player_tooltip player_id='1164248' first='Dontrell' last='Jenkins'] who is averaging a team best 14.3 points per game this season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>7) Bishop Kenny (18-7)</strong>: The Crusaders will look to get back into the winning column after ending the regular season on a 2-game losing streak. Keep an eye on 5'10 senior combo guard [player_tooltip player_id='1463342' first='Diego' last='Dionisio'] as he can score at all three levels.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>8) Gibbs (18-5)</strong>: The Gladiators come into the district tournament on a 6-game winning streak and have won 9 of their last 11. Keep an eye on 6'0 sophomore guard [player_tooltip player_id='1450211' first='Jacob' last='Daniels'] who is averaging a team best 16.0 points per game this season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>9) Hallandale (17-6)</strong>: The Chargers have won three straight games and leading the charge has been senior combo guard [player_tooltip player_id='709231' first='Anthony' last='Floyd'], who is averaging a team best 20.5 points per game.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>10) St. Brendan (17-7)</strong>: The Sabres enter the district tournament on a 3-game winning streak and 5 of their last 6. The Sabres clinched the No. 1 seed in the District 4A-16 tournament and will await the SLAM Miami-Killian winner in the semifinals on Wednesday night. The Sabres also have three players who average in double figures between 6'4 senior guard Alex Alvarez, 5'9 junior guard Adrian Alicea and 5'11 senior guard Matteo Gutierrez. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->