5A 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) Belen Jesuit (21-4)</strong>: The Wolverines enter the district semifinals on a 8-game winning streak. Keep an eye on 6'3 senior guard Ryan Cuellar who is averaging a team best 16.3 points per game this season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2) Suncoast (19-5)</strong>: The Chargers enter the district tournament on a modest 2-game winning streak. The Chargers have three players averaging in double figures, led by 6'9 junior forward [player_tooltip player_id='1055707' first='Ian' last='Smikle']. Other names to keep an eye on will be seniors [player_tooltip player_id='709251' first='Nate' last='Sasser'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1053915' first='Stone' last='Bureau'].</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>3) Mainland (19-5)</strong>: The Buccaneers ended the regular season on a 7-game winning streak. Keep an eye on 6'5 junior small forward Narayan Thomas and 5'10 freshman combo guard [player_tooltip player_id='1660041' first='Nathan' last='Kirk'] during the postseason.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>4) Barron Collier (19-5)</strong>: The Cougars concluded the regular season with a marquee win over the No. 1 ranked team in Class 3A Providence 79-72. Keep an eye on the senior trio between Mikey Reyes, [player_tooltip player_id='1463339' first='Noah' last='French'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1310860' first='Bryce' last='Clayton'] who are all averaging in double figures for the Cougars.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>5) Jesuit (Tampa) (20-5)</strong>: The Tigers look to start a new winning streak after losing two of their final three games to conclude the regular season. Keep an eye on the junior backcourt duo between Christopher Moliere and [player_tooltip player_id='1433153' first='Nate' last='Boakye']. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>6) Jones (Orlando) (12-10)</strong>: The Fightin' Tigers will have plenty of rest between their regular season finale and district tournament game after not playing since January 31, where they lost 59-55 to Lake Highland Prep. Keep an eye on 6'2 senior guard [player_tooltip player_id='1060200' first='Jalon' last='Cole'] and 6'1 junior combo guard [player_tooltip player_id='1617593' first='Omari' last='Henry'].</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>7) Miami Norland (17-7)</strong>: The Vikings concluded the regular season on a 3-game winning streak, including an impressive 58-51 win over Auburndale at the Mosaic Stinger Shootout. Keep an eye on 6'6 junior guard [player_tooltip player_id='1163363' first='Triston' last='Wilson'] and 6'3 senior guard [player_tooltip player_id='709246' first='Carl' last='Parrish'].</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>8) Auburndale (18-8)</strong>: The Bloodhounds got back in the win column defeating Lake Buena Vista 64-34 in the district quarterfinals on Tuesday night. Keep an eye on 6'9 senior forward [player_tooltip player_id='709258' first='Nehemiah' last='Turner'] who is a double-double machine.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>9) St. Petersburg (18-6)</strong>: The Green Devils could be a dark horse favorite to get back to the state championship game, as they have been led by 6'3 senior guard [player_tooltip player_id='709233' first='Tristan' last='Gross'] and 5'10 senior guard Marquis Curry Jr. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>10) Booker T. Washington (Pensacola) (17-5)</strong>: The Wildcats wrapped up the regular season on the right foot, defeating Crestview 46-39. Keep an eye on 6'5 junior wing [player_tooltip player_id='1456541' first='Jordyn' last='Buchanan'] who is averaging 16.8 points and 5.0 rebounds per game this season. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->