6A 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) Dwyer (22-1)</strong>: The Panthers appear to be the runaway favorites to represent in the Class 6A Final Four next month in Lakeland. The Panthers are led by a heavy senior trio between [player_tooltip player_id='1463287' first='Blake' last='Wilson'], [player_tooltip player_id='1164271' first='Frenelson' last='Atlius'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1060179' first='Mason' last='Brown']. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2) Ponte Vedra (18-5)</strong>: The Sharks enter the district tournament on a 7-game winning streak. Keep an eye on 6'1 senior point guard Nate Bunkosky and 6'4 senior forward Israel Nuhu who are averaging in double figures.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>3) St. Thomas Aquinas (20-3)</strong>: The Raiders have been led by 6'1 freshman guard DJ Sandi who is averaging 11.0 points and 3.9 assists per game this season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>4) Wekiva (22-3)</strong>: Keep an eye on the point guard duo between sophomore [player_tooltip player_id='1620358' first='Darius' last='Livingston'] and senior [player_tooltip player_id='546235' first='KJ' last='Robinson']. The Mustangs enter the district tournament on a 5-game winning streak.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>5) South Plantation (22-4)</strong>: Despite ending the regular season with a loss, the Paladins clinched the No. 1 seed in the District 6A-15 tournament. Keep an eye on 6'1 junior point guard [player_tooltip player_id='1163388' first='Kaiden' last='Francis'] who is leading the team in points and assists.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>6) Gainesville (19-6)</strong>: Keep an eye on the Big 3 between 6'2 senior guard Theo Stephens, 6'9 senior center Josh Hayes (App State signee) and 6'3 junior guard [player_tooltip player_id='1578244' first='Anthony' last='Leivonen']. All three players are averaging in double figures this season for the Hurricanes.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>7) Lakeland (20-4)</strong>: The Dreadnaughts had their 7-game winning streak snapped in their last game, losing 62-59 to 2A Orlando Christian Prep in the Mosaic Stinger Shootout back on February 3. Keep an eye on the Hardy brothers featuring junior Derajah and senior Rolijah. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>8) Edgewater (14-10)</strong>: The Eagles played a loaded schedule during the regular season, getting marquee wins over Maclay and Boyd Anderson. The Eagles have four players who average in double figures, led by 6'1 junior combo guard [player_tooltip player_id='1163384' first='Erik' last='Taylor'] who averages 12.8 points per game.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>9) Boyd Anderson (16-9)</strong>: Keep an eye on 6'4 senior point guard [player_tooltip player_id='1166152' first='Kellen' last='Cashman'] who is averaging 13.1 points and 4.5 assists per game this season for the Cobras.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>10) Oakleaf (21-1)</strong>: The Oakleaf Knights might be the hottest team to look out for in the Class 6A playoffs, entering the district tournament on a 16-game winning streak. Keep an eye on 6'5 senior guard [player_tooltip player_id='1463338' first='Dylan' last='Lewis'] and 6'7 senior power forward [player_tooltip player_id='1602515' first='Cameron' last='Coachman']. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->