FHSAA Boys Basketball 2A Tournament Preview

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Florida High School Athletic Association Boys Basketball Regional Playoffs get underway this week. Prep Hoops Florida will be taking a deeper dive at each class providing a tournament outlook, players to watch and state title predictions. We will be getting started with Class 1A and making our way through 7A.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Who Are The Favorites?</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Orlando Christian Prep Warriors are the 3-time defending state champions in this classification, but you could make several arguments for several teams as well. Keep an eye on SLAM Academy (Tampa), Impact Christian Academy, Sagemont, North Florida Educational Institute and Victory Christian Academy as they have talent all over the floor.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Which Team Has The Most Difficult Path?</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The top-seeded North Florida Educational Institute Eagles will be facing a difficult task coming out of Region 1 in Class 2A, as they will be without their star playmaker in 6'6 senior guard [player_tooltip player_id='1463275' first='Isaac' last='Taveras']. Also keep an eye on 6'8 senior guard [player_tooltip player_id='812630' first='Kris' last='Parker'] from Crossroad Academy in this region, as they open up their postseason run hosting University Christian. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Which Non-1 Seed Team Is Destined To Make A Run?</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Victory Christian Academy could be destined to be a sleeper pick to get to the Final Four, as they have one of the top ranked guards in the junior class in 6'3 [player_tooltip player_id='1055782' first='Lorenzo' last='Cason']. Another team that could make some noise this postseason is Central Florida Christian who are led by 6'5 senior combo guard [player_tooltip player_id='812632' first='Eduardo' last='Placer'] who is averaging 20.7 points and 5.0 rebounds per game this season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Who Are Some Breakout Seniors To Watch For?</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Keep an eye on 6'3 shooting guard Braden Mohr, 6'8 forward [player_tooltip player_id='1164290' first='Michael' last='Jones'], 6'4 guard [player_tooltip player_id='1060254' first='Xavier' last='Finney'] and 6'3 combo guard [player_tooltip player_id='1463438' first='Sam' last='Wolff'].</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Who Are Some Breakout Juniors To Watch For?</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Keep an eye on 6'4 combo guard [player_tooltip player_id='1296022' first='Jordan' last='Naylor'], 6'4 shooting guard [player_tooltip player_id='1055721' first='Ramone' last='Seals'], 6'4 small forward [player_tooltip player_id='1055774' first='Isaiah' last='Brown'] and 6'3 combo guard Ray Daly Jr.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Who Are Some Sleeper Sophomores To Watch For?</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Keep an eye on 6'0 combo guard Julian Crespo and 5'11 guard Derrick Doe.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>What Is Your Final Four Prediction?</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>SLAM Academy versus Orlando Christian Prep</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Impact Christian Academy versus Sagemont</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Who Is Your State Championship Prediction?</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Orlando Christian Prep over Sagemont</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->