For the primary time in years, the Marathon Dolphins notched wins over each of their in-county rivals on the hardwood in a single season.
The Fins added a pair of wins to their document final week, beginning with the Knights of Miami Sundown on Jan. 28. Jack Chapman had the game-high complete of 21 factors, draining 5 photographs from past the three-point line. Daeshawn Holmes added one other double-double to his stats with 16 factors and 13 rebounds, then added 5 steals as nicely. Briggs Roberts and Drew Suarez scored eight apiece within the 55-51 win.
The next night time, with a victory over their closest neighbors to the north nonetheless recent on their minds, the Dolphins confronted their southern rivals. Each groups left all of it on the court docket, however with scoring machine James Osborne out for the season, the shorthanded Conchs had been unable to interrupt the Dolphins’ spirit and Marathon pulled off the upset win over Key West, their first in six years.
Senior Carlos Lezcano led the cost, scoring 16 factors and hustling for 4 steals. Holmes registered his second double-double of the week with 13 factors and a dozen rebounds, and Roberts added 11 factors within the massive win.
Their victory over the Conchs gave the Fins a five-game win streak, however it might finish two nights later in a 51-36 loss to Barbara Goleman. Roberts had a double-double, scoring 14 factors with 13 rebounds, however the Gators had been set on avenging their loss to the Fins in Marathon one week prior.
The Dolphins swam in uncharted waters as they headed to Belle Glades to tackle Glades Day Gators of their first postseason match of their new district on Feb. 3. In a becoming continuation of their red-hot finish to the common season, the squad notched a 56-46 win, incomes their place in a showdown with the Terriers of Moore Haven within the semifinal spherical two nights later (outcomes not accessible at press time).
Of their loss to Marathon, Key West confirmed grit in a recreation that got here right down to the wire. Whereas the Conchs have struggled with out their prime scorer, the group is settling into new positions and urgent ahead. David Aviles had the team-high 11 towards the Fins, with eight rebounds. Zach Levering scored 10 with eight rebounds and Tramane Scott pulled down 13 rebounds and added 9 factors to the group complete.
The ultimate recreation of the common season for Key West was a lopsided loss to NSU College College; nevertheless, the defeat got here after FHSAA rankings had been decided and didn’t have an effect on Key West’s place for the postseason. The Conchs, ranked No. 4 in District 16’s 4A class, took on the No. 5 Cobras of South Miami Excessive within the quarterfinals held at St. Brendan College on Feb. 3. In a nail-biter, the Conchs got here house empty-handed, struggling a one-point loss to the Cobras, 51-50.
Coral Shores suffered a trio of losses final week, however had a robust shot at altering their luck within the playoffs. The fifth-ranked ’Canes tipped off towards the No. 4 Cougars of Miami Killian on Feb. 3 in FHSAA’s 3A District 16 bracket, however their journey by means of the bracket ended there in a 73-64 loss.