Florida High School Basketball - St. Petersburg holds off Lakewood
(January 5, 2009: St. Petersburg, FL 33713)
St. Petersburg Green Devils (St. Petersburg, FL) backers were pleased Monday as they saw their basketball squad hold off the visiting
Lakewood Spartans (St. Petersburg, FL),
47-43 in a non-league bout.
With the victory,
St. Petersburg upgrades its record to 10-5 on the campaign. The Green Devils host
Sickles (Tampa, FL) to play the Gryphons in a
6A District 7 bout on Wednesday, January 7. The Gryphons come into the bout with a record of 10-4.
Sickles won
54-52 in their recent non-league test against
Monsignor Pace (Miami, FL)
The Spartans now own a 9-6 record. They take the field next when they host
Osceola for a
5A District 11 test on Thursday, January 8.
Lakewood will clash with a Warriors squad coming off a
60-43 league loss to
Boca Ciega (Gulfport, FL). The Warriors record now stands at 3-9.