Florida High School Basketball - Tampa Prep nips Venice
(December 27, 2008: Venice, FL 34285) Fans at Saturday's non-league challenge between the
Tampa Prep Terrapins (Tampa, FL) and the host
Venice Indians (Venice, FL), saw
Tampa Prep's basketball squad hold off
Venice by a score of
64-60.
With the victory,
Tampa Prep improves its record to 12-0 on the campaign. The Terrapins travel to
Bishop McLaughlin Catholic (Spring Hill, FL) to clash with the Hurricanes in a non-league test on Monday, December 29. The Hurricanes go into the test with a record of 10-0.
Bishop McLaughlin Catholic won
60-54 in their recent non-league test against
Keswick Christian (St. Petersburg, FL)
The Indians now own a 4-1 record. They take the field next when they host
Manatee for a
5A District 12 test on Tuesday, January 6.
Venice will clash with a Hurricanes squad coming off a
78-65 league win over
North Port (North Port, FL). The Hurricanes record now stands at 2-1.