Florida High School Basketball - Berkeley Prep nips Tampa Prep
(January 10, 2009: Tampa, FL 33615) Fans at Saturday's non-league challenge between the
Berkeley Prep Buccaneers (Tampa, FL) and the visiting
Tampa Prep Terrapins (Tampa, FL), saw
Berkeley Prep's basketball squad hold off
Tampa Prep by a score of
34-31.
With the victory,
Berkeley Prep improves its record to 7-6 on the campaign. The Buccaneers host
St. Petersburg Catholic (St. Petersburg, FL) to battle the Barons in a
3A District 11 challenge on Tuesday, January 13. The Barons come into the challenge with a record of 13-4.
St. Petersburg Catholic lost
63-40 in their recent non-league challenge against
American Heritage (Plantation, FL)
Next up, the Terrapins battle the
Bishop McLaughlin Catholic Hurricanes (Spring Hill, FL) in a
2A District 9 challenge, on Friday, January 16.
Tampa Prep will attempt to improve on its 9-7 season record. The Hurricanes come into the challenge with a 2-10 record after their
62-21 league loss to
Indian Rocks Christian (Largo, FL).