Florida High School Basketball - Lake Wales can't hold off Winter Haven
January 16, 2016: Lake Wales, FL 33853 The Winter Haven Blue Devils basketball team scored 56 points and restricted the host Lake Wales Highlanders to 51 in the Blue Devils non-league victory on Saturday.
The Blue Devils now sport a 8-13 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Lakeland for a 7A District 7 contest on Tuesday, January 19. Winter Haven will battle a Dreadnaughts team coming off a 90-59 league win over Kathleen (Lakeland, FL). The Dreadnaughts record now stands at 15-3.
The Highlanders (9-11) will now prepare for their contest against Booker (Sarasota, FL). The Tornadoes come into the 5A District 10 contest with a 16-5 record. In their last contest, Booker was nudged by Riverview (Sarasota, FL), 82-59, in a non-league contest.