Florida High School Basketball - Vanguard edged by Lake Placid
January 12, 2009: Lake Placid, FL 33852 The Vanguard Panthers basketball team (Lake Wales, FL), was nudged 68-61 in Monday's non-league battle with the host Lake Placid Dragons (Lake Placid, FL)
The Dragons now possess a 3-9 record. They play next when they host McKeel Academy for a 3A District 10 battle on Friday, January 16. Lake Placid will battle a Wildcats team coming off a 81-78 non-league loss to Cambridge (Tampa, FL). The Wildcats record now stands at 4-6.
The Panthers (9-1) will now prepare for their battle against Sonrise Christian (Lakeland, FL). The Seminoles come into the 1A District 9 battle with a 8-4 record. In their last battle, Sonrise Christian was nudged by Victory Christian Academy (Lakeland, FL), 80-66, in a league battle.