Compiled by Rod Gipson
MaxPreps.com
Tampa Bay Basketball Top Fives
Boys Top 5
1. Tampa Berkeley Prep (21-4) – Topped No. 4 Tampa Prep 60-47 en route to earning a top seed for its Class 3A, District 11 tournament.
2. St. Petersburg Lakewood (23-2) – Beat former No. 3 Clearwater 65-61. Earned top seed in 5A-11 tournament.
3. Pinellas Park (21-4) – The top seed in the Class 5A, District 9 tournament.
4. Tampa Prep (21-2) – Limps into Class 2A-9 tournament as top seed.
5. Tampa Plant (22-4) – Back on poll after winning four of last five. Grabbed the top seed in the Class 5A, District 10 tournament.
Honorable Mention – Clearwater (21-3), New Port Richey Ridgewood (21-3), Tampa Sickles (19-6), Brandon (19-4), Land O’Lakes (20-6).
Girls Top 5
1. St. Petersburg Catholic (26-1) – Indiana signee Sasha Chaplin had a 26-point, 11-rebound performance to lead the Barons to a 49-33 win against Tampa Academy of the Holy Names in 3A-11 title game.
2. St. Petersburg Boca Ciega (23-2) – The Pirates head to the regionals for the 16th straight season.
3. Tampa Sickles (24-2) – Red-hot Gryphons host Sarasota to open the regional tournament.
4. Tampa Plant (23-4) – The Class 5A, District 10 champs will host a tough Dunedin team to open the regional event.
5. Clearwater (22-5) – Tornadoes slumping after back-to-back losses to St. Petersburg and No. 2 Boca Ciega. Still earned the 5A-9 title.
Honorable Mention – Land O’ Lakes (24-3), St. Petersburg Lakewood (18-9), Tampa Freedom (20-7), Dunedin (17-7), St. Petersburg Keswick Christian (23-2).