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The Columbus (Miami, FL) varsity basketball team lost Friday's neutral playoff game against Palmetto (Miami, FL) in overtime by a score of 66-64.

This game is a part of the "2023 Boys Basketball District Tournaments - 7A District 16".

Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1Final
Palmetto91817121066
Columbus1611254864
Final score provided by A. Ordoqui.
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Game Stats

Palmetto

Shooting

#Athlete NameMinPtsFGMFGAFG%AFG%
Team Totals6621385574
0Randy Smith (Jr)269165675
1B. Burbridge (Jr)6254050
2Matthew Mairena (Sr)2881173100
3Joshua Lipson (Jr)3125075
14S. Henriquez (So)00200
24A. Garcia (Jr)10100
33Teo Martinez (So)211100100
Columbus

Shooting

#Athlete NameMinPtsFGMFGAFG%AFG%
Team Totals6420484245
2Cayden Boozer (So)2711186164
10Angelo Miranda (Jr)211100100
11Garyn Bess (Sr)145105060
12Cameron Boozer (So)14374343
21Kevin Noriega (Sr)00200
23Benny Fragela (So)20800
24Malik Abdullahi (Jr)50200
Palmetto

#Athlete NameMinPts3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%2FGM2FGA2FG%
Team Totals6614245810175971450
0Randy Smith (Jr)266106024503650
1B. Burbridge (Jr)61250111001333
2Matthew Mairena (Sr)286875610602367
3Joshua Lipson (Jr)31250
14S. Henriquez (So)0010010
24A. Garcia (Jr)10101250
33Teo Martinez (So)211100
Columbus

#Athlete NameMinPts3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%2FGM2FGA2FG%
Team Totals6431916212584172959
2Cayden Boozer (So)27142544100101471
10Angelo Miranda (Jr)201011100
11Garyn Bess (Sr)142367221003743
12Cameron Boozer (So)1402089893560
21Kevin Noriega (Sr)0020
23Benny Fragela (So)20802367
24Malik Abdullahi (Jr)55683020
Palmetto

Totals

#Athlete NameMinPtsORebDRebRebAstStlBlkTOPF
Team Totals662214718
0Randy Smith (Jr)266114
1B. Burbridge (Jr)6364
2Matthew Mairena (Sr)284114
3Joshua Lipson (Jr)33424
14S. Henriquez (So)011
24A. Garcia (Jr)121
33Teo Martinez (So)24121
Columbus

Totals

#Athlete NameMinPtsORebDRebRebAstStlBlkTOPF
Team Totals64715229511317
2Cayden Boozer (So)271783140
10Angelo Miranda (Jr)211212
11Garyn Bess (Sr)142131112
12Cameron Boozer (So)142242125
21Ando Cejas (Jr)2
21Kevin Noriega (Sr)01113
23Benny Fragela (So)22143
24Malik Abdullahi (Jr)51343
Palmetto

Misc Totals

#Athlete NameAst:TOStl:TOStl:PFBlk:PFChrDeflTF
Team Totals0.780.39
0Randy Smith (Jr)0.250.25
1B. Burbridge (Jr)1.50
2Matthew Mairena (Sr)0.250.25
3Joshua Lipson (Jr)1.000.50
33Teo Martinez (So)1.002.00
Columbus

Misc Totals

#Athlete NameAst:TOStl:TOStl:PFBlk:PFChrDeflTF
Team Totals0.690.390.290.062101
2Cayden Boozer (So)0.750.251.004
11Garyn Bess (Sr)1.001.000.5012
12Cameron Boozer (So)1.000.400.2021
23Benny Fragela (So)0.500.250.331
24Malik Abdullahi (Jr)11

Game Story

Florida High School Basketball - Palmetto edges Columbus

February 10, 2023: Miami, FL 33156

The Palmetto Panthers (Miami, FL) basketball nipped the visiting Columbus Explorers (Miami, FL), 66-64 in Friday's non-league test.

The Explorers now own a 21-4 record.

Players of the Game

Palmetto (22-23)

Congratulations to #2 Matthew Mairena for being selected the Palmetto Basketball Player of the Game.

Columbus (22-23)

Columbus has not selected any Players of the Game.

Scoretracker Providers

Ernest BelonyPanthers Reporter

Rankings & Records

Palmetto (22-23)

FLClass
206
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
25-53-110-16-19-3.833.7502,1721,600

Columbus (22-23)

NationalFLClass
821
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
26-42-08-04-114-3.8671.0002,0961,526

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1Final
Palmetto
17.016.017.516.910.072.4
Columbus
19.118.217.615.88.069.9

Palmetto Videos

Columbus Videos

Head-to-Head

  • Columbus won on 12/14/2022
    12/14 @ 7:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Palmetto181013748
    Columbus2119222688

    The Palmetto (Miami, FL) varsity basketball team lost Wednesday's away conference game against Columbus (Miami, FL) by a score of 88-48.

  • Columbus won on 1/27/2023
    1/27 @ 7:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Columbus----84
    Palmetto----57

    The Columbus (Miami, FL) varsity basketball team won Friday's neutral tournament game against Palmetto (Miami, FL) by a score of 84-57.

  • Palmetto won on 2/10/2023
    2/10 @ 7pQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1Final
    Palmetto91817121066
    Columbus1611254864

    The Palmetto (Miami, FL) varsity basketball team won Friday's neutral playoff game against Columbus (Miami, FL) in overtime by a score of 66-64.

Team Stat Comparison

PalmettoColumbus
72.7Points Per Game66.6
30.4Rebounds Per Game28.9
16.8Assists Per Game14.6
12.7Steals Per Game7.6
3.4Blocks Per Game4.1

Team Leaders

PalmettoColumbusNational Avg.
#0 Randy Smith18.5Points Per Game#12 Cameron Boozer21.14.9
#24 Alejandro Garcia6.5Rebounds Per Game#12 Cameron Boozer11.32.6
#1 Braylon Burbridge4.8Assists Per Game#2 Cayden Boozer4.31.0
#14 Santiago Henriquez2.7Steals Per Game#4 Justin Bermudez3.00.8
#24 Alejandro Garcia1.9Blocks Per Game#12 Cameron Boozer2.00.3

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Palmetto1-1Columbus2-0
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
12/1/22PalmettoSouthwest(W) 94-542/1/23SouthwestColumbus(W) 87-48
2/21/23PalmettoDeerfield Beach(L) 64-552/24/23Deerfield BeachColumbus(W) 71-43

Record Breakdown

Palmetto (22-23)

Columbus (22-23)

25-5
Overall
26-4
3-1
League
2-0
14-2
Non-League
14-0
1-2
Head to Head
2-1
1-1
Common Opponent
2-0
10-1
Home
8-0
6-1
Away
4-1
9-3
Neutral
14-3
4-1
Playoff
6-1
23-5
In-State
16-1
1-0
Out-of-State
10-3