Florida High School Basketball - Gulf nips Lecanto
December 5, 2022: New Port Richey, FL 34652 Fans at Monday's non-league challenge between the Gulf Buccaneers (New Port Richey, FL) and the visiting Lecanto Panthers (Lecanto, FL), saw Gulf's basketball squad hold off Lecanto by a count of 51-49.
With the victory, Gulf upgrades its record to 3-1 on the campaign. The Buccaneers host Hernando (Brooksville, FL) to play the Leopards in a non-league challenge on Wednesday, December 7. The Leopards come into the challenge with a record of 4-0. Hernando won 56-29 in their recent league challenge against Nature Coast Tech (Brooksville, FL)
Next up, the Panthers play the Springstead Eagles (Spring Hill, FL) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, December 6. Lecanto will attempt to upgrade on its 0-1 season record. The Eagles come into the challenge with a 1-3 record after their 49-37 non-league win over Central (Brooksville, FL).