Florida High School Basketball - Paxon School For Advanced Studies nips Booker
January 5, 2018: Sarasota, FL 34234 Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the Paxon School For Advanced Studies Golden Eagles (Jacksonville, FL) and the host Booker Tornadoes (Sarasota, FL), saw Paxon School For Advanced Studies's basketball squad hold off Booker by a tally of 67-65.
With the victory, Paxon School For Advanced Studies improves its record to 9-3 on the campaign. The Golden Eagles travel to Gibbs (St. Petersburg, FL) to play the Gladiators in a non-league challenge on Saturday, January 6. The Gladiators come into the challenge with a record of 8-4. Gibbs won 64-43 in their recent non-league challenge against Ribault (Jacksonville, FL)
Next up, the Tornadoes play the Lake Wales Highlanders (Lake Wales, FL) in a 6A District 10 challenge, on Tuesday, January 9. Booker will attempt to improve on its 11-1 season record. The Highlanders come into the challenge with a 7-6 record after their 69-62 non-league loss to South Miami (Miami, FL).