Florida High School Basketball - Monarch holds off Fort Lauderdale
December 19, 2017: Fort Lauderdale, FL 33305 Fans at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Monarch Knights (Coconut Creek, FL) and the host Fort Lauderdale Flying L's (Fort Lauderdale, FL), saw Monarch's basketball squad hold off Fort Lauderdale by a tally of 64-63.
With the victory, Monarch improves its record to 4-7 on the campaign. The Knights travel to Deerfield Beach (Deerfield Beach, FL) to confront the Bucks in a 9A District 11 challenge on Tuesday, January 9. The Bucks come into the challenge with a record of 7-3.
Next up, the Flying L's confront the Mariner Tritons (Cape Coral, FL) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, December 28. Fort Lauderdale will attempt to improve on its 4-8 season record. The Tritons come into the challenge with a 6-3 record after their 58-52 non-league loss to Fort Myers (Fort Myers, FL).