Florida High School Basketball - St. Petersburg Catholic can't hold off Booker
January 21, 2023: St. Petersburg, FL 33710 The Booker Tornadoes basketball team scored 55 points and held the host St. Petersburg Catholic Barons to 48 in the Tornadoes non-league triumph on Saturday.
The Tornadoes now sport a 8-11 record. They put it on the line next when they host Bayshore for a 4A District 11 contest on Monday, January 23. Booker will battle a Bruins team coming off a 79-53 non-league loss to Southeast (Bradenton, FL). The Bruins record now stands at 1-18.
The Barons (7-10) will now prepare for their contest against Admiral Farragut (St. Petersburg, FL). The BlueJackets enter the non-league contest with a 4-8 record. In their last contest, Admiral Farragut was nudged by North Tampa Christian Academy (Wesley Chapel, FL), 76-50, in a non-league contest.