Basketball Recap: Blake Takes a Tough Playoff Loss

Blake and Gibbs squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but Blake had to settle for second. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 50-49 to the Gibbs Gladiators. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Gladiators this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 68-62 back in January.

Jason Johnson

Points

02/20/25 vs Gibbs	17
02/17/25 vs Boca Ciega	16
02/12/25 vs Chamberlain	18
02/07/25 vs Chamberlain	15

Despite the loss, Blake had strong showings from Jason Johnson, who went 5-for-11 on his way to 17 points and three steals, and Joe Philon, who almost dropped a double-double with 13 points and nine boards. Johnson's evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least 15 points. Joshua Lewis was another key player, putting up 11 points and six rebounds.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Gibbs to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jacob Daniels, who posted 21 points and eight boards. Another player making a difference was Oneal Delancy, who earned 16 points and six rebounds.

Blake's defeat dropped their record down to 24-5. As for Gibbs, the victory (which was their 19th in a row) raised their record to 26-4.

Blake does not have any more games scheduled as of now. After both having extra time off, Gibbs and Eustis will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 7:00 p.m. on March 4th. Gibbs is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.4 points per game this season.