On Friday, the South Plantation Paladins humbled the West Hall Spartans with a 66-35 victory. Given the Paladins' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 118th in Florida, while the Spartans are ranked 333rd in Georgia), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead South Plantation to victory, but perhaps none more so than Lathan Coleman, who went 7 of 9 on his way to 20 points and five rebounds. Coleman continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Travis Chin, who went 5 of 9 on his way to 13 points.
South Plantation's victory bumped their record up to 10-4. As for West Hall, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-8 record this season.
South Plantation and St. John Paul II will face off at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. As for West Hall, they and North Miami will face off at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played.
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