The Imagine School at North Port Sharks will face off against the Lakewood Ranch Preparatory Academy Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Imagine School at North Port took a loss when they played away from home back in December of 2024, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. They secured a 57-52 W over Neumann.
| 01/04/25 vs Neumann | 22 |
| 12/21/24 vs Parrish Community | 25 |
| 12/20/24 vs Ida Baker | 19 |
| 12/17/24 vs Babcock | 18 |
Imagine School at North Port's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Zahmir Jackson, who went 10 for 15 on his way to 22 points and five steals. Jackson's afternoon made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Wesley Woods was another key player, dropping a double-double on 12 points and ten boards.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Lakewood Ranch Preparatory Academy). They blew past The Classical Academy of Sarasota 94-26 back in December of 2024. With that victory, the Eagles brought their scoring average up to 52.7 points per game.
Lakewood Ranch Preparatory Academy found their leader in sophomore Gavin Henderson, who went 16 of 27 on his way to 36 points along with six rebounds and six steals. That makes it four consecutive games in which Henderson has scored at least a third of Lakewood Ranch Preparatory Academy's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Victor DeChiara, who went 6 of 12 on his way to 19 points.
Lakewood Ranch Preparatory Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 24 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in four consecutive contests.
Imagine School at North Port is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 6-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.0 points per game. As for Lakewood Ranch Preparatory Academy, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-7.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Imagine School at North Port has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 29.6 boards per game. However, it's not like Lakewood Ranch Preparatory Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 25.8 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
