It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Gulliver Prep had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They walked away with a 63-51 win over the Don Soffer Aventura Barracuda. Given the Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 102nd, while the Barracuda are ranked 380th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Champ Smith
| 02/12/25 vs Don Soffer Aventura | 17 |
| 02/05/25 vs Ransom Everglades | 14 |
| 12/27/24 vs Martin County | 13 |
| 01/17/25 @ Dade Christian | 12 |
| 01/09/25 vs Florida Christian | 12 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Gulliver Prep to victory, but perhaps none more so than Champ Smith, who went 7-for-10 en route to 17 points. Those 17 points gave Smith a new career-high. Daniel Wood was another key player, putting up 12 points.
Loss or not, Don Soffer Aventura got some senior leadership from Jayden Urbach and Ocean Nahum. Urbach posted 15 points, while Nahum earned 17 points and five boards. Another player making a difference was George Gould, who scored nine points and six rebounds.
Gulliver Prep is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-8 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.9 points over those games. As for Don Soffer Aventura, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 13-7.
Looking ahead, Gulliver Prep will challenge NSU University at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. That contest will pit two of the most dominant guards against one another: Sean Jones and Jacob Marquez. Don Soffer Aventura does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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