ROYAL PALM BEACH – The King’s Academy Lions hosted the Santa Fe Catholic Hawks from Lakeland last night (Feb. 16) in the FHSAA Class 3A-Region 2 quarterfinals.
The Lions defeated the Hawks, 81-70.
The Lions were led in scoring by Jermaine Council (’24) with 30 points and Javian Jones (’25) with 28 points (11-for-12 from the field). They also got a big game from James Shoenfelt (’23), who had a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds.
The Hawks were led by Aiden Jones (’23) with 20 points.
The Loveland Athletic Center was packed for last night’s matchup. The student sections for both teams were charged up and ready for a great game, and it certainly did not disappoint.
At the end of the first quarter, both teams were tied 21-21. Council led the Lions with five points, and Ezequiel Munoz (’23) led the Hawks with eight points.
Going into halftime, the Lions managed to support a close 37-33 lead over the Hawks. Jones and Council both scored six points, while Munoz scored five points.
In the beginning of the third quarter, Council scored his 1,000th career point on a deep 3 pointer (assist from Ransom Soles (’24)).
Throughout this quarter, Jones caught on fire, knocking down all of his shots and scoring 11 points. Tate Darner (’25) led the Hawks with six points (2-for-2 from 3).
Santa Fe cut the King’s lead down to 58-54 at the end of the third quarter.
During the fourth quarter, both teams exchanged deadly game-changing blows. Council led the Lions with 17 fourth quarter points, while Darner led the Hawks with six points.
At the end of the game, The King’s Academy Lions defeated the Santa Fe Catholic Hawks by 11 points.
The King’s Academy (26-1; No. 3 seed) will next play on the road against Bell Creek Academy (Windermere) (24-4; No. 2 seed) on Tuesday, Feb. 21 in the 3A-Region 2 semifinal round at 7 p.m.
OTHER REGIONAL QUARTERFINAL RESULTS: PALM BEACH COUNTY
CLASS 7A – REGION 2: No. 2 seed Lake Worth 86, No. 7 seed Harmony 49
Lake Worth improves to 22-1 on the season
CLASS 7A – REGION 2: No. 3 seed Oak Ridge 58, No. 6 seed Wellington 54
Season ends for Wellington (20-6 final record)
CLASS 6A – REGION 4: No. 1 seed Dwyer 60, No. 8 seed Piper 27
Dwyer improves to 25-1 on the season
CLASS 5A – REGION 4: No. 2 seed Suncoast 48, No. 7 seed Miami Northwestern 45
Suncoast improves to 22-5 on the season
CLASS 4A – REGION 4: No. 7 seed Somerset Academy Canyons 68, No. 2 seed Cardinal Gibbons 66
Somerset Academy Canyons improves to 20-6 on the season
CLASS 3A – REGION 2: No. 5 seed Benjamin 59, No. 4 seed Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy 49
Benjamin improves to 16-10 on the season
CLASS 3A – REGION 4: No. 1 seed Riviera Prep 67, No. 8 seed St. Andrew’s 46
Season ends for St. Andrew’s (18-10 final record)
CLASS 2A – REGION 4: No. 2 seed Jupiter Christian 76, No. 7 Miami Christian 53
Jupiter Christian improves to 22-3 on the season
CLASS 2A – REGION 4: No. 3 seed Dade Christian 68, No. 6 seed Lake Worth Christian 30
Season ends for Lake Worth Christian (20-7 final record)
CLASS 2A – REGION 4: No. 4 seed True North Classical Academy 71, No. 5 seed Atlantic Christian 62
Season ends for Atlantic Christian (18-5 final record)
NOTE: Four teams from Palm Beach County were eliminated in the regional quarterfinal round. Seven teams advanced to the regional semifinal round.
REGIONAL QUARTERFINAL RESULTS: TREASURE COAST
CLASS 7A – REGION 2: No. 4 seed Windermere 73, No. 5 seed Centennial 65
Season ends for Centennial (22-6 final record)
CLASS 6A – REGION 2: No. 5 seed Viera 67, No. 4 seed Martin County 64
Season ends for Martin County (17-9)
CLASS 2A – REGION 4: No. 1 seed Sagemont 81, No. 8 seed St. Edward’s 26
Season ends for St. Edward’s (16-6 final record)
NOTE: All three Treasure Coast teams were eliminated in the regional quarterfinal round. We have no Treasure Coast teams left in the FHSAA boys basketball state playoffs.
REGIONAL SEMIFINAL ROUND: Tuesday, Feb. 21 at 7 p.m. – all games for all classifications
