For the next week and a half, Jacksonville is the Sunshine State’s destination for top high school basketball teams. When are they going to play?
The Florida High School Athletic Association holds its final four for both boys and girls basketball in Classes 1A through 7A from March 5-14 at the University of North Florida’s UNF Arena. During that 10-day span, the state will crown 14 champions. The Rural championships wrapped up in February.
It’s Jacksonville’s first time as host of the FHSAA championships for basketball for 50 years, going back to 1976 at the old Jacksonville Coliseum.
Northeast Florida teams are also seeking to end a near decade-long drought. The last FHSAA boys basketball champion from Jacksonville or a bordering county was Bolles in 2016, while the last city champion on the girls side was Ribault in 2017.
Here’s a complete list of the day-by-day schedule, as listed by the FHSAA. All schedules are subject to change.
FHSAA high school boys and girls basketball tournament schedule
At UNF Arena
Thursday, March 5
1 p.m., 1A girls semifinal, Orlando Christian Prep vs. Seacrest Country Day
3 p.m., 1A boys semifinal, Sagemont vs. Central Florida Christian
5 p.m., 1A girls semifinal, Grandview Prep vs. NFEI
7 p.m., 1A boys semifinal, Impact Christian vs. Lakeland Victory Christian
Friday, March 6
1 p.m., 2A girls semifinal, Evangelical Christian vs. Melbourne Holy Trinity
3 p.m., 2A boys semifinal, Miami Country Day vs. Lakeland Santa Fe Catholic
5 p.m., 2A girls semifinal, Miami Country Day vs. San Jose Prep
7 p.m., 2A boys semifinal, Providence vs. Northside Christian
Saturday, March 7
12 p.m., 1A girls final, Grandview Prep-NFEI winner vs. Orlando Christian Prep-Seacrest Country Day winner
2:30 p.m., 2A girls final, Miami Country Day-San Jose Prep winner vs. Evangelical Christian-Holy Trinity winner
5 p.m., 1A boys final, Sagemont-Central Florida Christian winner vs. Impact Christian-Victory Christian winner
7:30 p.m., 2A boys final, Providence-Northside Christian winner vs. Miami Country Day-Santa Fe Catholic winner
Monday, March 9
1 p.m., 3A girls semifinal, Somerset Canyons vs. Carrollton
3 p.m., 3A boys semifinal, Fort Lauderdale Calvary Christian vs. Fort Lauderdale NSU University
5 p.m., 3A girls semifinal, Bolles vs. Lake Highland Prep
7 p.m., 3A boys semifinal, The Villages vs. Jackson
Tuesday, March 10
1 p.m., 4A boys semifinal, Suncoast vs. Boca Ciega
3 p.m., 4A girls semifinal, Bishop Moore vs. Sarasota Booker
5 p.m., 4A girls semifinal, Bishop Kenny vs. Plantation American Heritage
7 p.m., 4A boys semifinal, Bishop Kenny vs. Port Orange Atlantic
Wednesday, March 11
9 a.m., 5A boys semifinal, Pembroke Pines Charter vs. Lecanto
11 a.m., 5A girls semifinal, Blanche Ely vs. St. Petersburg
1 p.m., 5A boys semifinal, Pembroke Pines Charter-Lecanto winner vs. Fleming Island-Jesuit winner
3 p.m., 5A girls semifinal, Pensacola Washington vs. Kissimmee Gateway
5:30 p.m., 3A girls final, Somerset Canyons-Carrollton winner vs. Bolles-LHP winner
8 p.m., 3A boys final, Calvary Christian-NSU University winner vs. The Villages-Jackson winner
Thursday, March 12
9 a.m., 6A boys semifinal, Orlando Evans vs. Lake Howell
11 a.m., 6A girls semifinal, St. Thomas Aquinas vs. George Steinbrenner
1 p.m., 6A boys semifinal, St. Thomas Aquinas vs. Tampa Sickles
3 p.m., 6A girls semifinal, Palm Bay Bayside vs. Bartram Trail
5:30 p.m., 4A girls final, Bishop Moore-Booker winner vs. Bishop Kenny-American Heritage winner
8 p.m., 4A boys final, Suncoast-Boca Ciega winner vs. Bishop Kenny-Atlantic winner
Friday, March 13
9 a.m., 7A girls semifinal, Winter Haven vs. Ocoee
11 a.m., 7A girls semifinal, Doral Academy vs. Centennial
1 p.m., 7A boys semifinal, Miami Columbus vs. Lake Mary
3 p.m., 7A boys semifinal, Orlando Oak Ridge vs. Sarasota
5:30 p.m., 5A girls final, Blanche Ely-St. Pete winner vs. Washington-Gateway winner
8 p.m., 5A boys final, Pembroke Pines Charter-Lecanto winner vs. Fleming Island-Jesuit winner
Saturday, March 14
12 p.m., 6A boys final, Aquinas-Sickles winner vs. Evans-Lake Howell winner
2:30 p.m., 6A girls final, Aquinas-Steinbrenner winner vs. Bayside-Bartram Trail winner
5 p.m., 7A boys final, Columbus-Lake Mary winner vs. Oak Ridge-Sarasota winner
7:30 p.m., 7A girls final, Winter Haven-Ocoee winner vs. Doral Academy-Centennial winner
This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: FHSAA high school basketball tournament schedule in Jacksonville
Reporting by Clayton Freeman, Jacksonville Florida Times-Union / Florida Times-Union
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