- April 19, 2024
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Lakewood Ranch junior guard Devin Twenty scored nine points.
Sophomore guard Damien Gordon finished with a team-high 17 points.
Lakewood Ranch sophomore forward Jack Kelley drives to the hoop in the first quarter.
Lakewood Ranch guard Devin Twenty puts up a shot in the second quarter.
Lakewood Ranch junior guard Sam Hester dribbles around a Riverdale defender in the first half.
Lakewood Ranch sophomore guard Damien Gordon helped lead the Mustangs to a 57-44 victory versus Fort Myers Riverdale in the Class 7A-Region 3 semifinals Feb. 16.
Forward Justin Muscara puts up a shot in the first quarter.
Lakewood Ranch sophomore forward Jack Kelley muscles his way to the hoop.
Lakewood Ranch junior forward Kodey Elliott looks to pass the ball in the first half.
Lakewood Ranch sophomore guard Harry Barthelemy attempts a shot in the second quarter.
The Lakewood Ranch High boys basketball team is moving on.
For the first time in school history, the Mustangs are headed to the regional finals after beating Fort Myers Riverdale 57-44 in the Class 7A-Region 3 semifinals Feb. 16.
Holding a 28-24, Lakewood coach Jeremy Schiller subbed out four of his starters three minutes into the first half, as has become routine for the Mustangs. Evan Spiller, who was playing with a heavy heart following the passing of his grandmother on Monday, scored a basket, forced a turnover and then scored on a layup while also drawing a foul for a 3-point play.
Lakewood went on a 12-5 run in the final five minutes of the third quarter and was able to build enough of a lead down the stretch to hold off Riverdale.
Sophomore guard Damien Gordon finished with 17 points and four steals. Junior guard Sam Hester added 10 points and five rebounds. Junior guard Devin Twenty contributed nine points. Sophomore Jack Kelley hauled in eight rebounds.
Lakewood will travel to St. Petersburg High, a 79-55 winner against Bloomingdale, for the regional finals Feb. 19. The winner will advance to next week's Final Four, in Lakeland.
