- April 25, 2024
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Lakewood Ranch's LaDazhia Williams finished with 21 points and nine rebounds.
Lakewood Ranch senior Elise Spiller drives to the hoop in the first quarter.
Lakewood Ranch sophomore guard Sarah Fazio attempts to dribble past Winter Haven's Melody Brewington.
Lakewood Ranch junior forward LaDazhia Williams lead all scorers with 21 points.
Lakewood Ranch point guard Kailyn Scully brings the ball up the court in the first quarter.
Lakewood Ranch senior Kailyn Scully breaks away from a trio of Winter Haven defenders.
Lakewood Ranch forward LaDazhia Williams dribbles the ball along the perimeter in the first half.
Lakewood Ranch's Kailyn Scully drives to the hoop against Winter Haven's Kiyah Franklin.
Lakewood Ranch junior forward LaDazhia Williams drives to the basket in the first half.
Lakewood Ranch senior Elise Spiller goes up for a layup in the second quarter.
Lakewood Ranch sophomore India Searls searches for an open teammate in the second quarter.
Lakewood Ranch forward Aleah Robinson muscles her way to the hoop in the second quarter.
Lakewood Ranch girls basketball coach Tina Hadley and the rest of her coaching staff look on as the Lady Mustangs claw back from an early 18-4 deficit.
Trailing 18-4 with three minutes to play in the first quarter, the Lakewood Ranch High girls basketball team appeared to be in for a long afternoon.
Lakewood struggled to contend with Winter Haven's full court press initially, but eventually the Lady Mustangs, ranked No. 2 in the state in Class 7A, narrowly knocked off the top-ranked Blue Devils. It took Winter Haven, which scored the game's first 11 points, an extra five minutes to hold off Lakewood, topping the Lady Mustangs 49-48 in overtime of the Bright House Network Shootout Jan. 23, at Northeast High.
Junior LaDazhia Williams led all scorers with 21 points. The Lady Mustangs forward also hauled in nine rebounds. Senior guard Elise Spiller added 18 points. Lakewood was without senior Kyra Klarkowski, who was injured and didn't dress for the game.
Lakewood returns to action Jan. 27 in the Class 7A-District 11 semifinals. The the Lady Mustangs, who earned the district's No. 1 seed, will play the winner of Monday's quarterfinal between Venice and Braden River.
