Lake Highland Prep romps past Lakewood: Live score updates from the 2024 FHSAA Class 4A girls basketball state semifinals (2/29/2024)
LAKELAND, FLORIDA – The battle is on for a spot in the FHSAA Class 4A girls basketball state championship game as Lakewood of St. Petersburg (23-4) faces Lake Highland Prep of Orlando (23-5) in a state semifinal contest from the RP Funding Center in Lakeland.
The winner advances to the Class 4A state final, on Saturday at 12:30 p.m. against the winner of Thursday's other semifinal contest - Bishop Kenny (Jacksonville) vs. Sports Leadership Academy (Miami).
FLORIDA GIRLS BASKETBALL SCOREBOARD
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Below is our Live Update Feed created and updated as the contest progresses. Read from the bottom up to follow the action chronologically from beginning to end.
Live Updates:
FINAL: LAKE HIGHLAND PREP 66, LAKEWOOD 34
- Lake Highland Prep advances to Saturday's Class 4A state championship game where it will meet the winner of Bishop Kenny and Sports Leadership Academy (Miami).
- Jada Eads led the Highlanders with 17 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals. Lexi Blue had 14 points, 5 rebounds and two blocks.
- Rianna Callihan finished with a double-double for Lakewood with 11 points and 12 rebounds. Alahni Lovett also scored 11 points and had 4 rebounds.
4TH QUARTER
- The clock winds down and that will do it. Lake Highland Prep wins in impressive fashion, 66-34.
- Hopkins has just fouled out with 37 seconds to play.
- LHP is getting its entire roster some action. Myanna Hatchette hits 1-of-2 free throws to get in the scorebook. CaMari Hopkins hits a jumper for Lakewood. 66-34 LHP with 1:34 left.
- Lake Highland Prep's London Baez gets her first point on a free throw. Highlanders still rolling, 65-32, with 3:48 left.
- Woodward adds 1-of-2 from the free throw line. She has 13 points.
- Iloa James converts a put-back of her own miss for Lakewood. LHP leads 63-32 with 6:26 to play.
3RD QUARTER
- The third quarter closes with Lake Highland Prep leading 63-30.
- Lakewood adds a free throw from Riana Callihan, who now has 11 points.
- Ari Woodard is now in double-digits as her 3-pointer makes it 63-29 in favor of the Highlanders.
- Sumayah McIntosh scores and adds the and-one. Lakewood trails, 60-29.
- Ari Woodard's layup for LHP is countered by Lakewood's first 3-pointer of the game, with Alahni Lovett (9 points) connecting. LHP leads, 60-27.
- LHP adds a free throw from Camila Depool. 58-24 with 3:18 remaining.
- Bri Rivera hits a jumper for two. LHP has its biggest lead, 57-24.
- Lexi Blue with two. 53-24 with 4:34 to play in the quarter.
- McIntosh breaks the scoring drought with a layup for Lakewood, but Jada Eads hits yet another three for LHP. She has 17. 51-24 LHP.
- It's gone back and forth for the last couple of minutes with no points. We have a timeout with 5:28 to play in the third quarter.
- Bri Rivera with a 3-pointer for the Highlanders. 48-22.
- Lakewood's Riana Callihan gets the first points of the second half with a pair of free throws. Sumayah McIntosh follows with another basket for the Spartans. They trail 45-22.
HALFTIME
- Jada Eads is the leading scorer for LHP with 14 points, with Lexi Blue close behind with 12.
Lake Highland Prep's 4-Star recruit Lexi Blue had 12 points in the first half.
- Alahni Lovett has 8 points to lead Lakewood.
- Lakewood is shooting just 13.6% from the floor and is 0-for-7 from beyond the 3-point arc.
- Lake Highland Prep has connected on 41% of its shot attempts and has made 7-of-22 3-pointers.
- Lakewood does own a 23-22 edge in rebounding.
2ND QUARTER
- That will do it for the first half. Lake Highland Prep goes to the intermission with a commanding 29-point lead, 45-16.
- Lexi Blue now has a dozen points after another 3-pointer. Arie Woodard follows with a layup and the score ballons to 45-16 with 10 seconds to play in the half.
- Alahni gets to the line and hits two for Lakewood, but Jada Eads responds with a three for LHP. 40-16.
- Ari Woodward misses on the front end of 1-and-1 opportunity.
- Play has gotten a little sloppy over the last few minutes. Still 37-14 with 2:09 left in the first half.
- Lakewood gets a jumper from Lovett, 37-14.
- Eads (11 points) adds two free throws for the Highlanders. 37-12.
- Lovett scores on a layup. Lakewood is warming up. LHP still leads, 35-12.
- Alahni Lovett hits two more free throws for Lakewood and the Spartans reach double digits. They trail 35-10 with 5:30 left in the half.
- Riana Callihan gets two more free throws for Lakewood. She has six of her teams 8 points.
- Oskarsdottir hits a three for the first points of the second quarter. LHP is now up 35-6.
- Lakewood misses three straight shots at the start of the second quarter.
1ST QUARTER
- Riana Callihan collects a pair of free throws for Lakewood. Depool then gets two from the charity stripe for LHP and the first quarter ends with LHP up 32-6.
- Lexi Blue adds a layup to bring her total to 9 points and Camila Depool gets into the scoring column for LHP. It's 30-4.
- Alla Oskarsdottir gets a fast-break score for the Highlanders and Blue hits a 3-pointer. 26-4 with 1:05 to play in the quarter
- Ari Woodard converts a jumper. She has five and the score is now 21-4.
- Lexi Blue converts a layup with an assist from Eads. 19-4 LHP with 2:23 left.
- CaMari Hopkins hits a pair of free throws for Lakewood to halt a 16-0 run by Lake Highland Prep. 17-4.
- Bri Rivera drops another 3-pointer for LHP. 17-2.
- Lakewood calls a 30-second timeout. 4:20 left in first quarter.
- Eads goes to the line and collects another point. Ari Woodward and Lexi Blue add a baskets. Highlanders rolling early, 14-2.
- Eads connects for another three and then adds a layup. She has 8 as LHP leads 9-2. Lakewood calls timeout with 4:59 remaining in the opening quarter.
- Riana Callihan puts Lakewood on the board and Jada Eads counters with a 3 for LHP. Highlanders lead 4-2.
- The first point of the game comes from the free throw line as LHP's Ari Woodward hits 1-of-2. 6:16 left in the quarter. 1-0 LHP.
- We're underway from Lakewood. No score in the first minute.
LAKEWOOD VS. LAKE HIGHLAND PREP
- Tip-off is scheduled for 9:00 a.m.
