Lake Highland Prep defeats Bishop Kenny: Live score updates from the 2024 FHSAA Class 4A girls basketball state championship game (3/1/2024)
LAKELAND, FLORIDA – The state title is on the line as Bishop Kenny and Lake Highland Prep clash for the FHSAA Class 4A girls basketball state championship this afternoon at the RP Funding Center in Lakeland.
Bishop Kenny advanced with a 46-43 defeat of Sports Leadership Academy (Miami) and Lake Highland Prep reached the final with a 66-34 rout over Lakewood in Thursday’s semifinal contests.
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:
4TH QUARTER
- Lake Highland Prep wins, 58-47!
- LHPS leads 57-44 with 43.3 seconds remaining
- The Highlanders lead 52-42 with 1:30 left and it's looking like Bishop Kenny is going to start subbing players out
- Blue put back gives Highlanders 49-39 lead with 2:39 remaining
- Eads jumper puts LHPS back up by eight, 45-37
- Coyle's layup makes it 45-39
- Depool's layup bumps the lead up to 45-37
- Game is getting more and more physical heading into the final minutes. LHPS leads 43-37 with 5:34 remaining
- Coyle's layup brings it to 41-35
3RD QUARTER
- end of quarter, LHPS 41, Bishop Kenny 33
- Blue with the backbreaking 3-pointer with time expiring
- Blue with a jumper, back to a 5-point lead at 38-33
- Talbert knocking down another jumper, 36-33
- Depool's layup makes it 36-31
- Talbert with the jumper and now things are getting interesting here, 34-31
- Depool gets to the line, but misses both free throws
- Abby Baker makes the layup plus the foul. She misses the free throw, 34-29 now
- Coyle banks home a jumper, LHPS lead down to 34-27
- Eads knocks down another 3-pointer, 34-23
- Sydney Roundtree layup cuts into the lead, LHPS 31-23
- LHPS starts off with the ball to begin the second half
2ND QUARTER
- HALFTIME, Lake Highland Prep 31, Bishop Kenny 21
- Woodard hits a layup right at the halftime buzzer, LHPS leads 31-21 at intermission over Bishop Kenny
- Talbert knocks down a 3-pointer, cuts the lead down to 29-21 with 1:12 left before half
- Riley Talbert is fouled on a jump shot. Talbert makes both free throws, LHPS 29-18
- Eads puts on the boosters and gets fouled. She makes both free throws, LHPS 29-16
- Two Woodard free throws puts LHPS up 27-16
- Woodard jumper makes it LHPS 25-16 with 2:41 left before halftime
- Coyle answers with a layup, 23-16
- An Eads' 3-pointer balloons the lead to 23-14
- Coyle layup cuts the lead down to 20-12
- Reese Mayer and Blue exchange 3-pointers, LHPS leads 20-10, 5:17 left in the 2nd Q
- Eads gets the steal and the layup, LHPS 17-7 and largest lead
- Woodard knocks down two free throws, LHPS up 15-7
- Turnover LHPS, Bishop Kenny ball trailing 13-7
- Eads knocks down two free throws, LHPS 13-5
- LHPS getting aggressive hitting the boards, getting themselves second and third chance points
1ST QUARTER
- end of the quarter, Lake Highland Prep 11, Bishop Kenny 5
- Lexi Blue knocks down a 3-pointer with time expiring
- Jada Eads' floater gives Highlanders a 8-5 lead
- Ari Woodard jumper puts LHPS back up 6-4, 2:33
- Clare Coyle's layup ties things up at 4-4
- LHPS scores on a Camila Depool layup, 4-0
- A lot of ball movement for Bishop Kenny, but no points onits third trip down
- Rivera makes two of three, LHPS 2-0 6:37
- Bri Rivera is fouled at the 3-point line and will shoot three free throws
- Bishop Kenny wins the opening tip and here we go.
BISHOP KENNY VS. LAKE HIGHLAND PREP
- Tip-off is scheduled for 12:30 p.m.
