High School Sports: Schedules, results for packed boys and girls basketball week
It's all about basketball this time of year. Over the next few weeks, girls and boys tournaments will take over the state and Marion County is home for a few of them. Belleview will host the Pasta Faire Winter Shootout with six teams over two days.
The pitch will stay busy as girls and boys soccer teams around the county play every day this week.
We close the week on Belleview traveling to The Villages for the second wrestling tournament of the year.
Can't make a game? No problem. Visit this page every day for updates on your favorite teams and sports. We'll track down all the action so you don't have to.
Email your results and highlights, and schedule changes, to apettigrew@gannett.com.
Boys Basketball
Monday, Dec. 12
Redeemer defeats Ormond Calvary Christian 63-46
Jonah Harrelson scored a game-high 18 points to help the Lions win their third consecutive game. Grant Phillips had nine points and a game-high nine assists. Andrew Powers had 17 points and 10 rebounds for a double double.
Leesburg First Academy defeats St. John 61-58
Eight-grader Treyton Cave scored a career-high 23 points in the loss.
Cedar Key at OCA, 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 13
Redeemer defeats Belleview 68-64
The Lions squeaked out a four-point win. Andrew Parker scored a team-high 18 points.
P.K. Yonge defeats West Port 65-14
The Wolf Pack score a season-low 14 points as they continue their five-game skid.
North Marion defeats Lake Weir 62-45
Freshman Jedarrius Jackson scored a team-high 16 points to help the Colts win their second game of the year. Jordan Gimenez scored 35 in the loss.
The Villages defeats Forest 62-61
The Villages snapped the Wildcats' three-game winning streak.
Gainesville defeats Vanguard 70-61
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Seven Rivers Christian crushes Meadowbrook 71-29
Will Henry scores a game-high 10 points in the Mustangs' loss.
Thursday, Dec. 15
West Port at Belleview, 7:30 p.m.
Countryside Christian at Redeemer, 7 p.m.
Dunnellon at Lake Weir, 7 p.m.
Peniel Baptist at Meadowbrook, 6 p.m.
St. John at Clermont Real Life Christian Academy, 7 p.m.
Cornerstone at HEART, 6 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 16
Trinity Catholic at Wildwood, 7 p.m.
Ocoee Legacy Charter at Redeemer, 7:30 p.m.
West Port at Dunnellon, 7:30 p.m.
Forest at North Marion, 7:30 p.m.
Oak Hall at Meadowbrook, 6 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 16
North Marion at Crescent City, 2 p.m.
Girls Basketball
Monday, Dec. 12
Vanguard beats Springstead 39-37
Kristen Moore and Makiya Mitchell each scored a team-high nine points. Jyla Gunsby grabbed a game-high 12 rebounds and six assists.
North Marion defeats Leesburg 57-29
Eniah Tensley and D'nhia Johnson scored 16 points apiece in a bounce-back win.
Mount Dora Christian Academy defeats Belleview 50-36
Sophomores Aaliyah Grant and Aaliyah Armbrister recorded double doubles in the loss. Grant had 15 points and 15 rebounds. Armbrister had 13 points, 10 rebounds, four steals, and two blocks.
OCA defeats Cedar Key 69-42
Four Crusaders scored in double digits in a 27-point win. Sophomore Brianna McQuaig scored a game-high 19 points.
St. John defeats Leesburg First Academy 39-16
Jeinaliesse Alicea scored a season-high 18 points in the win.
St. Francis defeats HEART 23-13
HEART loses back to back games for the first time.
Lake Weir defeats Lecanto 69-49
Hurricanes recover from a two-game slide with a 20-point win.
Dunnellon defeats Umatilla 62-57
Tatiana Matthews score a game-high 30 points, plus six assists, five steals, and a block. K'mari Williams scored 21 points, nine rebounds, eight assists, and five steals.
Tuesday, Dec. 13
West Port defeats South Lake 37-36
The Wolf Pack are on an eight-game winning streak.
Meadowbrook tops Seven Rivers Christian 58-48
Saige McCloud recorded a 29-point 11-rebound double double. Freshman Soleil Smith scored a career-high 19 points.
OCA defeats Starke Hope Christian Academy 55-23
Charlotte Culver scored 21 points and grabs six steals in a good defensive win.
The Villages defeat Forest 60-56
Ja'Niyah McCoy scoreed 22 points in a close loss. Olivia Johns grabbed a season-high 15 rebounds.
Thursday, Dec. 15
North Marion at West Port, 7:30 p.m.
St. John at Clermont Real Life Christian Academy, 5:30 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 16
Trinity Catholic vs. McKeel Academy (neutral site), 6:30 p.m.
West Port at Vanguard, 7:30 p.m.
Tampa Cambridge at Redeemer, 6 p.m.
Oak Hall at St. John, 5:30 p.m.
HEART vs. opponent TBA in tourney, time TBA
Forest vs Meadowbrook, 5:00 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 17
Mater Brighton Lakes at Belleview, 9:30 a.m. at Pasta Faire Winter Shootout
Trinity Catholic at DeLand, 3:30 p.m.
North Marion at Menendez, 4 p.m.
Braden River vs. Meadowbrook, 12:30 p.m. at Pasta Faire Winter Shootout
Forest vs. Newberry, 9:30 a.m. at Pasta Faire Winter Shootout
HEART vs. opponent TBA in tourney, time TBA
Mater Brighton Lakes vs Forest, 2:30 at Pasta Faire Winter Shootout
Meadowbrook vs Belleview, 5:30 at Pasta Faire Winter Shootout
Boys Soccer
Monday, Dec. 12
Forest ties Lakeland Christian 1-1
Wildcats avoid first loss with fourth tie of the season.
Dunnellon defeats Lake Weir 6-1
Andy Lopez-Villalobos scored two goals for Lake Weir. Alan Henn, Skyler Courtney, Michael Cruz, and Oliver Wojtowicz scored goals for the Hurricanes.
Tavares defeats Redeemer 8-0
The Lions lose their second straight game.
Tuesday, Dec. 13
West Port defeats Belleview 2-1
Jake Goebel and Gary Moore record assists for the Wolf Pack in their second win in a row. Aubrey Otieno scored a goal for Belleview.
North Marion defeats Eustis 4-3
The Colts pick up their second win of the season after a shootout against Eustis.
Wednesday, Dec. 14
Lake Weir defeats Palatka 3-1
The Hurricanes end the first half of the season on a two-game winning streak.
Thursday, Dec. 15
North Marion at Belleview, 6 p.m.
West Port at Vanguard, 7 p.m.
Forest at Eustis, 7 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 16
Redeemer vs. Seven Rivers Christian at a neutral site, 5 p.m.
Girls Soccer
Monday, Dec. 12
Forest defeats West Port 1-0
Janellie Castillo assisted Jenna Maiorino to push the Wildcats ahead of West Port.
Tuesday, Dec. 13
North Marion defeats Lake Weir 6-1
The Colts break their streak with a 7-1 win.
Wednesday, Dec. 14
Forest defeats Belleview 8-0
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Palatka defeats Lake Weir 2-1
The Hurricanes continue their two-game skid.
North Marion defeats Dunnellon 7-1
The Colts continue their win streak against the Tigers.
Thursday, Dec. 15
Belleview at West Port, 7 p.m.
South Sumter at Dunnellon, 6 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 16
Columbia at Forest, 7 p.m.
Buchholz at Vanguard, 5:30 p.m.
Wrestling
Saturday, Dec. 17
Belleview at Villages Tournament
This article originally appeared on Ocala Star-Banner: Marion County boys-girls basketball games, soccer matches Dec. 12-17
