Season outlook

MARQUEE MATCHUPS

Nov. 28: Pine Crest at Coral Springs Christian; Nov. 30: Blanche Ely at Boyd Anderson; Dec. 4: Sagemont at Pine Crest; Dec. 8: Coral Christian vs. Oldsmar Christian, American Heritage vs. Montverde Academy (Montverde Academy); Dillard at Boyd Anderson; Dec. 11: Blanche Ely at Northeast; Dec. 13: Dillard at Northeast; American Heritage vs. Hialeah Gardens, Deerfield Beach vs. Sagemont (Hoops Exchange Series, Sagemont); Dec 14: Sagemont vs. Tampa Catholic, Blanche Ely vs. Cardinal Gibbons (Hoop Exchange Series); Dec. 15: American Heritage at Dillard; Dec. 17: Dillard at Blanche Ely; Dec. 18: American Heritage vs. Sarasota Riverview (City of Palms Classic, Bishop Verot); Jan. 4: Pine Crest vs. Tampa Berkeley Prep (Berkeley Prep Shootout); Jan. 5: Pine Crest vs. Orlando First Academy (Berkeley Prep Shootout); Jan 8: Blanche Ely at Boyd Anderson, Cardinal Gibbons at Pine Crest; Jan. 9: Dillard at American Heritage; Jan. 12: St. Thomas Aquinas vs. Starke Bradford (Eastside), Deerfield Beach at Blanche Ely, Pine Crest at Boyd Anderson; Jan. 15: Coral Springs Christian at Sagemont; Jan. 19: Dillard vs. Coral Reef, St. Thomas Aquinas vs. Hialeah Gardens, Deerfield Beach vs. South Miami, American Heritage vs. Sagemont, Coral Springs Christian vs. Miami Norland (Tournament of Champions MLK, Miami Central); Jan. 22: Blanche Ely at Northeast; Jan. 25: American Heritage at Coral Springs Christian; St. Thomas Aquinas at Miramar.

KEY DATES

Nov. 23-24: Thanksgiving Classic (Jacksonville Jackson); Nov. 24: Hoop Exchange Thanks 4 Hoops (Orlando Christian Prep); Dec. 8: Hoop Exchange Center Court (Montverde Academy); Dec. 14-15: Hoop Exchange Southern Series (Sagemont); Dec. 18-22: City of Palms Classic (Fort Myers Bishop Verot); Dec. 19-22: Kreul Classic (Coral Springs City Gymnasium); Dec. 27-29: Junior Orange Bowl Classic (Ronald Reagan/Doral); Dec. 27-29: Derek Harper Classic (Palm Beach Lakes); Dec. 27-30: Great Florida Shootout (Kissimmee Civic Center); Dec. 27-29: Holiday Hoopla (Vero Beach); Dec. 27-29: Rock Holiday Classic (North Broward Prep); Jan. 4-5: Berkeley Prep Shootout (Tampa Berkeley Prep); Jan. 5: Florida Prospects Dante Anderson Memorial (Gainesville Eastside); Jan. 12: Hoop Exchange Gator Stop (Gainesville); Jan. 12: Vince Murray Invitation (Ocala Trinity Catholic); Jan. 18-19: Tournament of Champions Martin Luther King Jr. Classic (Miami Central); Jan. 18-19, 21: MLK Showcase (Jacksonville Edward Waters College); Jan. 30-Feb. 2: BCAA Big 8 Championship (Fort Lauderdale); Feb 4-6, Feb. 8-9: District tournaments; Feb. 14: Regional quarterfinals; Feb. 19: Regional semifinals: Feb. 23: Regional finals; Feb. 26-March 2: FHSAA state finals (The Lakeland Center).

Top 10 teams (8A-5A)

1. Blanche Ely

2. American Heritage

3. Deerfield Beach

4. Dillard

5. St. Thomas Aquinas

6. Northeast

7. Miramar

8. Pines Charter

9. Cypress Bay

10. Fort Lauderdale

Top 10 teams (4A-2A, Indepen.)

1. Sagemont

2. Pine Crest

3. Coral Springs Christian

4. North Broward Prep

5. Cardinal Gibbons

6. University School

7. International School of Broward

8. Chaminade

9. Westminster Academy

10. Coral Springs Charter

Top 15 players (8A-5A)

Malik Price-Martin, Northeast, 6-9, C;

Romello Walker, Dillard, Sr. 6-5, W;