Williston, P.K. Yonge advance to title games

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The showdown is set in Class 1A.

This Friday night in Bronson, Williston, which is ranked second in the state in Class 1A by MaxPreps, will play No. 1 ranked Wildwood for the Class 1A-District 7 title.

On Tuesday night, the No. 2 seed Red Devils (20-7) cruised to a 79-48 win against host Bronson.

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The No. 6 seed Eagles upset No. 3 seed Trenton, 54-47, on Monday to advance to last night’s semifinals.

Williston, which crushed No. 7 seed Cedar Key, 101-13, on Monday night in the quarterfinals, defeated Wildwood, 67-56, on Nov. 26 at the Mighty Ike Challenge at Williston.

Meanwhile, the top-ranked Wildcats (19-6) advanced with a 72-57 win against No. 4 Chiefland in the other semifinal.

P.K. Yonge will also play for a district title.

The top-seeded Blue Wave (13-10) had no problem with defending 1A state champion Bradford (Starke), building a 32-6 halftime lead and cruising to a 67-15 win in a Class 3A-District 2 semifinal.

No. 2 seed Interlachen advanced with a 78-62 win against No. 3 seed Trinity Catholic (Ocala).

Tip off between the Blue Wave and the Rams (19-7) will be at 6 p.m. on Friday.

BOYS (District Tournament results)

4A-District 5 at Santa Fe (Alachua)

Tuesday, Feb. 7 (Quarterfinals)

No. 4 Eastside 67, No. 5 Keystone Heights 54

No. 3 Palatka 62, No. 6 Suwannee (Live Oak) 41

Wednesday, Feb. 8 (Semifinals)

No. 2 North Marion (Citra) vs. Palatka, 6 p.m.

No. 1 Santa Fe (Alachua) vs. Eastside, 7:30 p.m.

3A-District 2 (at Higher Seed)

Tuesday, February 7 (Semifinals)

No. 1 P.K. Yonge 67, No. 4 Bradford (Starke) 15

No. 2 Interlachen 78, No. 3 Trinity Catholic (Ocala) 62

Friday, Feb. 10

Championship – No. 1 P.K. Yonge vs. No. 2 Interlachen, 6 p.m.

2A-District 4 at Redeemer Christian (Ocala)

Tuesday, Feb. 7 (Quarterfinals)

No. 2 Redeemer Christian (Ocala) 75, No. 7 Cornerstone Academy 33

No. 3 Saint Francis Catholic 84, No. 6 Meadowbrook Academy (Ocala) 39

No. 4 St. John Lutheran (Ocala) 81, No. 5 Countryside Christian 55

Wednesday, Feb. 8 (Semifinals)

No. 1 Oak Hall vs. St. John Lutheran (Ocala)

No. 2 Redeemer Christian (Ocala) vs. No. 3 Saint Francis Catholic

1A-District 7 (at Bronson)

Tuesday, Feb. 7 (Semifinals)

No. 1 Wildwood 72, No. 4 Chiefland 57

No. 2 Williston 79, No. 6 Bronson 48

Friday, Feb. 10

Championship
No. 1 Wildwood vs. No. 2 Williston, 7 p.m.

1A-District 6 (at Higher Seeds)

Tuesday, Feb. 7 (Quarterfinals)

No. 4 Union County (Lake Butler) 70, No. 5 Bell 42

Wednesday, Feb. 8 (Semifinals)

No. 4 Union County (Lake Butler) at No. 1 Newberry

No. 3 Fort White at No. 2 Hawthorne

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