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Area girls hoops teams advance in district tournament play

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Key Points
  • On Monday night, it was survive and move on for some area girls basketball teams while others had their 2026-27 season officially come to an end.
  • Hawthorne girls basketball defeated Bronson 47-33 and will face top seed Williston on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in the Rural District 7 semifinals.
  • Trenton girls basketball team won 45-30 over Bell and will play Fort White in district semifinals on Wednesday at 7 p.m.
  • Several area girls basketball teams, including Bell and Union County, had their 2025-26 seasons end after losses in district quarterfinals on Monday night.

On Monday night, it was survive and move on for some area girls basketball teams, while others had their 2025-26 season officially come to an end.

In the FHSAA Rural Class-District 6 quarterfinals, No. 4 seed Trenton advanced with a 45-30 win against No. 5 seed Bell. The season came to an end for the Lady Bulldogs (9-15), while the Tigers (8-15) advanced to Wednesday night’s district semifinals and will travel to top seed Fort White (14-9) at 7 p.m.

In the other district semifinal, No. 6 seed Union County (Lake Butler) had its season come to an end at 1-17 with a 46-14 loss at No. 3 seed Taylor County (Perry), which will play at No. 2 seed Dixie County (Cross City) (12-6).

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The Hawthorne girls basketball team bounced back from Friday’s loss at The Rock with a 47-33 win at No. 5 seed Bronson (6-15) in the Rural District 7 Quarterfinals.

The No. 4 seed Hornets (8-12) jumped out to a 15-2 first-quarter lead and never trailed. They will play top seed Williston (16-2) at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. In the other quarterfinal, No. 3 seed Chiefland advanced with a 56-20 win against No. 6 seed Cedar Key (6-12).

Junior Nyasia Bivins had a game-high 15 points and senior Brianna Bell had 14 for Chiefland (22-2), which will play No. 2 seed Wildwood (13-4) at 6 p.m. on Wednesday.

Scores from Monday and Wednesday’s matchups:

Rural Class-District 5 at higher seed

Quarterfinals – Monday, Feb. 2

4 Branford 48, 5 Hamilton County (Jasper) 16 

Semifinals – Wednesday, Feb. 4

4 Branford at 1 Hilliard

3 Lafayette (Mayo) at 2 Madison County

Championship – Friday, Feb. 6

TBD

Rural Class-District 6 at higher seed

Quarterfinals – Monday, Feb. 2

4 Trenton 45, 5 Bell 30

3 Taylor County (Perry) 46, 6 Union County (Lake Butler) 14

Semifinals – Wednesday, Feb. 4

4 Trenton at 1 Fort White, 7 p.m.

3 Taylor County (Perry) at 2 Dixie County (Cross City)

Championship – Friday, Feb. 6

TBD

Rural Class-District 7 at Bronson

Quarterfinals – Monday, Feb. 2

3 Chiefland 56, 6 Cedar Key 20

4 Hawthorne 47, 5 Bronson 33

Semifinals – Wednesday, Feb. 4

2 Wildwood vs. 3 Chiefland, 6 p.m.

1 Williston vs. 4 Hawthorne, 7:30 p.m.

Championship – Friday, Feb. 6

TBD

Class 1A-District 4 at St. John Lutheran (Ocala)

Semifinals – Wednesday, Feb. 4

3 Countryside Christian vs. 2 Seven Rivers Christian (Lecanto), 5:30 p.m.

1 Redeemer Christian (Ocala) vs. 4 St. John Lutheran (Ocala), 7 p.m.

Championship – Friday, Feb. 6

TBD

Class 2A-District 2 at higher seed

Quarterfinals – Monday, Feb. 2

4 P.K. Yonge 50, 5 Oak Hall 25

Semifinals – Wednesday, Feb. 4

4 P.K. Yonge at 1 Trinity Catholic (Ocala), 6 p.m.

3 Saint Francis Catholic Academy at 2 St. Joseph Academy (St. Augustine), 6 p.m.

Championship – Friday, Feb. 6

TBD

Class 3A-District 2 at higher seed

Quarterfinals – Wednesday, Feb. 4

2 Marianna 54, 3 Gadsden County (Havana) 25

Semifinals – Wednesday, Feb. 4

4 Suwannee (Live Oak) at 1 Florida High (Tallahassee), 7 p.m.

Championship – Friday, Feb. 6

Suwannee/Florida High winner vs. 2 Marianna

Class 3A-District 3 at higher seed

Quarterfinals – Monday, Feb. 2

4 Keystone Heights 33, 5 Baldwin 31

Semifinals – Wednesday, Feb. 4

4 Keystone Heights at 1 Newberry

3 Palatka at 2 Bradford (Starke)

Championship – Friday, Feb. 6

TBD

Class 4A-District 5 at higher seed

Quarterfinals – Monday, Feb. 2

4 Crystal River 60, 5 Santa Fe (Alachua) 55

3 Eastside 64, 6 Lake Weir (Ocala) 18

Semifinals – Wednesday, Feb. 4

4 Crystal River at 1 Dunnellon

3 Eastside at 2 North Marion (Citra), 7 p.m.

Championship – Friday, Feb. 6

TBD

Class 5A-District 2 at higher seed

Quarterfinals – Monday, Feb. 2

4 Chiles (Tallahassee) 62, 5 Columbia (Lake City) 40

Semifinals – Wednesday, Feb. 4

4 Chiles (Tallahassee) at 1 Gainesville, 6:30 p.m.

3 Leon (Tallahassee) at 2 Lincoln (Tallahassee)

Championship – Friday, Feb. 6

TBD

Class 6A-District 3 at Tocoi Creek (St. Augustine)

Quarterfinals – Monday, Feb. 2

4 Forest (Ocala) 91, 5 Matanzas (Palm Coast) 12

Semifinals – Wednesday, Feb. 4

2 Buchholz vs. 3 Bartram Trail (St. Johns), 6 p.m.

4 Forest (Ocala) at 1 Tocoi Creek (St. Augustine), 7:30 p.m.

Championship – Friday, Feb. 6

TBD

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