JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Ribault basketball team is in the Class 4A state semifinals and will face Stranahan on Tuesday in Lakeland. A look at the matchup.
Class 4A boys basketball state semifinals
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Ribault (21-8) vs. Stranahan (23-7)
When: Tuesday, 3 p.m.
Where: RP Funding Center, Lakeland
Watch it: Game can be streamed on the NFHS Network. Cost applies for a monthly pass.
Winner gets: Gibbs or Eustis in the state championship game on Thursday at 7 p.m.
Road here: Ribault d. Fort Walton Beach, 75-55; d. Bishop Kenny, 74-47; d. Rickards, 62-37; Stranahan d. Barron Collier, 48-44; d. Central, 74-57; d. St. Brendan, 72-61.
Glance: The Trojans are one of the best teams in area history, winners of four state championships (1989, 1990, ‘94-95) under iconic head coach Bernard Wilkes. They’ve also finished as state runner-up (1985, 1997-98, 2005, 2014) five times. Their last two trips to Lakeland in 2017 (70-64 loss to Leesburg) and 2023 (43-39 loss to the Villages) have resulted in close losses. Gs Kaden Toure (16.7 ppg) and Jamian Jackon (14.8 ppg, 5 rpg) lead Ribault in scoring followed by another G, Kaleb McDuffie (9.4). This is head coach Charles Showers’ second trip to the state semifinals with Ribault. He knows a thing or two about the Trojans legacy, playing under Wilkes during his time at the school. Showers has a career record of 283-157 in head coaching stops at First Coast, Raines and Ribault.