Prep basketball: Dec. 21, 2012

BOYS BASKETBALL

PORT CHARLOTTE 63, ESTERO 59

Site: Mariner

Records: Estero 5-8

Key players: Estero — RJ Meyers, Margens Desire

ESTERO (59)

Driggers 3 3-5 9, Meyers 5 0-0 15, Jean Francois 3 2-3 10, Desire 3 6-8 13, Arcario 3 0-0 8, Warner 1 2-2 4. Totals 18 13-18 59.

PORT CHARLOTTE (63)

Specht 6 3-4 17, Collins 4 2-2 14, Ranes 1 1-4 3, Dickson 0 3-4 3, Blanc 5 10-11 20, Philips 3 0-1 6. Totals 11 8 19-27 63.

E 16 14 14 15 — 59

PC 8 19 15 21 — 63

Three pointers: Estero — Meyers 5, Jean Francois 2, Desire, Arcario 2; Port Charlotte — Specht 4, Collins 4. Team Fouls: Estero 18, Port Charlotte 16. Fouled out: None. Technicals: None.

Coach's comment: Estero's Lee Peters — "That was the best we played and we couldn't have played any better. I would have liked to have won, of course, but we did a great job."

Next: Loser of Mariner vs. Island Coast, today at 5:45 p.m.

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GIRLS BASKETBALL

SEFFNER CHRISTIAN ACAd. 64, FIRST BAPTIST ACAD. 49

Site: Seffner Christian Academy Christmas Tournament

Records: First Baptist Academy 10-4

FIRST BAPTIST ACADEMY (49)

Foreman 1 2-4 4, Lines 6 11-13 26, Reed 3 2-3 8, Cox 1 2-2 4, Emerson 3 0-0 7. Totals 14 17-22 49.

SEFFNER CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (64)

Weaver 1 0-0 2, Plager 3 0-0 6, Parimore 4 2-4 11, Cummingham 0 1-2 1, Hanson 8 3-5 19, Whitins 3 4-4 10, Walker 6 3-3 15. Totals 25 13-18 64.

FBA 14 11 12 12 — 49

SCA 18 15 13 18 — 64

Three pointers: First Baptist Academy — Lines 3, Emerson; Seffner Christian Academy — Parimore. Team Fouls: First Baptist Academy 15, Seffner Christian Academy 19. Fouled out: Seffner Christian Academy — Hanson. Technicals: None.

Coach's comment: First Baptist Academy's Jennifer Lines — "We played well for most of the game, even against a very good team. We will learn from games like this."

Next: First Baptist Academy vs. Strawberry Crest at the Seffner Christian Academy Christmas Tournament, today at 3 p.m.

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SEACREST 44, EVANGELICAL CHRISTIAN 42

Site: Canterbury Cougar Classic

Records: Seacrest 9-9

EVANGELICAL CHRISTIAN (42)

Mendoza 6 0-0 13, Higginson 2 5-7 9, Vanlandschat 1 3-4 5, Gonzalez 1 1-2 4, Higginson 1 2-3 4, Banks 2 0-0 5, Cook 1 0-0 2. Totals 14 10-14 42.

SEACREST (44)

Legrand 2 3-13 7, Stiffler 4 2-4 11, Hancock 4 3-4 11, Anisiewicz 1 6-7 8, Murray 1 0-0 2, Marsala 1 0-0 2, Dorvilus 1 1-6 3. Totals 14 15-34 44.

ECS 8 6 13 15 — 42

S 5 13 9 17 — 44

Three pointers: Evangelical Christian — Mendoza, Gonzalez, Cook; Seacrest — Stiffler. Team Fouls: Evangelical Christian 20, Seacrest 16. Fouled out: Evangelical Christian — Mendoza, Higginson, Gonzalez. Technicals: None.

Next: Seacrest vs. North Fort Myers in the Cougar Classic Championship at Canterbury, Today at 2:30 p.m.