In the last game of an eventful Friday night, North Florida Educational Institute handily defeated Community School of Naples, 67-49.
And Eagles did so despite shooting a dreadful 27 percent from three-point range. Much of that had to do with Terrell Miller, who scored 10 points but missed all five of his long-range attempts. Eric Cobb and Kenneth Council also scored 10 points each.
Malik Carter powered the Eagles to victory, scoring 24 points while grabbing eight boards and six steals. The Seahawks simply didn’t have an answer for Carter, who seemed to know exactly where the ball was going before any Seahawk could even think of passing it.
Jeff Merton played a solid game all around, scoring 17 points and snagging 11 rebounds. He was far and away the most efficient player in Community School’s offense, and the only one who shot better than 50 percent from the field. Drew Gendron finished with 10 points on 3-for-12 shooting, going 0-for-7 from beyond the arc.
The Seahawks, as a whole, shot 42 percent from the field and 30 percent from 3-point range. It often seemed like the 11:15 p.m. start was a little too late for both teams.
Community School does not have any more games to play in the tournament. North Florida Educational will play Miami (Fla.) Norland in the final game of the Sunshine Series, with tip-off scheduled for 5:30 p.m. today.
2012 CITY OF PALMS CLASSIC
Day 5
- City of Palms Prep basketball: Mighty Montverde manhandles Lone Peak for title
- City of Palms prep basketball: From Agau's Waffle House tweet to Verot buzzer beater
- City of Palms prep basketball: No. 1 player Andrew Wiggins wows, Huntington Prep rolls
- City of Palms prep basketball: Fairfax (Va.) beats Callaway for consolation championship
- City of Palms prep basketball: Chicago-Whitney Young drops Chester (Pa.) in fifth-place game
Day 4
- Photos: City of Palms Classic: Day 4
- Photos: Montverde Academy Basketball
- City of Palms: Slam Dunk Contest
- City of Palms: Lone Peak (Utah) 67, Memphis Southwind 52
- City of Palms prep basketball: Highland (Utah) Lone Peak stars win dunk, 3-point contests
- City of Palms prep basketball: Community School falls to North Florida Educational Institute
- City of Palms Prep Basketball: Montverde bashes Long Beach Poly to get into finals
- City of Palms Prep basketball: A No. 1 showdown between Lone Peak and Montverde for title
- City of Palms prep basketball: Never too young to recruit, even 6th graders get ranked
- City of Palms Prep Basketball: Okafor, Chicago-Whitney Young edge Omaha Central
- City of Palms Prep Basketball: Chester (Pa.) starts new streak with win over Lake Wales
- City of Palms Prep Basketball: St. Thomas Aquinas defeats defending champs Prestonwood Christian
- City of Palms Prep Basketball: McDonough (Ga.) Eagle’s Landing bests Bishop Verot
- City of Palms Prep Basketball: Newman leads Callaway over Tift County
- City of Palms Prep Basketball: Derrikson paces Fairfax (Va.) Paul VI past Lake Highland
Day 3
- Photos: City of Palms Classic: Day 3
- Video: City of Palms: Monteverde Academy 68, Chicago-Whitney Young 63
- Video: City of Palms: Memphis Southwind 88, Lake Wales 70
- Video: City of Palms: Huntington Prep (W.Va) 77, Houston-HCYA 50
- Video: City of Palms: Lone Peak (Utah) 73, Chester (Pa.) 50
- City of Palms prep basketball: Montverde clips Chicago Whitney Young in OT
- City of Palms prep basketball: Memphis-Southwind blows into semifinals
- City of Palms Prep Basketball: No. 1 player Wiggins leads Huntington Prep to easy win
- City of Palms Prep Basketball: Fairfax (Va.) Paul VI escapes with 1-point win over Prestonwood Christian
- City of Palms prep basketball: Lone Peak cracks Chester's 61-game winning streak
- City of Palms prep basketball: Jacksonville-Arlington Country Day defeats Saltsburg (Pa.)-Kiski School
- City of Palms prep basketball: Jackson (Miss.)-Callaway comes out on top against St. Thomas Aquinas
- City of Palms prep basketball: Orlando-Lake Highland Prep tops Bishop Verot
Day 2
- Photos: City of Palms Classic - Day Two
- Video: City of Palms: Long Beach Poly (Ca.) 52, Omaha Central (Neb.) 49
- Video: City of Palms: Monteverde Academy 79, Bishop Verot 35
- Video: City of Palms: Memphis Southwind (Tenn.) 82, Prestonwood Christian (Tx.) 44
- City of Palms Prep Basketball: Lake Wales upsets Fairfax- Paul VI
- City of Palms prep basketball: Highland (Utah) Lone Peak rolls over Jackson (Miss.) Callaway
- City of Palms prep basketball: Long Beach Poly ends Omaha Central's 41-game win streak at buzzer
- City of Palms prep basketball: Dakari Johnson, Montverde crush Bishop Verot
- City of Palms prep basketball: Memphis Southwind trounces defending champs Prestonwood Christian
- City of Palms prep basketball: Tift County tops Eagle's Landing in Georgia consolation battle
- City of Palms prep basketball: Omaha (Neb.) Central's star Akoy Agau impressing after just picking up game
Day 1
- Photos: City of Palms Classic - Day One
- Video: City of Palms: Bishop Verot 49, St. Thomas Aquinas 48
- Video: City of Palms: American Heritage 61, Riverview 47
- Video: City of Palms: Omaha Central 62, Eagles' Landing (Ga.) 37
- Video: City of Palms: Long Beach Poly (Ca.) 62, Tift County (Ga.) 55
- City of Palms prep basketball: 2012 Day 1 roundup
- City of Palms prep basketball: Chester (Pa.) extends win streak to 61
- City of Palms prep basketball: Bishop Verot advances on buzzer beater
- City of Palms prep basketball: Eubanks paces American-Plantation past Sarasota-Riverview
- City of Palms prep basketball: Long Beach Poly knocks off No. 12 team in nation
- City of Palms prep basketball: Omaha Central keeps winning, sets Nebraska state
- Prep basketball: City of Palms Classic is college recruiters' dream
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