Calvary Christian Academy crushes The Villages Charter, 87-51, to claim Florida's FHSAA Class 3A title
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JACKSONVILLE, Florida, March 11 — The No. 3 Calvary Christian Academy [Fort Lauderdale, FL] Eagles jumped out to a quick 7-0 lead Wednesday night, and led the rest of the way en route to an 87-51 win over a Top 50 The Villages [FL] Charter Buffalo squad in Florida's FHSAA Class 3A state championship game.
The Buffalo answered that early 7-0 burst with two three-pointers to trim the Eagles' lead to 7-6, and that's as close as they'd get the rest of the way as Calvary Christian pulled away for a 20-10 lead after the first quarter. After The Villages pulled back to within five at 34-29, the Eagles closed the first half on a 10-2 run to lead 44-31 at the break.
But Calvary Christian was just getting started. Behind 30 points from Cayden Daughtry, the Eagles really started to pour it on in the third quarter, outscoring The Villages Charter by a score of 27-10, effectively putting the game out of reach at 71-41 headed to the fourth quarter. They scored the first six points of the fourth quarter to go up by more than 35, setting the running clock in motion, and the game was over with quickly after that.
While The Villages Charter sees its season end at 24-8, Calvary Christian Academy (24-1) will continue its season next weekend in East Rutherford, New Jersey, at The Throne Tournament with a national title still within reach. The Eagles' only loss this season is to the Paul VI [Chantilly, VA] Panthers who are eyeing a possible invitation to the Chipotle Nationals Tournament.
STREAM:Watch Florida's FHSAA boys basketball Class 3A state championship game on the NFHS Network
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FINAL — Calvary Christian Academy 87, The Villages Charter 51
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Timeout with 57.1 seconds to play, and it's 85-51 Calvary Christian.
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It's 77-41, and with the margin more than 35 points, a running clock has kicked in. This will wrap up pretty quickly from here.
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Calvary Christian Academy is eight minutes away from the state championship, but this one has been over for a while. The fourth quarter is under way.
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END OF THIRD QUARTER — Calvary Christian Academy 71, The Villages Charter 41
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It's 67-39 at the 2:00 mark.
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A finish at the rim makes it, 60-36, and the Buffalo call timeout.
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58-36, Calvary Christian. The Villages Charter has no answers right now.
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It's up to 56-36. This might already be out of reach.
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5:24 to play in the third, and it's 53-36, Calvary Christian. If The Villages Charter has any chance, they've got to start cutting into this lead immediately.
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Calvary Christian opens the scoring in the second half to extend their biggest lead of the game to 15. It's, 46-31.
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The third quarter is under way!
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END OF SECOND QUARTER — Calvary Christian Academy 44, The Villages Charter 31
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A turnover by the Buffalo, and Calvary Christian Academy takes it the other way with 7.2 seconds to play in the first half to extend its lead to 43-29.
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And just like that, a 7-0 run by Calvary Christian gets it back to double digits. It's 41-29 with 38.6 to play in the first half.
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A great effort by The Villages Charter getting this back to five points. Now trailing, 34-29.
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A big three gets it back down to 34-27. The Villages Charter is 5-of-9 from behind the arc.
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At the 3:00 minute mark, it's back to 10 points with Calvary Christian leading, 34-24.
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Calvary Christian has controlled this one from the start, but The Villages Charter has got it back down to seven at 29-22. 4:35 to play before the half.
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Under six to play before the half, and it's 25-15, Calvary Christian.
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END OF FIRST QUARTER — Calvary Christian Academy 20, The Villages Charter 10
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At the 2:41 mark of the first quarter, it's 15-6, Calvary Christian Academy. The Villages Charter had pulled to within one at 7-6 after the Eagles' fast start, but they now trail by their biggest margin, yet.
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At the halfway mark of the opening period, it's 10-6 Calvary Christian.
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The first timeout of the game at 6:08 finds Calvary Christian already up 7-0.
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Calvary Christian gets on the board first with a 3-0 lead.
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The game is scheduled to tip at 8 p.m. EST.
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- Date: 8 p.m. EST Wednesday, March 11
- STREAM:Watch Florida's FHSAA boys basketball Class 3A state championship game on the NFHS Network