Winter Park teams press into postseason

Winter Park’s girls basketball team watched an early season win be avenged by district rival Colonial on Jan. 30, losing 67-52 and losing the district championship in the process.

The Wildcats (23-2) had already earned a berth into the regional playoffs before entering the final game of the district tournament, but faced a Colonial (21-4) team that had just blown out Timber Creek by 20 points the game prior.

The Wildcats watched the Grenadiers go on a scoring tear that blew the game open 28-16 in the first quarter. After that the game settled down, but the Wildcats never got any closer than when they finally started reeling in Colonial in the fourth quarter. By then it was too late. Alexis Pitchford’s 16 points and six rebounds wasn’t enough to catch Colonial.

Winter Park heads to regional play this week, with their runner up slot in the district causing them to have to travel to Vero Beach for the first round. That tips off at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 5.

Winter Park boys basketball

It’s district tournament time, with the No. 1 seed Wildcats (16-9) playing in their first game at press time Wednesday night, getting a bye for the first round games. With a win, they’ll be in to the district championship game coming up at 7 p.m. Friday at Orlando’s University High School.

Edgewater girls basketball

The Eagles (18-5) trounced Heritage all the way in Palm Bay with a 50-33 to win their district championship. It was a slow game early on, with the Eagles easily breezing out to a 22-9 lead in the first half, then walking away with the game from there.

Thanks to their district win, Edgewater hosts Poinciana at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 5, for the first round of regional action.

Edgewater boys basketball

Securing the No. 1 seed in the Class 6A District 7 tournament, the Eagles faced Eau Gallie at press time Wednesday. With a win they’ll be into the championship, tipping off at 7 p.m. Friday at East River.