PHOTOS: CFCA girls hoops falls in state semifinals

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Central Florida Christian Academy girls basketball, one of the three area girls teams to win a region championships and qualify for the state Final Four, fell in its Class 1A semifinal match to North Florida Educational Institute, 50-46.

“I’m proud of my girls but not proud about the result,” coach Tommy Butts said. “But, you know, there can only be one winner. I just thought that we had some breakdowns at critical points of the game, when we tried to apply pressure … and they took advantage of that. … My heart goes out to our seniors. They’ve worked so hard and to lose like this, it hurts.”

The Lady Eagles finish the 2024-25 season with a 21-9 record, a District 7 championship and a Region 2 championship.

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Sam Albuquerque

A native of João Pessoa, Brazil, Sam Albuquerque moved in 1997 to Central Florida as a kid. After earning a communications degree in 2016 from the University of Central Florida, he started his career covering sports as a producer for a local radio station, ESPN 580 Orlando. He went on to earn a master’s degree in editorial journalism from Northwestern University, before moving to South Carolina to cover local sports for the USA Today Network’s Spartanburg Herald-Journal. When he’s not working, you can find him spending time with his lovely wife, Sarah, newborn son, Noah, and dog named Skulí.