Tigers go 2-1 in Florida and play Butler County next at McCracken County Mustang Madness.

I was able to attend this game. I was intrigued to see what kind of team North Tampa had, as the school is only 5 years old and I saw it being built as I would drive past it many times taking my daughter to her swim team practice. 

North Tampa was a good team and had some length that caused the Tigers some problems, especially in the 2nd half. North Tampa had a sophomore big man (6'9") that I think the announcer said is a top 40 player in is class who had some really impressive dunks and blocks. They also had a PG who was quick, strong and was able to get into the lane well. 

Tigers played fast, and where the more physical team. Which caused North Tampa some problems. Tigers shot the ball well. The beginning of the 4th quarter North Tampa was able to create some turnovers for some easy buckets and St. X went a bit cold. But after that St. X was able to turn up the defense to create their own easy buckets and knock down a couple of 3s to create just enough separation. 

It was a fun environment and I'm sure these three games allowed St. X to see different game situations that will be beneficial for them moving forward.

Tigers continue to look like a top team as the calendar flips to 2024. 

26 minutes ago, LongTimeReader said:

I was able to attend this game. I was intrigued to see what kind of team North Tampa had, as the school is only 5 years old and I saw it being built as I would drive past it many times taking my daughter to her swim team practice. 

North Tampa was a good team and had some length that caused the Tigers some problems, especially in the 2nd half. North Tampa had a sophomore big man (6'9") that I think the announcer said is a top 40 player in is class who had some really impressive dunks and blocks. They also had a PG who was quick, strong and was able to get into the lane well. 

Tigers played fast, and where the more physical team. Which caused North Tampa some problems. Tigers shot the ball well. The beginning of the 4th quarter North Tampa was able to create some turnovers for some easy buckets and St. X went a bit cold. But after that St. X was able to turn up the defense to create their own easy buckets and knock down a couple of 3s to create just enough separation. 

It was a fun environment and I'm sure these three games allowed St. X to see different game situations that will be beneficial for them moving forward.

Tigers continue to look like a top team as the calendar flips to 2024. 

North Tampa Christian was 12-1 and ranked #31 in Florida so this was good win. Thanks for the recap of game since I wasn't able to watch today.