Hoop dreams end with OT loss

By Beaches1 on Friday, February 26, 2016
  • Ponte Vedra High guard J.D. Pirris (1) drives to the basket for two of his game-high 24 points against Alachua Santa Fe in the regional semifinal round of the playoffs Feb. 16 at the Shark Tank. PV won 59-54 to advance to Feb. 19’s Regional 2-5A final. (photo by Rob DeAngelo)
    Ponte Vedra High guard J.D. Pirris (1) drives to the basket for two of his game-high 24 points against Alachua Santa Fe in the regional semifinal round of the playoffs Feb. 16 at the Shark Tank. PV won 59-54 to advance to Feb. 19’s Regional 2-5A final. (photo by Rob DeAngelo)
    A step away from its first-ever final four appearance, the Ponte Vedra High boys basketball team nearly upended highly-favored Zephyrhills in Feb. 19’s Region 2-5A final, but the host Bulldogs prevailed 76-68 in overtime. Ponte Vedra (19-11) led for most of the game until a pair of Bulldogs free throws with under four minutes to play in regulation gave the home team its first lead at 55-54. J...

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