JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Fleming Island Golden Eagles are the champs!
The boys’ basketball team held the lead in the final seconds to beat Jackson 55-54 in the Championship game of the Fortegra High School 9:12 Invitational on the Action Sports Jax 24/7 Network. The three-day event was held on the campus of FSCJ.
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It was the seventh edition of the prestigious boys’ basketball event and it was the first time Fleming Island won the tournament. The Golden Eagles were led by tournament MVP Carson Crawford. The sophomore scored 30 points and grabbed 16 rebounds in the win.
The third-place game was won by University Christian as they beat Creekside 47-42.
There were 12 games from the event, and 10 games were broadcast on the new Action Sports Jax 24/7 Network.
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Here are the results so far:
Thursday’s opening round games:
Fleming Island beat Riverside 74-47
University Christian beat Nease 53-36
Creekside beat Bolles 60-49
Jackson beat Tocoi Creek 52-44
Friday’s winner and consolation bracket games:
Riverside beat Bolles 60-55
Tocoi Creek beat Nease 51-40
Jackson beat University Christian 61-56
Fleming Island beat Creekside 66-53
Final day Saturday:
Nease beat Bolles 49-43
Tocoi Creek beat Riverside 58-39
University Christian beat Creekside 47-42
Fleming Island beat Jackson 55-54
All-Tournament Team:
Carson Crawford, Fleming Island (MVP)
Jahari Simmons, Jackson
Terrell Mosley, Jackson
Tyson Gilbert, Tocoi Creek
Markel Holmes, University Christian
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