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When a basketball team can shoot — and I mean really shoot — it grabs my attention.   It's a skill that translates against most any opponent. Sure, tight man-to-man defense can bother some shooters, and it's always better to be wide open (and have more time) than not, but for the most part, if you can hit threes against one team, you can hit them against any team.

In recent games, Seabreeze boys basketball coach Pepper Johnson noticed something. His young team was starting to figure things out. After finishing the regular season with a 0-18 record, including four losses by five points or less, the Sandcrabs finally put it all together with a 46-45 victory over Matanzas in a District 4-5A tournament game on Feb.

The DeLand Boys Basketball team faced University on Feb. 9 for the 7A District 2 semi-final, and won the game by a score of 66-64. It was a close matchup between DeLand and University, with the score staying within a couple points throughout the entire game.

Three South Shore boys teams opened first round play in brackets for 6A District 11 this past Tuesday, Feb. 8, at 7 p. m.

Sumner HS Stingray basketball finished strong against two non-conference opponents that were recently added to the schedule. Sumner started the week by defeating Freedom HS on the road 76-50 on Tuesday, Feb. 1.

Matanzas boys basketball coach Henry Robinson chalked up his first season at Matanzas as a learning experience. The Pirates lost their fifth game by two points or less this season as Seabreeze defeated Matanzas 46-45 in a District 4-5A quarterfinal Feb. 8 at the Seabreeze gym.