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Milton Lost a 45-43 Heartbreaker. The Eagles Get Another Shot
Two points. Milton’s season ended two points from a state championship — a 45-43 loss to Creekview in the Class 5A final, the top seed falling to a No. 6 seed that got hot at exactly the wrong time. The Eagles finished 27-5. Almost everything about that team is back.
Aaleanna Milord led Milton with 12 points in the final and Deyva Davis added 11, seven of them in the fourth quarter as the Eagles chased the game to the last possession. The semifinal told the depth story: in a 59-48 win over Coffee, Grace Musselman, Caroline Young, Tamia Tomlinson and Brooklyn Brunetti scored 13 points apiece. Only one senior starter graduated from the whole run.
This winter’s core: 5-8 senior Deyva Davis, a Longwood commit and Preseason First Team All-State pick; 6-0 sophomore Brooklyn Brunetti; 5-11 juniors Grace Musselman and Aaleanna Milord; and 5-10 senior Tamia Tomlinson. Milton opens at No. 3 in the new Class 6A preseason rankings.
Heartbreak is only wasted if the roster scatters. Milton’s didn’t. The Eagles get another shot — and they know exactly what two points feels like.
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Remember These Names: E’zariyah Clark and Amira White Headline Florida’s 2030 Class in Tampa
They haven’t played a minute of high school basketball yet. In Tampa, people are already learning their names.
E’zariyah Clark arrives at Tampa Bay Tech as a 5-11 forward and combo guard in the class of 2030, playing club ball for HER Elite. Prep Girls Hoops’ evaluation reads like a varsity scouting report: a midrange game, range out to the deep ball, and rim protection built on length and timing — a freshman who “should be a key contributor for TBT alongside a talented group of guards.”
Across town, Amira White gives Plant a 6-0 power forward from the same 2030 class, playing for MBJ Elite. Prep Girls Hoops calls her “a major addition for Plant as the program looks to reestablish itself among the top teams in Tampa and across the state,” pointing to a back-to-the-basket game with an outside shot to match.
Florida’s 2030 class, as Prep Girls Hoops frames it, is a group whose size and length make them names to watch from day one. Two of the biggest are starting their careers in Tampa gyms this winter. Remember where you heard them first.
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