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Neo Flores Is Ready to Run Tampa Catholic’s Show
Every good team has a moment where the keys change hands. At Tampa Catholic, that moment came last winter — and Neo Flores grabbed them.
The 5-11 point guard in the class of 2027 took over primary ball-handling duties when teammate Skoot Donald went down with a season-ending injury, and he never gave the job back. Flores averaged nearly five assists a game, earned a spot on On The Radar Hoops’ list of 2027 midseason stock risers in Florida, and hit a game-winning shot against Cardinal Gibbons at the Iverson Classic in Middleton.
His loudest statement came at home. At the City of Tampa Classic in December, Flores was the tournament’s top scorer at 25.5 points per game, leading a Crusaders team that finished 20-9. In the frontcourt, K.J. Morgan gives him a finisher — Morgan posted a 19-point, 14-rebound double-double in a win over Plant last season.
Tampa Catholic also owns a result from last January that still echoes around Tampa: a 76-61 win over Jesuit. This season, with Flores running a full year as the starting point guard, the Crusaders are not sneaking up on anybody. They are the ones being circled.
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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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