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Suncoast Captures 4A State Championship, Ending 36-Year Title Drought

Relentless defense powered the Chargers to cap a 25-5 season.

Overview

  • Suncoast defeated Atlantic (Port Orange) 85-62 on March 12 to win the FHSAA Class 4A boys’ basketball title.
  • The championship game was played at UNF Arena in Jacksonville.
  • Jamarey Harris and Anthony Gatlin each scored 18 points, with Kyree McKelton adding 12 and Aaron Horton 10.
  • Suncoast forced 26 turnovers with 20 steals and repeatedly converted in transition to keep the margin comfortable.
  • Horton’s sequence of emphatic dunks energized a large Chargers crowd as the program claimed its first state crown since 1990.