Basketball
Fort Pierce Central boys basketball poised for Final Four appearance
Fort Pierce Central boys basketball team is just one win away from redemption, revenge and a trip to the Florida Class 4A Final Four. One year ago the Cobras (21-6) found themselves in quite a similar position only to have their hopes of making their first Final Four appearance, in the program’s 44 year […]
Tigers win District 14-5A championship
By Alyssa Barbieri For Hometown News MARTIN COUNTY – Martin County’s district championship win was more than just a basketball feat; it was a well-fought, emotional victory for a team that had overcome personal adversity. Prior to last Saturday’s District 14-5A finals matchup against Sebastian River, the Tigers spent three hours at a funeral for […]
Tigers get tough in win, sweep season series over Bulldogs
By Alyssa Barbieri For Hometown News MARTIN COUNTY – Last Friday night’s basketball game had the emotion of any classic Martin County-South Fork showdown and then some. Headed into round two of the cross-town rivalry, the Bulldogs were riding a nine-game win streak and eyeing revenge for their 32-point loss to the Tigers earlier in […]
Triple-double lifts Cobras over Jaguars in overtime
By Alyssa Barbieri For Hometown News ST. LUCIE COUNTY – It wasn’t a question of whether Fort Pierce Central would win. It was just a matter of when. Trailing 53-48, Port St. Lucie’s Gregory Marte made a clutch 3-pointer to bring the lead to within a basket. Then, on Central’s in-bound, Lorenzo Arnold came up […]
Coach provides spark for Martin County basketball
By Alyssa Barbieri For Hometown News MARTIN COUNTY – John Leon couldn’t have asked for a better start to his first season as head coach of the Martin County High School boys basketball team, nor had he envisioned it just months earlier. When Leon first resigned from his position as coach for Florida State College’s […]
Bulldogs get solid win over Jaguars
By Alyssa Barbieri For Hometown News MARTIN COUNTY – With 30 seconds remaining in the game, Qunzi Foreman ignited South Fork High School’s gymnasium with a dunk that solidified a 71-52 Bulldogs win over District 14-5A foe Port St. Lucie High School on Dec. 14. The Bulldogs were in control from the start, leading […]
Second half surge lifts Tigers over South Fork
By Alyssa Barbieri For Hometown News MARTIN COUNTY – Martin County Coach John Leon wasn’t sure what to expect when his Tigers boys basketball team took on cross-town rivals South Fork Bulldogs in a key district contest last Friday night at the Don Wallen Athletics Complex. “Being my first year here, I didn’t really understand […]
Martin County defeats Port St. Lucie in district opener
By Alyssa Barbieri For Hometown News MARTIN COUNTY – In a key district game for the Martin County and Port St. Lucie boy’s basketball teams, the Tigers were able to hold off the rallying Jaguars of Port St. Lucie in a 79-74 win in the District 14-5A opener last Friday night at Port St. Lucie […]
