FORT MYERS, FLORIDA – The 51st Annual City of Palms Classic Semifinals were as good as advertised with four Florida teams ranked inside the High School On SI Top 25 Boys Basketball National Rankings , all reaching the semifinal round against a heavyweight field of national contenders.
Here is recap of Saturday’s action as top-ranked Montverde Academy and No. 4 Columbus advanced to Monday’s championship game.
Montverde Academy 83, Oak Ridge 74
The Eagles ranked No. 1 in the High School On SI National Rankings were led by Florida commit CJ Ingram finishing with a game-high 22 points on 8-of-10 shooting from the field and 6-of-7 from the free-throw line. Ingram also added eight rebounds and three assists in the win.
Villanova signee Dante Allen finished with 20 points on 7-of-12 shooting from the field and 5-of-8 from behind the arc in the win. Indiana signee Trent Sisley added a double-double (16 points and 10 rebounds) in the win…