Florida High Defeats Godby in Matchup of Top Basketball Teams

On Saturday Jan. 4th, the top two boys high school basketball teams in Leon County faced off as Florida High hosted Godby in a non-district matchup. Florida High was looking for their 11th win of the season while Godby was hoping for an upset after winning the Holiday Hoopfest tournament held in Thomasville over the Christmas holidays.

Based on Maxpreps rankings, Florida High entered the game as Leon County’s top team followed by Godby.

Florida High started off strong in the first quarter outscoring the Cougars 24-12. The Seminoles explosive offense, led by Trey Card, exploited the Godby defense, extending their lead to 44-19 at the end of the first half. Jaden Staten and the Cougar offense did have more success in the 2nd half, but their defense could not slow down Florida High’s aggressive offense resulting in a 74-51 win for the Seminoles.

The leading scorer for the night was FSUHS’s Trey Card (Sr.) with 18 points followed by Godby’s Jaden Staten (Jr.) who put up 15 points. Other notable performances from the Florida High team included Eli Dickey (Sr.) with 14 points and Iyran Francis with 12 points (Sr.). Notable performances from the Godby team, alongside Staten, included Mehki Butler (Sr.) with 13 points and Terrell Ceasor (Jr.) with 10 points.