Rickards Girls Basketball Season Ends in State Semi-Finals

On Mar. 4, the Rickards (20-4) girls basketball season came to an end with a loss to American Heritage (21-8) in the semifinals of the FHSAA 4A state tournament. The Raiders made an impressive run in the state tournament and finished the season with a record of 20-4.

American Heritage got off to a quick start as they started the game with a couple of three-point baskets to pull ahead early. Rickards offense started to settle in and closed the gap to only 8 points, going into halftime trailing 36-28.

In the second half, the Rickards defense still could not come up with an answer to stop American Heritage’s dangerous offense. The Patriots went on to win the game 71-48, advancing to the state championship.

Although Rickards came up short in the state tournament, they still had an impressive 2024-2025 season going 20-4 and winning the 4A District 2 Championship in convincing fashion over Godby.

Rickards also had a great season statistically. Rickards’ leaders in the main stat categories include Genesis Henry (Sr.) with 280 points, Jariyah Jordan (Sr.) with 184 total rebounds, Amirahs Hayes (Jr.) with 71 assists, Lauryn Pye (Sr.) with 85 steals and Genesis Henry with 13 blocks.