Edgewater High School’s head coach Jon Mason gives Fabian Taylor, (10) a hug after losing to Pembroke Pines Charter in the Class 6A boys basketball state championship game at the RF Funding Center in Lakeland, Fla., Saturday, March 9, 2024. (Willie J. Allen Jr./Orlando Sentinel)
Edgewater High School’s head coach Jon Mason gives his players a last-minute inspirational talk against Pembroke Pines Charter during the Class 6A boys basketball state championship game at the RF Funding Center in Lakeland, Fla., Saturday, March 9, 2024. (Willie J. Allen Jr./Orlando Sentinel)
Edgewater High School’s Donovan Williams Jr., (2) takes the ball downcourt against Pembroke Pines Charter players during the Class 6A boys basketball state championship game at the RF Funding Center in Lakeland, Fla., Saturday, March 9, 2024. (Willie J. Allen Jr./Orlando Sentinel)
Edgewater High School’s Jacari Lofton (15) fights for a rebound with Pembroke Pines Charter’s Maximo Ortega (1) during the Class 6A boys basketball state championship game at the RF Funding Center in Lakeland, Fla., Saturday, March 9, 2024. (Willie J. Allen Jr./Orlando Sentinel)
Pembroke Pines Charter’s Maximo Ortega, (1) fights for the ball with Edgewater High School’s Donovan Williams Jr., (2), left and Justin Walters, (15) during the Class 6A boys basketball state championship game at the RF Funding Center in Lakeland, Fla., Saturday, March 9, 2024. (Willie J. Allen Jr./Orlando Sentinel)
Edgewater High School’s Donovan Williams Jr., (2) dribbles the ball against Pembroke Pines Charter’s Ramez Zayed, (32) during the Class 6A boys basketball state championship game at the RF Funding Center in Lakeland, Fla., Saturday, March 9, 2024. (Willie J. Allen Jr./Orlando Sentinel)