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TUESDAY, Dec. 6

Sarasota hosts Lakewood Ranch in girls basketball at 7:30 p.m. This means that two of the area’s best players will go head-to-head: Sailors senior forward Madison Pack, headed to Columbia University, and Mustangs senior forward LaDazhia Williams, committed to the University of South Carolina.  

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 7

Booker boys basketball heads up the road to play IMG Academy at 7:30 p.m. The Ascenders are loaded with top-flight talent, including senior point guard Trevon Duval, the fifth-best recruit in the country, according to 247Sports, and senior center Bruno Fernando, a four-star recruit committed to Maryland. The Tornadoes will have their hands full, but no matter the outcome, this is a chance to see some future college basketball stars up close.

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 7

Booker hosts Riverview in girls basketball at 7:30 p.m. The Tornadoes’ senior guard Cellexia Foster will be tough for the Rams to guard, but Riverview counters with balance. Rams seniors Bri Newell and Gabie Simunovic are both capable of filling the stat sheet, as is sophomore Hailey Rosenhaus.

THURSDAY, Dec. 8

Cardinal Mooney hosts Sarasota Military Academy in boys soccer at 7 p.m. The Cougars’ Alex Turner, fourth in Florida’s Mr. Soccer voting last season, will give the Eagles fits. He has scored 12 times through the Cougars’ first four games this year.