Gainesville beat King 62-48 in the state semifinal Wednesday to advance to tonight's state final against Clearwater. Greg Gantt couldn't miss, scoring a game- and career-high 33 points. Junior swingman T.J. Hall, the second-leading scorer through tournament time, applied himself to defense and rebounding, gluing himself to King big man Toarlyn Fitzgerald. Fitgerald was held to 10 points before fouling out with half the fourth quarter remaining, and Hall was happy with just eight points to go with his rebounds and assists.
"It's my job to get after their best guy," Hall said.
"And Greg had the hot hand, so I just had to get him the ball."
Gainesville meets Clearwater at 7 p.m. at Lakeland Center.
(Photo courtesy Dave Colon. GHS Head Coach Kelly Beckham watches as Thomas Laerke defends King's Chauncey Day.)
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