Florida high school basketball Class 3A Semifinal: Andrew Jackson vs The Villages Charter live updates

The Class 3A boys' basketball semifinals get underway. High School on SI will be bringing you full coverage between Andrew Jackson and The Villages Charter. Winner advances to Saturday night's state championship game

Adyn Corbin and Chris Washington of The Villages Charter grab a rebound away from Willie Burnette III of Palm Bay in the FHSAA Class 4A state basketball tournament Friday, February 23, 2024. Craig Bailey/FLORIDA TODAY via USA TODAY NETWORK / Craig Bailey/FLORIDA TODAY / USA TODAY NETWORK

The Florida High School Athletic Association's (FHSAA) high school boys basketball state championships resume with the Andrew Jackson Tigers taking on the Villages Charter Buffalo.

Follow along at High School On SI for live updates throughout the afternoon to see who will be representing in the Class 3A championship game on Saturday.

Andrew Jackson is under first-year head coach Byron Shemwell who leads the Tigers to their second Final Four appearance in the last three years.

The Villages Charter are back in the Final Four for the third consecutive year.

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	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	OT
Andrew Jackson	18	15	11	11
The Villages Charter	19	15	7	16

PREGAME

The Class 3A semifinal between Andrew Jackson and The Villages Charter will tip-off at 3:02 p.m.

Andrew Jackson Starting Lineup: Jahari Simmons, David Wilson, Jayden Williams, Tay'vion Lawson, Corenzes Denard

The Villages Charter Starting Lineup: Herly Brutus, Adyn Corbin, Jared Thompson, Aaron Britt Jr, Jomar Bernard

1ST QUARTER

We are underway and The Villages Charter wins the opening tip.

Herly Brutus (The Villages Charter) with an emphatic slam to open the scoring... 2-0 Villages

The Villages Charter leading 5-0 with 5:25 left in the opening quarter

The Villages Charter leading 7-5 with four minutes left in the opening quarter

Timeout The Villages: Andrew Jackson on a 9-2 run, take their first lead of the game at 9-7... 3:43 left in the opening quarter

The Villages Charter leading 13-9 with two minutes left in the opening quarter

Timeout Andrew Jackson... All tied at 15 with 1:07 remaining in the opening quarter

End of 1st Quarter: The Villages Charter 19, Andrew Jackson 18

2ND QUARTER

5:52 remaining in the half... Andrew Jackson leading 20-19

Timeout The Villages Charter... 26-25 Buffalo with four minutes remaining in the half

Two minutes remaining in the half... 28-27 The Villages

Halftime: The Villages Charter 34, Andrew Jackson 33

3RD QUARTER

Second half is underway

Six minutes left in the third quarter... 38-33 The Villages

Jahari Simmons (Andrew Jackson) pulls the Tigers within 1... 38-37 Buffalo

Andrew Jackson on a 8-0 run... Lead 41-38 with 3:30 left in the third quarter

Under a minute left in the third quarter... 44-38 Andrew Jackson

End of 3rd Quarter: Andrew Jackson 44, The Villages Charter 41

4TH QUARTER

Six minutes remaining in the 4th quarter... Andrew Jackson leads 48-41

Timeout The Villages... 50-41 Andrew Jackson with 5:39 remaining

Under four minutes remaining... 50-46 Andrew Jackson

Jared Thompson (The Villages Charter) with a three-pointer... 53-52 Andrew Jackson

Under two minutes remaining... 54-53 The Villages

Timeout Andrew Jackson... 55-54 Tigers with 1:45 remaining

The Villages Charter lead 57-55 with 1:08 remaining

Timeout Andrew Jackson... Score remains 57-55 Villages with seven seconds remaining

Final Score: The Villages Charter 57, Andrew Jackson 55. The Villages Charter will play Calvary Christian Academy in the 3A Championship Game on Saturday at 7:00 p.m.