Florida high school boys basketball Class 2A Final: Santa Fe Catholic vs Riviera Prep live updates

The Class 2A Boys Basketball Championship Game is set as the Santa Fe Catholic Hawks take on the Riviera Prep Bulldogs. Santa Fe Catholic is seeking their first state championship in program history, while Riviera Prep is seeking their third. High School on SI will be providing live coverage throughout the day.

First Baptist faced Riviera Prep in a Class 2A boys basketball state semifinal in Lakeland on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. Riviera Prep won 58-50. / Rok Baller LLC/Special to the Daily News / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

The Florida High School Athletic Association's (FHSAA) high school boys basketball state championships resume with the Santa Fe Catholic Hawks taking on the Riviera Prep Bulldogs.

Follow along at High School On SI for live updates throughout the afternoon to see who will be crowned champions in the Class 2A championship game on Saturday.

Santa Fe Catholic is making their first state championship game appearance since 1964.

Riviera Prep is seeking their third consecutive state championship.

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	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Final
Santa Fe Catholic	9	11	13	21	54
Riviera Prep	10	22	22	12	66

PREGAME

The Class 2A Championship Game between Santa Fe Catholic and Riviera Prep will tip-off at 3:02 p.m.

Santa Fe Catholic Starting Lineup: Toby Lane, Tate Darner, Cyrus Nofallah, Ethan Knox, Jacob Lackey

Riviera Prep Starting Lineup: Myles Fuentes, Mason Fuentes, Jeremy Jenkins, Peter Okechukwu, Laron Mack Jr.

1ST QUARTER

We are underway... Riviera Prep controls the opening tip

Myles Fuentes (Riviera Prep) begins the scoring... 2-0 Riviera Prep

Jeremy Jenkins (Riviera Prep) makes a 2-point field goal... 4-0 Riviera Prep

Peter Okechukwu (Riviera Prep) misses free throw 1 of 2

Okechukwu misses free throw 2 of 2

Tate Darner (Santa Fe Catholic) makes a 3-point field goal... 4-3

Okechukwu (Riviera Prep) makes free throw 1 of 2... 5-3

Okechukwu (Riviera Prep) makes free throw 2 of 2... 6-3

Darner (Santa Fe Catholic) makes a 2-point field goal... 6-5

Myles Fuentes (Riviera Prep) makes a 2-point field goal... 8-5

Darner (Santa Fe Catholic) makes a 2-point field goal... 8-7

Darner (Santa Fe Catholic) makes a 2-point field goal... 9-8 Santa Fe Catholic

Jenkins (Riviera Prep) makes a 2-point field goal... 10-9 Riviera Prep

End of 1st Quarter: Riviera Prep 10, Santa Fe Catholic 9

2ND QUARTER

Alonso Metz (Riviera Prep) makes a 2-point field goal... 12-9 Riviera Prep

KJ Foster (Santa Fe Catholic) makes a 2-point field goal... 12-11

Mason Fuentes (Riviera Prep) makes a 2-point field goal... 14-11

Toby Lane (Santa Fe Catholic) misses free throw 1 of 2

Lane misses free throw 2 of 2

Metz (Riviera Prep) makes a 2-point field goal... 16-11

Darner misses free throw 1 of 2

Darner misses free throw 2 of 2

Jenkins (Riviera Prep) makes a 2-point field goal... 18-11

Darner (Santa Fe Catholic) makes a 2-point field goal... 18-13

Mason Fuentes (Riviera Prep) makes a 2-point field goal... 20-13

Jenkins (Riviera Prep) makes a 2-point field goal... 22-13

Timeout Santa Fe Catholic... Riviera Prep leads 22-13 with 3:46 left in the second quarter

Ethan Knox (Santa Fe Catholic) makes a 2-point field goal... 22-15

Myles Fuentes (Riviera Prep) makes a 3-point field goal... 25-15

Darner (Santa Fe Catholic) makes a 2-point field goal... 25-17

Mason Fuentes (Riviera Prep) makes a 2-point field goal... 27-17

Jenkins (Riviera Prep) makes a 2-point field goal... 29-17

Timeout Riviera Prep: Riviera Prep 29, Santa Fe Catholic 17 with 2:05 left in the second quarter

Mason Fuentes (Riviera Prep) makes a 2-point field goal... 31-17

Fuentes (Riviera Prep) makes free throw 1 of 1... 32-17

Darner (Santa Fe Catholic) makes a 3-point field goal... 32-20

Halftime: Riviera Prep 32, Santa Fe Catholic 20

3RD QUARTER

Second half is underway

Mason Fuentes (Riviera Prep) makes a 3-point field goal... 37-20

Toby Lane (Santa Fe Catholic) makes a 2-point field goal... 37-22

Tate Darner (Santa Fe Catholic) makes a 3-point field goal... 37-25

Mason Funetes (Riviera Prep) makes a 2-point field goal... 39-25

Timeout Riviera Prep... Riviera Prep leads 39-25 with 5:58 left in the third quarter

Ethan Knox (Santa Fe Catholic) makes a 2-point field goal... 39-27

Myles Fuentes (Riviera Prep) makes a 2-point field goal... 41-27

Timeout Santa Fe Catholic... Riviera Prep leads 41-27 with 4:54 left in the third quarter

Jenkins (Riviera Prep) makes free throw 1 of 2... 42-27

Jenkins misses free throw 2 of 2

Myles Fuentes (Riviera Prep) makes a 2-point field goal... 44-27

Toby Lane (Santa Fe Catholic) makes a 2-point field goal... 44-29

Darner (Santa Fe Catholic) makes free throw 1 of 2... 44-30

Darner (Santa Fe Catholic) makes free throw 2 of 2... 44-31

Jeremy Jenkins (Riviera Prep) makes a 2-point field goal... 46-31

Mason Fuentes (Riviera Prep) makes free throw 1 of 2... 47-31

Fuentes (Riviera Prep) makes free throw 2 of 2... 48-31

Mason Fuentes (Riviera Prep) makes a 2-point field goal... 50-31

Fuentes (Riviera Prep) makes free throw 1 of 1... 51-31

Peter Okechukwu (Riviera Prep) makes a 2-point field goal... 53-31

Timeout Riviera Prep: Riviera Prep leads 53-31 with 1:24 left in the third quarter

Lane (Santa Fe Catholic) makes free throw 1 of 2... 53-32

Lane (Santa Fe Catholic) makes free throw 2 of 2... 53-33

Myles Fuentes (Riviera Prep) misses free throw 1 of 2

Fuentes (Riviera Prep) makes free throw 2 of 2... 54-33

End of 3rd Quarter: Riviera Prep 54, Santa Fe Catholic 33

4TH QUARTER

Darner (Santa Fe Catholic) makes a 2-point field goal... 54-35

Myles Fuentes (Riviera Prep) makes a 2-point field goal... 56-35

Timeout Riviera Prep: Riviera Prep leading 56-35 with 6:18 left in the fourth quarter

Timeout Santa Fe Catholic... Riviera Prep leading 58-41 with 4:51 left in the fourth quarter

Under four minutes left in the fourth quarter... 60-41 Riviera Prep

Timeout Santa Fe Catholic... Riviera Prep 60, Santa Fe Catholic 48 with 2:56 left in the fourth quarter

1:55 remaining in the fourth quarter... 60-52 Riviera Prep

Under a minute remaining... 62-52 Riviera Prep

Timeout Santa Fe Catholic... 63-54 Riviera Prep with 41 seconds remaining

Final Score: Riviera Prep 66, Santa Fe Catholic 54: Riviera Prep wins their third basketball state title in school history