Florida high school boys basketball Class 6A Final: Evans (Orlando) vs St. Thomas Aquinas live updates

The Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) Boys Basketball State Championships resume with the Class 6A Championship between the Evans Trojans taking on the St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders. High School on SI will be providing full coverage throughout the day.

St. Thomas Aquinas Dwayne Wimbley Jr. (0) drives to the basket for a layup in the first half. Gibbs High School played St. Thomas Aquinas in the championship game of the Kingdom of the Sun at Vanguard High School in Ocala, FL on Monday, December 30, 2024. St. Thomas Aquinas defeated the Raiders 80-64. [Doug Engle/Ocala Star Banner] / Doug Engle/Ocala Star Banner / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

The Florida High School Athletic Association's (FHSAA) high school boys basketball state championships resume with the Evans Trojans taking on the St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders

Follow along at High School On SI for live updates throughout the evening to see who will be crowned champions in the Class 6A championship game on Saturday.

Evans is in the state championship game for the first time since 2014, seeking their first state title since 1975 (2nd overall)

St. Thomas Aquinas is seeking their first state championship since 2001 (2nd overall)

Evans defeated Tocoi Creek, 60-53 in their semifinal game on Thursday.

St. Thomas Aquinas defeated Charlotte (Punta Gorda), 69-42 in their semifinal game on Thursday.

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	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Final
Evans (Orlando)	17	13	26	7	63
St. Thomas Aquinas	8	22	19	22	71

PREGAME

The Class 6A boys basketball championship game between Evans (Orlando) and St. Thomas Aquinas will tip-off at 5:00 p.m.

Orlando Evans Starting Lineup: Antonio Pollard, RJ Edmonds Jr., David Rushing, Dewayne Dixon, Arosco Dubois

St. Thomas Aquinas Starting Lineup: DJ Wimbley, Zane Elliott, Drake Sandi, Kellson Sandi, Clarence Westbrook Jr.

1ST QUARTER

We are underway... St. Thomas Aquinas wins the opening tip

Zane Elliott (St. Thomas Aquinas) scores a 2-point field goal... 2-0 St. Thomas Aquinas

Antonio Pollard (Evans) scores a 2-point field goal... 2-2

David Rushing (Evans) makes free throw 1 of 2... 3-2 Evans

Rushing (Evans) makes free throw 2 of 2.. 4-2

RJ Edmonds (Evans) scores a 3-point field goal... 7-2

Dewayne Dixon (Evans) scores a 2-point field goal... 9-2

Arosco Dubois (Evans) scores a 3-point field goal... 12-2

DJ Wimbley (St. Thomas Aquinas) scores a 2-point field goal... 12-4

Dubois (Evans) scores a 2-point field goal... 14-4

Dubois (Evans) makes free throw 1 of 1... 15-4

Dubois (Evans) makes a 2-point field goal... 17-4

DJ Wimbley (St. Thomas Aquinas) makes a 2-point field goal... 17-6

Clarence Westbrook (St. Thomas Aquinas) makes free throw 1 of 2... 17-7

Westbrook (St. Thomas Aquinas) makes free throw 2 of 2... 17-8

End of 1st Quarter: Evans (Orlando) 17, St. Thomas Aquinas 8

2ND QUARTER

DJ Wimbley (St. Thomas Aquinas) scores a 3-point field goal... 17-11 Evans

Timeout St. Thomas Aquinas... 17-11 Orlando Evans with 6:42 left in the second quarter

Dubois (Evans) misses free throw 1 of 2

Dubois (Evans) makes free throw 2 of 2... 18-11

David Rushing (Evans) scores a 2-point field goal... 20-11

Rushing (Evans) makes free throw 1 of 1... 21-11

Nate Accius (St. Thomas Aquinas) scores a 2-point field goal... 21-13

Dubois (Evans) misses free throw 1 of 2

Dubois (Evans) makes free throw 2 of 2... 22-13

DJ Sandi (St. Thomas Aquinas) scores a 2-point field goal... 22-15

Dubois (Evans) scores a 2-point field goal... 24-15

Timeout Evans: Evans 24, St. Thomas Aquinas 15 with 4:33 left in the second quarter

DJ Wimbley (St. Thomas Aquinas) scores a 2-point field goal... 24-17

Dewayne Dixon (Evans) makes free throw 1 of 2... 25-17

Dixon (Evans) makes free throw 2 of 2... 26-17

Accius (St. Thomas Aquinas) scores a 3-point field goal... 26-20

David Rushing (Evans) scores a 2-point field goal... 28-20

Wimbley (St. Thomas Aquinas) scores a 2-point field goal... 28-22

Antonio Pollard (Evans) scores a 3-point field goal... 31-22

Clarence Westbrook (St. Thomas Aquinas) scores a 3-point field goal... 31-25

Dubois (Evans) misses free throw 1 of 2

Dubois (Evans) makes free throw 2 of 2... 32-25

RJ Edmonds (Evans) scores a 2-point field goal... 34-25

DJ Sandi (St. Thomas Aquinas) scores a 2-point field goal... 34-27

Dubois (Evans) scores a 3-point field goal... 37-27

RJ Edmonds (Evans) scores a 3-point field goal... 40-27

Dubois (Evans) misses free throw 1 of 2

Dubois (Evans) makes free throw 2 of 2... 41-27

KJ Sandi (St. Thomas Aquinas) misses free throw 1 of 3

KJ Sandi (St. Thomas Aquinas) makes free throw 2 of 3

KJ Sandi (St. Thomas Aquinas) misses free throw 3 of 3

Wimbley (St. Thomas Aquinas) scores a 2-point field goal... 41-30

Halftime: Evans (Orlando) 41, St. Thomas Aquinas 30

3RD QUARTER

Second half is underway

Dubois (Evans) scores a 3-point field goal... 44-30 Evans

DJ Wimbley (St. Thomas Aquinas) misses free throw 1 of 2

Wimbley (St. Thomas Aquinas) makes free throw 2 of 2... 44-31

David Rushing (Evans) scores a 2-point field goal... 46-31

Rushing (Evans) makes free throw 1 of 1... 47-31

Clarence Westbrook (St. Thomas Aquinas) scores a 2-point field goal... 47-33

Dubois (Evans) scores a 2-point field goal... 49-33

Nate Accius (St. Thomas Aquinas) scores a 3-point field goal... 49-36

Dubois (Evans) scores a 2-point field goal... 51-36

Clarence Westbrook (St. Thomas Aquinas) scores a 2-point field goal... 51-38

Dubois (Evans) misses free throw 1 of 2

Dubois (Evans) makes free throw 2 of 2... 52-38

Westbrook (St. Thomas Aquinas) scores a 2-point field goal... 52-40

Westbrook (St. Thomas Aquinas) scores a 3-point field goal... 52-43

Timeout Evans: Evans leading 52-43 with 2:24 left in the third quarter

Accius (St. Thomas Aquinas) scores a 2-point field goal... 52-45

Antonio Pollard (Evans) scores a 2-point field goal... 54-45

Wimbley (St. Thomas Aquinas) scores a 2-point field goal... 54-47

Wimbley (St. Thomas Aquinas) scores a 2-point field goal... 54-49

Dubois (Evans) makes free throw 1 of 2... 55-49

Dubois (Evans) makes free throw 2 of 2... 56-49

End of 3rd Quarter: Evans (Orlando) 56, St. Thomas Aquinas 49

4TH QUARTER

Timeout St. Thomas Aquinas... Evans leads 56-49 with 7:39 left in the fourth quarter

Zane Elliott (St. Thomas Aquinas) scores a 2-point field goal... 56-51 Evans

DJ Wimbley (St. Thomas Aquinas) scores a 2-point field goal... 56-53

DJ Sandi (St. Thomas Aquinas) makes free throw 1 of 2... 56-54

DJ Sandi (St. Thomas Aquinas) misses free throw 2 of 2

Timeout St. Thomas Aquinas: Orlando Evans 56, St. Thomas Aquinas 54 with 5:30 left in the fourth quarter

Arosco Dubois (Evans) makes free throw 1 of 2... 57-54

Dubois (Evans) makes free throw 2 of 2... 58-54

KJ Sandi (St. Thomas Aquinas) scores a 3-point field goal... 58-57

Dubois (Evans) scores a 2-point field goal... 60-57

KJ Sandi (St. Thomas Aquinas) scores a 3-point field goal... 60-60

DJ Sandi (St. Thomas Aquinas) scores a 2-point field goal... 62-60 St. Thomas Aquinas

DJ Sandi (St. Thomas Aquinas) scores a 2-point field goal... 64-60

DJ Sandi (St. Thomas Aquinas) misses free throw 1 of 1

Timeout St. Thomas Aquinas: St. Thomas Aquinas 64, Evans 60 with 1:55 left in the fourth quarter

Clarence Westbrook (St. Thomas Aquinas) misses free throw 1 of 2

Westbrook (St. Thomas Aquinas) makes free throw 2 of 2... 65-60

Westbrook (St. Thomas Aquinas) scores a 2-point field goal... 67-60

Westbrook (St. Thomas Aquinas) misses free throw 1 of 1

John St. Jacques (Evans) scores a 3-point field goal... 67-63

Timeout Evans: St. Thomas Aquinas 67, Evans 63 with 15 seconds remaining

DJ Wimbley (St. Thomas Aquinas) makes free throw 1 of 1... 68-63

DJ Wimbley (St. Thomas Aquinas) makes free throw 2 of 2... 69-63

Final Score: St. Thomas Aquinas 71, Orlando Evans 63: St. Thomas Aquinas wins their second state title in school history (1st since 2001)