Florida high school girls basketball Class 7A Semifinal: Ocoee vs Winter Haven live updates

The 2025 Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) girls' basketball state championships resume with the Class 7A semifinal between the Ocoee Knights and Winter Haven Blue Devils. High School on SI will be providing live coverage throughout the day.

Winter Haven Blue Devils (13) Serenity Hardy goes upm for the shot over Dr. Phillips Panthers (00) Elise Horne during the FHSAA 7A Girls State semifinal game at the RP Funding Center in Lakeland Fl. Friday March 8, 2024. Winter Haven fell 65-62 to Dr. Phillips. Ernst Peters/The Ledger / Ernst Peters/The Ledger / USA TODAY NETWORK

The Florida High School Athletic Association's (FHSAA) high school girls basketball state championships resume with the Ocoee Knights taking on the Winter Haven Blue Devils.

Follow along at High School On SI for live updates throughout the afternoon to see who will be representing in the Class 7A championship game on Saturday.

Ocoee is in the Final Four for the first time in program history.

Winter Haven is making their 15th Final Four appearance in the last 17 seasons.

(Keep refreshing page for live game updates)

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Final
Ocoee	7	13	16	5	41
Winter Haven	13	14	23	14	65

PREGAME

The Class 7A girls basketball semifinal between Ocoee and Winter Haven will tip-off at 1:00 p.m.

Ocoee Starting Lineup: Kylie Holden, Jayla Weiser, Dakara Merthie, Brakayla Anderson, Gabby Fortius

Winter Haven Starting Lineup: Jaeden Williams, Serenity Hardy, Alyse Mercredi, Azzariah Styles, Amaya Shaw

1ST QUARTER

We are underway

Amaya Shaw (Winter Haven) gets the scoring started... 2-0 Blue Devils

Serenity Hardy (Winter Haven) makes free throw 1 of 2... 3-0

Serenity Hardy (Winter Haven) makes free throw 2 of 2... 4-0

Hardy (Winter Haven) scores a 2-point field goal... 6-0

Timeout Ocoee... Winter Haven leads 6-0 with 5:03 left in the first quarter

Ocoee is on the board just over four minutes in... 6-2

Jaeden Williams (Winter Haven) makes free throw 1 of 2... 7-2

Williams (Winter Haven) makes free throw 2 of 2... 8-2

Hardy (Winter Haven) makes free throw 1 of 2... 9-2

Hardy (Winter Haven) makes free throw 2 of 2... 10-2

Dakara Merthie (Ocoee) scores a 2-point field goal... 10-4

Merthie (Ocoee) scores a 3-point field goal... 10-7

Hardy (Winter Haven) scores a 3-point field goal... 13-7

End of 1st Quarter: Winter Haven 13, Ocoee 7

2ND QUARTER

Gabby Fortius (Ocoee) makes free throw 1 of 2... 13-8 Winter Haven

Fortius (Ocoee) makes free throw 2 of 2... 13-9

Brakayla Anderson (Ocoee) misses free throw 1 of 2

Anderson (Ocoee) misses free throw 2 of 2

Serenity Hardy (Winter Haven) makes free throw 1 of 2... 14-9

Hardy (Winter Haven) makes free throw 2 of 2... 15-9

Kylie Holden (Ocoee) scores a 2-point field goal... 15-11

Alyse Mercredi (Winter Haven) scores a 2-point field goal... 17-11

Anderson (Ocoee) makes free throw 1 of 2... 17-12

Anderson (Ocoee) misses free throw 2 of 2

Hardy (Winter Haven) makes a 3-point field goal... 20-12

Amaya Shaw (Winter Haven) makes a 2-point field goal... 22-12

Jayla Weiser (Ocoee) makes a 2-point field goal... 22-14

Aubrey Hall (Winter Haven) scores a 3-point field goal... 25-14

Weiser (Ocoee) misses free throw 1 of 2

Weiser (Ocoee) misses free throw 2 of 2

Gabby Fortius (Ocoee) scores a 2-point field goal... 25-16

Victoria Hall (Winter Haven) scores a 2-point field goal... 27-16

Dakara Merthie (Ocoee) scores a 3-point field goal... 27-19

Merthie (Ocoee) makes free throw 1 of 2... 27-20

Merthie (Ocoee) misses free throw 2 of 2

Halftime: Winter Haven 27, Ocoee 20

3RD QUARTER

Second half is underway

Kylie Holden (Ocoee) scores a 2-point field goal... 27-22 Winter Haven

Holden (Ocoee) scores a 2-point field goal... 27-24

Timeout Winter Haven... 27-24 Blue Devils with 6:28 left in the third quarter

Quin'Nya Gray de Sanders (Winter Haven) scores a 2-point field goal... 29-24

Gabby Fortius (Ocoee) scores a 2-point field goal... 29-26

Fortius (Ocoee) scores a 2-point field goal... 29-28

Serenity Hardy (Winter Haven) scores a 3-point field goal... 34-28

Timeout Ocoee... Winter Haven leading 34-28 with 4:46 left in the third quarter

Dakara Merthie (Ocoee) scores a 3-point field goal... 34-31

Hardy (Winter Haven) scores a 3-point field goal... 37-31

Gray de Sanders (Winter Haven) scores a 2-point field goal... 41-31

Jaeden Williams (Winter Haven) scores a 2-point field goal... 43-31

Williams (Winter Haven) misses free throw 1 of 1

Timeout Ocoee... Winter Haven leading 45-31 with 1:45 left in the third quarter

Hardy (Winter Haven) scores a 3-point field goal... 48-33

Gray de Sanders (Winter Haven) scores a 2-point field goal... 50-33

End of 3rd Quarter: Winter Haven 50, Ocoee 36

4TH QUARTER

Winter Haven begins the quarter on a 6-0 run... Lead 56-36

Under six minutes remaining in the fourth quarter... 58-38

Quin'Nya Grey de Sanders (Winter Haven) scores a 2-point field goal... 60-38

Azzariah Styles (Winter Haven) scores a 2-point field goal... 62-40

Timeout Ocoee... Winter Haven leading 62-40 with 4:13 left in the fourth quarter

Serenity Hardy (Winter Haven) scores a 3-point field goal... 65-40

Timeout Ocoee... Winter Haven leading 65-40 with 3:29 left in the fourth quarter

Dakara Merthie (Ocoee) makes free throw 1 of 2... 65-41

Merthie (Ocoee) misses free throw 2 of 2

Final Score: Winter Haven 65, Ocoee 41: Winter Haven advances to the Class 7A Championship Game on Saturday at 7:00 p.m.