Dr. Phillips took a huge stop towards what it hopes will be the first boys basketball state championship in school history with a 56-44 win against No. 1 ranked Orlando rival Oak Ridge on Friday afternoon.
The shot-swatting ability of 6-foot-10 junior center Ernest Udeh Jr. and key baskets by junior guard Riley Kugel helped a youthful Pioneers team claim the hard-fought victory at the RP Funding Center in Lakeland.
DP led by just 43-42 three minutes into the final quarter but secured the victory with a decisive 11-0 run that included an emphatic dunk by Uden that upped his team’s lead to 52-42.