The Orlando Health Hoopfest returns to Windermere Prep

Windermere Prep announces details for the return of its 12-team boys high school basketball showcase

By Sam Albuquerque
| 6:00 a.m. October 21, 2024

Sports
High Schools

Windermere Prep has announced the field, date and matchups for the annual Orlando Health Hoopfest hosted by the Lakers. The all-day boys high school hoops showcase will be Dec. 7 on the school’s campus and will feature six total games.

The home team kicks off the action at noon as the Lakers junior varsity boys team takes on Cardinal Newman. At 1:30 p.m., Cypress Creek High faces Cardinal Newman’s Varsity team, followed by Bishop Moore Catholic lining up against the Providence School Stallions at 3 p.m.

Windermere High leads off the back-end trio of Hoopfest games—all of which feature an area team — as it takes on Gateway Charter at 4:30 p.m. Windermere Prep then faces Bartow High at 6 p.m., followed by the event’s last game — the Olympia Titans take on the Episcopal School Eagles at 7:30 p.m.

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Sam Albuquerque

A native of João Pessoa, Brazil, Sam Albuquerque moved in 1997 to Central Florida as a kid. After earning a communications degree in 2016 from the University of Central Florida, he started his career covering sports as a producer for a local radio station, ESPN 580 Orlando. He went on to earn a master’s degree in editorial journalism from Northwestern University, before moving to South Carolina to cover local sports for the USA Today Network’s Spartanburg Herald-Journal. When he’s not working, you can find him spending time with his lovely wife, Sarah, newborn son, Noah, and dog named Skulí.