Windermere High boys hoops wins West Metro Conference championship

The Wolverines (16-3) tops Evans High (14-4), 70-67, in the conference title game to claim the West Metro crown.

By Sam Albuquerque
| 12:00 a.m. January 17, 2025

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The Windermere High boys basketball team topped Evans High in the West Metro Conference championship game Jan. 10 by a score of 70-67.

With the win, the Wolverines move to 16-3 on the season and are ranked as MaxPreps' No. 2 FHSAA Class 7A team, No. 7 team in the state and No. 65 team in the nation.

Senior T.J. Drain, a 6-foot-8 forward and Liberty signee, has led Windermere this season, breaking the program's single-game scoring record and crossing the 1,000-point career milestone.

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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.