TFA girls basketball's Bianca Hall scores 1,000th career point

In just her sophomore season, Hall has emerged as one of the area's top players and is helping lead the surging Lady Royals (16-4).

By Sam Albuquerque
| 12:00 a.m. January 20, 2025

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The First Academy girls basketball’s Bianca Hall scored her 1,000th career point in a 39-29 home win over Trinity Catholic Jan. 18, to improve to 16-4 on the season.

"It's a great accomplishment and certainly shows the discipline, drive and dedication she has put forth since she started playing in sixth grade,” said Royals Coach Kevin Hall, who is also Bianca’s father, in an Instagram post. “However, my favorite thing about it is that she doesn't really care about it. It's only points, whereas she wants to be great in all phases and even more importantly, she wants to get to Lakeland and win a state (title). … We don’t talk about points or scoring as a focal part of her game. We (talk) about (her) being a leader, being aggressive and impacting the game. Making the right decisions, whether it be score or if it’s to pass. I love her approach to the game, her team and her work behind the scenes.”

In her third season as a member of the Lady Royals, Bianca Hall has stepped up as a key leader of one of the state’s best teams. As of press time, TFA is MaxPreps’ No. 27 ranked team in Florida and the No. 5 ranked FHSAA Class 2A team.

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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.