The postseason honors keep rolling in for St. Andrew’s combo guard Anthony Polite, who was named to the FABC/Source Hoops Class 4A All-State First Team Tuesday afternoon.
Cardinal Newman’s K.J. Fitzgerald
The heavily recruited junior, who averaged 22 points, eight rebounds and three steals last season in leading the Scots to the regional finals, recently was named the Post’s All-Area Small Schools Boys Basketball Player of the Year.
St. Andrew’s finished 26-2.
Joining Polite on the All-State Team are Cardinal Newman junior guard K.J. Fitzgerald, who was named to the Second Team, and King’s Academy senior guard David Neese, who was selected to the Third Team.
Fitzgerald, who eclipsed the 1,000-point scoring mark this season, averaged 26 points, six rebounds and six assists for the district champion Crusaders.
St. Andrews’ Anthony Polite
Neese, who scored over 1,300 points during his varsity basketball career, averaged a team-high 23 points and seven rebounds for the Lions last season.
Fitzgerald and Neese also were named to the Post’s All-Area Small Schools First Team.
Here is the FABC/Source Hoops Class 4A All-State Team, with local players highlighted in bold:
FIRST TEAM
Kevin Knox, 6-8 JR, Tampa Catholic
Collin Smith, 6-10 SR, Jacksonville Bolles
Justin Brown, 6-3 SR, Miami Westminster Christian
Thomas Dziagwa, 6-4 SR, Tampa Catholic
Anthony Polite, 6-6 JR, Boca Raton St. Andrew’s
King’s Academy’s David Neese (left) with Coach Nate Weston.
SECOND TEAM
Deontae Weaver, 6-3 SR, Dunnellon
Darius Allen, 6-5 SR, Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna
Jordan Lopez, 6-0 SR, Labelle
Simeon Kirkland, 6-8 JR, Ocala Trinity Catholic
K.J. Fitzgerald, 5-11 JR, West Palm Beach Cardinal Newman
THIRD TEAM
Nick Honor, 5-9 SO, Orlando Lake Highland Prep
David Neese, 5-10 SR, West Palm Beach King’s Academy
Josh Porteus, 6-0 SR, Melbourne Holy Trinity
Emmanuel Lambright, 6-6 JR, Sarasota Cardinal Mooney
Jakobi Bonner, 6-2 SR, Oviedo The Master’s Academy
