Game of the Week: Lake Weir boys host Wildwood

Lake Weir’s Tyrone Smith (22) is double-teamed by Forest’s Tayvion Jones (4) and Zay McCoy (0) as he looks for a way to the basket during a basketball game at Forest High School in Ocala, Fla. on Monday, Jan. 24, 2022. [Bruce Ackerman/Ocala Gazette] 2022.

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Posted January 26, 2022 | By Joel Bronson

joel@ocalagazette.com

The Lake Weir boys’ basketball team will continue their incredible regular season this Friday as they host the Wildwood Wildcats.

The Hurricanes currently sit at 14-3 on the season, led by longtime head coach Mike Surber.

Surber has been the head basketball coach at Lake Weir High School for 24 years, winning 240 games during that span.

The Hurricanes’ original opponent, Tavares, had to cancel due to health reasons. Coach Surber was able to invite Wildwood to town and save the Friday night game.

Surber knows that Wildwood has been very good for the past few seasons and plays a type of game that will test his squad.

“Wildwood has always been very athletic and plays at a frantic pace,” Surber said. “They have won a couple of state championships in recent years and even though this may be considered a ‘down’ year in their opinion, they will be a very tough matchup for us.

I am just glad they were able to fill in for our game that was postponed at the last minute,” Surber added.

The Hurricanes are led by senior forward Tyrone Smith, who is averaging 21.3 points per game.

Junior guard Jordan Gimenez is second on the team in scoring at 19.5 points per contest.

Senior forward Aaron Forshee is contributing 8.3 points and a team-high 9.2 rebounds per game.

Wildwood comes into the week with an 8-12 record. The Wildcats will look for positive momentum going into district tournament play with a win on the road.

Wildwood is led by junior forward Zechariah Poyser’s 13.5 points per game. Freshman guard Adyn Corbin is second on the team in scoring at 9.6 points per contest.

Tipoff is set for 7:00 p.m. at the Lake Weir High School gym.