- December 4, 2025
Point guard, 3 Ruben Walker driving to the net.
Mainland Buccaneers boys basketball team vs Santa Fe Catholic Hawks in the Chick-fil-A Classic.
10 Kyle Bowman passes for an assist out of Hawks control .
35 Alvin Tumblin trying to steal 3 Ruben Walker's pass.
Coach Giddens. What was that!?!
Titan 4 Greg Vaughn for the layup as 10 Kyle Bowman preps for the rebound.
0 Ty'Rion Denison fights for the shot against 0 Harvey Wilson's block.
Cassidy Campbell cheers for the Bucs with her squad.
10 Kyle Bowman jumps above Hawks 1 Trey Lane, 2 Johnny Torrence and 33 Jackson Elliott.
Hawks 11 Daniel Thompson and 3 Matt Vaughn watch as 0 Harvey Wilson blocks 3 Ruben Walker's shot.
Mainland High School coaches, back row-Yavis Perry and Cornelius Janes, front row-Chris Jackson and Willie Bell, far right-head coach Joe Giddens.
3 Matt Vaughn tightly guards 25 Yamare Bell.
25 Yamare Bell surfs a wave of Hawks.
20 Nick Antoine maintains control of the ball as Hawks 35 Alvin Tumblin and 0 Harvey Wilson attempt to throw him off his shot.
2-on-1, 4 Nigle Cook moves the ball to the hoop.
Free throw by 25 Yamare Bell.
2 Jalen Willis fighting to make the shot against 35 Alvin Tumblin's block.
Mainland High School boys basketball team hosted the Chick-fil-A Classic tournament Dec. 28-30 for 16 central Florida high school teams. Each team had the chance to play three games during the three day tournament. The Buccaneers lost their first game to Dr. Phillips High School Panthers, a division 8A school located in Orlando. Final score was 62-44.
On Dec. 29, the Buccaneers' next opponent was Santa Fe Catholic Hawks. Santa Fe led the game in the first quarter 14-8. Mainland outscored Santa Fe in the second and fourth quarters but could not overcome the point advantage the Hawks achieved in the first quarter. Nigle Cook was the top scorer for the Buccaneers with 12 points, followed closely by Jalen Willis’ 11. Mainland played tough the fourth quarter but fell to Santa Fe by 1 point. Bucs lost to the Hawks 50-49.
Last day of play brought redemption for Mainland Buccaneers with a win against the Oviedo Lions. Mainland High School wrapped up the tournament on Dec. 30 with a final score of 57-46 over Oviedo High School.
Following the tournament, Mainland’s head coach Joe Giddens stated, “I thought we played hard and had a chance to win the game in the end. We will bounce back. These are good games to learn from.”
Mainland Buccaneers play a home game against Impact Christian Academy Lions of Jacksonville Jan. 9 at 4 p.m.
