Florida's FHSAA Class 3A state championship: live updates, scores from Calvary Christian vs. The Villages Charter

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JACKSONVILLE, Florida, March 11 — The Calvary Christian Academy [Orlando, FL] Eagles and The Villages [FL] Charter Buffalo will play for Florida's FHSAA Class 3A state championship game Wednesday.

Calvary Christian enters the game ranked No. 3 in The Sporting News High School Boys Basketball Top 25.

The Villages Charter, meanwhile, is ranked in the Top 50.

STREAM:Watch Florida's FHSAA boys basketball Class 3A state championship game on the NFHS Network

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FOURTH QUARTER

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Timeout with 57.1 seconds to play, and it's 85-51 Calvary Christian.

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It's 77-41, and with the margin more than 35 points, a running clock has kicked in. This will wrap up pretty quickly from here.

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Calvary Christian Academy is eight minutes away from the state championship, but this one has been over for a while. The fourth quarter is under way.

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END OF THIRD QUARTER — Calvary Christian Academy 71, The Villages Charter 41

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It's 67-39 at the 2:00 mark.

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A finish at the rim makes it, 60-36, and the Buffalo call timeout.

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58-36, Calvary Christian. The Villages Charter has no answers right now.

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It's up to 56-36. This might already be out of reach.

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5:24 to play in the third, and it's 53-36, Calvary Christian. If The Villages Charter has any chance, they've got to start cutting into this lead immediately.

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Calvary Christian opens the scoring in the second half to extend their biggest lead of the game to 15. It's, 46-31.

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The third quarter is under way!

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END OF SECOND QUARTER — Calvary Christian Academy 44, The Villages Charter 31

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A turnover by the Buffalo, and Calvary Christian Academy takes it the other way with 7.2 seconds to play in the first half to extend its lead to 43-29.

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And just like that, a 7-0 run by Calvary Christian gets it back to double digits. It's 41-29 with 38.6 to play in the first half.

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A great effort by The Villages Charter getting this back to five points. Now trailing, 34-29.

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A big three gets it back down to 34-27. The Villages Charter is 5-of-9 from behind the arc.

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At the 3:00 minute mark, it's back to 10 points with Calvary Christian leading, 34-24.

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Calvary Christian has controlled this one from the start, but The Villages Charter has got it back down to seven at 29-22. 4:35 to play before the half.

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Under six to play before the half, and it's 25-15, Calvary Christian.

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END OF FIRST QUARTER — Calvary Christian Academy 20, The Villages Charter 10

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At the 2:41 mark of the first quarter, it's 15-6, Calvary Christian Academy. The Villages Charter had pulled to within one at 7-6 after the Eagles' fast start, but they now trail by their biggest margin, yet.

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At the halfway mark of the opening period, it's 10-6 Calvary Christian.

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The first timeout of the game at 6:08 finds Calvary Christian already up 7-0.

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Calvary Christian gets on the board first with a 3-0 lead.

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The game is scheduled to tip at 8 p.m. EST.

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How can I watch Calvary Christian Academy vs. The Villages Charter today?

• Date: 8 p.m. EST Wednesday, March 11

• STREAM:Watch Florida's FHSAA boys basketball Class 3A state championship game on the NFHS Network

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