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With the BCAA Girls Big 8 Basketball Championship set to begin Thursday at Deerfield Beach, we figured it’d be interesting to take a walk down memory lane…or more accurately, revisit all the boys and girls championship matchups.

On the girls side, powerhouses Dillard and South Broward have each won 5 Big 8 titles–more than any of the other programs in Broward County. And it was Deerfield Beach that put up the biggest margin of victory, besting Dillard 78-45 in 2003.

On the boys, no one has more titles than Dillard or Boyd Anderson, both of whom have won five championships.

Here’s the all-time list of Big 8 winners. Who do you think will be bringing the titles home this year?

Boys Big 8 Championship Results
2011: Dillard 80, Blanche Ely 73
2010: Blanche Ely 48, Boyd Anderson 41
2009: Boyd Anderson 61, Ely 39
2008: Boyd Anderson 61, Dillard 52
2007: Boyd Anderson 80, Dillard 66
2006: Dillard 64, Boyd Anderson 59
2005: Boyd Anderson 60, Cypress Bay 40
2004: Boyd Anderson 63, Plantation 55
2003: Dillard 85, South Broward 73
2002: Douglas 66, St. Thomas Aquinas 60
2001: Dillard 70, Boyd Anderson 59
2000: Dillard 52, St. Thomas Aquinas 48
1999: Deerfield Beach 75, Ely 73
1998: Deerfield Beach 88, Hallandale 51

Girls Big 8 Championship Results
2011: South Broward, 49, Nova 42
2010: Dillard 54, Nova 50
2009: Dillard 49, Nova 33
2008: Dillard 45, Nova 43
2007: Dillard 53, Nova 49
2006: South Broward 49, Miramar 42
2005: Deerfield Beach 57, Dillard 40
2004: Deerfield Beach 53, Dillard 44
2003: Deerfield Beach 78, Dillard 45
2002: South Broward 86, Deerfield Beach 68
2001: Dillard 54, Fort Lauderdale 43
2000: Fort Lauderdale 44, South Broward 43
1999: South Broward 50, Fort Lauderdale 45 (OT)
1998: South Broward 70, Dillard 58

Broward HS Sports

Seems like just yesterday we were in the middle of football season, doesn’t it? Turns out, the start of spring practice is about a month away and many teams have spent the better part of the last three months conditioning and preparing in off-season workouts.

Earlier today, the BCAA sent us its list of 2011 Spring Football Classics. The list of games we have so far is below. Keep in mind spring games can be kind of fluid–it’s not uncommon to have changes or additions. We’ll try to keep you posted on any changes or additional games as we get the information.

For now though, start making plans for late May.

All games are at 7 p.m. unless noted

May 20
Boyd Anderson at Miami Monsignor Pace, 7:30
Douglas at Cooper City

May 21
Cypress Bay–Blue vs. Gold, 10 a.m. (at Cypress Bay)
Miramar–Red vs. Blue, 6:30 p.m. (at Miramar)

May 25
Cardinal Gibbons at Deerfield Beach
Hallandale vs. Plantation at PAL Field
Nova at Everglades
Taravella at South Broward

May 26
Boca Raton at Northeast
Hialeah Champagnat at Pompano
Coral Glades vs. Hollywood Hills at Lockhart
Fort Lauderdale vs. West Broward at Cypress Bay, 6:00 p.m.
Miami Goleman at Piper
Monarch at Miami Sunset, 4 p.m.
Pines Charter–Intrasquad
Stranahan at Dillard
Western at Palm Beach Central

May 27
Booker T. Washington at Blanche Ely
Coral Springs at McArthur
Flanagan at Naples

Broward HS Sports

This weekend, the top girls basketball teams in the Broward County Athletic Association will meet to decide the county champion.

In recent seasons, Dillard has taken ownership of the tournament, winning four straight titles and each year, they’ve bested Nova for those championships. The way things are set up, the two could meet again. Both are on opposite sides of the bracket.

Teams are selected for the Big 8 based on their head-to-head records against other Broward County Athletic Association teams.

Here’s the schedule for this year’s Girls Big 8, which begins Thursday at Deerfield:

Thursday, Jan. 27:
3:30 p.m.: Dillard vs. Coconut Creek
5:00 p.m.: Cypress Bay vs. Nova
6:30 p.m.: Miramar vs. Cardinal Gibbons
8:00 p.m.: Boyd Anderson vs. South Broward

Friday, Jan. 28:
Semifinals set for 6:30 and 8:00 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 29:
Championship, 7:00 p.m.

Broward HS Sports