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How To Watch: City Of Palms' Championship Final Between Montverde Academy-Columbus

Tonight's game is the championship final of the City of Palms Classic down in Fort Myers

Andy Villamarzo

Montverde Academy Eagles guard CJ Ingram (11) goes up for a layup against the Oak Ridge Pioneers in the City of Palms Classic semifinal game at Suncoast Credit Union Arena in Fort Myers on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024.
Montverde Academy Eagles guard CJ Ingram (11) goes up for a layup against the Oak Ridge Pioneers in the City of Palms Classic semifinal game at Suncoast Credit Union Arena in Fort Myers on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024. / Jonah Hinebaugh/Naples Daily News/USA Today Network-Florida / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

It's a take as ole as time when the Columbus Explorers and Montverde Academy Eagles square off in a battle between a couple of the top two best high school boys basketball teams not only in Florida, but the country. 

Both programs went into this 2024-2025 season with aspirations of coming away with the title of being the country's best and could go a long way in doing so in tonight's City of Palms Classic down in Fort Myers.

Before the two teams square off, the third-place game between Oak Ridge and IMG Academy will take place at 6:30 p.m. followed by Columbus-Montverde Academy.

This championship game between the two national powers will be one of the most highly anticipated matchups of the entire 2024-2025 regular season slate, with stars like Columbus’ tandem of twins Cayden, Cameron Boozer up against CJ Ingram, Dante Allen and crew of Montverde Academy. 

HOW TO WATCH

What: The No. 1 Montverde Academy Eagles face the No. 4 Columbus Explorers in high school boys basketball

When: 5:30 p.m. PT/8:30 p.m. ET tonight, Dec. 23rd

Where: Suncoast Credit Union Arena | Fort Myers, Florida

How to watch: You can watch this game on YouTube at the link here.

>>>>WATCH COLUMBUS VS. MONTVERDE ACADEMY OFFICIAL LINK HERE<<<<

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-- Andy Villamarzo | villamarzo@scorebooklive.com | @highschoolonsi

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ANDY VILLAMARZO

Andy Villamarzo has been a sports writer in the Tampa Bay (FL) Area since 2007, writing for publications such as Tampa Bay Times, The Tampa Tribune, The Suncoast News, Tampa Beacon, Hernando Sun to name a few. Andy resides out of the Tarpon Springs, FL area and started as a writer with SB Live Sports in the summer of 2022 covering the Tampa Bay Area. He has quickly become one of Florida's foremost authorities on high school sports, appearing frequently on podcasts, radio programs and digital broadcasts as an expert on team rankings, recruiting and much more.

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