For the third consecutive year, Miami Country Day denied Providence's championship bid in the girls basketball final four.

Providence hung with Miami Country Day until the final minutes but couldn’t overtake the Spartans in the girls basketball Class 2A state championship on Saturday.

The Florida High School Athletic Association's (FHSAA) high school girls basketball state championships resume with the Providence Stallions and Miami Country D

Providence nailed every shot in the first quarter and defeated Melbourne Holy Trinity, reaching the second FHSAA girls basketball final ever.

The Spartans’ girls’ basketball team felt a little more like underdogs than usual this season and it fueled a third consecutive state championship run.