ORLANDO - A late offensive charge called against Pine Castle Christian Academy sealed a 37-33 victory for Florida Air Academy in a Class 2A, Region 2 regional semifinal Tuesday night.

Last year's 3A state champs, Florida Air (16-8) moves on to the regional final Saturday against Jacksonville Arlington Country Day.

After blowing a 10-point lead after halftime, Florida Air coach Aubin Goporo was impressed with his team's toughness in a close fourth-quarter battle that included two lead changes. The Falcons' Jonathan Frazier hit a runner along the baseline to put them up 35-33 with 1:16 remaining. Florida Air held on to the lead from there as PCC missed two open 3s on its next two possessions.

Both teams finished with two players in double figures. Kory Pugh had 12 points and Eddie Piccinini 11 for PCC. Florida Air's Clark and Jason West each finished with 10.

After facing Florida Air for the fourth time this season, Rickman said one game doesn't define success.

"Hard work defines success, and we succeeded in that regard," he said.

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Round four of the battle of defending state champions will be the last in the 2007-08 boys basketball season.

Defending 3A champion Florida Air (15-8) will travel today to Orlando for a Class 2A, Region 2 semifinal with defending 1A champion Pine Castle Christian (21-6). The 7 p.m. game has been moved from Pine Castle's gym to a larger facility at Lake Highland Prep because the host's gym did not meet the Florida High School Athletic Association minimum seating capacity for regionals.

Tonight's winner will face the winner of the Providence-Arlington Country Day semifinal at 7 p.m. Saturday for a spot in next week's state tournament at Lakeland. Arlington Country Day is the state's defending 2A champion.

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DAYTONA BEACH - Florida Air Academy's boys basketball team never let a double-digit lead get it down during Thursday's Class 2A regional quarterfinals.

The Falcons' Jason West snagged a rebound with 29 seconds remaining and laid it up for two points, as Florida Air stunned state-ranked Father Lopez 76-75 in a game that seemed sealed up by the Green Wave in the third quarter.

Florida Air, which won the 2007 state title in 3A before moving to 2A this year, upped its record to 19-6, and will move on to Tuesday's regional semifinal game against Orlando Pine Castle Christian.

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Florida Air Academy is investing in its future in a novel way, according to Todd DeRegnacourt, admissions director. The private military school recently opened a day care/preschool center for infants and preschool age children on campus.

According to DeRegnacourt, the center was the idea of James Dwight, the school’s president, “and plans are in place for a long-term goal of pre K through grade 12.” Until the preschool opened, the academy served male and female day and boarding students in grades 6 to 12.

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Major Hubert J. Bert Gallagher, U.S. Air Force, (Ret.), a former 30 years resident of Satellite Beach, Florida, died Saturday, September 29, 2007, in The Woodlands, Texas.

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MELBOURNE - If you happen to see a group of short-haired boys skate boarding, it might be the kids from Florida Air Academy, a private military and college preparatory school in Melbourne.

The students are there for the summer taking at least one academic credit and enjoying other, more enjoyable activities. This year, school officials added a skateboarding and surfing team.

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Over four and a half million dollars in scholarships have been awarded to this year's graduates by the dozens of colleges and universities that they have been accepted to.

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Victoria McPartland, FAA's highest academically ranked cadet with a GPA of 4.6 delivers the following powerful speech before an audience of over 1,000 guests, family members, friends, and fellow cadets.

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WEST MELBOURNE - Wearing military dress blues and saluting her superiors, Lacey Richardson quietly and confidently marched across the commencement stage.

Two years ago she was one of the first 10 girls accepted into Florida Air Academy. Friday afternoon, Richardson became one of the first nine young women to graduate from the private military boarding school at a special ceremony at Calvary Chapel in West Melbourne.

It was the first time females received diplomas in the school's 45-year history.

With 82 graduates, the commencement class also was the largest in the school's history.

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MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. – Air Force Junior ROTC Unit FL-032 at Florida Air Academy has been selected to receive the 2006-2007 Air Force Junior ROTC Distinguished Unit Award. This award recognizes Air Force Junior ROTC units that have performed above and beyond normal expectations, and that have distinguished themselves through outstanding service to their school and community while meeting the Air Force Junior ROTC mission of producing better citizens for America.

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Additional congratulations to FAA's Air Force Junior ROTC Unit FL-032 for earning the Distinguished Unit Award with Merit (earned an Exceeds Standards Rating on their Unit Evaluation) for academic year 2006-2007.

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The Outstanding Instructor Award recognizes the top 10% of all outstanding instructors on their accomplishments and contributions to their students, school and community above and beyond their assigned duties.

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Florida Air Academy graduate Andy Gonzalez was added to the Chicago White Sox's roster Sunday after reserve shortstop Alex Cintron asked for bereavement leave to care for his grandfather in Puerto Rico.

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Note: On April 26, the White Sox reinstated infielder Alex Cintron from the bereavement list and returned Andy back to Charlotte of the International League (AAA). But on May 12th, Andy was again added to the Chicago White Sox to replace Cintron who was once again placed on bereavement leave.

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