Auburndale gives Robinson playoff win before he undergoes cancer surgery

AUBURNDALE — Auburndale’s boys basketball players knew Saturday night’s wasn’t a typical first-round playoff game. They knew it was the final game for head coach Eric Robinson before he undergoes cancer surgery on Monday, and like last week’s district championship game, they wanted to give him a win. Unlike last week’s 19-point win in the district final, Auburndale was in more of a battle, but a clutch outback and two free throws by Jaden Lindsay in the final 30 seconds allowed Auburndale to prevail, 58-53 over Daytona Beach Seabreeze in the Class 5A, Region 2 quarterfinals. “It feels good to make Coach E proud, knowing that he hs got to go get surgery and he’s going to be out for a little...