Basketball

By Rachel Rosen and Shelby Hickman The Newberry Panthers bulldozed the St. Francis Catholic Wolves in their matchup on Tuesday night, with a final score of 80-46. Newberry served as a wall on defense, making it difficult for St. Francis to get out of their backcourt and into scoring position. …

The Saint Francis Lady Wolves improve to 5-3, winning 35-25 against the Union County Lady Tigers. The 35-25 win by the Lady Wolves makes it four straight wins, and five victories in the last six games. It was a solid game by Saint Francis after the slow start, with plenty …

Former Gator basketball player, Tyree Appleby, committed to Wake Forest in May, 2022 to play in his fifth and final year of college basketball. Some say things have worked out for this transfer player after departing from Florida. Tyree’s Time in Orange and Blue Appleby transferred from Cleveland State to …

The Santa Fe Saints used a strong first half to put away Fairmont Academy 91-65 Monday night. After a three-game road stint, the Saints returned home and extended their winning streak to three games. Santa Fe moves to 6-3 after the win. Santa Fe v. Fairmont Guard Nigel Martin started …

On Monday night, the Orlando Magic fell to the Milwaukee Bucks in a 109-102 loss. The Magic will fall to 5-20 on the season, and the Bucks will improve to 17-6. Franz Wagner posted 25 points, Paolo Banchero checked all the boxes with 20 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists, …

The ninth place Miami Heat fell to the Memphis Grizzlies Monday, dropping their record to 11-13. The Grizzlies moved to 15-9 in the second game of a back-to-back. The team defeated the Pistons Sunday. Grizzlies: No Ja? No Problem Tyus Jones had a career night, leading the team in scoring …

The Florida Gators women’s basketball team traveled up north to take on a winless Dayton squad on Sunday. The Gators came out on top 69-65, picking up their sixth-straight victory thanks to a career-best performance from Florida guard Nina Rickards. Florida is now 8-1, following its first true-road win of …

The 3-2 Gainesville High School Lady Canes faced off against the 4-2 Andrew Jackson High School Tigers in this Saturday thriller. The Lady Tigers came in eager and rested after their 62-21 win over Riverside High School the previous Monday. Quarter 1 The Tigers won the tip-off to start the …

The Florida men’s basketball team (6-3) used a dominant second half performance to ease past the Stetson Hatters (4-3) at home on Sunday, winning 89-51. https://twitter.com/GatorsMBK/status/1599509022490890240?cxt=HHwWgMDQyee-zLIsAAAA Richard Puts in a Perfect Performance for Florida Transfer guard Will Richard returned to action on Sunday against Stetson after missing the last game …

Without hesitation, Newberry guard Mason Smith shot the ball from the left corner with the clock ticking into the final breaths of the game. Despite his shot being contested, the three went in and gave the Panthers a marginal lead late in double overtime.  Then came Jon Jon. The Newberry …