The Eastside Rams’ offense ran to their sideline celebrating their successful two-point conversion. The Rams thought they just ended their six-game losing streak to the Buchholz Bobcats but then they saw that there were flags on the play. The Rams were called for an illegal shift resulting in a five-yard …
Read More »High School Football Preview: Eastside Rams vs Buchholz Bobcats
High school football is back! The Eastside Rams and Buchholz Bobcats will battle it out on Friday night, August 23, in a city rivalry game. Eastside Rams Last season, the Rams had a successful season under head coach, Cedderick Daniels. They finished with an impressive 7-4 record. Coach Daniels and …
Read More »Eastside Looks For Similar Success in New District
It’s a new season with new challenges for Eastside football. Coming off last season’s 7-4 season and a first round exit playoffs, the Rams enter a new district. Eastside now belongs to 5A District 5. With the new district comes new opponents and the potential for new rivalries to emerge. …
Read More »A Gainesville Great — Pop Williams
As a bold 14-year-old, Herman “Pop” Williams got a ride home from a police officer after he was told to stop some rough play with a slingshot. “I’ll never forget that. I got a whooping so bad, I couldn’t sit down for a while. That right there woke me up,” …
Read More »Eastside Baseball Upsets Gainesville With A Long-Awaited Victory
The Eastside Rams baseball team defeated the Gainesville Hurricanes this past Friday in comeback fashion, winning 11-7. A few mistakes from the Rams early in the game ended up costing them three runs in the first inning. In the second inning, the Rams were only able to score one run and …
Read More »PK Yonge Baseball Bounces Back With a Win Against Eastside
The PK Yonge Baseball team went on the road Tuesday to meet up at Eastside High School to play against the Rams. The Blue Wave was able to break their losing streak with a 10-4 win against the Rams. Important Plays During the first inning, both teams were able to …
Read More »Oak Hall Boy’s Lacrosse Completes Gainesville-Area Sweep, defeating Eastside 14-2
https://twitter.com/steven_w7/status/1105628401887576067 The Oak Hall boy’s lacrosse team extends its perfect streak against Gainesville-area schools to eight straight games with their win over Eastside High School, 14-2. With this win, the Eagles advance to 7-2, while the Rams fall to 1-5. This season Oak Hall defeated Gainesville High School 19-1 and …
Read More »Eastside Boy’s Hoops Loses Tough Game in Regional Semifinal
In a tight match up between Eastside High School and Palatka High School, the Rams fell short to the Panthers 61-60 in the regional semifinal of the 2019 FHSAA Boys Basketball State Playoffs. The Rams led throughout most of the game but Palatka came back from eight points down in …
Read More »Boys High School Regional Semifinals Action
Local high school boys basketball teams advance to the regional semifinals. Tonight, the Eastside Rams will host the Palatka Panthers and the Gainesville Hurricanes will travel to face the Columbia Tigers. All games have tip-off set for 7 p.m. Rapid Rams https://twitter.com/RowdyEHSRams/status/1100420320207486976 Last time out, the Rams trounced the Clay …
Read More »High school basketball Regional quarterfinals preview
The high school basketball playoffs are into the regional round and multiple area teams are in action tonight. Gainesville High School, Eastside and Sante Fe all will be representing Alachua County this evening. A win would put these teams into the regional semifinals. Let’s take a look at each matchup and …
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