On Friday, the Gainesville Hurricanes basketball team was victorious in the 6A District 2 final against the Buchholz Bobcats. It was a thriller as the Hurricanes edged out a 59-55 win to earn their crown. Recap The Purple Palace was hopping well before the 7 p.m. tip-off time. The crowd …
Read More »PK Yonge Girls Basketball Continues their Tournament Run
The PK Yonge Blue Wave’s Girls Basketball team continues their tournament play on Tuesday, February 14, against Master’s Academy in the Class 3A regional semifinals. The Blue Wave advanced to this stage after a 57-28 win over Trinity Christian Academy on February 9. The Blue Wave, led by Head Coach …
Read More »Gainesville High School Boys Basketball Cruises Past Leon to District Final
The Gainesville High Hurricanes took down the Leon Lions in a 19-point win during their district semifinal matchup on Wednesday. The 61-42 victory will have the Hurricanes feeling good heading into the Friday final, where they will take on a familiar foe, Buchholz, at home in the “Purple Palace”. Not …
Read More »Santa Fe College Men’s Basketball Falls 92-84 to No.12 Daytona State
In what was a tough back-and-forth matchup, the Santa Fe Saints came up short against the No. 12 Daytona State Falcons. Following their second matchup of the season, the Saints have fallen to 13-11 on the year. First Half The Falcons came out firing in the first half, as they …
Read More »P.K. Yonge Girls Basketball Coach Willie Powers Talks Playoffs, Blue Wave’s Culture
P.K. Yonge will host Trinity Christian Academy on Thursday for the chance to advance to the region semifinals in the state tournament and head coach Willie Powers has his team ready for a tournament run. Playoff Time for P.K. Yonge Thirty-two teams remain, and only one can win the 2022-23 …
Read More »No. 3 Alabama dismantles Florida Men’s Basketball 97-69
The Alabama men’s basketball team (21-3) blew out the Florida Gators (13-11) 97-69 on Wednesday night. Freshman forward Brandon Miller dropped 24 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead Bama to the win. Colin Castleton was the Gators’ leading scorer with 29 points. This game wasn’t close at any point …
Read More »Newberry Girls Hoops Road to Regionals
The Newberry Panthers girls basketball team looks to be a competitor in regionals after an impressive 21-5 regular season. They’ll begin their regionals run against Hillard High School Thursday in the 1A region semifinals at 7 p.m. Hillard finished with a regular season record of 19-8. District Title The Panthers …
Read More »Gators Men’s Basketball Faces No. 3 Alabama
The Gator men’s basketball team (13-10) travels to Tuscaloosa to face the No. 3 ranked Alabama Crimson Tide (20-3) in a SEC matchup. The Gators are looking for important wins as the season winds down, fighting for an NCAA tournament bid. The Crimson Tide are in a prime position to …
Read More »St. Francis Comfortably Advances to Second Round
By: Alex Washburn & Regan Staudt The hometown Wolves win 84-39 over Meadowbrook As the first round of the playoffs got underway Tuesday night, St. Francis and Meadowbrook entered this game with only six wins during the regular season. The Wolves got out to a quick double-digit lead early by …
Read More »Santa Fe High School Boy’s Hoops Prepare for District Tournament
The Santa Fe Raiders boys’ basketball team begins their district championship pursuit this week. After a slow start to the season, the Raiders come into the district tournament with a 17-game winning streak. “Things started to click,” Head Coach Glen Banks said. Following the pre-season departure of key player Mason …
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