High School Sports

The Panthers offense is showing no signs of slowing down as the season moves into the final stretch. The Newberry Panthers (7-1) rolled over the Dixie County Bears (6-2) by a final score of 56-12. Early Leads Looking at the past array of Newberry’s games, they have a habit of …

Weston Smith, a senior at Williston High School, faced many obstacles en route to becoming the starting first baseman for the varsity baseball team. On the day after Christmas in the sixth grade, Smith’s life was changed when he got into a freak ATV accident. Jim Smith, father of Weston …

Thirteen seconds is all it took for Hawthorne to turn the tides against the Golden Eagles in a high school football game on Friday night. In 13 seconds, the Hornets scored 14 points, kicking off their touchdown procession in the second quarter. Homecoming Traditions During Hawthorne’s halftime Homecoming celebration, starting …

It seemed like an all to familiar sign for Columbia High School football fans. After crushing the Tigers’ state title dreams in the playoffs last year, the Robert E. Lee Generals squandered another opportunity for the Tigers on Friday night. A chance at a perfect season and possibly a district …

With Anthony Richardson ruled out for Eastside’s game against Ridgeview, backup quarterback Holden Johnson looks to keep playoff chances in the Rams’ future. Eastside and Gator commit Richardson went down in last week’s game against North Marion. After a few hard hits and a sack, Richardson hobbled off the field …

Friday’s high school football matchup between the Oak Hall Eagles and visiting Bell Bulldogs was rather one-sided. The game was over from Oak Hall’s first offensive play from scrimmage.  Sophomore quarterback Cole Gonzales took the ball and ran it 79 yards for a touchdown. The Eagles never looked back, winning …

The P.K. Yonge Blue Wave defeated the Taylor County Bulldogs 19-13 in high school football Friday night in a game that came down to the last play. Special teams creating a spark early On Taylor County’s first drive of the game, they were able to march the ball down the …

A bitter rivalry was renewed once again at Citizens Field on Friday night, and it had a little bit of everything to it, plus a little more.  The Class 7A Buchholz Bobcats (4-2, 2-0) defeated the Class 6A Gainesville Hurricanes (0-6, 0-1) by a final score of 18-13 in a tough, …

It was a tale of two halves on Friday night in high school football as the Columbia Tigers came from behind to beat back-to-back state champion Madison County 32-21. Cowboys Ground N’ Pound The first half of Friday’s game saw the home team impose its will early and often, largely …

The Hawthorne Hornets traveled to Tallahassee Thursday night where they picked up a 28-6 win over the St. John Paul II Panthers. Second Quarter Scoring The time of possession battle was pretty even in the first quarter with both teams having long drives, but unable to advance deep into the …