The Oakleaf Knights will host the Columbia Tigers in a non-conference football match on Friday at 7 p.m. Both teams are 1-0 and are looking to keep their engines going ahead of a long high school football season. Columbia Tigers The Tigers initiated their season by defending their home turf …
Read More »Buchholz Looks to Build Off Emotional Win
The Buchholz Bobcats (1-0) are riding high after opening their season with a clutch victory over the Eastside Rams (0-1). In the opening week of the season, Bobcats’ senior Damien Lewis came up with the clutch block on a Rams’ extra point attempt to seal the game for Buchholz. That …
Read More »Hawthorne Head Coach, Cornelius Ingram: A Football Life
For many kids, football is a game. It is an excuse to avoid studying for a quiz to run around outside with the neighbors in the front yard. Sometimes, that youthful joy turns into a way to get to college and then for some into a career. But for Cornelius …
Read More »Eastside Football Looks to Bounce Back versus Bishop Moore
The Eastside Rams take on the Bishop Moore Hornets on Thursday, August 29 at 7 p.m. Each team enters into this match-up with zero wins and one loss. The first win of the season is the coveted prize of this Thursday night battle. Eastside enters the game ranked 160th in …
Read More »Feature: Concussions in Gainesville-Area High School Football
In an instant, everything can change. In one second a high-school football player can be well on his way to a scholarship, and in the next second, it can slip through their hands like smoke in the air. But the players know the stakes; after all, anything worth achieving always …
Read More »Williston takes on Union County Friday
The Williston Red Devils (0-1) play host to Lake Butler’s Union County Fightin’ Tigers (1-0) in a non-conference showdown on Friday at 7:30 p.m. Both teams enter this week’s matchup having played one game thus far. Williston Red Devils Williston enters with a record of 0-1 following a 30 point …
Read More »Columbia rolls in win over Trinity Christian Academy
Last year, Trinity Christian Academy gave Columbia its only loss in the regular season. A blemish that didn’t sit well the rest of 2018 for the Tigers. On Friday night, Columbia used that loss as fuel and defeated the Conquerors 38-7 at Tiger Stadium. Defense One of the main factors …
Read More »Buchholz Defeats Eastside in a Thriller
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 »Hawthorne Wins a Defensive Battle 14-7 Against P.K. Yonge to Start the Season 1-0
By: Chase Anschultz and Rylee McIver Photos By: Rylee McIver For the majority of the first half, few possessions by either team resulted in more than twenty yards and oftentimes ended with a turnover on downs or a punt. “Defense kept us in the game, they were definitely the better …
Read More »High School Football Preview: Newberry vs. Santa Fe
High School football season has started and two local rivals will have their season opener Friday night. Santa Fe won’t have to travel far, as they will face their rivals right across the street. The Newberry Panthers will host the Raiders for their usual season opener rivalry game. The Panthers …
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