The Gainesville boys basketball team has advanced to the high school regional finals. A team that is led by seven seniors, put together a solid win at Englewood Tuesday night with a final score of 51-37 in the state regional semifinals. Gainesville gave Englewood their first home game loss this …
Read More »Hawthorne Defeated in a Season-Ending Blowout
The Hawthorne Hornets entered this game with aspirations of a trip to the 1A state championship. Only one obstacle stood in the way of a trip to Lakeland– Madison County. The Cowboys were eager to prove that they deserved the trip instead of Hawthorne. None was more eager than Madison County’s star junior …
Read More »P.K. Yonge Boys Basketball is Final Four Bound
Sweet Revenge The P.K. Yonge Blue Wave boys basketball team will be joining the P.K. Yonge girls team in Lakeland this week. The Blue Wave’s stunned the crowd as the boys punched their ticket to the state semifinal in the last few seconds of the regional semifinal game Tuesday night. …
Read More »Eastside Rams One Step from Regional Final
Eastside High School battles the Palatka Panthers in a Tuesday night regional semifinal bout in the Florida Class 6A state boy’s basketball tournament. The Rams come in to the game winners of nine of their last 10 with the most recent victory being a 70-59 win over Ponte Vedra in …
Read More »St. Francis-Tallahassee Florida A&M Regional Final Hoops Preview
The Tallahassee Florida A&M Baby Rattlers take on the St. Francis Catholic Academy Wolves in the Class 3A regional final Tuesday night. The neutral site match-up starts at 7:00 PM. Game Preview Florida A&M enters this game on a four-game winning streak after dispatching Trinity Christian Academy on Thursday 72-53. …
Read More »State Semi-Final Girl’s Basketball: P.K. Yonge vs Tampa Carrollwood Day
The P.K. Yonge Blue Wave (19-7) and Tampa Carrollwood Day Patriots (27-3) are heading to Lakeland, Florida to faceoff in Class 4A State Semifinal girl’s basketball action. The Blue Wave head to Lakeland for the 16th time; last time being in 2012 as Class 3A champions. On the other hand, …
Read More »Area High School Basketball Teams Perform Well in FHSAA Basketball Tournament
Several Florida high school basketball teams were in action Thursday to compete in regional quarterfinals and semifinals games in the 2018 Florida High School Athletic Association tournament. Among the victors were Gainesville, Eastside, P.K. Yonge, St. Francis, Englewood, Raines, Bolles, Hawthorne, Wildwood and Bell. Several more tournament games will be …
Read More »GHS Hurricanes Boys Basketball Advances in Playoffs
Class 7A Playoff – Gainesville High School Hurricanes vs. St Augustine Yellow Jackets The Gainesville High School Hurricanes (22-5) took on the Yellow Jackets of St. Augustine (8-13) in Gainesville to kick off their 2018 Class 7A playoff campaign. Other playoff games featuring teams from all over the state also …
Read More »High School Hoops Preview: Eastside Hosts Ponta Vedra
Playoff high school basketball continues to be underway. One of the games will be a regional matchup between the Eastside Rams and the visiting Ponta Vedra Sharks. How both teams match up with each other Both teams having winning records. However, Eastside has a more convincing record at 22-5 while …
Read More »The Rock defeats DME Sports Academy to secure number one north seed in SIAA State Tournament
The Rock starts off hot, then cools down The Rock Lions basketball team defeated DME Sports Academy in a thrilling, back-and-forth double overtime game by a score of 85-82 at home in Gainesville, Florida. The game, which took place on Senior Night, looked like it was going to be put …
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