The Buchholz Wildcats will kick off week two of high school football to take on the Ocala-Vanguard Knights. Continuing Last Year’s Success The Wildcats started their season off strong with a strong 44-14 win against Eastside last week. Head coach Mark Whittemore said that he was not sure about his …
Read More »Columbia Tigers beat Gainesville Hurricanes 52-34
VIDEO BY LUKE SYLVIA The Columbia Tigers start their season with a bang, defeating the Gainesville Hurricanes in a high-scoring affair 52-34. Hurricanes score first, but Tigers quickly answer back The Hurricanes got off to a fast start, racing off to a 6-0 touchdown lead when quarterback Luke Matthews tossed a …
Read More »Buchholz Demolish Eastside in Home Opener
OVERVIEW The Buchholz Bobcats demolished the Eastside Rams for a fifth consecutive time with a score of 44-14. The Eastside Rams had a tough match ahead of them as they faced the reigning district champs in the season opener at Citizens Field. The Rams felt comfortable once the game was …
Read More »PREVIEW: Gainesville Takes On Columbia to Kick-Off the Season
Tonight, the Friday night lights are back and will brighten up Columbia County for the first time this season. What better way to kick-off the new season than to have neighboring county rivals hit the field? This new season brings a new system. The FHSAA has implemented a new point …
Read More »PREVIEW: Newberry Hosts Santa Fe High School
Fall has officially arrived here in Alachua County because Friday Night Lights are back in action tonight. To kick-off the season, Newberry High School will be facing the Santa Fe High School for the teams’ first official non-conference game of the season. Taking A Deeper Look The Newberry Panthers have come …
Read More »Oak Hall Takes on Florida School for the Deaf Tonight
High school football is back. Oak Hall will kick off the season tonight in their first home game against the Florida School for the Deaf. Last year, the Eagles went undefeated, and Oak Hall was named conference champion. This marks head coach Matthew DiBernardo’s third season with the team, losing …
Read More »High School Football Preview: Buchholz Bobcats vs. Eastside Rams
High school football is officially back in action and is causing up a storm right here in Gainesville, FL. The Buchholz Bobcats will be facing off against the Eastside Rams on Friday, August 25 to start the season. BUCHHOLZ BOBCATS The Bobcats are coming off of a successful season, finishing …
Read More »McElwain looking for the best of the best from Friday Night Lights
“Recruit Daily or die” is the motto for the head coach of the Gators, Jim McElwain. Since 2015, when he became the headcoach for Florida, he has been striving to reshape the Gators into a championship program. Now, for the third consecutive year, Friday Night Lights is sure to be …
Read More »The MLB Draft and Gators Go Hand in Hand
Florida Gators’ Alex Faedo, a 6-foot-5, 220-pound All-American pitcher was the 18th overall pick in the MLB draft Monday night. Faedo to the Bigs The Detroit Tigers snagged Faedo during the first round of the draft. The Tigers have selected a pitcher 10 out of their 13 first-round picks, so …
Read More »Hawthorne Loses in State Semifinal to Quincy West Gadsden, 53-38
The Hawthorne Hornets returned to Lakeland for the Class 1A State Semifinals for the fourth time since 2012. This time around the opponent was West Gadsden. Hawthorne rolled into Lakeland sporting an impressive 25-5 record and all five of those losses came on the road. Obviously, today’s task required the Hornets to …
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