It’s a cross town match-up as the P.K. Yonge and Eastside boys’ basketball teams face off tonight. The Rams (10-8) will host the Blue Wave (13-7) in non-district play. There’s a definite rivalry in this game as the two teams that share turf only see each other once every year. …
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Indiana Basketball Hall of Famer Monte Towe has returned to Gainesville as the head coach of the Oak Hall boy’s basketball team. Towe was the starting point guard on North Carolina State’s 1974 NCAA Championship team. He was then drafted to the Atlanta Hawks in the fourth round of the 1975 NBA draft. …
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THE BREAKDOWN Santa Fe High School and Buchholz have both had pretty decent seasons in boy’s basketball. Sitting at nearly the same record, these two schools make for a perfect match up. Santa Fe is 10-8 and Buchholz is 10-9. Both teams are preparing for districts, and want to see …
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The Gainesville Hurricanes (19-1) host P.K. Yonge (20-2) tonight for a non-conference game. Tip off is at 7:30 p.m. and it’ll be the second time this season the two face each other. The Hurricanes and Blue Wave had a close game back in November. Gainesville took home the “W” in Game 1 with …
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An outsider looking in at the city of Gainesville will see a population enthralled with Florida Gator Sports. This is not a wrong assumption but, they are missing something very vital, high school sports. Towns around the Gainesville community close down on Friday nights for high school football, or weeknights for …
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High school basketball season is officially underway, as Kelly Beckham looks to take his Gainesville High School Hurricanes back to the postseason. Coach Beckham has been the head basketball coach at GHS for seven seasons, and took three of those teams to the Final Four in Lakeland. Beckham won Coach …
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The Buchholz Bobcats (0-3) travel to Gainesville High School on Friday night to take on the Gainesville Hurricanes (2-0) in boy’s basketball action. Gainesville Hurricanes Perspective The Gainesville Hurricanes have started their season off strong. The team beat P.K. Yonge 57-52 and Ocala Forest 69-68. Gainesville plays Starke tonight and …
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High school football is still in play statewide as many teams are competing in playoffs and preparing for the State Championship next week. All remaining teams representing their respective classes will meet in Orlando with hopes of earning a ring; but some of those teams will be in a different …
Read More »https://vimeo.com/192223995 GAINESVILLE, Fla.—On Friday, the Buchholz and Bartram Trail high school football teams met again for the second round of playoffs—just like last season. Buchholz played host to Bartram Trail at Citizen’s Field—just like last season. Bartram Trail defeated Buchholz, ending their season—just like last season. The Bobcats were shut …
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It was quite a night in Tallahassee last Friday night. The regional quarterfinals between Columbia and Lincoln was one for the memory books. A Look Back It was tied 21-21 late in the third quarter and Columbia High’s head coach Brian Allen rolled the dice — he used a fake field goal. …
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