High School Sports

The Buchholz Bobcats ended their football season on Friday night after falling short against the Bartram Trail Bears 35-31 at Citizen’s Field in the 7A Regional Semifinals. It was an uphill battle from the start as Bobcats senior quarterback Jackson White injured his left ankle on a sack during the …

Buchholz (10-1) and Bartram Trail (8-3) will meet tonight for the 7A regional semifinals showdown.  Buchholz recently took down Edgewater (36-27) in the regional quarterfinals.  Buchholz head coach Mark Whittemore believes both good and bad came out of their victory over the Eagles.  He says work needs to be done in …

The high school football postseason will continue tonight as the Fort White Indians (9-2) go on the road to take on the Madison County Cowboys (8-3). The Cowboys began their season with three consecutive losses before winning the next eight contests, including last weeks 65-12 rout of Union County in the first …

The Gainesville Hurricanes defeated New Port Richey Mitchell 42-21 last week in regional quarterfinals. Gainesville (7-4) looks to win back-to-back playoff games on the road for the first time in school history as they head to Ocala Friday night to play Vanguard (9-2). The District 5 rivals are squaring off for …

In the Class 7A Regional Semifinals on Friday night the Columbia Tigers will take on the Tallahassee Lincoln Trojans. The Tigers defeated the Trojans on the road at the beginning of the season, 23-14, and will look to walk out with the “W” again in the playoffs. On offense, Columbia …

On Friday night in Alachua , the Dunnellon Tigers take on the Santa Fe Raiders in the second round of the playoffs. Santa Fe is 7-3 on the year, good enough to be first in class 4A district 3. However, Dunnellon is 11-0 on the season and first overall in class 4A. Coming …

A lot of area high school football teams advance in the state playoffs after action on Friday night. In Region 1, Class 7A, Buchholz advances with a 36-27 win over Orlando Edgewater; the Bobcats will host Bartram Trail next week.   Also, Columbia moves on with a 42-27 win over Tallahassee …

High school football playoffs are underway tonight and there will be a battle of the Raiders as Santa Fe (6-3) takes on South Sumter (8-3) in the regional semi- finals.  This is the first time these two schools have met since 2004, when Santa Fe took down South Sumter 24-21 in the 3A …

 The Eastside High School Rams will have to find a new football coach for next year, as current coach Jeff Parker has decided to step down at the end of the season. Parker states his decision was to spend more time with his daughters as they go through high school. Parker says …

It’s the final week of the high school football regular season and there are plenty of exciting match-ups. Buchholz (8-1) at Santa Fe (6-2), Friday, November 6 @ 7:30 The Bobcats and the Raiders have both clinched a playoff spot in their districts. Buchholz head coach Mark Whittemore knows his team won’t …