High School Sports

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Trenton High School will play for the State 1A title Friday when it takes on Blountstown.  The Tigers are 11-1 overall and come off a win in the state semifinals over Dixie County, while the Tigers of Blountstown beat Cottondale in Cottondale and come into the championship game 13-0 on the season. Trenton head coach Andrew Thomas says his …

It’s the second week of playoffs under the Friday night lights, and just five local football teams are still alive. The bigger schools, 5A-8A, are in regional semifinal action. Defending 6A state finalist Gainesville High School (9-2) travels to Hernando County to take on Spring Hill Springstead (10-1). The Hurricanes …

The story of Hall of Fame running back Emmitt Smith is one full of ups and downs which make for an incredible ride. In Part 1 of our 4-part series on the football career of Emmitt Smith, the focus will be on his high school playing days and before. Growing …

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Another week of Friday night lights is upon us with several area teams involved in state playoff action. We first head to Fort White, where the Indians, 7-1 and undefeated in district play, will gear up to take on the East Gadsden Jaguars (4-6) in a Class 4A-Region 1 matchup. The …

Today starts a new week for prep football as playoff positions continue to pan out. Gainesville High School (8-1) is already a lock in 6A play having won 15 straight at Citizens Field. They now gear up for the final game of the regular season tonight against a formidable Crawfordville Wakulla …

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As part of our 30 high schools in 30 days here on ESPN850-WRUF, we’ll look at local high schools and what they are doing in spring practice. First, we look at a team that’s got a big spring following a big year: the Gainesville High School Purple Hurricanes.