High School Sports

After being down by as many as 23 points, the Newberry girls basketball team staged a furious rally in the Class 1A state championship game on Wednesday but today it is Ponce De Leon High School that is celebrating a state title after beating the Panthers 55-52. In fact, the …

Both the Newberry and PK Yonge women’s basketball teams are now one win away from a state title after posting state semifinal wins Tuesday in Lakeland. In Class 1A, Newbery tops Hilliard 49-45 and now moves on to face Ponce de Leon for the state title.   In Class 2A, PK …

The PK Yonge and Newberry girls basketball teams are in action today at the State Tournament, looking to win a state title.   Newberry has played its state semifinal game and beaten Hilliard 49-45 to advance to the Class 1A state final.   PK Yonge faces Melbourne Central Catholic tonight at 7pm in Lakeland.  …

A pair of local boys high school soccer teams advanced in Regional action from Tuesday night. Eastside tops Citrus 6-0 and Buchholz advances with a 4-3 win over Spruce Creek. Santa Fe lost to Pierson Taylor 4-1 while PK Yonge lost 5-2 to Crescent City and Oak Hall lost 3-2 …

Former Gator quarterback Shane Matthews is venturing into high school coaching after being named the head coach at Jacksonville Nease High School. Matthews played under Steve Spurrier in the early 1990’s and has had a taste of coaching experience after being a volunteer coach at GHS a couple of seasons …

Union County High School, the number one school in Class 1A Diistrict 7 got a scare from Newberry High School on Thursday before pulling out a 14-7 win. The Panthers entered the fourth quarter with a 7-9 lead but the Tigers rallied for the win to go 9-0 on the …

Several local high schools will be home tonight to play high school football. Buchholz is at home against Ocala Vanguard while Newberry, coming off its first win of the year, will host Williston. Hawthorne is also at home tonight facing Hilliard while the red hot Santa Fe Raiders try to …

The Class 6A, ninth ranked Gainesville High School Purple Hurricanes remain unbeaten on the year after beating Class 3A, number 3 Ocala Trinity Catholic 29-6 Thursday night in Gainesville. Running back Ralph Webb led the way offensively by running for 159 yards on 38 carries as the Canes move to …

One of the area’s more anticipated matchups in high school football takes place tonight at Citizen’s Field in Gainesville when Class 6A Gainesville High School hosts Class 3A Ocala Trinity Catholic. Both teams are ranked in their respective classifications; GHS is number nine while Trinity Catholic is number three. The …

The local high school football season is now underway after Oak Hall defeats the Florida School For The Deaf 56-6 Thursday night. Tonight, the other area schools start their seasons and right out of the gate there are two nice rivalry games as Buchholz and Eastside clash at Citizen’s Field …