High School Sports

By Ainsley Davis and Zach Curtin Following a devastating loss to Bishop Moore, the Gainesville Hurricanes looked to bounce back against the Trinity Catholic Celtics. The Canes’ student section was in high spirits throughout the night, but it was ultimately not enough as Gainesville High suffered another crushing defeat. First …

High school football is back for Week 3, and 14 games will kickoff tonight featuring schools from the Gainesville and Ocala area. Last night, Trinity Catholic took down Gainesville High 48-3. The Celtics are now 3-0 while the Hurricanes still look for their first win. https://twitter.com/CoachBrantleyTC/status/1568054747898200065 The Buchholz Bobcats vs …

By Nate Bilogray and Brandon Hernandez As the clock closed in on game time, you could feel the energy in the crowd growing by the second.  It was a packed house at Citizens field as the undefeated Buchholz Bobcats (1-0) hosted the Riverview Rams of Sarasota, Florida (0-1). Quarter 1 …

Story by: Joseph Baker, Madison Broach and Lauren Herinckx The Eastside Rams dominated the Keystone Heights Indians 26-0 on Thursday during their first home game of the season at Citizens Field. The Rams’ defense pitched a shutout and the offense had their way, tallying a total of four touchdowns. It …

The atmosphere was palpable in Santa Fe High versus Lanier County game Friday. The Raiders came into their home opener looking for improvement from their seven-point loss against cross-county rival Newberry High last week. Their opponent? The out-of-state Lanier County Bulldogs. First Quarter Lanier County got the ball first in …

Haley Wald and Nicholas Gonzalez Saint Francis Catholic struggled through their second week of the season with a 43-8 loss to Santa Fe Catholic. They now move to 0-2 on the season.  With a small roster and players having to run multiple positions, frequent injuries and stoppage of play were …

The high school football season continues as teams began their campaigns last week. Week two kicked off Thursday with Keystone Heights matching up against Eastside. Eastside dominated in a 26-0 shutout to remain undefeated at 2-0. Keystone Heights falls to 0-1. There’s a busy week ahead with 12 games left …

The 2022 high school football season began Thursday and is in full swing with multiple games kicking off Friday. Buchholz Defeats Colombia in Season Opener Despite the rain, Buchholz had a hot start to their season Thursday night.  Coming off a 12-2 record in 2021 and a trip to the …

Gainesville’s Buchholz Bobcats Varsity football team routed the Columbia Tigers from Lake City 31-14 on Friday. There was little chance for Columbia to get anything going early on as they gave up two fumbles before halftime and four turnovers the whole game. The Tigers will hopefully look past this game …

The Newberry Panthers open its season Friday night against cross-county rival Santa Fe High School with kickoff set for 7 p.m. Newberry looks to rebound this season after posting a record of 5-6 in 2021. Former Gators Join the Newberry Coaching Staff Following a subpar season, Newberry head coach Edward …