High School Sports

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 …

After its 2021-22 season ended in the state final four, the Buchholz Bobcats will begin this year’s season at home Thursday night against the Columbia Tigers at Citizens Field. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. https://twitter.com/sbllive/status/1562389508598812672?s=20&t=wnTlwch0xiIFv4zQ0IaTwA Columbia and second-year head coach Demetric Jackson look to improve on last season’s 7-5 …

After boosting his 2023 recruiting class with the commitment of four-star corner Ja’Keem Jackson of Osceola (Kissimmee, Fla.), Billy Napier looks to continue adding commitments as he hosts his first Friday Night Lights camp as head coach. There will be plenty of opportunities in the 2023 and 2024 class with …