High School Sports

The atmosphere was electric on another installment of Friday night football. This time, a bid to the 1A state championship game is at stake.  Opening clash Hawthorne came into Friday’s matchup at 9-0 off a commanding win over Pahokee. Chipley sat at 9-3 and took down Baker to get to …

Earlier in the season, the Saint Francis Catholic Academy Wolves met up for a match-up against the Williston Red Devils and both teams were looking to keep their records clean, but in the end, the Wolves suffered their first loss, 7-0. On Thursday evening, the  Wolves (2-4-1) traveled to Williston …

By: Michaelea Neal and Cassidy Del Greco The Buchholz High School Bobcats will face off against the St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, December 3, 2021, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The game is the State Semifinal of the 2021 FHSAA Football State Championships tournament and is pivotal …

Written by: Talia Baia & Kyle Curtis The Eastside Rams (1-0) defeated the Matanzas Pirates (0-3) 64-48 on Thursday at Eastside High School. Slow Start in First Half Eastside tipped off their season to a bit of a sluggish start. Matanza, having already played two prior games, came out hot. …

Looking down the Williston High School sideline during a football game, two long braids hanging down from a helmet stand out.  These braids belong to Tabatha Padilla, the only girl on the football team.   “I had always wanted play,” Padilla said. “Then one day I was walking down the hallway with one …

The Hawthorne Hornets will face off against the Chipley Tigers in a Class 1A FHSAA football state semifinal game this Friday at 7:30 p.m. The undefeated Hornets will have home field advantage going into this matchup. Hawthorne Hornets Head coach Cornelius Ingram said the Hawthorne community has rallied around the …

Buchholz will have their toughest test this season against St. Thomas Aquinas when a pair of 12-1 teams face-off, with the winner advancing to the State Championship. According to Max Preps, the Bobcats, who rank 63rd in the nation, went 9-1 in the regular season, with their lone loss coming …

The Gainesville High School Hurricanes (2-0) defeated the Santa Fe Raiders (0-2) Tuesday night 62-61 in overtime. From tip-off to the final buzzer, the electricity in the Purple Palace was second to none. Both teams came out swinging and had the feeling of a playoff game throughout. Fast-Paced First Half  …

Story by: Nick Rubino & Kyle Lander The Gainesville Hurricanes (2-0) bested the Santa Fe Raiders (0-2) Tuesday night 62-61 at The Purple Palace. Defense Dominated the First Half The Gainesville Hurricanes and Santa Fe Raiders both wanted to start positively on each end of the floor. However, that meant …

The Lafayette Hornets (2-0) traveled to Gainesville to take on the Oak Hall Eagles (0-1) in a big-time boys varsity basketball matchup. The Hornets defeated the Eagles 47-42. The game was Oak Hall’s season opener and their first taste as to how talented their team was. They were fortunate enough …