The Santa Fe Raiders beat the Bishop Moore Hornets in three nail-biting sets Tuesday night in the Regional Semifinal. The Raiders came into this match 27-2 and won 72 sets compared to their opponent’s eight. The Bishop Moore Catholic High School Hornets, from Orlando, entered Tuesday’s match 20-7. The Raiders …
Read More »High School Volleyball Playoffs: Regional Finals
Florida high school volleyball continues in the regional final stage of the playoffs Tuesday night. In Class 1A, Union County plays Aucilla Christian and Glades Day plays at Williston. In Class 2A, Christ Church Academy takes on Oak Hall and lastly in 4A, Bishop Moore Catholic travels to play Santa …
Read More »Rams Roll Raiders 28-7
The Santa Fe Raiders lost 28-7 against the Eastside Rams Friday Night. A strong run game and a few big pass plays were too much to handle for the Raiders, as they couldn’t defeat the Rams on their Senior Night. Early Mistakes Santa Fe fumbled on their opening possession, giving …
Read More »High School Volleyball Regional Playoffs
High school volleyball regional playoffs is underway in Gainesville with three teams already moving on to the semi-finals. Oak Hall v. John Paul II The first game on the slate was the Oak Hall Eagles v. the St. John Paul II Panthers in the 2A regional quarterfinals. Oak Hall hosted …
Read More »Santa Fe Suffers a 40-0 Defeat to Suwannee
Santa Fe lost 40-0 against Suwannee last Friday. The Raiders are now 1-6 on the season and were dominated on both lines of scrimmage last week. Suwannee left the game on a three-game win streak and has outscored their opponents 88-7 in their past three games. It wasn’t all negative. Ethan …
Read More »High School Football Preview: Week 5
Week 5 of high school football is set to kick off. Twelve games featuring schools around the Gainesville area are set to play Friday. Buchholz vs Vanguard One of the biggest matchups in the fifth week of high school football is between the Buchholz Bobcats and the Vanguard Knights. The …
Read More »Santa Fe High School’s Record Fall to 0-4 After Loss to North Marion
Story by: Madison Broach and Lauren Herinckx It’s been a tough start to the season for the Santa Fe Raiders, losing in each of their first three games. Things aren’t looking up, either, after a devastating 40-6 loss to the North Marion Colts on September 16. 1st Quarter At the …
Read More »High School Football Preview: Week 4
Week four of the high school football season features 13 games and some top-tier matchups in the Gainesville and Ocala area. Gainesville and Clay got the action started Thursday night, with Clay taking a 28-10 victory. Eastside vs. Bradford Eastside and Bradford both come into Friday’s game with 2-0 records. …
Read More »Another Tough Second Half Dooms Santa Fe High Football
The Santa Fe High School Raiders looked to erase last week’s overtime loss out of their memory when they faced the Palatka Panthers on the road. Palatka came in undefeated and outscoring opponents 87-7 in their first two games. Not only did the Raiders travel an hour on the road, …
Read More »Santa Fe High Loses in Heartbreak
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 …
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