The Gainesville area’s high school girls basketball district tournaments are underway. Nine team’s seasons remain alive in hopes of advancing to the Florida High School Athletic Association playoffs. A district tournament preview can be found here. Gainesville The Gainesville Hurricanes ended their regular season 11-8, including a 2-0 mark in …
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By Wade Urtz and Jesse Bratman The No. 1 seed Hawthorne High School girls basketball team won its first A1-District 6 tournament game, 78-16, against four seed Bell on Wednesday at Fort White High School. Hawthorne In Control Hawthorne (17-3) came with defensive intensity with a full-court press, putting a …
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The Hawthorne girls basketball team improved to 15-3 after beating P.K. Yonge 46-33 Wednesday night for its 12th consecutive win. The Hornets outscored the Blue Wave 19-5 in the fourth quarter to secure the win at the P.K. Yonge gym. A Defensive Start The game started out as a defensive …
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Hawthorne Hornets 48 Newberry Panthers 47 Sometimes the smallest margins determine the outcome of a game, and this was the best example possible. Hawthorne, the standard athletic department for small schools in the area, tasted their own blood this season entering only 8-6. Newberry, who has made it their mission …
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The Santa Fe Boy’s Basketball team prepares for a upcoming district game against North Marion. Both teams are looking for another win in the district and the chance to advance to the 6a regional quarterfinals. Coming off of a non-conference win at Columbia, the Raiders increase their overall record 11 to 10. Heading …
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The PK Yonge boy’s basketball team had a stellar performance in their opening District 3-3A game, routing the visiting St. Joseph Academy Flashes 100-24 on Tuesday night in Gainesville. The Blue Wave improve to 21-4 with the win. PK Yonge came out hot, going on a 22-0 run to start the …
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