By Scarlett Cooney and Shailey Klein In Friday night’s high school boys basketball matchup between the Santa Fe Raiders and the Buchholz Bobcats, the Raiders pulled out a tough win over the Bobcats as the clock ran down to the wire. A Slow Start In the first quarter, the Raiders …
Read More »Bronson’s Boys Basketball Team Wins in Thriller Over Trenton
By Tyler Acosta-Lightburn and Perry Yalkut The Bronson Eagles extended their winning streak to six games against the Trenton Tigers on Thursday night, winning 70-68. Bronson Eagles (11-8) The Eagles started the game hot with a 7-0 run and ended up leading 40-32 going into the half. The Eagles had …
Read More »Williston Dominates in a 70-38 Victory Over Dixie County
The stage was set for a great matchup between the Williston Red Devils and the Dixie County Bears on Tuesday. Williston came into this one feeling good; winners of their last three, and five of their last six. On the other hand, the Bears had lost two straight, and three …
Read More »Santa Fe Takes Care of Business Against Eastside
Written by: Kyle Curtis The Santa Fe Raiders (2-2) beat the Eastside Rams (1-1) 59-34 on Thursday night at Santa Fe high school. Defensive First Half In a packed Santa Fe gym, the stage was set for a cross-town rivalry between the Rams and Raiders. Right out of the gate, …
Read More »St. John Paul II defeats Saint Francis Catholic 63-56 to advance to the 2A Boy’s Basketball Regional Semi-finals
In collaboration with Trey Johnson After trailing the entire game, the St. John Paul II Panthers were able to dominate the fourth quarter, leading them to a 63-56 boy’s basketball victory on Thursday night against the Saint Francis Catholic Wolves. “We stayed together,” said coach Colin Anderson, “that was the …
Read More »Santa Fe Survives Late Push By Buchholz
Story by: Chris Will and Victoria Siwek Fight to the End The Santa Fe boys basketball team (13-4) came into Tuesday night’s matchup with Buchholz (6-9) on a seven-game win streak and an undefeated record at home (6-0). The Raiders extended that streak, squeezing past the Bobcats by a score …
Read More »Gainesville takes abrupt hit from Bradford
Players are swimming in their own sweat and stress as the game goes into overtime. Minutes dial down to seconds and the scoreboard still stands at 66 all. Each team is frustrated, tired and ready to take reign over the other. Overtime conundrum With both teams tied at 59, pressure …
Read More »Oak Hall (15-8) falls to Father Lopez (10-16) in First Round of Class 3A District 3 Basketball Playoffs
Father Lopez senior guards James Coburn (22 points) and Lex Delgado (16 points) put on a show Monday night, combining for 38 points to send home standing Oak Hall down to defeat 56-42 in the first round of the district playoffs. Forty seconds remained. Oak Hall’s senior forward Colin Ponton …
Read More »Williston Boy’s Basketball Looks for Revenge Against Eastside
The Williston boy’s basketball team is set to take on Eastside high school on Friday night. As the season winds down, both teams sit with similar records and each need a win to help set up a district run. Here are some storylines to look for as the two teams …
Read More »Trenton Tigers Blow Out Oak Hall Eagles 59-26 in Boy’s Hoops
The Oak Hall Eagles (13-7) fell to the Trenton Tigers (16-7) at home Thursday night 59-26 after a game that was decided before half. It was the Eagles’ second loss to the Tigers in the past week as they fell to Trenton last Friday in a close one. Rough Start …
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