At a glance, South Carolina's 57-53 win over Florida on Wednesday night looks like a defensive masterpiece put on by the most defensively efficient team in the nation.
Read More »Columbia Faces Robert E Lee in 7A Regional Semifinals
It was quite a night in Tallahassee last Friday night. The regional quarterfinals between Columbia and Lincoln was one for the memory books. A Look Back It was tied 21-21 late in the third quarter and Columbia High’s head coach Brian Allen rolled the dice — he used a fake field goal. …
Read More »Buchholz Football Hosts Oakleaf
Buchholz High is looking for its third straight win of the season when they host Oakleaf in their first in-conference game on Friday night. The last time Buchholz and Oakleaf met was a year ago when the Bobcats upset the Knights, who at the time were ranked No. 2 in …
Read More »Week 1 High School Football Preview
The 2015 high school football season is here and features a flurry of notable week one matchups around the area. Here are the games to keep an eye on this evening: Eastside at Buchholz, 7:30 PM (Citizens Field) The battle for city bragging right begins right away as the Bobcats …
Read More »Columbia Stuns Gainesville High, More Local Prep Schools Begin Season Tonight
The Columbia Tigers broke the hearts of the Gainesville High School faithful on Thursday night with a 44-43 overtime victory at Citizens Field. With the game tied at the end of regulation, Gainesville quarterback Caelan Christian tossed a 25-yard touchdown to Dock Luckie to draw first blood in overtime to …
Read More »Local High School Football Kicks Off Tonight
The Friday night lights will be turned on one day earlier than usual for a few local high schools. The Oak Hall Eagles will travel up to St. Augustine to play the Florida School for the Deaf on Thursday. Meanwhile, the Gainesville Hurricanes will host the Columbia Tigers. Oak Hall …
Read More »VIDEO: Your Monday Sports in Two Minutes
From the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, WRUF/WUFT's Mike Gillespie has your two-minute sports update. [jwplayer config=”News-video” file=”wruf/10-21-13-Sports-Update (web).mp4″ html5_file=http://fms01.jou.ufl.edu/wruf/10-21-13-Sports-Update (web).mp4]
Read More »Local Friday Night Lights Preview – September 14th
Week Three of the high school football season gets underway tonight as teams from around Marion and Alachua County continue their 2012 seasons. Here’s a look at some of the matchups going on tonight: Buchholz (1-1) vs. Columbia (1-1) The Tigers enter this game coming off a 17-14 loss to …
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