Growing Up with a Love for Sports Ben Davis, a junior at East Side High School, has impressed many with his ability to play three sports and maintain a 5.0 GPA. Right off the bat, Ben knew sports were his happy place. He started playing golf when he was 6, …
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 »Eastside Boys Basketball Falls Just Short of Regional Final After Loss to Santa Fe
Highly-Anticipated Rematch Six minutes. That’s how long it took for tickets to sell out for the regional semifinal between the Eastside Rams (20-2) and Santa Fe Raiders (17-5) in boy’s high school basketball. These two teams have met twice this season, once in the regular season and again for a …
Read More »Santa Fe Boys Basketball Edges Past Eastside in District Championship
A Tale of Two Halves The Santa Fe Boys Basketball team (15-5) went into Friday night’s Class 4A District 5 championship against a hot Eastside High team (20-1). The Rams were on a 17-game win streak with their last loss coming against the Raiders of Santa Fe in December. That …
Read More »Local high school regional hoops roundup
The local high school basketball scene is lighting up tonight. Multiple regional playoff games are taking place across the landscape and six teams are looking to advance. @RowdyEHSRams vs @VHS_Hoops. Tonight 7:00pm EST. Watch this game LIVE on the NFHS Network!@FHSAA I #FHSAA I @Coach_Daniels58 đź“ş Watch Link: https://t.co/0aNeLnxtfo pic.twitter.com/rAyL2nm74t …
Read More »Local High School Basketball in Regional Playoffs
As the high school basketball regional playoffs continue, local schools like Hawthorne, P.K. Yonge and Eastside are still in the mix. Hawthorne in Semi-Finals The Hawthorne High Hornets are set to host Pahokee High Blue Devils tonight in the Class 1A Regional semi-final matchup. When comparing the two schools and …
Read More »Eastside Boys Basketball Regional Championship Preview
After a strong regular season and a dominant showing in district competition, the Eastside boys basketball team begins play in regional action. District Championship The Rams coasted through the district championship, where they faced Bradford and Santa Fe. In these games, they won by a combined margin of 45 points. …
Read More »Local Boys Basketball Teams Prepare for District Tournament Semi-Finals
Local Gainesville-area boys basketball teams tip-off district semi-finals on Wednesday. The Eastside Rams take on the Bradford Tornadoes and Santa Fe takes on North Marion in the District 5 Class 4A semifinals. In District 3 Class 3A, PK Yonge takes on Father Lopez and Interlachen takes on St. Joseph. All …
Read More »Eastside takes on Hamilton County in districts tuneup
The Eastside boy’s basketball team will take on the Hamilton County Trojans at home on Saturday; this will be their last game before the start of the 4A District 5 Championships. Successful Season It has been a great season for the Rams so far, and they will be looking to …
Read More »Red Devils Outclassed in 69-44 Loss to Eastside
The Williston Red Devils fell to the Eastside Rams 69-44 on Friday night. The Rams completely took over the game in the second half, outscoring the Red Devils 40-21. With the loss, Williston’s record goes to 13-8, while Eastside rises to 15-7. Slow Start Signals Things to Come The Red …
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