The Eastside High boys basketball team nearly left P.K. Yonge with a win Tuesday night, but couldn’t get past the Blue Wave in the 50-44 loss. Offensive Leaders Kelvin Baker led Eastside (0-2) with 24 points and a 75% free-throw percentage. The Rams struggled behind the arc with a 15% …
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 »Eastside Faces Santa Fe For Boy’s Basketball 3A Regional Semifinal
The Santa Fe Raiders will look to play spoiler to the Eastside Rams for a third time this season. This time, for the chance to play in the regional final and the opportunity to make the Class 4A Final Four of the FHSAA boys basketball state tournament. The Eastside Rams …
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 »Hawthorne Girls Going for Basketball State Title, and Eastside Boys Looking to Punch Ticket to Lakeland
Tonight is a big night for two local basketball teams. The Hawthorne Hornets girl’s basketball team goes for the state title in Lakeland, and the Eastside Rams boy’s team will try to clinch a spot in Lakeland. Eastside Boys on the Road to Lakeland The Eastside Rams boys basketball team …
Read More »Eastside Faces Santa Fe in District Championship
Eastside Boys Basketball will face Santa Fe for the 4A District 5 Championship on Friday, February 14th. Without a doubt, both sides have worked hard to get to this point and will be looking to take home the title. Playoff Success After a bye in the quarter-finals, Eastside cruised past …
Read More »Preview: Eastside Boys Basketball Goes Against An Equally Matched Team, Santa Fe High School
The Eastside boy’s basketball team is looking to continue its three game win streak against Santa Fe High School. A Rundown Eastside has a 4-1 record when playing at home while Santa Fe has a 2-1 record when playing away. Eastside has recently beaten Hawthorne 43 – 38 making their …
Read More »Preview: High School Boy’s Basketball District Finals
High school boy’s hoops kick off tonight in the district finals with multiple games in the North Central Florida area. Gainesville vs Columbia Watch tonight's @CanesBKB vs. @TigerTownCHS Boys BKB Class 7A-District 4 championship game online via the @NFHSNetwork. Coverage begins at 6:45 p.m.https://t.co/GyBsgT2qUG — The Prep Zone (@ThePrepZone) February 15, 2019 The 7A …
Read More »Dunnellon Tigers 4th Quarter push not enough to beat the Eastside Rams
Friday nights matchup between the Dunnellon Tigers and the Eastside Rams resulted in the Rams winning 51-42. The Tigers went on a 17-6 run in the 4th quarter as they were down 43-25 at the end of the 3rd quarter, not allowing the Tigers to fully comeback against the Rams. …
Read More »Eastside Rams One Step from Regional Final
Eastside High School battles the Palatka Panthers in a Tuesday night regional semifinal bout in the Florida Class 6A state boy’s basketball tournament. The Rams come in to the game winners of nine of their last 10 with the most recent victory being a 70-59 win over Ponte Vedra in …
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