By Kathryn Ross and Emily Paraiso Harold Hoskins received the nickname “Gator” from his dad. “Where he lives, he said that it means “go get ‘er,” Hoskins said. “He felt like when I was born I was gonna be a “go get ‘er.” Hoskins began his football career at Eastside …
Read More »Eastside’s Season Ends as Bradford Advances
STARKE — The Eastside Rams’ season came to an end Friday in the Class 2S Region 2 semifinal against top seed Bradford, 28-7. Bradford (12-0) had defeated the four-seeded Rams (8-4) earlier this season at home 34-7 on Sept. 17. The Tornadoes will next face three seed Baker County (8-3) …
Read More »Eastside Defeats Palatka In Nail-Biting First Round Of Playoffs
The Eastside Rams and Palatka Rams fought until the last second Friday. The Rams left Citizens Field with a win in the books, 28-27, to advance to the 2S region semifinals of the FHSAA football playoffs. Stakes Are High Coming into Friday night’s game, both teams knew what a …
Read More »Eastside Prepares For Playoffs With Defeat Of Gainesville
Eastside took down the Gainesville Hurricanes 42-0 in a city rivalry game Friday night at Citizens Field. The Rams (7-3) celebrated senior night and prepared for postseason play this week. Gainesville’s season has come to end. Eastside, the Class 2S-District 7 champion, will play Palatka (7-3) at 7 p.m. Friday …
Read More »Gainesville’s Season Ends With Loss To Eastside
The Eastside Rams blasted the Gainesville Hurricanes, 42-0, at Citizens Field on Friday night. The Rams’ senior night featured a dominant defensive showing. Early Tradeoff, Slow Distancing Although a rivalry match, the game opened with an exchange of gifts, as each team intercepted each other in the first few minutes. …
Read More »Eastside Wins District Championship
ALACHUA — The Santa Fe Raiders were hoping to get their first high school football win of the season on senior night Friday, but Eastside was not to be denied of repeating as Class 2S-District 7 champions with the 47-0 victory. Rough Start for the Raiders The Raiders (0-9) didn’t …
Read More »Buchholz and Oak Hall Headline Stellar Friday High School Football
With the high school football playoffs in just under a month away, it is make-or-break for some Gainesville high schools. Buchholz and Hawthorne have solidified their dominance all season. But for teams like Eastside, P.K Yonge and Newberry a win Friday is crucial for their postseason hopes. Buchholz at Oakleaf …
Read More »Eastside Offense Silenced by Buchholz in Rivalry Game
After scoring 63 points in their first two games of the football season, the Eastside Rams could not put up a score against powerhouse Buchholz at Citizens Field on Friday night. As one of the top teams in the area, the Bobcats’ depth took over, and it walked away with …
Read More »Rams Roll Raiders 28-7
The Santa Fe Raiders lost 28-7 against the Eastside Rams Friday Night. A strong run game and a few big pass plays were too much to handle for the Raiders, as they couldn’t defeat the Rams on their Senior Night. Early Mistakes Santa Fe fumbled on their opening possession, giving …
Read More »Eastside Rams Roll Indians 26-0
Story by: Joseph Baker, Madison Broach and Lauren Herinckx The Eastside Rams dominated the Keystone Heights Indians 26-0 on Thursday during their first home game of the season at Citizens Field. The Rams’ defense pitched a shutout and the offense had their way, tallying a total of four touchdowns. It …
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