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 Rams Shut Out North Marion Colts, 42-0
The Eastside Rams are one step closer to another district football title after routing the North Marion Colts, 42-0, Thursday night at Citizens Field. Eastside Finds Comfort in the End Zone The Rams (3-2 overall, 1-0 district) found no problem seeing the end zone against the Colts. Eastside scored six …
Read More »Remembering ‘DaeDae’: Eastside Honors Fallen Football Player
A crowd of approximately 500 people filed into Eastside High School’s auditorium on Saturday to honor the life of Dabien White. White, better known as “DaeDae” was an offensive lineman on Eastside’s football team. White, 17, passed away in the early morning of Sept. 4. The cause of death was not …
Read More »Bradford Blanks Eastside 28-0
One week after weather suspended play against rivals Buchholz, the Eastside Rams were back at home, raring to take on the Bradford Tornadoes. Both squads entered the night 2-0, but it was the defensively dominant Tornadoes that left Citizens Field with a perfect record. The Rams put up a fight …
Read More »This week in local high school football
Local high school football sees a slew of action over the course of the next two days. Games begin Thursday night. Thursday Most notably, the Gainesville High School Hurricanes (4-1) take on the Buchholz High School Bobcats (4-1). T H I S • T H U R S D A …
Read More »Buchholz will take on Santa Fe
The Buchholz Bobcats (5-1) will host the Santa Fe Raiders (2-4) on Thursday night at 7 p.m. at Citizens field as they look to advance to 6-1. The Raiders lost their last matchup 20–3 against the Eastside Rams, setting their record to 2-4. Last season the Bobcats defeated the Raiders …
Read More »P.K. Yonge Cruises Behind Small Jr.’s Five Touchdowns
Whenever P.K. Yonge needed a big play, Aaron Small Jr. was there every time to answer the bell. Eastside’s defense had no answer for the 6’2″ junior quarterback, who made a huge impact both on the ground and through the air. After an overtime heartbreaker vs. Trenton last week, the …
Read More »Gainesville Beats Eastside 31-18 in Season Football Finale
Friday night’s Eastside-Gainesville game marked the end of the 2019 season for both teams as neither team had a shot at the playoffs. The bands joined together during halftime in a joint performance to celebrate their seasons. Each team played their hardest in an effort to end the season on …
Read More »High School Preview: Eastside High School Rams vs. Santa Fe High School Raiders
Overview for Both Teams The Eastside High School Rams and the Santa Fe High School Raiders will face off tonight at Santa Fe. Eastside High comes into this matchup with a 2-6 record, Santa Fe has a 4-4 record, looking to make the most of the rest of their season. …
Read More »Eastside High vs. Orange Park: A Messy Game in the Sky and on the Field As Rams Lose
By Jensen Young and Angel Wells First Half Offense The Orange Park Raiders had an impressive first half showing on offense. They scored a rushing touchdown by senior running back Alex Collier, a passing touchdown from Vincent Walker Jr. to Stewart Udell Jr. and a 40 yard field goal. Eastside …
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