The Gainesville area is lighting up the boys basketball court with five teams advancing Wednesday to the regional semifinals. All four of the semifinal matchups will take place Monday. Newberry No. 2 seed Newberry (24-0) advanced in the 3A Regional Quarterfinals on Wednesday after defeating Jacksonville Bolles (13-13), 82-87. The …
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The Gainesville area shines in boys basketball with seven teams advancing to their district tournament championship games. All five championship matchups take place Friday evening. P.K. Yonge vs. Saint Francis In the 2A-District 2 semifinals, P.K. Yonge (9-16) advanced against Saint Francis Catholic (14-9), 66-48 on Wednesday. Top-seeded P.K. Yonge …
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The Gainesville High Purple Hurricanes boys basketball team defeated the Williston Red Devils 68-66 in double overtime Friday, defending the Purple Palace and advancing to 4-0. Intense Game GHS was led by junior Cordarius White, who finished the game with 21 points on 7-of-10 shooting. He hit three 3-pointers in …
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The Gainesville Hurricanes defended the Purple Palace in their season opener Thursday against the North Marion Colts by winning 63-51. Gainesville starts the season 1-0 after finishing last season with an 18-12 record. Courtside at Gainesville High School for @CanesBKB vs North Marion! Stay here for coverage of all the …
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The Gainesville Hurricanes defeated the Orange Park Oakleaf Knights, 47-46, at the 6A Region 1 quarterfinals Thursday at the Purple Palace. The sixth seed Hurricanes (18-11) will play at second seed Ponte Vedra Sharks (21-7) Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the regional semifinals. Oakleaf ends its season at 19-7. …
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The No. 1 seed Newberry Panthers defeated the No. 4 seed Union County Tigers, 69-39, in the semifinals of the 1A-District 6 tournament Thursday. Newberry Dominates First Half Newberry (15-7) showed why it’s the No.1 seed immediately, outscoring Union County, 23-8, in the first quarter. The Panthers remained hot in …
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Buchholz defeated P.K. Yonge 52-48 in a high school boys basketball game Thursday at the Bobcats’ gym. The Bobcats improved to 11-7 on the season and will play at Eastside (3-12) at 7:30 p.m. Friday. The Blue Wave dropped to 8-10 and will also play at Eastside, but for a …
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The Buchholz boys basketball team defeated Santa Fe, 53-46, at Bud Seymour Gymnasium on Thursday. The Bobcats pulled through at the night’s end, securing their second win of the season. Keeping it Close In the first half, the teams fought hard to stay on top. Buchholz’s Zion Newkirk was the …
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