Tag Archives: FHSAA Playoffs

The Buchholz Bobcats took a first step toward a football state title Friday night, thrashing the Orlando Evans Trojans 42-21 in the Class 6A regional quarterfinal at Citizens Field. “I see the playoffs as five one-game seasons,” Buchholz offensive coordinator Travis McGriff said to the Bobcats after the game. “Congratulations, part one is …

After coming up short in the FHSAA girls soccer regional finals the past two years, P.K. Yonge defeated Episcopal School of Jacksonville 2-1 Wednesday to win the 3A regional title and advance to the program’s first state final four.  A Leading First Half This game was one of fierce competition …

By Shelby Hickman and Rachel Rosen The Buchholz Bobcats will travel to Venice High School to face the Indians in the FHSAA class 4S state semifinal on Friday, Dec. 2, with kick-off set for 7:30 p.m. Bobcats So Far The Bobcats advanced to the playoffs with a regular season record …

By Shailey Klein and Scarlett Cooney The Gadsden County Jaguars traveled to Alachua Thursday night to face the Santa Fe Raiders in the 4A boy’s basketball Regional Quarterfinal. The Raiders walked away with a commanding 66-41 victory over the Jaguars. Junior guard Dontrell Jenkins, sophomore guard Braylon Guyden and junior …

After winning the 4A District 3 Tournament last Thursday night, the Eastside Rams boys soccer team came into the regional tournament as the No. 2 seed. In their first regional matchup, Eastside faced the No. 7 seed, the Suwannee Bulldogs, at Citizen’s Field on Wednesday evening. The Rams managed to …

The Santa Fe Raiders girls soccer team will take on the Bishop Kenny Crusaders Thursday night at 5:30 p.m. in Jacksonville with a district championship on the line. The Raiders are seeking their second district title in a row. Winning Streak Sparks Confidence The Raiders (9-4-1) are riding the momentum …

Story by: Elise Fore and Matt Quartararo The Buchholz High School girls soccer team has a strong season thus far. Their new coach, Bryan Hantak, who has almost completed his 1st year at Buchholz, has been coaching soccer for 25 years.  The girls have gone through trials with the Covid-19 …

Newberry head coach Edward Johnson called the break in between games anything but a free ride. “This is not a vacation,” Johnson said, “we still have business to take care of.” Those were the words Johnson told his team after a double-overtime thriller over Fort White, two weeks ago. Looking …

There is no margin of error for these high school teams. It’s win or go home. As the bitterness of cooler temperatures sets in, so do the bitter thoughts of losing. One bad play could end the season. Classes 1-4A have 24 teams fighting for a championship with 32 teams …

Four Gainesville area high school football teams are in the 2018 postseason for FHSAA Class 1A. Union County and Dixie County will be in their respective quarterfinal games for the Class 1A bracket while Chiefland and Hawthorne earned first-round byes. No. 5 Union County at No. 4 Lafayette The Fightin’ …