Gainesville High School Boys’ Basketball Head Coach Kelly Beckham started his well-respected career 35 years ago as an assistant basketball coach at his own high school. In 2008, Beckham came to GHS and brought with him an impressive resume and high hopes for the Hurricanes. Kelly Beckham’s achievements at GHS In …
Read More »Feature: Bolles Football Continues Success in Post-Rogers Era
There’s no denying the competitiveness and popularity of high school football within the state of Florida. Year-in and year-out, talented players from around the state will sign their letters of intent to play for universities across the nation. The state houses some of the most successful high school programs in …
Read More »Mixed Bag for Thursday Night High School Football Teams
On Thursday night, Buchholz swept Creekside 54-23 and Eastside fell to Bellview 36-33. Buchholz Homecoming Victory The Buchholz Bobcats got its first win in Class 7A-District 3 after an incredible victory on Thursday. From start to finish Buchholz kept the offense alive. In the first few minutes of the game, …
Read More »GHS Hurricanes Face Tough Test at Home
After a win against crosstown rival, Buchholz, Gainesville High School will look to continue its success against Ocala-Vanguard on Friday night. Both teams come in undefeated in District 5 play with the Hurricanes at 1-0 and Vanguard at 2-0. Ocala-Vanguard Vanguard puts its 5-0 record on the line at Citizens …
Read More »High School Football Preview: Oak Hall Faces St. Francis
There’s a lot of Alachua County games to watch out for this week, but Oak Hall facing St. Francis should really catch your attention. These two teams are area and divisional rivals. Not to mention, the two private schools are both undefeated going into this match-up. Oak Hall Between this …
Read More »PREVIEW: Gainesville Takes On Columbia to Kick-Off the Season
Tonight, the Friday night lights are back and will brighten up Columbia County for the first time this season. What better way to kick-off the new season than to have neighboring county rivals hit the field? This new season brings a new system. The FHSAA has implemented a new point …
Read More »Hawthorne Loses in State Semifinal to Quincy West Gadsden, 53-38
The Hawthorne Hornets returned to Lakeland for the Class 1A State Semifinals for the fourth time since 2012. This time around the opponent was West Gadsden. Hawthorne rolled into Lakeland sporting an impressive 25-5 record and all five of those losses came on the road. Obviously, today’s task required the Hornets to …
Read More »Region 1-3A Finals Preview: No. 8 St. Francis @ No. 6 Deltona Trinity Christian
On Tuesday night, two familiar foes will face off in the 1-3A regional finals. St. Francis(18-7, 4-2) is coming off of a 76-60 victory over Pensacola Christian in the regional semi-finals, while Deltona Trinity Christian (20-8, 5-0) took down Tallahassee Florida A&M in their respective regional semi-finals match-up, 94-69. The …
Read More »Santa Fe Boys Basketball: Regional Quarterfinal Preview
In the Region 2-6A quarterfinal state playoffs we have the Matanzas Pirates from Palm Coast(13-14) visiting the Santa Fe Raiders(17-10). The game will be starting at 7 p.m. tonight. This quarterfinal will be the first time that these two teams have faced each other. Matanzas last reached the playoffs in 2011. …
Read More »The Florida High School Athletic Association Releases New Football Classifications
High school football is still in play statewide as many teams are competing in playoffs and preparing for the State Championship next week. All remaining teams representing their respective classes will meet in Orlando with hopes of earning a ring; but some of those teams will be in a different …
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