The atmosphere was electric on another installment of Friday night football. This time, a bid to the 1A state championship game is at stake. Opening clash Hawthorne came into Friday’s matchup at 9-0 off a commanding win over Pahokee. Chipley sat at 9-3 and took down Baker to get to …
Read More »Junior Linebacker sets a new standard
Looking down the Williston High School sideline during a football game, two long braids hanging down from a helmet stand out. These braids belong to Tabatha Padilla, the only girl on the football team. “I had always wanted play,” Padilla said. “Then one day I was walking down the hallway with one …
Read More »Undefeated Hawthorne Takes On Chipley in High School Football State Semifinal
The Hawthorne Hornets will face off against the Chipley Tigers in a Class 1A FHSAA football state semifinal game this Friday at 7:30 p.m. The undefeated Hornets will have home field advantage going into this matchup. Hawthorne Hornets Head coach Cornelius Ingram said the Hawthorne community has rallied around the …
Read More »5 Top Storylines from Regional Finals: Hawthorne Takes Down Pahokee
The Hawthorne Hornets (9-0) defeated the Pahokee Blue Devils (8-2) Friday night in the Region 4-1A championship, with a final score of 51-12. Here are five of the top storylines from Hawthorne’s second playoff victory: 1) Slow Starts for the Hornets After going down early in last week’s regional semifinals …
Read More »Hawthorne Prepares for Playoffs
Hawthorne prepares for the playoffs as Friday approaches. Hawthorne is set to play against Wildwood on Friday at 7:30 p.m. Looking at Hawthorne Hawthorne has had a strong season this year with seven wins and zero losses. The team’s first game was against Yulee where they beat them with a …
Read More »LSU, Orgeron Look to Hold on to Bowl Hopes vs UL Monroe
The LSU Tigers (4-6) have two more games left to clinch a bowl game. They must win both of these games, and the first one comes in primetime against UL-Monroe (4-6) on Saturday. Both Lousiana teams ride a three-game losing streak. The Warhawks lost 27-24 last Saturday 27-24 to Arkansas …
Read More »Gainesville Bows Out in First Round to Lincoln
Story by Nick Rubino and Kyle Lander The Gainesville Hurricanes (8-3) fell on Friday night to the Lincoln Trojans (9-2) in the first round of the 6A playoffs by a score of 34-7. Scoring Comes at a Premium in the First Half Both teams in the first half seemed to …
Read More »Williston falls to Bozeman in playoff game
As the rain sprinkled down on the field Friday, Oct. 6 at 7:30 p.m., the Williston Red Devils took on the Bozeman Bucs in their first conference playoff game. Bozeman scored a quick two touchdowns in the first quarter, one after a blocked punt and one a pick-six. Bozeman missed the …
Read More »P.K. YONGE CAPS OFF THE REGULAR SEASON WITH A FRIDAY NIGHT WIN
The P.K. Yonge Blue Wave (7-3) took down the Keystone Heights Indians (9-1) 33-14. Early Action The story of the first quarter was all about the run game. Keystone opted for the I-formation, constantly giving the ball to senior running back Dalton Hollingsworth. He drew up a string of solid …
Read More »FEATURE: Gainesville High Senior Ryan Nolan
Ryan Nolan, a senior at Gainesville High Scholl, is currently committed to play football at Army West Point who are an NCAA Division I football team. The reason he chose Army was very telling of how mature he is and he shared his plans for when he is done playing …
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