When people hear about a state semifinal team, they imagine a team with a perfect record or multiple D1-commited players. That is not the story for the Gainesville High Hurricanes girls basketball team. Despite going 4-0 in their district, the ‘Canes faced their fair share of tribulations. In December, they …
Read More »Area High School Girls Basketball District Semifinals Set
The Gainesville area’s high school girls basketball district tournaments are underway. Nine team’s seasons remain alive in hopes of advancing to the Florida High School Athletic Association playoffs. A district tournament preview can be found here. Gainesville The Gainesville Hurricanes ended their regular season 11-8, including a 2-0 mark in …
Read More »Gainesville Girls Basketball Breezes Past Buchholz in District Semifinal
The No. 2 seed Gainesville Hurricanes defeated the No. 3 seed Buchholz Bobcats, 45-30, in the 6A-District 2 girls basketball tournament semifinal Wednesday at the Purple Palace. Gainesville (9-12) entered this must-win game against Buchholz (11-9) having lost six of its last seven games, putting a significant dent into its …
Read More »P.K. Yonge Girls Basketball Team Prevails in Tight Game Against Bradford
P.K. Yonge defeated Bradford 52-44 on Wednesday night in the quarterfinals of the 3A-District 2 girls basketball tournament. The two seed Blue Wave (13-7) advance to play at top seed Ocala Trinity Catholic (15-9) tonight for the district championship. Playoff Atmosphere Bradford (14-9) walked into the game on a strong …
Read More »Hawthorne Girls Basketball Dominates in 78-16 District Semifinal Win
By Wade Urtz and Jesse Bratman The No. 1 seed Hawthorne High School girls basketball team won its first A1-District 6 tournament game, 78-16, against four seed Bell on Wednesday at Fort White High School. Hawthorne In Control Hawthorne (17-3) came with defensive intensity with a full-court press, putting a …
Read More »Oak Hall falls To Trenton In Girls Basketball
After an overtime win the previous night, the Oak Hall girls basketball team couldn’t maintain the momentum in a 49-32 loss Tuesday to the visiting Trenton Tigers. Starting Hot Oak Hall (11-3) scored seven consecutive points early in the first quarter. Senior Sri Lanka Richardson added a layup followed by …
Read More »P.K. Yonge Girls Basketball Coach Willie Powers Talks Playoffs, Blue Wave’s Culture
P.K. Yonge will host Trinity Christian Academy on Thursday for the chance to advance to the region semifinals in the state tournament and head coach Willie Powers has his team ready for a tournament run. Playoff Time for P.K. Yonge Thirty-two teams remain, and only one can win the 2022-23 …
Read More »Gainesville High’s Jayden Terry Hits 1,000 Points in Semifinals Win
The Gainesville High Lady Canes are on a five-game winning streak after beating the Lincoln Trojans 67-50 in the girls basketball semifinals. Game Recap The game started out slow with neither teams scoring until the third minute of the game. However, the Canes picked up the pace. At the end …
Read More »Lady Wolves Overcome a Slow Start to Win Their Fourth Straight
The Saint Francis Lady Wolves improve to 5-3, winning 35-25 against the Union County Lady Tigers. The 35-25 win by the Lady Wolves makes it four straight wins, and five victories in the last six games. It was a solid game by Saint Francis after the slow start, with plenty …
Read More »Eastside Lady Rams Fall to Dunnellon in 4a District Semi-Final
By Cherie Chick, Hugh Green and Abby Ogier The Eastside Girls Basketball team faced off against the Dunnellon Tigers Wednesday night in a District Semi-Final matchup. Dunnellon, the first seed in the district, was coming off an incredible regular season in which they finished 22-3. The fifth-seeded Rams came out …
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