NEWBERRY — Many parallels can be drawn between both the Newberry boys and girls basketball teams. Each team features a sixth year coach at the helm and return an experienced lineup after only losing two seniors. However, a key difference is the attention to the final result of the 2023-2024 season for …
Read More »Newberry Boys Basketball Ready For Success After Move To Class 3A
NEWBERRY — While high school football always holds the spotlight in Florida deep into the fall season, the basketball season looms large to keep the excitement in the air. This is certainly the case for the Newberry High School, as a prosperous football season draws to a close and the …
Read More »Santa Fe Girls Basketball Ready For Improvements In Coach Williams’ Second Season
In Brandy Williams’ first season on the bench in Alachua, the Santa Fe High School girls’ basketball team managed a 7-11 record before its season came to an end in the second round of the 4A-District 5 tournament. As she now sits on the precipice of the 2024-25 season, Williams …
Read More »A Second Chance At State For Hawthorne Girls Basketball
By Ellen Mulgrew and Wade Urtz HAWTHORNE — The Hawthorne High girls basketball team defeated Madison County, 55-42, Monday to win the region final and advance to the 1A state semifinals against the Wildwoods Wildcats on March 1 at the RP Funding Center in Lakeland. Madison Starts Strong Beginning in …
Read More »Hawthorne Boys Basketball Ready For Regionals
After a 4-4 start to the season, Hawthorne has won 12 straight games and will host a regional playoff game against Fort White (16-6) tonight. Hornets head coach Greg Bowie was on Sport Scene with Steve Russell to talk about their season and the 1A regional semifinal game tonight. How …
Read More »Patrick Green Previews Newberry’s Regional Semifinal
The Newberry Panthers (15-8) boy’s basketball team is headed to Hilliard to play the Red Flashes (22-2) in the Class 1A Regional Semifinals at 7 p.m. Panthers head coach Patrick Green joined Steve Russell on Sport Scene to talk about his team heading into the game. Previous Matchups These two …
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 Boys Basketball Coach Previews Matchup Against Fort White
The Hawthorne Hornets (14-4) will play the Fort White Indians (16-5) in the boy’s basketball semifinal for the 1A District 6 Championship. This game will be a challenge for the Hornets because it’s at Fort White. The Indians are 7-0 at home, and all of Hawthorne’s four losses have been …
Read More »Newberry Boys Basketball Shuts Down Belleview In Senior Night Win
NEWBERRY — The Newberry boys basketball team defeated Belleview, 65-24, Wednesday to close the regular season with a 14-7 record. The Senior Night win helped the Panthers secure their status as top seed in next week’s 1A-District 6 high school tournament. Early Struggles Going into the matchup against the 2-18 …
Read More »Photo Gallery: P.K. Yonge at Buchholz
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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