The Gainesville varsity boy’s basketball team will host St. Augustine for a Regional Quarterfinal tonight. The playoff game is part of the 2018 FHSAA Boys Basketball – Class 7A tournament. The game is set to start at 7 p.m. Gainesville The Hurricanes are District Champions with a district record of …
Read More »High School Basketball: Hawthorne Hosts Hamilton County
The Hawthorne Hornets varsity boy’s basketball team will host the Hamilton County Trojans for a Regional Semifinal Thursday night. This playoff game is part 2018 FHSAA Boys Basketball – Class 1A tournament. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. Hawthorne The Hornets are District Champions and have a district record of 8-0. They …
Read More »Hawthorne Girls Basketball One Win Away From State
Hawthorne looking to go to state The Hawthorne Hornets girls basketball team will travel to Lafayette high school to take on the Hornets in regional finals action for a chance to go to the state semifinals. Hawthorne is 13-8 on the season and looking to make it to the state …
Read More »PK Yonge crushes Oak Hall, moves on to district final
It started with a three-pointer, and they just kept coming. The PK Yonge Blue Wave looked like the Golden State Warriors Tuesday night, making a bunch of threes and playing suffocating defense against the Oak Hall Eagles. All of this culminated in a dominant 72-26 victory. Blue Wave hits six …
Read More »Gainesville boys’ basketball defeats Santa Fe
The Gainesville Hurricanes boys’ basketball team defeated the Santa Fe Raiders by a score of 56-47 at Gainesville High School to move to 19-5 on the season. It also happened to be Senior Night for the Hurricanes. Congratulations to the Seniors on the Boys Basketball Team. Thanks to you and …
Read More »Thursday Night High School Hoops
The next 48 hours will be filled with boys and girls taking the court all across North Central Florida. Some of Thursday night’s games include Union County at Lafayette and P.K. Yonge at Hawthorne. For the girls, matchup up between Trenton and at P.K. Yonge, Bronson at Oak Hall, Buchholz …
Read More »Eastside Boys Basketball Snaps Six Game Losing Streak Against Gainesville
On Friday night at Santa Fe College, the Eastside Rams faced the Gainesville Hurricanes in a boy’s basketball tilt. The Rams (13-4) were coming off a loss to North Marion while the Hurricanes (14-5) entered the game riding a four-game winning streak. For the last six times the two teams …
Read More »Boys’ and Girls’ High School Basketball Previews
High school basketball is continuing throughout the season, with both boys’ and girls’ games occurring tonight, Friday and Saturday. Thursday Games Boys’: The Lake Weir Hurricanes will face the Gainesville Hurricanes tonight at 7. Gainesville is currently 13-4 and is ranked 27th in the state, per MaxPreps. Lake Weir, on …
Read More »FEATURE: Kelly Beckham, GHS Boys Basketball Coach
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 »Local Boys Basketball Teams Fall in Regional Semi Finals
Palatka vs. Santa Fe In Tuesday’s matchup for the 2-6A semifinals, Palatka came up victorious against Santa Fe in the waning seconds of the game. Closing out with a buzzer beater, the Panthers overcame a 14 point second half deficit to seal a 58-56 win. Saints junior point guard Trey …
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