It was a game of inches in the FHSAA Class 4S State football semifinal between the Buchholz Bobcats and the Lakeland Dreadnaughts, and the more experienced Lakeland side pulled out a 21-20 victory at Citizens Field to earn a chance at a second consecutive state championship. Bobcats Dominate Early Although …
Read More »Hawthorne Advances to Fourth-Straight State Title Game
Thursday night, the Hawthorne Hornets (12-0) shutout the Blountstown Tigers (8-4) in the 1 Rural State Semifinals for the second straight season. Last season, the Hornets defeated Blountstown 28-0. Thursday, Hawthorne put on even more of a domination, winning 49-0. We have punched our ticket to a fourth consecutive State …
Read More »Eastside Defeats Palatka In Nail-Biting First Round Of Playoffs
The Eastside Rams and Palatka Rams fought until the last second Friday. The Rams left Citizens Field with a win in the books, 28-27, to advance to the 2S region semifinals of the FHSAA football playoffs. Stakes Are High Coming into Friday night’s game, both teams knew what a …
Read More »Newberry Football Prepped for Playoffs
The Florida High School Football State Championships start this weekend. In 1 Rural, the Newberry Panthers will play the Chiefland Indians on Friday at 7:30 p.m. Past Matchups This is not the first time these two teams have faced each other this season. On Sept. 22, Newberry beat Chiefland by …
Read More »Buchholz visits Venice in state semifinal
The Buchholz Bobcats are visiting the Venice Indians in the semifinal of the 2022 FHSAA 4S football state championship. Buchholz is coming off of a narrow 21-20 victory over Bartram trail, the only team they lost to in the regular season. Meanwhile, Venice reeled off an impressive 35-15 victory over …
Read More »Hawthorne Comes Up Short, Madison County Wins State Championship
The Madison County Cowboys defeated the Hawthorne Hornets 13-12 Saturday night in the Florida Class 1A State Championship. High Stakes Coming In The general stakes of a game like this go without saying. It’s the state championship. Each program involved in this game had earned their place. Each group had …
Read More »Hornets Sting Wildcats, Hawthorne Advances to Regional Finals
The Hawthorne Hornets rolled through the Wildwood Wildcats 50-14 in the FL Class 1A Regional Semifinals Friday night. Wildwood’s Hot Start The Wildcats came into Hawthorne’s home field riding high, after a Round 1 home victory over Fort Meade. The Hornets, on the other hand, hadn’t played in nearly a …
Read More »P.K. Yonge Dominates Crescent City in Class 3A Regional Quarterfinals
P.K. Yonge took down Crescent City 56-7 in their Class 3A Regional Quarterfinals matchup Friday night. The Scene Was Set The two-class 3A teams, both coming off of 7-3 seasons, met as the No. 4 and No. 5 seeds, respectively. 4-seed P.K. Yonge came into this one off of a …
Read More »Williston Red Devils Say Goodbye to the 2020 Season
On Saturday, Fort Meade demolished Williston from beginning to end to secure the first playoff win of the season, 47-0. The Red Devils (3-6) hosted this Class 1A playoff matchup against the Miners (4-3) at 6 p.m. at Booster Stadium. Unfortunately, Williston did seem to be without a handful of …
Read More »Oak Hall Advances to State Championship
After completing an undefeated regular season and receiving a first-round bye heading into the playoffs, the Oak Hall Eagles entered their state semi-final matchup against the Merritt Island Mustangs with high hopes. A potential State Championship birth was on the line. Fortunately, their goals were achieved and Oak Hall handled …
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