Keishla Espinal also contributed to this story. The P.K. Yonge Blue Wave looked to turn their momentum from last week’s win over Eastside into a winning streak. Visiting Florida State University High had other ideas. MaxPreps’ Class 3A 4th-ranked Seminoles crushed the Blue Wave (1-2) on their home field Friday …
Read More »P.K. Yonge Cruises Behind Small Jr.’s Five Touchdowns
Whenever P.K. Yonge needed a big play, Aaron Small Jr. was there every time to answer the bell. Eastside’s defense had no answer for the 6’2″ junior quarterback, who made a huge impact both on the ground and through the air. After an overtime heartbreaker vs. Trenton last week, the …
Read More »FHSAA pushes all spring activies back to May 3
The FHSAA recently came out with a COVID-19 update. They said all activities would be pushed back to May 3. The FHSAA said they were following the lead of the U.S. Government, and acting in accordance with them. https://twitter.com/FHSAA/status/1245032170843967490 Possibly a shortened season The FHSAA is also looking at possibilities …
Read More »Eastside Boys Basketball Regional Championship Preview
After a strong regular season and a dominant showing in district competition, the Eastside boys basketball team begins play in regional action. District Championship The Rams coasted through the district championship, where they faced Bradford and Santa Fe. In these games, they won by a combined margin of 45 points. …
Read More »Eastside takes on Hamilton County in districts tuneup
The Eastside boy’s basketball team will take on the Hamilton County Trojans at home on Saturday; this will be their last game before the start of the 4A District 5 Championships. Successful Season It has been a great season for the Rams so far, and they will be looking to …
Read More »P.K. Yonge boys’ basketball suffers heartbreaking loss, falling to Gainesville 66-64
The P.K. Yonge boys’ basketball team is starting to make a habit of losing close games, as Tuesday’s 66-64 loss to Gainesville became their eighth loss by single digits out of 12 total. It was also their second two-point loss to Gainesville of the season, having dropped the first 65-63 …
Read More »Strong Defense, 3-point shooting carries Eastside to win over Santa Fe
Both teams came into this game with a 3-plus game win streak, and only one left with it intact. Eastside High School’s 62-48 win over Santa Fe took them to a record of 14-7, the best in the district. Santa Fe fell to 13-9, and their 5-game win streak was …
Read More »Hawthorne Boys’ Basketball Team Escapes P.K. Yonge with 63-62 win
It was a wild, back-and-forth game throughout this rivalry match-up between Hawthorne and P.K. Yonge boy’s basketball teams but Hornets pulled through in the end to win 63-62. Hectic final few minutes It looked like Hawthorne had wrapped up the win when they went up 62-56 with just under a …
Read More »Chiefland Women’s Basketball Loses Home Game to Hawthorne
The Chiefland Lady Indians were not able to secure the win against the Hawthorne Hornets Thursday night, falling 63-27. Game Recap Both teams were slow to start, with the final score of the first quarter only being 12-4. The Hornets quickly picked up the pace in the second quarter, racking …
Read More »Buchholz hands Gainesville its first loss in high school women’s soccer action
The Class 5A Gainesville Hurricanes (3-1-1, 0-0) women’s soccer team suffered their first loss on the young season Friday night to the Class 6A Buchholz Bobcats (2-2, 1-0), 8-1. First half highlights It didn’t take long for the Bobcats to settle into the game, as they were able to strike …
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