The Williston High boys basketball team won its second consecutive 1A state title Saturday by defeating Hilliard, 61-53, at the RP Funding Center in Lakeland. The Red Devils are the first Gainesville-area boys team to secure back-to-back title wins since GHS in 1999 and 2000. How The Devils Pulled it …
Read More »Regional Round Recap in Boys High School Basketball
Boys high school basketball in the North Central Florida featured multiple regional playoff games on Thursday. Hawthorne and Newberry Fall Hawthorne’s season came to an end after getting upset by Fort White. The Hornets, who made it to the state semifinals last year, fell short 56-51. Fort White dominated in …
Read More »Hawthorne Girls Basketball Survives Hilliard, Advances To Regional Final
By Wade Urtz and Jesse Bratman HAWTHORNE —The top seed Hawthorne High School girls basketball team advanced to the 1A regional final Wednesday after winning their 16th consecutive game. The Hornets (19-3) defeated Hilliard (12-14), 38-27, despite having leading scorer De’Mya Adams out with an ankle injury. Hawthorne Leads After …
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 »Comfortable Hawthorne Win Leads to Rematch Against Newberry
Hilliard Red Flashes 49 Hawthorne Hornets 59 This matchup featured two teams who won their district tournaments just one week ago. Hilliard beat Madison County without much resistance while Hawthorne needed to come from behind to upset Newberry at the final buzzer. The Hornets and Flashes also met on December …
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