Tag Archives: Mark Latsko

The Patrick Miller era at Gainesville High School begins Thursday night as the Hurricanes go up against the Columbia Tigers. Miller is stepping in for former head coach Mark Latsko who resigned in March. Miller, who played linebacker at the University of Florida, served as the Hurricanes defensive coordinator the …

For the first time in five years, Gainesville High School will have a new football coach. Following a two-year stint as the Hurricanes’ defensive coordinator, Patrick Miller was promoted to head coach. The former University of Florida linebacker succeeds Mark Latsko, who announced his intention to resign at the end …

An SEC champion, three-time All-SEC honors and a 14-year NFL career. It’s easy to say that Shane Matthews knows how to be a quarterback. With his playing days behind him, Matthews is using his knowledge to guide his son Luke and the Gainesville Purple Hurricanes’ offense. Luke, GHS’s starting quarterback, …

Gainesville, Fla. — As high school football district play winds down, every game could factor into a playoff birth. As Gainesville High School prepares to suit up against South Lake, that couldn’t ring more true. The Hurricanes are 5-2 overall, 2-1 in district play. They’ll go up against a 5-3 Eagles …

After a win against crosstown rival, Buchholz, Gainesville High School will look to continue its success against Ocala-Vanguard on Friday night. Both teams come in undefeated in District 5 play with the Hurricanes at 1-0 and Vanguard at 2-0. Ocala-Vanguard Vanguard puts its 5-0 record on the line at Citizens …

The Gainesville High School Purple Hurricanes will look to continue their turnaround against the Ocala Forest Wildcats this Friday night at Citizen’s Field in Gainesville. The Hurricanes are 2-2 and 1-0 in the district. They started the season 0-2 and have fought their way back to 2-2. The one district win came …