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 »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 »Newberry Boys Basketball Falls to Hawthorne in the Regional Finals
After a tight comeback in the second half, the Newberry Panthers fell short to the Hawthorne Hornets boys basketball team. The regional final game ended 43-41, closing out Newberry’s basketball season. They finished this year with a 22-7 record. “Here at Newberry we want to compete for championships and …
Read More »Hawthorne Wins District Title With Buzzer-Beater
Hawthorne Hornets 48 Newberry Panthers 47 Sometimes the smallest margins determine the outcome of a game, and this was the best example possible. Hawthorne, the standard athletic department for small schools in the area, tasted their own blood this season entering only 8-6. Newberry, who has made it their mission …
Read More »Newberry Boys Basketball Coach Patrick Green Previews District Tournament
Head coach of the Newberry boys basketball team Patrick Green joined Sports Scene to recap Newberry’s season and discuss where they stand heading into the district tournament. Regular Season Recap Newberry finished this season with a 20-5 record and were an undefeated 3-0 in district play. An impressive feat, especially …
Read More »Newberry Panthers Take Down St. Francis Catholic Wolves
By Rachel Rosen and Shelby Hickman The Newberry Panthers bulldozed the St. Francis Catholic Wolves in their matchup on Tuesday night, with a final score of 80-46. Newberry served as a wall on defense, making it difficult for St. Francis to get out of their backcourt and into scoring position. …
Read More »Newberry Lady Panthers Trample the Hamilton County Lady Trojans in a 33-Point Victory
By Rachel Rosen and Shelby Hickman The Newberry Lady Panthers showed out in Monday’s matchup against the Hamilton County Lady Trojans, in a 68-35 win. A fired-up Newberry squad charged onto the court looking to bring its record above .500. The Panthers, led by Brandy Whitfield, operated as a unit …
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