High school football is heating up as the last few district games are being played, and teams are hoping for a few final wins to push them to the playoffs. After last night’s win against South Lake, Gainesville High School is heading into their next two games with confidence. This …
Read More »Boy’s Basketball Preview: Newberry at Santa Fe
The Newberry Panthers and the Santa Fe Raiders are both entering Tuesday night’s matchup with losses. Now the two rivals will battle it out on the court for a second time this season. The Panthers lost Monday night to Bell, 68-65. Their biggest downfall was turnovers. Newberry has to focus on …
Read More »High School Football: No. 3 Trenton Emerges Late Past No. 4 Newberry, 19-18
NEWBERRY, Fla. — In a rivalry district game that had pride at stake, Trenton came back in the fourth quarter to defeat Newberry, 19-18. Trenton, the third-ranked team in the Class 1A rankings, had to take on an undefeated fourth-ranked team in “Panther Country.” Needless to say, this game has been highly anticipated all week long—actually, …
Read More »HS Football Preview: Chiefland at Newberry
The Friday Night Lights are heating up with a district showdown this Friday. Newberry High School will host Chiefland in a competitive matchup. Since 2010, the Newberry Panthers have started their season with four different head coaches in the last six seasons. Usually, teams experience a transition time. This is not …
Read More »High School Football: Newberry Upsets Union County, 40-22 In A Class 1A Showdown
NEWBERRY, Fla.— The Newberry Panthers came into this match up as the underdogs, but in the end, the Panthers clawed their way to a 40-22 win over Union County on Friday night. This win builds undefeated Newberry’s resume with three wins and adds to the possibility that Newberry could be …
Read More »High School Football: Newberry Runs Over Santa Fe 22-6 in Season Opener
ALACHUA, Fl–With each school sporting a new head coach, it was the Newberry Panthers that came out on top, beating Santa Fe High School 22-6 to open up the 2016 football season for both teams. These two cross-county teams met up for the annual rivalry season-opener; it’s a new season, …
Read More »Week 8 High School Football Preview
Some notable match ups dot the local prep football schedule on Friday night, especially between district foes. Here are the games to look for: Newberry (5-1) at Trenton (6-0) – 7:30 PM This is the first-ever district faceoff between the Panthers and Tigers, and the first meeting between the two …
Read More »Week 2 High School Football Preview
Week 2 of high school football action is here and brings with it a slate of interesting matchups. Here’s what you can expect tonight from area teams: Eastside at Newberry, (7:30) The Eastside Rams (0-1) dropped their third straight game to crosstown rival Buchholz in a crushing 48-13 defeat last …
Read More »Week 1 High School Football Preview
The 2015 high school football season is here and features a flurry of notable week one matchups around the area. Here are the games to keep an eye on this evening: Eastside at Buchholz, 7:30 PM (Citizens Field) The battle for city bragging right begins right away as the Bobcats …
Read More »Newberry High School Loses State Semifinals In OT
The Newberry High School Panthers were defeated at home by the top ranked and undefeated Trenton High School Tigers 36-35 in overtime in the Class 1A state semifinals Friday night. Trenton moves on to play for the state championship on December 7th. The teams kept a tight scoreboard the entire game. They had tied scores …
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