The Eastside High girls basketball team defeated the Santa Fe Raiders, 59-25, Tuesday to end its three-game losing streak and give it a spark heading into districts. Ahead From The Start The Rams (13-7) started off strong with their offensive performance. They gained an early lead in the first quarter, …
Read More »Santa Fe High School Boys Hoops Face Cocoa in Regional Semifinals
The Santa Fe High School boys basketball team will play in a regional semifinal matchup against Cocoa Tuesday at home. The class 4A game tips off at 7 p.m. Santa Fe head coach Glen Banks joined Sport Scene with Steve Russell to discuss Tuesday’s game. Quarterfinal Recap Banks expressed frustration …
Read More »Santa Fe Raiders Drop District Championship to North Marion
By: Liana Handler and Dylan Pierce Santa Fe High Raiders lost their District Championship game to the North Marion Colts 71-69 in an electric game. While most of the championship seemed to trend towards Santa Fe High, a few missed free throws gave North Marion the 4A championship win. Strong …
Read More »Santa Fe Suffers Disappointing Loss to Columbia
The Santa Fe Raiders Women’s Basketball team (0-1) took on the Columbia High School Tigers (3-3) Wednesday night at Santa Fe High School in Alachua. Although Santa Fe fought hard to the end, they came up short. Period 1 The Raiders opened the scoring, getting the first four points on …
Read More »Santa Fe Raiders Battle PK Yonge in Tuesday Night TipOff
By Madison Broach and Lauren Herinckx In the second game of the TipOff Classic, hosted at Eastside High School, the Santa Fe Raiders took on the PK Yonge Blue Wave. It was a nail-biting matchup, with the teams trading off the lead the entire game. Period 1 In the first …
Read More »Santa Fe High Dominates Gadsden County in Boys Hoops Playoff Matchup
By Shailey Klein and Scarlett Cooney The Gadsden County Jaguars traveled to Alachua Thursday night to face the Santa Fe Raiders in the 4A boy’s basketball Regional Quarterfinal. The Raiders walked away with a commanding 66-41 victory over the Jaguars. Junior guard Dontrell Jenkins, sophomore guard Braylon Guyden and junior …
Read More »Santa Fe Boy’s Basketball Claims District Title
The Santa Fe Raiders boy’s basketball team topped the North Marion Colts to claim the 4A District 4 crown Friday evening. Thanks to a stellar 19-point performance from guard Dontrell Jenkins and a third-quarter three-point shooting spark, the Raiders were able to run away with a 54-42 victory. Santa Fe …
Read More »Santa Fe outlasts Columbia in a physical high school boys hoops matchup
In the high school boys basketball matchup between the Santa Fe Raiders and Columbia Tigers Tuesday night, the Tigers were unable to suppress the Raiders’ electric offense. Coming off of a game Monday night, the Raiders showed no signs of weariness or exhaustion. They brought intensity and focus throughout the …
Read More »Santa Fe Raiders Stay Hot and Take Down Gainesville High
After a back and forth effort, the Santa Fe Raiders were able to edge the Gainesville Hurricanes in their home arena, 63-54. Starting Off Right The Raiders got off to a hot start behind the arc and never looked back. Within the first five minutes of the game, Santa Fe …
Read More »Buchholz Bobcats Fall to Santa Fe After a Dominating First Quarter
By Gabriella Vitale and Ellie Shreve The energy was high on Friday night as the Buchholz Bobcats took on the Santa Fe Raiders. Buchholz, just coming off of a loss to Columbia, was eager to make a comeback. The Raiders were feeling confident entering the game after coming out on …
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