Friday night’s regional semifinal matchup in Winter Garden between the Foundation Academy Lions and Oak Hall resulted in heartbreak for the Eagles. Oak Hall fell, 21-14. The Eagles’ attempt at an upset came up just shy. Oak Hall head coach RJ Fuhr applauded his team’s resilience. “We hung in there …
Read More »Oak Hall earns first FHSAA playoff win in school history
History repeated itself Friday night as Oak Hall dismantled district rival Saint Francis for the second time this season. Oak Hall also managed to rewrite history. Its regional quarterfinal beat-down of Saint Francis marked the school’s first FHSAA playoff win in its history. The victory was RJ Fuhr’s first playoff …
Read More »Oak Hall hosts district rival Saint Francis in Rematch of Week 6 Matchup
Oak Hall achieved an undefeated season in 2016 and became champions of the North Florida Football Conference (NFFC). Three years later, the Eagles have a chance at another postseason run. Friday is Oak Hall’s second home playoff game since its undefeated 2016 season and this will be the second year …
Read More »Two pick-sixes lead to Oak Hall’s dismantling of district rival Saint Francis
It was a house call for Oak Hall senior Zhai Smith that set the tone for the Eagles’ 54-7 throttling of their district rival, the Saint Francis Catholic Academy Wolves. With four minutes left to play in the first quarter, Smith took an interception all the way for a touchdown …
Read More »High School Football Whiparound: Gainesville, Eastside and Saint Francis
With October around the corner, high school teams find themselves at the middle point in the season. One team still needs its first win, another is looking to gain momentum off a bye and one more needs to snap a losing streak. Gainesville vs. Columbia If the 0-4 Hurricanes were …
Read More »St. Francis Head Coach Scott McDaniel Discusses his 2019 Team
The St. Francis Catholic High School head football coach Scott McDaniel joined Sportscene with Steve Russell and talked about key player losses from 2018, players to look out for in 2019 and more. 2018 Season The St. Francis Wolves are coming off a season where they finished 5-6. The Wolves …
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