Week 5 of high school football is set to kick off. Twelve games featuring schools around the Gainesville area are set to play Friday. Buchholz vs Vanguard One of the biggest matchups in the fifth week of high school football is between the Buchholz Bobcats and the Vanguard Knights. The …
Read More »Second Half Comeback Helps Vanguard Girls Basketball Defeat P.K. Yonge 68-63
The Ocala Vanguard girl’s basketball team gets a big road win, beating PK Yonge 68-63 Thursday in Gainesville. In a second half where P.K. Yonge led by as many as 12, and Vanguard never led, the Knights made the clutch plays down the stretch to win. Late in the fourth …
Read More »Over a dozen local high school football teams fight for a state title
There is no margin of error for these high school teams. It’s win or go home. As the bitterness of cooler temperatures sets in, so do the bitter thoughts of losing. One bad play could end the season. Classes 1-4A have 24 teams fighting for a championship with 32 teams …
Read More »High School Football: Several Area Team Qualify For Playoffs
The regular season for high school football finished on Friday. But, between district champions and teams that qualified with enough points, the playoffs will begin this Friday. In Class 1A-4A, there were no district champions; playoff teams were determined by a playoff system. In the upper classifications, district champions …
Read More »Vanguard Erases Early Deficit to Beat Buchholz 44-33
https://vimeo.com/231977404 Video courtesy of Bree Maxwell The Buchholz Bobcats and Ocala Vanguard Knights football teams both played their second games of the season Thursday in Gainesville. Buchholz got off to a quick start at Citizens Field as Bobcats quarterback Camden Orth threw a 26-yard touchdown pass to Trent Whittemore …
Read More »GHS Faces Ocala-Vanguard in Regional Semis
Gainesville High School (25-3) will face Ocala-Vanguard (22-6) in the 7A regional semifinals Tuesday night. This will be the fourth meeting between the two teams this season, with Vanguard winning two of the first three. Fourth Meeting Vanguard seems to have the slight scoring advantage over GHS, averaging just over …
Read More »Gainesville Boy’s Basketball District Championship Preview
The Gainesville boys’ basketball team is preparing for the District Championship final against Vanguard. The winner of this game will advance to the Class 7A Regional Quarterfinals. Gainesville currently holds the better record at 24-2 and has home-court advantage, but Vanguard’s 20-6 record and high-point history will create a challenging …
Read More »Gainesville Hurricanes travel to undefeated Vanguard Ocala
The Gainesville Hurricanes (3-3) have undoubtedly their most important game of the season this Friday as they try to hand the undefeated Vanguard Knights (5-0) their first loss of the season. Gainesville Hurricanes Booster Stadium will be booming for kickoff at 7:30 for this conference game. Head coach Mark Latsko wants …
Read More »Two Undefeated, Ranked Teams Suit Up as Buchholz travels to Vanguard
Could this possibly be the most tantalizing high school football match up this season? Signs point to yes! This week’s talk is all about the Buchholz Bobcats traveling to take on the Vanguard Knights. As both teams run out on Booster Stadium’s field undefeated, the stakes are high for each …
Read More »Preview: Boys District High School Basketball Finals
A few local boy’s high school basketball teams will be on the hunt for a district finals win tonight. Ocala Vanguard (20-6) will travel to Gainesville high (22-4) for a District 4-6A match-up; Santa Fe will host Eastside in a District 6-5A match-up, PK Yonge (21-4) will welcome St. Francis (22-4) for a District …
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