The Williston Red Devils will be facing the Chipley Tigers in the FHSAA 1A State Semifinals on Friday. Finding Success in Unity It’s no secret that the Williston Red Devils have got their game locked down. The defending state champions have only seen two losses this season leaving them with …
Read More »Williston Head Coach Talks About Upcoming Game and Path to Finals
This year’s boy’s basketball Class 1A State Semifinals will feature a rematch of last year’s championship game between the Williston Red Devils and Chipley Tigers. Last year Williston beat Chipley 58-49 to become state champions. Now they will meet again on March 1 at 9 a.m. and the winner will …
Read More »Boys’ Basketball District Championship Games Begin Friday
The high school basketball postseason is in full effect, as a variety of district championship games will be played Friday night. Coaches from various teams in the Gainesville area joined Sportscene with Steve Russell to discuss their season, team and next matchup. Hawthorne vs Newberry The Class 1A-District 6 championship …
Read More »High School Football Playoff Preview
As football season comes to a close, all teams are looking forward to one thing: the playoffs. Florida high schools from around the state have been preparing for this the entire season, and the games start Friday. Football Matchups Fort White vs. Madison Fort White is currently sitting at 6 …
Read More »High School Football Preview: Week 5
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 »High School Football Preview: Week 3
High school football is back for Week 3, and 14 games will kickoff tonight featuring schools from the Gainesville and Ocala area. Last night, Trinity Catholic took down Gainesville High 48-3. The Celtics are now 3-0 while the Hurricanes still look for their first win. https://twitter.com/CoachBrantleyTC/status/1568054747898200065 The Buchholz Bobcats vs …
Read More »P.K. Yonge Girls Soccer takes down Williston on emotional senior night
By Bianca Papa, Madi Walker, and Ethan Eibe On a brisk Tuesday evening in Gainesville, the P.K. Yonge Blue Wave played host to the Williston Red Devils in a short-lived girls soccer contest that lasted just one regulation half. The Blue Wave made quick work of the Red Devils, scoring …
Read More »Saint Francis Catholic loses 3-0 in a rematch against Williston
Earlier in the season, the Saint Francis Catholic Academy Wolves met up for a match-up against the Williston Red Devils and both teams were looking to keep their records clean, but in the end, the Wolves suffered their first loss, 7-0. On Thursday evening, the Wolves (2-4-1) traveled to Williston …
Read More »Junior Linebacker sets a new standard
Looking down the Williston High School sideline during a football game, two long braids hanging down from a helmet stand out. These braids belong to Tabatha Padilla, the only girl on the football team. “I had always wanted play,” Padilla said. “Then one day I was walking down the hallway with one …
Read More »Williston falls to Bozeman in playoff game
As the rain sprinkled down on the field Friday, Oct. 6 at 7:30 p.m., the Williston Red Devils took on the Bozeman Bucs in their first conference playoff game. Bozeman scored a quick two touchdowns in the first quarter, one after a blocked punt and one a pick-six. Bozeman missed the …
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