By Wade Urtz and Jesse Bratman HAWTHORNE —The top seed Hawthorne High School girls basketball team advanced to the 1A regional final Wednesday after winning their 16th consecutive game. The Hornets (19-3) defeated Hilliard (12-14), 38-27, despite having leading scorer De’Mya Adams out with an ankle injury. Hawthorne Leads After …
Read More »Clawing at the Chance for the State Title: Buchholz Bobcats Versus Forest Wildcats
The high school boy’s basketball playoffs continue this week. Advancing to quarter regionals, the Buchholz Bobcats (17-10) will be on the road to play the Forest Wildcats (20-7) tonight at 7:30 p.m. New Coaching Leads to Success With a 13-14 record last year, Buchholz has been committed to improvement in …
Read More »High School Girls Basketball Takes on Regionals
P.K. Yonge’s girls basketball team is ready to fight for the win against Bradford High School in a regional matchup Wednesday night. The game is the girls basketball regional 3A-District 2 girls quarter finals. P.K. Yonge is currently 13-8 while Bradford is 14-8. With similar records, it is expected to …
Read More »Gainesville Hurricanes Start Lacrosse Season Strong By Defeating Santa Fe
The Gainesville Hurricanes beat the visiting Santa Fe Raiders, 14-7, in their high school girls lacrosse season-opener Tuesday. Quarter 1: An Energetic Start Both teams came out playing with energy. Within the first two minutes, the Hurricanes’ Rebecca Kim put the first goal on the board. Matching the Hurricanes’ efforts, …
Read More »Gainesville Boys Basketball Wins District Championship, To Host Regional
The Gainesville Hurricanes defeated the Buchholz Bobcats, 48-46, at the Bobcats’ Bud Seymour Gymnasium on Saturday to claim the 6A-District 2 tournament championship. The Hurricanes (17-11) had looked to avenge their loss to the Bobcats (17-10) earlier this season. The Hurricanes entered the boys basketball tournament as the third seed, …
Read More »Gainesville Girls Basketball Breezes Past Buchholz in District Semifinal
The No. 2 seed Gainesville Hurricanes defeated the No. 3 seed Buchholz Bobcats, 45-30, in the 6A-District 2 girls basketball tournament semifinal Wednesday at the Purple Palace. Gainesville (9-12) entered this must-win game against Buchholz (11-9) having lost six of its last seven games, putting a significant dent into its …
Read More »P.K. Yonge Girls Basketball: Chasing District Title
Stakes are high this week for high school basketball. In the 3A-District 2 tournament, the two seed P.K. Yonge Blue Wave girls team defeated the Bradford Tornadoes in the semifinals, 52-44, on Wednesday. However, their work will not stop here. Blue Wave Slam Tornadoes By the second quarter, P.K. Yonge …
Read More »Oak Hall Boys Basketball Dominates Meadowbrook Academy in District Semifinals
The Oak Hall Eagles defeated the Meadowbrook Academy Mustangs, 64-24, in the 2A-District 4 tournament semifinal boys basketball game Thursday. Eagles Fly Ahead After winning the opening tip-off, top seed Oak Hall (16-5) began by scoring two layups for four points that were swiftly answered by a 3-point play from …
Read More »Hawthorne Girls Basketball Dominates in 78-16 District Semifinal Win
By Wade Urtz and Jesse Bratman The No. 1 seed Hawthorne High School girls basketball team won its first A1-District 6 tournament game, 78-16, against four seed Bell on Wednesday at Fort White High School. Hawthorne In Control Hawthorne (17-3) came with defensive intensity with a full-court press, putting a …
Read More »Hawthorne Girls Basketball Set For District Championship Game
Hawthorne High’s girls basketball team is a win away from being crowned the back-to-back 1A-District 6 champions. Right Girls, Right Time The top-seeded Hawthorne Hornets and the two seed Newberry Panthers interlock in battle for the district championship title Friday. And we’re off. @HawthorneHoops vs. @BellDawgsBBall. Winner moves to the …
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