High School Sports

By Jensen Young and Angel Wells Defense Wins Games Before kickoff, Santa Fe Raiders coach Dock Pollard predicted that defense would decide the game. Unfortunately for the Raiders, a different defense showed up than the one that forced a shutout just a week ago. Wakulla continued its impressive streak of …

The Class 6A Columbia High Tigers improved to (4-0, 0-0) Friday night after defeating the Class 5A Pine Forest Eagles (1-2, 0-0), of Pensacola, 21-13 in high school football. It wasn’t the cleanest game offensively for the Tigers, who were looking to keep momentum going following a 67-12 win over …

First Quarter On the night of Friday the 13th in Williston, Florida, the Williston Red Devils hosted the Dixie County Bears in a non-conference high school football match up. While the Red Devils came into the game with a record of 0-2, the Bears entered the contest with an impressive …

They are small steps, but first-year head coach for the Newberry Panthers Edward Johnson is turning around a program that has been stuck in meritocracy for years. After his Panthers beat the Hawthorne Hornets in overtime and then held Trenton Tigers scoreless a week ago, Coach Johnson wanted to ensure …

Despite a Kobe Delima 63-yard touchdown run on the first play from scrimmage to put the Newberry Panthers up 6-0, this was a defensive battle for both sides. Both teams were able to force errors and turnovers, but capitalizing on these issues was a struggle. Newberry Panthers head coach Edward …

With Week 3 of the high school football season looming, the Oak Hall Eagles are finally getting their long-awaited home opener. The team’s kickoff classic at Hawthorne was followed by two regular-season games on the road, so head coach RJ Fuhr knows that his players are excited about the home …

The Aucilla Christian Warriors of Monticello, Florida dominated the Saint Francis Wolves from the get-go. First Quarter The Warriors relied on its formidable defense in the first half as it held Saint Francis to a goose egg. The Wolves struggled on third downs, converting zero of five in the first …

By: Chase Anschultz and Rylee McIver Photos and Video: Rylee McIver Upon entering Citizens Field, P.K. Yonge was projected to lose by at least 21 points. However, after a strong running effort, the Blue Wave left only down by one score. A turnover late in the game as well as …

It was a bizarre situation that forced overtime. Newberry High School senior quarterback Jaylen Zullo completed a deep pass to the Hawthorne Hornets’ red zone with 0:01 left on the clock that stopped due to a Hawthorne penalty. First-year head coach Edward Johnson could have either denied a penalty to …

By Jensen Young and Angel Wells The Eastside High School Rams endured a heartbreaking loss in their home opener of the 2019 football season against the Bishop Moore Hornets, losing 45-44.  The Rams were unable to complete their drive late in the 4th and now sit at 0-2 on the …