The Hawthorne Hornets returned to Lakeland for the Class 1A State Semifinals for the fourth time since 2012. This time around the opponent was West Gadsden. Hawthorne rolled into Lakeland sporting an impressive 25-5 record and all five of those losses came on the road. Obviously, today’s task required the Hornets to …
Read More »FHSAA Boys Basketball Class 1A State Semifinal: Hawthorne vs West Gadsden
Game Preview The FHSAA Class 1A Boys Basketball State Championship semi final stage is set. The Hawthorne Hornets will be facing the West Gadsden Mighty Panthers tomorrow at a neutral site in Lakeland. Hawthorne is 24- 5 on the season and is coming off a huge win against the No.1 Madison …
Read More »Andrew Moten: Former Gator & Now Head Coach At West Gadsden
Andrew Moten, a former point guard for the Gators, is the Head Basketball Coach at West Gadsden High School. When Moten was at Florida, he was a member of the first UF team to make the NCAA Tournament. The Gators advanced to the Sweet 16 his senior season. Moten says …
Read More »Local Boys Basketball Teams Fall in Regional Semi Finals
Palatka vs. Santa Fe In Tuesday’s matchup for the 2-6A semifinals, Palatka came up victorious against Santa Fe in the waning seconds of the game. Closing out with a buzzer beater, the Panthers overcame a 14 point second half deficit to seal a 58-56 win. Saints junior point guard Trey …
Read More »Several Gainesville Teams Go Down in Regional Playoffs
Many area high school boys basketball teams’ seasons came to an end Tuesday night in the Regional Finals. Dixie County vs. Wildwood Wildwood emerged the victor after beating Dixie County 85-69 on Tuesday. By joining the Wildwood girls and punching their ticket to the state final four, it will be …
Read More »Hawthorne Advances to State Playoffs
Going into the Hawthorne Hornets regional final game against the Madison County Cowboys, Hornets head coach Greg Bowie knew his team had to shoot the ball well in order to have success. The Hornets shows that capability, led by junior guard Devin Lawrence, who had a game-high 23 points on …
Read More »Region 1-3A Finals Preview: No. 8 St. Francis @ No. 6 Deltona Trinity Christian
On Tuesday night, two familiar foes will face off in the 1-3A regional finals. St. Francis(18-7, 4-2) is coming off of a 76-60 victory over Pensacola Christian in the regional semi-finals, while Deltona Trinity Christian (20-8, 5-0) took down Tallahassee Florida A&M in their respective regional semi-finals match-up, 94-69. The …
Read More »Regional Final Preview: P.K. Yonge at Jacksonville Providence
In the boys basketball 1-4A regional finals No. 7 P.K. Yonge will travel to take on No. 3 Jacksonville Providence tonight. P.K. Yonge is 19-7 on the season and Jacksonville Providence’s record is 23-5. Blue Wave Head Coach Billy Blackmon says they can’t go into Providence knowing that they are …
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 »Hawthorne faces Madison County in Boys’ Hoops Regional Finals
2016 ended with a one-point loss in the Regional Finals for Hawthorne High School and head coach Greg Bowie. The team they lost to? Hamilton County. The Hawthorne Hornets came out last week against Hamilton County in the Regional Semifinals and defeated the Trojans 56-43. Now coach Bowie must find a …
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