Oak Hall boys basketball won their tournament semi-final game versus St. John’s Country Day, 59-55 in Overtime. St. Johns Country Day beat Oak Hall back on January 11th, 67-64; so this one was expected to go down to the wire from the get-go. Freshman forward Cole Gonzales of Oak Hall …
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In 2016, the town of Hawthorne was on the brink of shutting down. Poor grades plagued the town’s only high school and put Hawthorne’s largest employer on the hot seat. Learn how the Hornets were able to keep their doors open and the power of the community’s bond.
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Football is king in Florida. That’s safe to say with 44 of ESPN’s class of 2019 top 300 football recruits residing in the sunshine state. Six more recruits than the state of Texas’, which is known as the high school football capital, 38 recruits. With that said, lacrosse is up …
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In 1990, the legacy of the Whittemore family at Buchholz High School began. Then a wide receiver at BHS, Mark Whittemore helped lead the Bobcats to the 1990 4A Florida State Championship, defeating Dillard 24-7. The victory delivered Buchholz their first and only state title in football. Fast forward 28 …
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The NFL and NCAA’s concussion crisis and player safety initiatives have been well-chronicled, praised, criticized and debated. However, the issue of player safety at the high school level has often been ignored, although that’s changing. “Youth exposure to repetitive head impacts in tackle football may reduce one’s …
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The local area will have one more opportunity to catch high school football in 2018. On Friday at Trinity Catholic High School in Ocala, The Prep Zone and FloridaHSFootball.com will host the North Central Florida All-Star Classic. The players, 35 local high school seniors, will hit the gridiron for one …
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The Hawthorne Hornets and the Madison County Cowboys will face off in a Class 1A state semifinals matchup this Friday night. Kick off is set for 7:30 p.m. at Madison County. Madison County Madison County was the class 1A state champions last year and will look to defend their reign …
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P.K. Yonge will face #1 seeded Villages Charter at The Villages tonight at 7:30. P.K. Yonge is coming off a 14 point victory over Bradford, their first playoff win in over a decade. The Villages enters this game undefeated and well-rested, as they are coming off a bye week. Despite …
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Two Florida high schools that have had great seasons will go face to face tonight in a regional semifinal matchup. For the second time this season, Columbia High will face Jacksonville Lee. The teams faced off during the regular season in a non-conference matchup that ended in a 42-37 victory …
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The Santa Fe Raiders will be facing the Dunnellon Tigers Friday night in the Region Semifinals. This is part of the 2018 FHSAA Football Class 4A tournament and the Raiders are hosting. Dunnellon goes into the game with a 6-5 record. Santa Fe enters the game with a 5-5 record. The …
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