High School Sports

In Thursday night lights, the Buchholz Bobcats fell short to the Jacksonville Atlantic Coast Stingrays in a 31-28 loss. The Bobcats (3-6, 1-3) hope to end the season on a high note when they host the Fort White Indians next week. Meanwhile, the Oak Hall Eagles got blanked by John …

The Buchholz Bobcats (3-4, 1-1) look to move closer to securing a playoff spot tonight when they travel to Neptune Beach to battle the Fletcher Senators (4-3, 1-1). The Bobcats have an opportunity to have surpass their win total from last year with a victory but they’ll be challenged by …

The Buchholz Bobcats could not stop the run against Orange Park Oakleaf, losing 35-14 at Citizen’s Field on Thursday night. The Bobcats drop to a 3-4 record on the year (1-1 in district play). Oakleaf on the other hand is enjoying a historic season, improving to 8-0 this season. Buchholz was …

It’s rivalry week for two big schools in the area. Gainesville High (3-2, 2-0) will look to beat the Buchholz Bobcats (2-3, 1-0) for the sixth year in a row on Friday night. With a win, the Hurricanes would claim this year’s football “City Championship.” Gainesville beat Eastside High in Week 2, eliminating …

The Gainesville Hurricanes (2-2, 1-0) will host the Ocala Forest Wildcats (1-3, 1-0) tonight at Citizen’s Field in a 6A district game. Gainesville junior quarterback Caelan Christian has been carving up defenses around the state. Christian has thrown for 827 yards and nine touchdowns heading into Friday. The Wildcats will …

Eastside High (1-3, 1-0) will travel to battle district 5A rival North Marion (2-2, 1-0) in Citra tonight in high school football action. The Rams are coming off a 41-22 trashing of Belleview last week at Citizen’s Field while the Colts hope to bounce back after a close 30-26 loss …

The Eastside Rams (1-3, 1-0) football team got its first win of the season on Thursday night, overwhelming the Belleview Rattlers 41-22. The Rams also got their first district win. Eastside had losses to Buchholz, Gainesville, and Ocala Trinity Catholic heading into Thursday night. “It feels good,” said Eastside head …

The Columbia Tigers (3-0) left Citizens Field with a win for the second time in three weeks, putting away the Buchholz Bobcats (1-2) with a 28-23 win. Facing a two-point deficit in the fourth quarter, Columbia running back Lonnie Underwood put the Tigers up with a 16 yard touchdown with …

The Gainesville Hurricanes (1-1) blew out the Eastside Rams (0-2) with a 49-0 win on Friday night at Citizens Field. It’s a satisfying win for Gainesville head coach Mark Latsko; his team is a week removed from suffering a heartbreaking one-point overtime loss to Columbia. “We were a little down …

Gainesville High (0-1) and Eastside (0-1) will both be looking for their first wins of the season when they go head to head tonight on Citizens Field at 7:30. The Hurricanes are coming off a dramatic overtime lost to Columbia after the Tigers converted a two-point conversion to send the …