High school regular season football is wrapping up this weekend. The Gainesville High School Hurricanes and the Eastside Rams will end their regular season with a big crosstown rivalry matchup Thursday night at Citizens Field. Eastside Rams The Rams are coming off a big second half win last week over …
Read More »Eastside Rams Take On Belleview Rattlers
The Eastside Rams football team will be traveling to Belleview Friday night to face the Rattlers. Getting Back On Track Eastside is looking to bounce back this week after dropping their game last week to the North Marion 48-27. Eastside head coach Cedderick Daniels says a lack of focus by …
Read More »Eastside and North Marion Square Off in Make-Up District Game
Second time will hopefully be a charm for Eastside’s and North Marion’s football teams Thursday night. After being rained out last Friday, the two will be trying to make up the game, which will likely determine the district champion. Eastside vs North Marion football is rescheduled due to lightning. The game …
Read More »Friday Night Lights: Local Games Tonight
A day before a packed evening of local high school football, the Gainesville Hurricanes played host to the Ocala Forest Wildcats. The Hurricanes got off to a strong start in the first half and ultimately won 46-7 on Thursday night. On Friday, there will be a few more conference matchups …
Read More »Eastside Rams Take On Lake Weir Hurricanes At Home
The Lake Weir Hurricanes and Gainesville Eastside Rams have both had successful seasons up to this point. Both teams are 3-1 heading into Thursday night’s matchup. The Rams started the season with a deflating loss to their in-town rival Buchholz. They have won three straight games in dominating fashion against …
Read More »Eastside Season Comes To An End
Eastside’s season came to an abrupt end last night as the Rams lost 48-45 to Palatka in the 6A Semi-final. The Rams had an opportunity to punch their ticket to the regional final but were outscored 10 to 2 down the stretch. Palatka gave Eastside more than they could handle as …
Read More »Eastside Rams One Step from Regional Final
Eastside High School battles the Palatka Panthers in a Tuesday night regional semifinal bout in the Florida Class 6A state boy’s basketball tournament. The Rams come in to the game winners of nine of their last 10 with the most recent victory being a 70-59 win over Ponte Vedra in …
Read More »High School Hoops Preview: Eastside Hosts Ponta Vedra
Playoff high school basketball continues to be underway. One of the games will be a regional matchup between the Eastside Rams and the visiting Ponta Vedra Sharks. How both teams match up with each other Both teams having winning records. However, Eastside has a more convincing record at 22-5 while …
Read More »Rough Night for Girl’s High School Basketball in Area
Five high school girl’s basketball teams from the area were in action last night in their respective regional semi-finals or finals. Disappointing Results Ponte Vedra Nease defeated Gainesville in the 7A regional semi finals 71-45. The Hurricanes were outscored 23-11 in the second quarter and could not get back into …
Read More »Eastside Rams Boys Basketball Defeat Buchholz for 7th Win in a Row
It was an exciting Senior Night at Buchholz High inside of Bud Seymour Gymnasium this past Tuesday night, when the visiting Eastside Rams (20-4) came to take on the Buchholz Bobcats (8-15) in a classic rivalry matchup. The Rams have been dominant in the past three weeks. They’ve won their …
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