It’s that time of the year again, the smell of football season is in the air. High schools all around Florida, including around Alachua County, are officially underway with practices. Monday was the first day for teams to get to work and capitalizing on that opportunity is Buchholz coach Mark …
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Newberry High School Panthers Football head coach Richard Vester joined SportScene with Steve Russell to discuss his team’s preparation for the upcoming season. Last year, Newberry finished the season 3-7. This season, the Panthers will start off against the Santa Fe Raiders. Reviewing the Tapes One of the trends that …
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An SEC champion, three-time All-SEC honors and a 14-year NFL career. It’s easy to say that Shane Matthews knows how to be a quarterback. With his playing days behind him, Matthews is using his knowledge to guide his son Luke and the Gainesville Purple Hurricanes’ offense. Luke, GHS’s starting quarterback, …
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With a 1-5 record, P.K. Yonge faces Trenton Friday for another district game. The Wave’s first win this season was against a district team back in September. Their only loss in the district is against Lafayette who is 7-0 for the season. The Wave’s Young Team P.K. Yonge’s offense is …
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After a rough loss to start the season against Colombia High, the Gainesville Canes have already made a comeback by winning their last two games without even letting the other teams score. This Friday, the Canes will face Forest High School in Ocala. Both teams have finally had ample time …
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The Buchholz Bobcats will head to Lake City to take on the Columbia Tigers. Buchholz is coming off a tough 44-33 loss to Vanguard last week, while Columbia cruised to a 48-0 win over rival Suwannee. Change of Plans With Hurricane Irma threatening Florida in the upcoming days, many games …
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TRENTON, Fla.—The defending Class 1A state champion Trenton Tigers have made their way back to another post season, and after tonight’s victory over Frostproof—their campaign for another title looks promising. Trenton stuck with the run game to defeat Frostproof, 50-14 at home Friday night. With the “Eye of the Tiger” playing …
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NEWBERRY, Fla. — In a rivalry district game that had pride at stake, Trenton came back in the fourth quarter to defeat Newberry, 19-18. Trenton, the third-ranked team in the Class 1A rankings, had to take on an undefeated fourth-ranked team in “Panther Country.” Needless to say, this game has been highly anticipated all week long—actually, …
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After starting the football game with a number of miscues and turnover on downs offensively, both Gainesville High School and North Marion had to rely on their second half play. Friday night, it was the Hurricanes that hit landfall at Citizen’s Field to earn a 22-21 win over the Colts. North …
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After accepting the head coach position at his alma mater in 2014, former Gator standout Cornelius Ingram finished his first year with the Hawthorne Hornets with a record of 5-5. 2015 Experiencing much success during his time at Florida, Ingram accepted a large role as the head coach of a …
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