After a back and forth effort, the Santa Fe Raiders were able to edge the Gainesville Hurricanes in their home arena, 63-54. Starting Off Right The Raiders got off to a hot start behind the arc and never looked back. Within the first five minutes of the game, Santa Fe …
Read More »Tigers escape Hurricanes in narrow playoff victory
The Columbia girls varsity basketball team defeated the Gainesville Lady Hurricanes Wednesday night 65-57. Leadership Mentality The Columbia Lady Tigers basketball team is held together by the glue that is guard and team-leading scorer, Na’Haviya Paxton. Her strong leadership and floor general mentality played a big role in this playoff …
Read More »Preview: Hawthorne Boys Basketball Looks To Increase Win Streak Against Eastside High School
The Hawthorne Hornets boys basketball team is coming off a dominating performance against the Bronson Eagles last Tuesday, defeating them by 28 points. The Hornets look to continue that dominants against the Eastside Rams. Eastside won their previous game against the Newberry Panthers, pushing their record to 11-7 on the …
Read More »Rams beat rival Hurricanes in a close one, 50-47
The Eastside Rams matched up against their rival school Gainesville Hurricanes Friday. It was a tight contest throughout. The game resulted in a three-point win for the Rams, 50-47. This game was played at Santa Fe College Gymnasium and it was a packed house as fans from both schools came …
Read More »Gainesville Clinches District Boy’s No. 1 Seed Behind Wilson’s Big Final Home Game
By Brad Freedman and Zach Cohen The Gainesville High School boy’s basketball team welcomed the Columbia High Tigers to Gainesville High on Tuesday night, Gainesville’s final home game of the regular season. For seniors like guard J’Len Wilson, that gave the game a little more meaning. “It was a very …
Read More »Gainesville High Travels to Jacksonville Englewood for Regional Semifinal
Florida Regional Semifinals for boy’s high school basketball are in full swing. A few local high school teams will represent the Gainesville area in their games tonight. The Gainesville Hurricanes are one of those teams. The Canes head to Jacksonville to take on Englewood. Boys Basketball travels to Jacksonville tonight …
Read More »HS Basketball Preview: Gainesville Visits Buchholz
When it comes to cross-town rivalries, it doesn’t get much better than the rivalry between Gainesville and Buchholz High School. No matter what sport, the people of Gainesville know when these two teams face off. Tonight the two schools will battle it out on the hardwood as Buchholz looks to …
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