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Eastside Boys Basketball will face Santa Fe for the 4A District 5 Championship on Friday, February 14th. Without a doubt, both sides have worked hard to get to this point and will be looking to take home the title. Playoff Success After a bye in the quarter-finals, Eastside cruised past …

The Eastside boy’s basketball team will take on the Hamilton County Trojans at home on Saturday; this will be their last game before the start of the 4A District 5 Championships. Successful Season It has been a great season for the Rams so far, and they will be looking to …

The P.K. Yonge boys’ basketball team is starting to make a habit of losing close games, as Tuesday’s 66-64 loss to Gainesville became their eighth loss by single digits out of 12 total. It was also their second two-point loss to Gainesville of the season, having dropped the first 65-63 …

The Chiefland Indians played a hard-fought game versus Lecanto Thursday night, but the offense couldn’t secure the win. Following the 51-50 loss, Chiefland’s record is now 6-15. Leading After the First Half The Indians were struggling to start with the same energy as Lecanto. However, they quickly picked up their …

It was a wild, back-and-forth game throughout this rivalry match-up between Hawthorne and P.K. Yonge boy’s basketball teams but Hornets pulled through in the end to win 63-62. Hectic final few minutes It looked like Hawthorne had wrapped up the win when they went up 62-56 with just under a …

The Eastside Rams will look to keep their playoff hopes alive in a home game against Hawthorne. At 11-7 and 2-0 in the district, a win against the Hawthorne Hornets will definitely be a huge boost, as they boast a record of 17-2 and are among the favorites to hoist …

The Eastside Boys Basketball Team is coming off of a thrilling overtime victory against Buchholz, and they look to carry the momentum against their rivals, the Gainesville Hurricanes. Eastside has won an impressive four games in a row, with two of those victories on the road and two on neutral …

It wasn’t always pretty, but the Hawthorne boys’ basketball team pulled away in the second half to secure a 66-34 win over Chiefland to improve their winning streak to 15 games. Sluggish start Another slow start once again plagued the Hornets. In their previous game against P.K. Yonge, they fell …

The law of averages has evaded Alachua County’s men’s high school basketball this season. In one fell swoop, four of the region’s remaining basketball teams were eliminated from contention on Tuesday. In the regional semifinals stage (1-7A), Gainesville High School fell to Columbia 46-42. As for the 2-6A semifinal, Eastside …

There are two regional championship games tonight that involve Gainesville-based teams. The Matchups Madison County @ Hawthorne, Region 1A, 7:00 p.m. PK Yonge @ Jacksonville University Christian, Region 4A, 7:00 p.m. What to Look For? The Hawthorne Hornets are 25-1 on the season and come into this matchup on a …