Tag Archives: High School Basketball

The Class 1A State Championship game is set for girls high school basketball. After semifinal play, the Trenton Tigers will take on the Holmes County Blue Devils in Lakeland on Tuesday. Semifinals Both the Trenton Tigers and the Hawthorne Hornets advanced to the semifinal round. No. 2 ranked Hawthorne (22-4) …

Today is a big day for the Hawthorne girl’s basketball team as they play in the State 1A semi-finals this morning at 10 am against Bonifay Holmes County in Lakeland.  The number two Hawthorne Hornets (22-4) will take on the number five ranked Bonifay Holmes County Blue Devils (21-6). Hawthorne …

The high school basketball playoffs are into the regional round and multiple area teams are in action tonight. Gainesville High School, Eastside and Sante Fe all will be representing Alachua County this evening. A win would put these teams into the regional semifinals. Let’s take a look at each matchup and …

In an action-packed girl’s basketball matchup between Eastside High School and Pedro Menendez High School, the Lady Rams fell short to the Lady Falcons 56-35 in regional semi-final play. The district champions weren’t able to stop the offensive power of the Lady Falcons and the Rams fell into an early …

There are four Gainesville-based high school girl’s basketball teams competing in the regional semifinals or regional finals on Tuesday night. What to Look For? The first matchup is between P.K. Yonge and Jacksonville University Christian. The Blue Wave are 27-1 on the season, with their only loss coming at the …

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 …

The Saint Francis Wolves met Tuesday with the Santa Fe Raiders, both having a two-game losing streak. That streak was broken Tuesday night for the Raiders when they defeated the Wolves 66-54.  The Wolves were struggling on the defense side in the first half with a few missed rebounds and a …

The Gainesville Hurricanes are looking to do something that hasn’t been done since 2015. That is to play in the state regional final in boy’s basketball. The Hurricanes have the opportunity to return to the regional finals Friday night. Standing in Gainesville’s way are the Fort Walton Beach Choctawhatchee Indians. How …

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 …

Sweet Revenge The P.K. Yonge Blue Wave boys basketball team will be joining the P.K. Yonge girls team in Lakeland this week. The Blue Wave’s stunned the crowd as the boys punched their ticket to the state semifinal in the last few seconds of the regional semifinal game Tuesday night. …