Tag Archives: High School Sports

By Brad Freedman and Zach Cohen The Gainesville Boys’ lacrosse team fell to the Oak Hall High Eagles 19-1 on Monday, February 25th at Oak Hall. Fast Start for Oak Hall The Eagles got on the board first with an early score from Ben Moraski. It would be the first …

The local area will have one more opportunity to catch high school football in 2018. On Friday at Trinity Catholic High School in Ocala, The Prep Zone and FloridaHSFootball.com will host the North Central Florida All-Star Classic. The players, 35 local high school seniors, will hit the gridiron for one …

The Buchholz Bobcats return home as they host the Oakleaf Knights in Gainesville, FL tonight for their Homecoming match. Buchholz comes into the matchup 5-2, winning its last four games. Oakleaf is 4-3, having lost their last two matches. Buchholz Growing into the Season The Bobcats went 1-2 in the …

The Gainesville High School Football team is hosting the Leesburg Yellow Jackets in a conference home game tonight. The Hurricanes are coming off a two-game losing streak. Head coach Patrick Miller says, “I told them we have two games that we have to win out, so there’s no need to worry …

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 …

The P.K. Yonge Blue Wave (19-7) and Tampa Carrollwood Day Patriots (27-3) are heading to Lakeland, Florida to faceoff in Class 4A State Semifinal girl’s basketball action. The Blue Wave head to Lakeland for the 16th time; last time being in 2012 as Class 3A champions. On the other hand, …

No. 4 P.K. Yonge (19-7) will face No. 7 University Christian (20-7) for the third straight season in the playoffs on Tuesday at 7 p.m. At their last meeting, the Blue Wave defeated the Christians in the regional semifinals, 55-39. When it comes to the post season, Blue Waves head …

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, …

The Union County High School Fightin’ Tigers will go head to head with the Baldwin High Indians this Friday night at 7:30 p.m. Union County High So far this season, Union County is 3-1. The Fightin’ Tigers are ranked 314 in the state of Florida. Last week, they suffered a …

Indiana Basketball Hall of Famer Monte Towe has returned to Gainesville as the head coach of the Oak Hall boy’s basketball team. Towe was the starting point guard on North Carolina State’s 1974 NCAA Championship team. He was then drafted to the Atlanta Hawks in the fourth round of the 1975 NBA draft. …