The 2022 high school football season began Thursday and is in full swing with multiple games kicking off Friday. Buchholz Defeats Colombia in Season Opener Despite the rain, Buchholz had a hot start to their season Thursday night. Coming off a 12-2 record in 2021 and a trip to the …
Read More »P.K. Yonge Gets Ready for Trinity Catholic Matchup
The No. 4 P.K. Yonge Blue Waves travels to Ocala on Friday to play the No. 1 Trinity Catholic Celtics in the 3A regional semifinals. Starting Off Strong Last week, P.K. Yonge defeated No. 5 Crescent City 56-7 in the regional quarterfinals at home. Although coming into the game it …
Read More »P.K. YONGE CAPS OFF THE REGULAR SEASON WITH A FRIDAY NIGHT WIN
The P.K. Yonge Blue Wave (7-3) took down the Keystone Heights Indians (9-1) 33-14. Early Action The story of the first quarter was all about the run game. Keystone opted for the I-formation, constantly giving the ball to senior running back Dalton Hollingsworth. He drew up a string of solid …
Read More »Week Two of High School Football Set to Kickoff
The second week of Florida high school football is set to continue tomorrow. Multiple teams look for their first wins of the season. Thirteen games are set to kick off around the area, with Hawthorne and P.K. Yonge highlighting this week’s matchups. Additionally, Buchholz travels to Sandalwood, and Columbia hosts …
Read More »FHSAA assigns new football classifications
The Florida High School Athletic Association announced its new high school football classifications for the 2021 season. Many schools have been affected from the changes brought on by COVID-based disruptions. The changes are temporary, however: the FHSAA has only assigned the reclassifications for one year only. The assignments will be …
Read More »Bradford Handles P.K. Yonge; Blue Wave Drop Third Straight
P.K. Yonge fans were given an optimistic start, with Yarnell McCray breaking open the scoring with an electric 30-yard pick-six. That would be the only time the Blue Wave found the end zone for the night. Class 4A Bradford (3-4) defeated PKY (2-5) 28-6 and continued their victory tour of …
Read More »FHSAA Football Playoff schedule Announced
This week, the Florida High School Athletic Association announced the football playoff schedule for high schools during the middle of an ongoing season that doesn’t end till the end of October – beginning of November. There are some teams from the Gainesville area who have been placed in the FHSAA …
Read More »P.K. Yonge Overcomes Sloppy 2nd Half, Hangs On To Beat Santa Fe
Head Coach Marcus McDonald attributed his P.K. Yonge squad’s ability to win in a close game to their coachability. “…They’re very coachable…I tell my coaches all the time, if we don’t coach it, they don’t do it.” The visiting Blue Wave (2-2) came out victorious after a rough going last …
Read More »Hawthorne Football Again Inactive, Citing COVID-19 Concerns
Coach Cornelius Ingram’s Hawthorne football team sits ready to make do on the strides his young team has made since their fall camp. However, his Hornets were again left out to dry, not playing for the second straight Friday due to COVID-19 concerns. In his appearance on SportsScene with Steve …
Read More »Blue Wave No Match For Electric Florida High Offense
Keishla Espinal also contributed to this story. The P.K. Yonge Blue Wave looked to turn their momentum from last week’s win over Eastside into a winning streak. Visiting Florida State University High had other ideas. MaxPreps’ Class 3A 4th-ranked Seminoles crushed the Blue Wave (1-2) on their home field Friday …
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