TALLAHASSEE – For decades there has always been some sort of unknown curse that has plagued nearly every Jacksonville area football team that hops on I-10 in the playoffs, as nearly all of them come home with a season ending loss. The same can be said for any area team that host a Tallahassee or...Read More
PENSACOLA – Perhaps it was the early morning wake up call and the six plus hour bus ride why Bolles came out flat and trailed by 17 at the half on the road at West Florida. An hour later, the Bulldogs woke up and shocked host West Florida 30-27 with a come from behind win...Read More
MANDARIN – No fourth quarter rally needed this time as host Mandarin never left off the gas and steam rolled Deland 35-0 at the Coral Friday night to move on to the Region I-8A semifinal round next week easily. Back in Week 4, Mandarin needed a late comeback to knock off host Deland 24-21, the...Read More
We have reached the first round of the state football playoffs, which means only 21 area football teams still have a chance to bring home a state football title. Trinity Christian and Columbia still maintain the top spots with Lee and Raines right behind them. Fletcher and Mandarin have creeped up in the poll after...Read More
WESTSIDE – Two weeks ago, Old Plank football coach Dwight Wilkins was quite confident his team was a lock to get back to the state championship game and avenge the loss to Academy of Lakes last season. However, injuries and other circumstances may have temporarily scaled back those thoughts for now. That’s not to say...Read More
ST. AUGUSTINE – The goal since the first day of practice was to win the next game and go 1-0 each week and each week during the season, the Murray Bulldogs kept winning. Now they find themselves one win away from a perfect season. One win away from getting back on top of the mountain...Read More
ORLANDO – The Florida High School Athletic Association released their 2018 football playoff brackets this morning via a statewide Drive to Orlando show out of Orlando today. For the most part there were not a lot of surprises locally as 20 area football teams heard their names called during the show as players and coaches...Read More
Hard to believe, we have reached the final week of the regular season tonight, as the playoffs start next week. Trinity (10-0) still remains the top team in our rankings since the mid week point of the season, while Columbia (8-1) remains second. Lee (7-1) and Raines (8-1) remain tied for third, despite Lee beating...Read More
Several area football coaches will be glued to their tablets, I-Phones, laptops or television sets early Sunday morning, only it won’t be to watch the Jaguars play in London; they will be eagerly waiting to see if their teams are in the state high school football playoffs or not. After 11 weeks of intense and...Read More
Curious where you or your rivals fare in their districts or conference. Look no further than below with the weekly district and conference standings each week and keep track of how each team is faring in the playoff race. Without further ado here is the Week 10 District Standings. 2018 District Standings District 1-8A ...Read More