GAINESVILLE-In a rather surprising move today, the Florida High School Athletic Association released its tentative new football district/regional assignments for the 2017 and 2018 seasons. As voted on back in September, the FHSAA will be going to a new playoff format starting in 2017 and continuing in 2018. As part of the new format, teams in...Read More
ST. AUGUSTINE-When Brian Braddock and his staff look at the film over the weekend, one thing they are sure to is think about what might have been. You can be sure the staff might be second guessing themselves after seeing St. Augustine (11-2) stumble 28-10 to Navarre last night at Foots Brumley Stadium in the Regional I-6A final. What if...Read More
Eight teams will punch tickets to the state championship tonight with wins, while others will move on to the state semi-finals with wins. Will Trinity, Bolles and UC all move on to the state finals? We will soon find out tonight. Will Lee, Bartram Trail, St. Augustine, Ponte Vedra, Clay move on to the state semi-finals ? We will...Read More
Hard to believe but its the playoff edition of the Duval Sports Pick’em contest. In just three short weeks we will crown 8 state champions across the state of Florida Dec 8-10 in Orlando at Camping World Stadium. Bolles, Trinity Christian and University Christian can all clinch spots in the state title games for their respective...Read More
SOUTHSIDE-In what has become an annual game in the second round of the 2A playoffs, University Christian and North Florida Christian squared off again for a chance to advance to the Class 2A state semi-finals. University Christian started off the game by being aggressive, going for it on fourth and 2 from their 48-yard line...Read More
MACLENNY-Four weeks ago, Clay left Memorial Stadium with a 28-14 loss and no answer for stopping the Baker County ground attack that accumulated over 250 yards on the ground. Fast forward four weeks later, they were well prepared for it in a Clay 48-14 win last night at Memorial Stadium. Clay defensive coordinator Jay Stilianou made it...Read More
The second round of the state playoffs are here and for the smaller classifications (1A-4A) that means one win from advancing to the state semi-finals. We started with 22 area teams in the playoffs last week and now we are down to 13. By tonight we will be down to at least a minimum of 9 teams. So what do...Read More
MACLENNY-Four weeks ago, Clay traveled to Maclenny to take on the Baker County Wildcats for the District 5-5A title. They left without a trophy and having to win on the road in the playoffs if they wanted a rematch. They got it. Both Baker County and Clay won setting up Round 2 winner take all meeting...Read More
SOUTHSIDE-For the fourth consecutive year and fifth time in the last six years, fans are treated to another second round meeting between Raines and Bolles. Needless to say the two teams are very quite familiar with each other having met 17 times since 1996, including five meetings in the playoffs. What will Round 2 have in store ?...Read More
WESTSIDE-Everybody in Class 3A knows the road to winning the state title goes through Trinity Christian. And that’s no different this year either, as Florida High is next in line to try to take the defending state champions out of the playoffs. Florida High, also known as FSU High, is back in the playoffs for the first time...Read More