This year’s Girls Basketball Middle Championship game featured Springfield (formerly Kirby Smith) vs James Weldon Johnson. Springfield would take the early lead as James Weldon was plagued by missed layups and turnovers early in the first quarter. James Weldon fought back after a timeout and was able to tie the game at 5 with under 3...Read More
Tuesday night featured a matchup in Class 5A Regional Semifinals between Orange Park and Tallahassee Rickards. It would be a rematch of an early season game in which Orange Park won 56-52. This game had higher stakes as the winner would move on to the elite 8 and the season would be over for the...Read More
Northeast FL- In a year where most people thought girls’ basketball was having a down year in Northeast Florida, 19 local teams made the playoffs this season. Among them are familiar names in Bishop Kenny, Oakleaf, and St. Augustine who all made it to the final four last season. Each team features some of the best...Read More
Jacksonville Fl- The Gateway Conference Championship Game for Girls Basketball featured two former champions in Jackson and Sandalwood. Sandalwood last won in 2018-2019 and Jackson last won in 2009-2010. This matchup also featured some of the best post players in the area. Sandalwood has junior Jada Jones and Jackson has senior Irene Kabassubabo and junior...Read More
Several girls basketball teams moved on to the next round in the basketball Gateway Conference tournament Tuesday. The matchups set up a Final 4 of great teams with great players, who are ready to challenge for the championship in the Final 4. Check out the teams that advanced. Games located at PaxonRiverside 23 Mandarin 59Mandarin...Read More
First Round results of the Girls Basketball Gateway Conference Tournament are below.Games held at RainesRiverside 44 Atlantic Coast 22Riverside controlled the game from start to finish. They were up 11-2 early in the first after Jazarri Henderson hit 3 threes in a row to start the game. Riverside led 26-11 at halftime. Atlantic Coast played...Read More
It’s been quite a year so far here in Northeast Florida. A lot of great games and individual performances has fueled what has been a playoff like atmosphere in the first half of the season. Let’s look at our top ten teams and the players that fuel them. This list includes some of our mainstays...Read More
The 4A District 3 Championship featured a match-up of one the best rivalries in the area. It was the third time that Raines and Ribault had played each other this season with Raines winning the two earlier games, including the Gateway Conference Championship. Raines was led by Seniors Ahliah Brown, Jamicia Davis and Selah Reddick. Ribault was...Read More
The 7A District 1 Championship game featured a match-up of two of the best teams in Northeast Florida. Oakleaf and Nease have both been mainstays in our rankings all season. They both feature some of the best players as well. Oakleaf is led by Sophomores Fantasia James, Taliah Scott and Kaylah Turner. Nease is led by Junior Sydney Gomes,...Read More
Last rankings of the regular season before district play begins next week. I have gotten the chance to see a lot of games between some really good teams this year. It has made my job very difficult in picking the top ten teams throughout the season. I won’t complain though, because this is a good...Read More
