Jacksonville Fl-  For the first time in nearly a decade the Gateway Conference Tournament will go through another team. Ribault’s dominance in the annual tournament is in serious jeopardy as several teams in the Gateway Conference have raised their level of play in 2017-2018. Raines, Ribault, First Coast and Sandalwood began the tournament with first...Read More

GAINESVILLE — There’s a new No. 1 in The Prep Zone Power Poll for girls’ basketball. Nease (Ponte Vedra), which advanced to the Class 7A regional finals last season and is currently the top-ranked team in Class 7A according to MaxPreps, is ranked No. 1 in the all-classification regional rankings. The Lady Panthers (16-3) went...Read More

Jackson HS- It might’ve been the best basketball Jackson has played all year, as the Tigers defeated Carver High School (Montgomery, Alabama) 63-56 in a Pre MLK Basketball Tournament contest Friday evening. Jackson controlled the game with their guards by controlling the floor and finding the open man down low to score high percentage field goals...Read More

Raines HS- First Coast erased an early 7-0 deficit to take the lead and the championship game against Ribault, winning the annual Northwest Classic Tournament 59-53. First Coast was led by #4 Naseem Khaalid’s 16 points and  #1 Jalen Shuman’s 12 points as they were able to knock down their open looks to the basket....Read More

Palatka FL-The St. Augustine High School girls basketball team defeated Monsignor Edward Pace HS  in the finals of the Jarvis Williams Holiday Tournament  70-44 to win the tournament.  After going 3-0 during the 3 days of competition, the Jackets defeated University Christian (49-38) and Pedro Menendez HS (61-50) to advance to the finals. Jackets players...Read More

Raines HS– Sandalwood jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the Raines Christmas tournament and never looked back defeating the host Vikings 60 to 31 on Friday night. Sandalwood was led by Auriyah Stewart who had 17 points. Sandalwood had the decisive height advantage which played an important role in the game. The Saints were...Read More

STARKE-A month finally into the season, Gainesville head coach Kelly Beckham said his team was finally playing up to its potential. Which is scary news for its future opponents. The Hurricanes (8-2) easily swept through all three of their ranked opponents to win their third Lake Region McDonalds Kiwanis Tournament title with a 75-55 win...Read More

Looking for something to do before the Christmas chaos begins, how about take in a local basketball holiday tournament to keep you away from the inlaws. From Palm Coast, Matanzas, Fernandina Beach, Terry Parker, Bradford, Fleming Island to Trenton, there is plenty of tournaments this week to choose from. Here is a list of tournaments...Read More

GAINESVILLE — As we head into Christmas and the holiday tournaments, The Prep Zone Power Poll for boys’ basketball continues to heat up. For the first time in the 2017-18 season we have co-#1 teams, as Class 8A Creekside (St. Johns) joins defending 6A state champion Leesburg at the top in the latest all-classification regional...Read More

STARKE-Day 2 of the 2017 Lake Region McDonalds Kiwanis Holiday Tournament at Bradford had a few surprises for everyone there. The most anticipated game of the tournament turned out to be a dud as Gainesville easily handed Creekside its first loss of the season. Gainesville will play host Bradford, a 58-49 winner over Santa Fe...Read More