Jacksonville Fl- Eight total teams were able to navigate the Duval County Middle School Basketball season, and punch their tickets to the playoffs. Thursday evening, those teams would face off to determine who would go to the big dance. Check out the results below.James Weldon Johnson Girls BasketballBoys Basketball Kirby Smith 65 Mandarin 32 F...Read More

Kernan MS- The Highlands Middle School Basketball team is the closest thing to dominance in the area since the Gilbert boys basketball team from recent years. Highlands, the 2019 defending county champions looked to return to the championship but they had to go through Kernan (8-1). Bonnie Davis Photography Kernan came out aggressive early in...Read More

Landmark MS- The Landmark Seahawks defeated James Weldon Johnson 37-33 to punch their ticket to the Duval County Middle School Championship game. The Seahawks jumped out to a 12-7 first quarter lead as several players got into the scoring action. #1 Brian Thomas scored 2 points, #0 Corona Davis scored 2 points, and #22 Jakaree...Read More

Highlands Middle School head coach Eddie Verrett has quite a legacy to live up to, filling the shoes of his predecessor Coach Carter, now the Athletic Director at Raines High School. The Highlands girls basketball program was one of the top, if not the top, girls program in the city of Jacksonville for years, and...Read More

NORTHSIDE – Taking on teams through out the North, South, East and West of Jacksonville, Kirby Smith would prove to the city that there are 59 reasons why they deserved to be crowned the 2018-2019 Boys Middle School Champions. After a third visit to the championship, the Comets would prevail over Stilwell on Wednesday night...Read More

MANDARIN – An historical North versus the South battle occurred in the Hawks nest Monday evening as Kirby Smith, the North Division champions arrived waged an all out war against the undefeated and South Division champions host Mandarin in the Duval County Middle School boys basketball semifinals. Going into the game Kirby Smith head coach Antwan...Read More

Westside- The Joseph Stilwell boys basketball team have been virtual unknowns all year in the 2018-2019 Duval County Middle School Basketball season. Yet they waited for the big stage to show what they could do in the playoffs, defeating Landmark 46-36 to advance to the big dance Wednesday to play for the Duval County Middle...Read More

It’s been one of the most competitive seasons in Duval County middle school basketball history. Every division except one saw the winner separated by just one win in boys basketball. Upsets, and forfeits have set up a very intriguing playoffs on their side. On the Girl’s side, several teams at the top dominated their divisions...Read More

Kirby Smith’s motto for the second half of the season has been to “finish strong”. Their Coach put in this motto after the young Comet’s losing focus in the final minutes of multiple games this season. It seemed as if history would repeat itself for the Comets, up big during the first and second quarters...Read More

Heading into week #5 of the Duval County Middle School basketball season, we see several teams that are playing great team basketball. Teams win championships, and right now there are several teams that have the opportunity to take home the 2019 trophy. Two teams that are playing exceptional team ball right now coincidentally are from...Read More