Mandarin’s parade of champions seemingly lasted forever as the team and the school were showered with praises and accolades for their 2018 High School football championship. Now that 2018 is behind us, 2019 is upon us, and the Mustang’s focus turns from playing the underdog role, to the big dog role. As defending champions they’ll...Read More

The big 7A teams don’t have time to waste any day as they are busy moving through the ranks. Creekside is fresh off of a kickoff classic win against State Champions Mandarin. Fletcher has been consistently rising through the years , how will they hang this year without Jeremiah Payton and Jaylen Mitchell? Buchholz is...Read More

Things look a lot different in Class 6A now, as state powers Columbia and Lee dropped down from 7A to 6A this season joining Middleburg and Gainesville, who remained in 6A. Despite losing several key starters, both Lee and Columbia are poised for another long playoff run. Or will Gainesville and Middleburg rain on the...Read More

Northeats Florida- The preseason officially came and went as many teams in Northeast Florida kicked-off football in prep sports. Several teams matched up making for intriguing games. Games which outcomes weren’t important in terms of regular season records, but were valuable in assessing the early makeup of teams and their readiness for the fall. We...Read More

Tallahassee- The preseason is officially underway as many teams in Northeast Florida kickoff football in prep sports. Sandalwood was one of the local teams that traveled out of town for their first game action. The three hour bus ride down I-10 was prolonged on arrival by several thunderstorm cells in the big bend area. The game,...Read More

Bishop Kenny- Buchholz would shut down Bishop Kenny on the river with a 25-0 shut-out during the kickoff classic Thursday night. Buccholz Head Coach Mark Whittemore commented, “ Bishop Kenny’s stadium has a beautiful venue along with the water and the Jaguars playing at the stadium in the background. It was a great night to have some...Read More

St. Johns– Creekside pulled out all of the stops defeating state champions Mandarin 24-20 at the Friday night kickoff classic. Coach Sean McIntyre would go on to say, “Two great teams played tonight. They are not the same team that they were last year and neither are we. Our defense ran the ball despite missing...Read More

Class 6A in Northeast Florida has experienced their share of shake ups before the 2019 season began. The death of Matanzas’ wide receiver and linebacker Curtis Gray devastated the Pirates family and community. Gray was shot and killed on April 13th of this year. All continue to mourn the loss of such an accomplished athlete....Read More

The new District 5-5A has a lit bit of everything, something new, something borrowed and something blue. Nemesis Baker County is still in Class 5A but in a different district, allowing newcomer Gainesville Eastside to move in with district rivals Clay, Menendez and Ridgeview. Will the new kid on the block take the crown or...Read More

The landscape of high school football keeps changing every year now, giving more teams a perhaps realistic shot of finally making the playoffs. Case in point in the newly appointed District 3-5A, which features a mixture of old rivals and new rivals put together. For teams like Westside and Terry Parker gone are the days...Read More