VALDOSTA, GA – For 38 area football players, this could be the final time they put on the helmet and pads as only a handful will move on to college, for the rest this is their time to shine and hopefully one final time to attract a college coaches attention. But for all 51 players...Read More

GAINESVILLE – St. Joseph Academy rolled through the regular season unscathed on its way to claiming the North Florida Football Conference this past fall. For that the Flashes were well represented on the 2018 North Florida Football All-Conference team recently released to coaches. The conference consists of nine schools in two divisions, the North and...Read More

ORLANDO – The third time was the charm for No. 2 seed Orlando Christian Prep, who not only won their first ever Sunshine State Athletic Conference but slayed the two-time defending champions No. 1 seed St. Stephens Falcons as well. The Warriors (9-2) cruised through the playoffs unscathed, including a 35-14 win over the Falcons...Read More

GAINESVILLE – When people speak about the top football players from the First Coast area of all-time, the names that often come to mind are Tim Tebow, Derrick Henry, Frankie Franklin, Lito Sheppard, Leon Washington and DeAndre Johnson; now they will have to add Carson Beck to the conversation. The junior quarterback from Mandarin solidified...Read More

GAINESVILLE – Mandarin head coach Bobby Ramsay has been named the 2018 Florida Dairy Farmers Football Coach-of-the-Year following a final round of voting by a statewide panel of high school football coaches and media representatives. Ramsay, who was previously selected as the Class 8A Coach-of-the-Year, led his team to an 11-4 record and the school’s...Read More

BEACHES- Local high school football student athletes signed letters of intent to play college football in a new tradition sweeping the nation, December National Signing Day. These athletes have put in hard work to be able to enroll early into college based on their excellent achievements in academics, and their stellar play on the football...Read More

GAINESVILLE – It was fun while it lasted, after a 17 year absence and a two year resurgence; unless they schedule each other as a non district game, the Bolles and Trinity Christian rivalry is back in the cold case files for now. As the Florida High School Athletic Association released its new football districts...Read More

ORLANDO- With 1:17 to play in the game, Brandon Mc Duffey hit Xzavier Henderson on a 9-yard touchdown pass to pull Columbus too within two points 37-35 of Mandarin. The Explorers still needed a two-point conversion to tie the game, as Mandarin braced for the biggest play of their season. As the crowd held its breath,...Read More

Orlando Fl- With 3:02 left in the game and Raines leading Cooca 21-13, Vikings defensive back Treyvon Hobbs intercepted Tiger quarterback Diego Arroyo and returned it 66-yards for a game clinching touchdown. For Raines, it was a spectacular defensive performance as their unit capped a first half where they gave up only 9 yards rushing, with...Read More

MANDARIN – After seeing Zy Grable return the opening kickoff all the way back to the 25 yard line and Ali Boyce punch it in from a yard to give Sarasota Riverview a quick 7-0 lead minutes into the game; host Mandarin responded with a 25-0 run to walk away with a 45-31 win over...Read More