NORTHSIDE – Down one with two seconds left from its own 35 yard line, Raines had one final Hail Mary heave to try to pull off the thrilling come from behind win. Unfortunately senior quarterback Barron Coates had other ideas, Coates perhaps panicked a bit and decided against heaving a Hail Mary and tuck it and run and despite picking up 19 yards...Read More

Jacksonville- At the conclusion of the Lee vs Raines football game Friday night, gun shots rang out in front of William M. Raines High School sending students, players and fans into a panic. The aftermath left two high school students injured and another recent Raines graduate dead sparking fear, sorrow and outrage across the world. Shots...Read More

DuvalSports.com is teaming up with the PrepZone to bring you the High School Game of the Week on the NFHS Netweork! Every week DuvalSports.com’s Andre’ Ellis and Corey Davis broadcast Northeast Florida’s top game of the week in high school sports. The game, the halftime show, the cheerleaders, the fans, the entire game experience all...Read More

Last year was a historic one for both Raines and West Nassau, the two will look to capitalize on that even more this season. For Raines winning its second overalls state title its first since 1997, has put the Vikings in the position to become the first are public school team to win back-to-back state title. The Vikings graduated a lot...Read More

ORLANDO – With six minutes to play in the fourth quarter, and trailing the Cocoa Tigers 10-6, Raines Vikings quarterback Ivory Durham IV dropped back to pass from the Cocoa eight yard line. Back peddling to avoid the rush, Durham lofted a pass off his back foot from the 15 yard line to the end...Read More

Raines HS- It was third times a charm for the Jackson Boys Basketball team, as they defeated Raines in the Gateway Conference Championship 61-56 to be crowned conference champions. In 2015, the Tigers lost a thrilling last second game to Ed White in the Gateway Conference Championship. In 2017, Jackson lost a heart breaker at home...Read More

First Coast HS- A tie ball game at halftime switched into the home team’s favor late in the second half, has First Coast built a slight lead over Raines. But Viking’s center Teyana Carswell began to assert herself down low making crucial shots to erase a six point deficit. Finally, with Raines leading 59-57, junior...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

GAINESVILLE FL – The Florida Dairy Farmers Association has named their Florida Mr. Football of 2017. The annual award is given to one outstanding high school football player that was the leading vote-getter in his classification for the Player of the Year honors. Northeast Florida has had six former Mr. Football honorees including, 2016 – Nick...Read More

Congratulations to William M. Raines High School Quarterback Ivory Durham IV and Head Coach Deran Wiley for winning the Florida Dairy Farmers Class 4A Player and Coach of the year. Wiley and Durham IV led Raines to its second state championship, their first in exactly twenty years. The senior went 165 of 243 for 3,004...Read More