A mere 365 days ago, give or take a day or two, Bishop Kenny and Ribault were both competing against one another in the State Regional Semi-Finals. Fast forward to present day, both teams would push through a challenging season to find themselves in the same predicament once again in the 2019 Regional Semi-Finals. Game...Read More
Victories are great, but great victories turn into monumental ones the second time around. Andrew Jackson proved that a Tiger could not change its stripes because a Tiger can only be a Tiger each day of the week. This is exactly what the team epitomized at the Gateway Conference Championship as the territorial Tigers defeated...Read More
ARLINGTON – Terry Parker (14-6) bravely exhibited their tomahawk force to defeat the Fernandina Beach Lady Pirates 60-44 on Thursday evening. Parker would begin the season off to a rough start due to key player Adonne Tillman’s absence whom underwent surgery early on during the season. Braves head coach Rene Howell exclaimed , “The girls...Read More
SOUTHSIDE – A new season, a new coach, yet the same result for the Sandalwood Saints girls basketball team, as they defended their Gateway Conference championship by defeating Raines 42-30 on Saturday night. It was a rematch from last year, pitting the two best girls basketball teams in the conference against one another. Sandalwood, led by...Read More
PONTE VEDRA – Britany Range scored all 14 of the Middleburg Broncos fourth quarter points to erase a double digit lead by the Nease Panthers on the road. Yet in the end, it was Camillo Hobby 19 points that led the Panthers to their second victory over district rival Middleburg this year 52-47 in a...Read More
RIBAULT – Sure it may be uncharacteristically hot for late December in Florida, but the near 80 degree temperatures outside was nothing compared to the shooting inferno between the Raines Lady Vikings and the Ribault Lady Trojans Saturday night in the 2018 Basketball Northwest Classic. Yet before their barn burner championship game, both teams had...Read More
WOLFSON – With 42 seconds remaining in the game and Sandalwood trailing 49-48, Caitlin McGee grabbed the defensive rebound and took it coast-to-coast for the go-ahead layup giving the Lady Saints a 50-49 lead allowing Sandalwood to upset #15 ranked Miami Norland 52-49 at Wolfson Friday night. Sandalwood takes the 50-49 lead over Miami Norland with...Read More
Jackson HS- Several High School Basketball teams showcased their talents at the Jackie Simmons Classic this past weekend. After a win over Ridgeview last week, Oakleaf gained their second win of the season with a 40-30 win over Lake Minneola Saturday. Quintez Johnson and Chantz Williams led the Knights on the night with their strong play....Read More
Lakeland FL- The Fernandina Pirates got over the hump by scaling the hill that was Florida State High ( Florida High) last week. With the win they defeated a team that had previously bested them in the regional finals a year ago. Yet getting past Florida High was the equivalent of a molehill compared to the...Read More
Since the first day of conditioning the goal for every high school basketball team has been to get to Lakeland and compete for a state championship. For four area teams such as Creeskide, Ribault, Palatka and Bolles they all have a chance to achieve that goal with a win today in the regional final (Elite...Read More