Lakeland FL- For the third time in four years Jackson leaves Lakeland with the State Runner-Up trophy, as the Tigers fell to Calvary Christian 74-58 in the Class 4A FHSAA State Championship game. State Runner Up Jackson with Duval County Superintendent @DrDianaGreene and County AD @talleymama Great Season Tigers! @AndrewJacksonHS @Ambassadors4Jax pic.twitter.com/Oq7yWu2Vgh— Duval Sports ™️...Read More
Lakeland FL- The (29-2) Jackson Tigers (Jacksonville FL) defeated Gibbs (21-9) 58-45 in the Class 4A State semifinals on Thursday, to move on to face Calvary Christian Academy (23-2) in the championship game on Saturday.Jackson fell behind early on to Gibbs as Jacob Daniels torched the court knocking down shots and getting to the basket....Read More
Jacksonville Fl- The Gateway Conference Championship Game for Girls Basketball featured two former champions in Jackson and Sandalwood. Sandalwood last won in 2018-2019 and Jackson last won in 2009-2010. This matchup also featured some of the best post players in the area. Sandalwood has junior Jada Jones and Jackson has senior Irene Kabassubabo and junior...Read More
The Gateway Conference Tournament decided on two teams Wednesday night to face each other in the championship game. But first those two teams would have extremely exciting and hard fought contests to overcome. Check out the game recaps belowGirls BasketballSemifinalsGames held at RibaultJackson 53 Mandarin 43This game featured a matchup of two teams that are...Read More
Raines defeated Jackson 31-14 on Friday night. The Vikings improves to 2-1 and face Clear Water Academy at home next week. Jackson fell to 2-2 and face Riverside on the road. Check out the Will Brown photo gallery by Duval Sports below.Game Story: Raines Rolls In Renewed Rivalry At JacksonAndrew Jackson linebacker Latavian Thomas looks...Read More
Main Street- It’s no secret to anyone where many of the big time football players from Matthew Gilbert Middle School, and Spring Field Academy Middle School (formerly Kirby Smith) go to play high school football. For decades, many football players have opted for Moncrief (Raines) over Main Street (Jackson). Yet with the new hire of...Read More
Lakeland FL- Forty nine, that’s the number of times the Bishop Mc Laughlin Hurricanes went to the foul line in the Class 3A State semifinals. They shot 75% from the charity stripe. Meanwhile, the Jackson Tigers went to the foul line just nineteen times shooting 59% in the line. It was a glaring difference in...Read More
Jacksonville FL- “Working on the weekend like usual” are Impact Christian Academy and Jackson as they return to Lakeland for the second straight year, for a chance to win a state championship. Joining them this year will be West Nassau, whose incredible season just keeps rolling. Their “Future” is in their hands, like a pen...Read More
Jackson HS- The Paxon Eagles (16-6) traveled to Main Street to face the Jackson Tigers (14-4), setting up a battle between the last two Gateway Conference Champions. Paxon won it in 2020 and Jackson was crowned in 2019. Both teams came into the contest on winning streaks. Paxon defeated Westside 58-48, then First Coast 50-49...Read More
Paxon HS- Quinnton Jackson’s 3-pointer gave Paxon their first lead and the 50-49 win over First Coast in the Gateway Conference Semifinals Thursday night. Jackson scored 26 points in the game including the go ahead 3 pointer to the eruption of the home crowd. It was an amazing comeback for Coach Toby Frazier and his...Read More