Bishop Kenny HS- It’s without question the toughest classification in Northeast Florida, and quite possibly the state of Florida. With Bishop Kenny, Raines and Ribault, all perennial powerhouses vying for playoff supremacy in North Florida, the Class 4A playoff early rounds are literally a twisted metal drag race to the finish. On Thursday, we saw...Read More

The 4A District 3 Championship featured a match-up of one the best rivalries in the area.  It was the third time that Raines and Ribault had played each other this season with Raines winning the two earlier games, including the Gateway Conference Championship. Raines was led by Seniors Ahliah Brown, Jamicia Davis and Selah Reddick. Ribault was...Read More

The 7A District 1 Championship game featured a match-up of two of the best teams in Northeast Florida. Oakleaf and Nease have both been mainstays in our rankings all season. They both feature some of the best players as well. Oakleaf is led by Sophomores Fantasia James, Taliah Scott and Kaylah Turner. Nease is led by Junior Sydney Gomes,...Read More

There was one theme across Northeast Florida on National Signing Day 2021, a sigh of relief. With the covid-19 pandemic ravaging the country, one of the hardest areas affected indirectly has been college football recruiting. A dead period restricted college coaches from visiting high schools, and many camps were cancelled last summer due to the...Read More

Last rankings of the regular season before district play begins next week.  I have gotten the chance to see a lot of games between some really good teams this year.  It has made my job very difficult in picking the top ten teams throughout the season.  I won’t complain though, because this is a good...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

Paxon HS- The Jackson Tigers overcame a 9-point second half deficit to defeat Lee in the boys gateway conference semifinal 54-42 Thursday night. At one point, the Tigers went on a 16-0 run to take the lead in in the second half and never looked back. Big 6’9 Marquez Ray with the bucket for Jackson!...Read More

Oakleaf- Tuesday night featured a rematch between Oakleaf and Bishop Kenny.  Oakleaf won the previous match up by 20 points but Bishop Kenny played without two of their top three players, Jasmyne Roberts and Jamia Nesmith. Both teams played man to man defense for the entire game which created some exciting match ups. At times, you...Read More

Oakleaf came out on top in a tough defensive match-up against Terry Parker 39-35.  The Lady Knights improved to 17-1 on the season. Both teams were missing a starter from their line-ups. Terry Parker (6-8) was without Zoriah Mobley due to injury and Oakleaf was without Kaylah Turner for an undisclosed reason.  Terry Parker controlled the...Read More