NORTHSIDE – Tempo or momentum can quickly decide the outcome of a football game. Raines decided to use both in their domination of visiting Mandarin, as three first quarter scores set the tempo for a 55-22 win in the Graveyard. Coming off of a win over Deland on Monday due to Hurricane Irma, it would be hard to...Read More

Mandarin- As both teams recover from Hurricane Irma, the Mandarin Mustangs and DeLand Bulldogs fought to see who would come out with the victory. The players on both teams came into the game healthy and excited to play on a Tuesday night. Yet only one team could be crowned victor. In order for this to...Read More

Some of the top rivalries in the area will meet in the season opener this Friday. From Palm Coast to Ponte Vedra in other small communities in between, rivalries are what make high school football so much fun. Here is a run down of some of the top rivalries being played this week; including Ed...Read More

Bartram Trail- The stadium was rocking Friday night as the home fans welcomed their 2017 version of the Bears onto the field to face the Mandarin Mustangs. Both coaches were excited about the matchup and looked forward to the challenge as they prepared for a preseason brawl. The night started well for one team, as...Read More

JACKSONVILLE – While Oakleaf and University Christian both get ready to open their season this week, the rest of the area will get to fine tune things before starting their season next week. Kickoff Classics begin Thursday with Lee at Bolles, Matanzas at Ed White, Atlantic Coast at Ribault and First Coast at Sandalwood; before the rest continue...Read More

DuvalSports.com will preview high school football teams from northeast Florida in preparation for the the 2017 season. This year has already experienced many changes in high school football with legendary coaches retiring, district realignments, a playoff points system, and the full implementation of the Choice in Sports bill, allowing parents to choose which school they’re...Read More

With it being Memorial Day weekend, we thought it would be a great time to start releasing some of the 2017 area high school football schedules. We start with District 1-8A, which will feature Sandalwood, Mandarin, Deland,  Palm Coast and defending champion Spruce Creek. The district ended last year in a three-way tiebreaker at Mandarin, with both Spruce Creek...Read More

Sandalwood High School- The Saints held down the “Home Mat Advantage” as they won the 2016 Gateway Conference Championship for the second year in a row. Sandalwood tallied win after win in the final round of several different weight classes to get the overall team victory. The Saints capitalized on the lack of size with...Read More

MANDARIN-For nine straight weeks, arch-rivals Mandarin and Sandalwood were both ranked in the top ten state rankings and looked well on their way to a potential second round playoff meeting. That is until Sandalwood blew a 24 point lead and lost to Mandarin 34-31 and a week later Mandarin coming off the emotional win over Sandalwood, laid down in a 42-19...Read More

Mandarin scored 55 points and yielded 0 to Flagler Palm Coast as the Mustangs rebounded emphatically from their loss last week to Spruce Creek. Sandalwood put up 41 points to defeat Deland 41-21, ensuring a three team playoff with Mandarin and Spruce Creek. The scoring barrage didn’t let up on either side of the ball...Read More