Eastside- With 13.8 seconds left in regulation, Fletcher middle school found itself at the five yard line against Gilbert with the game tied 0-0. Coach Jeff McCrone, Fletcher’s new head coach who replaced long time head coach Marty McCaulsin, brought a new offense with him and implemented it all game. However, in the closing seconds...Read More

Eastside– With just seconds remaining on the clock and trailing by four points, the Mathew Gilbert Panthers needed a touchdown to win the game and remain undefeated on the season. With the ball at the Ribault 30 yard line, Panther quarterback #7 Davion Brown broke a tackle in the pocket and rolled left firing a...Read More

First Coast HS- You’d have to go back over ten years the last time Highlands defeated Matthew Gilbert Middle School. However last week history was made, as the Highlands Wildcats defeated the Gilbert Panthers 14-8. Highlands came into the game undefeated at 4-0 while Gilbert road into the game undefeated as well. The game made for...Read More

Jacksonville- It seems like years have past since Matthew Gilbert Middle last won a championship, but in actuality its only been only two years. Yet when a team like the Panthers who are used to winning every year gets dethroned by an opponent, the road back to the top is usually left with lots of...Read More

Matthew Gilbert Middle School- “I enjoyed the game. Good physical smash mouth football. You don’t see too much of that anymore. I loved the atmosphere. The game definitely lived up to the hype. A lot of great athletes on that field.” These were the words of Reggie Webb Jr, a spectator at the game whose son,...Read More

Oceanway- You can’t start the 2017 Duval County middle school football season without getting on the bus with the champs first. With Hurricane Irma turning the schedule upside down, one would assume this would be the year for a team to sneak up on the Panthers in week one. Well, you know what they say about...Read More

Sandalwood H.S- Not one, not two, but three, count em, three titles in three years for the Mathew Gilbert Panthers. Their third came tonight as they defeated the Twin Lakes Wolves to become the 2017 Duval County Boys Basketball Middle School Champions. Gilbert Leads Twin Lakes 2nd period. Boys Middle School Basketball Championship! pic.twitter.com/g5letYvhYF —...Read More

Mandarin High School-  It was an incredible back and forth game with lead changes every minute.  It was a breath taking contest, that featured big time pressure shots. It was an amazingly emotional atmosphere, with crowd engaging chants and outbursts.  How ever you want to describe the Middle School Boys Championship game, it goes without...Read More

Dupont Middle-  “So they decided to settle it on the court…  That’s where all disputes or controversies surrounding youth sports should be settled anyway”, said one gentleman in attendance at the Oceanway versus Gilbert playoff game. Well actually, the game was the playoff to the playoff game as the winner would face DuPont Middle next in...Read More

First Coast High School- After a 30-0 victory over Fletcher by Mathew Gilbert Middle School in the first week of the season, not many expected these two teams to see each other at the end of the season playing for the Duval County Middle School Championship. Well, not many except the coaches from Gilbert and the coaches...Read More