It was a great basketball season in Northeast Florida once again, as several teams made their way through the regular season to the post season. Four girls basketball teams from the area would battle their way to the FHSAA state championship series in Lakeland. Those teams were Ponte Vedra, University Christian, Providence, and Bishop Kenny....Read More

Coach Rod Carter captained a middle school powerhouse program at Highlands winning several girls county basketball championships. He now has steered Paxon to it’s first high school County championship in just his fourth season. Paxon 68 Atlantic Coast 57-Final Paxon accomplished something that other great girls basketball teams at Paxon could not, and that’s conqueror the competition...Read More

Ponte Vedra Fl-Senior guard Ansley Hicks of Paxon said that she and her teammates were eager to play Nease again after what several on the team described as an embarrassing loss to the Panthers last year. Well Tuesday night, the Golden Eagles got their golden opportunity for revenge against the Panthers as Paxon defeated Nease...Read More

2023-2023 Girls Basketball Preseason RankingsBishop Kenny Ridgeview San Jose Prep Bolles Ponte Vedra Ribault NFEI Providence Paxon Mandarin Also considered:Beachside, Ed White, Jackson, Nease, Oakleaf, St. Augustine, and University ChristianPreseason All-Area TeamsClare CoyleFirst TeamNia Blocton, Sr. – RidgeviewTerrielle Clark, Sr. – San Jose PrepClare Coyle, Sr. – Bishop KennyMorgan Gavazzi, Sr. – Ponte VedraAbby Knauff,...Read More

The best girls basketball players in Northeast Florida are acknowledged annually on Coach Patrece’s All-Area Teams. Duval Sports highlights these players after accomplishing team and individual goals on the court. From stastistical standouts to defensive leaders, the best are on this list. It’s important to remember that this list is based on your availability in...Read More

Northeast Fl- The top 5 girl’s basketball players of the year were named this week, as our basketball expert Coach Patrece observed from her perspective the most impactful players of the year. Let’s take a look at the “Starting 5” below, and don’t forget to look out for the release of the 2nd team and...Read More

It was a homecoming for Mandarin’s girls basketball head coach Anthony Flynn, as he returned to Ribault where he served as Ribault’s head football coach, and as an assistant girls basketball coach on the Lady Trojan’s national championship team. Flynn led his Mustangs through the Gateway Conference tournament, defeating Stanton 51-35, then Sandalwood 43-21 to...Read More

Northeast Fl- San Jose Prep defeated Mandarin 52-44 this week, as the Storm improved to 4-1 on the season. Kourtney Johnson led all scorers with 17-points, including five 3-pointers in the contest. Jazlynn Curtis was the second leading scorer, with 11- points in the game. The Storm, stormed out to an early 18-6 lead in...Read More

Ponte Vedra Fl- I had the chance to spend some time with the Ponte Vedra Girls Basketball team recently at their team media day.  I also stuck around to watch some of their practice. The energy was infectious.  The team is experienced, close-knit and determined going into the 2023 season.  Week 1 of Practice in the...Read More

The Providence girl’s basketball team won a District Championship last year and surprised a lot of people by making it all the way to the Regional Finals in District 3A. It was no surprise to them though, as they had an experienced squad, and had been building up to this point to become a championship caliber...Read More