Hard to believe but we have just one week left in the middle school football season before the playoffs start. While we know who the four playoff teams are we still don’t know who will play who. The Middle School conference decided to change the playoff system and seed the four divisional winners instead of matching them...Read More
We have reached the final week of the regular season with the playoffs starting a week from today around the state. Don’t worry we will continue the picks all the way through the 8 state finals. You know the deal picks in by tomorrow by 6 p.m. to corey_davis_27@yahoo.com. I will have the updated standings finished tonight and...Read More
The season isn’t over yet but Christ Church has already got plenty of statewide recognition. The Sunshine State Athletic Conference released their 2016 All-Conference team today and three Eagles were recognized by the league coaches including first teamers defensive lineman Louie Nammour and cornerback Josh Donnie along with tailback DJ Lampp, who was named to the second team offense all-conference team....Read More
After two district tiebreakers settled the final four playoff spots in the area, we finally know who local teams will play in the first round of the playoffs. Spruce Creek came to Jacksonville and knocked off both Sandalwood and Mandarin to clinch the District 1-8A title, while Ribault knocked off Yulee and host Suwannee to win the...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
Often when the game of the year or century is played the result doesn’t typically live up to all the much anticipated hype; it did. When No. 4 Raines and No. 2 Bolles met Friday night in the highly undefeated showdown for the District 2-4A title, it left fans on the edge of their seat and wanting a lot...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
NEPTUNE BEACH-A devastating first round overtime loss to Lincoln last year in the playoffs might have hurt at the time but little did they know that would be the spark for this year’s run. Back in January, two months after the loss, the Lee Generals put up a list of goals for the 2016 season. The first being to...Read More
Ribault High School- ” It’s not over until we say it’s over”, were the words of Ribault’s Defensive End Jaylen Joyner who’s team defeated Yulee Thursday Night 14-7. Ribualt faced elimination from playoff contention in their game versus Yulee. After losing to Suwannee two weeks ago, it was a must win for the Trojans if they wanted to...Read More
It’s the biggest week of the year as teams finalize their playoff spots. Bolles and Raines Oakleaf and Bartram, Yulee and Ribault all battle for playoff spots. Sandalwood and Mandarin jockey for position with Spruce Creek or District dominance. It’s do or die time and here’s how the top teams in North East Florida stand...Read More