What your peers and colleagues say about you is a testament to the life that you’ve lived. For retired Duval County Public School teacher and former Sandalwood football coach Dennis Bartley, his life was certainly a testament to his character. Said current Sandalwood High School Football Coach Adam Geis, “Coach Bartley was as perfect of...Read More

Former William M. Raines standout Solomon Kindley of the University of Georgia was selected in the fourth round of the NFL Draft by the Miami Dolphins. The outstanding junior played guard on the supremely talented Georgia offensive-line, where he was characterized as a “nasty guard who lives in scrap mode” by NFL.com’s Lance Zierlein. Selected...Read More

The Fruit Cove Flyers were a team of destiny and it was fulfilled this year when they defeated Murray 55-44 to win the St. Johns County Middle School Basketball Championship. Murray was vying for a third-straight county championship, but that would be denied at the hands of Fruit Cove. The Flyers (14-0) ended Murray’s 23-game...Read More

Altamonte Springs Fl- If you watched him play, it was obvious who the best basketball player in Florida was in 2019-2020. He averaged 23.7 points per game, along with 11.1 rebounds per game. He led Paxon to the Gateway Conference Championship, and two consecutive FHSAA Final 4 appearances, their first in over 30 years. In...Read More

Lakeland Fl- The Hilliard Flashes attempted to complete the seemingly improbable journey to the championship Friday night, when they faced Hawthorne in the Class 1A State Championship. This was the Red Flashes first appearance in the Final 4 since 1979 as Hilliard fell short in the Final 4 that year. 41 years since their last...Read More

Lakeland FL- Of the five teams to travel to the RP Funding Center from Northeast Florida, two undoubtedly had the toughest roads to hoe. Powerhouse programs in their own right Paxon (25-6) and Columbia (28-3) took on two former champions from south Florida, looking to return to Florida’s highest high school summit. It’s no secret...Read More

Sandalwood HS- The Kirby Smith Comets have successfully navigated their way to the county championship three times in three years. And for the second year in a row, the Comets hoisted the championship trophy as the Duval County Middle School Boys Basketball Champions. Kirby jumped out on Landmark creating turnovers with pressure and making easy...Read More

Lakeland FL- Six lead changes in the first quarter thought to set up an exciting game between Hilliard and Vernon. However Jacob Crews and company had other plans as the Red Flashes defeated Vernon 80-59 to advance to the Class 1A State Championship game. Crews finished the game with 29 points scoring 16 points in...Read More

All three games involving Impact, Jackson and Columbia came down to the last possession. That’s to be expected when you reach the Boys Basketball Regional Finals as the best teams convene for the chance to go to the Final 4. Each of them looked to join Hilliard who already punched their ticket to Lakeland. Coach...Read More

Kernan MS- The Highlands Middle School Basketball team is the closest thing to dominance in the area since the Gilbert boys basketball team from recent years. Highlands, the 2019 defending county champions looked to return to the championship but they had to go through Kernan (8-1). Bonnie Davis Photography Kernan came out aggressive early in...Read More