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The last time the Jacksonville Jaguars had a playoff home game Duval looked a little different than it does now.  The Jaguars defeated Miami 62-7 in the semifinals, and would go on to fall to the Tennessee Titans 33-14 in the AFC championship game. In High School sports around Northeast Florida we’ve always had very good and competitive teams. An as the Jaguars push toward their championship, lets take a...Read More

Jackson HS- It might’ve been the best basketball Jackson has played all year, as the Tigers defeated Carver High School (Montgomery, Alabama) 63-56 in a Pre MLK Basketball Tournament contest Friday evening. Jackson controlled the game with their guards by controlling the floor and finding the open man down low to score high percentage field goals with their big men. Freshman #21 Teran Haywood gained the confidence of Coach Collins to...Read More

GAINESVILLE-The Florida High School Athletic Association held their football advisory committee meeting today at the FHSAA office in Gainesville. None of the agenda items were immediately passed as they still have to be approved in a January 10 Athletic Directors meeting; however not getting through this initial phase likely eliminates them from passing on. Eleven agenda items were on the docket for today’s meeting as well as a round table...Read More

While heading home after school on the activity bus one late afternoon, young Djuan Ballinger’s life would be changed forever. Then a tenth grader at Douglas Anderson High School of the Arts, Ballinger encountered students from William M. Raines High School at the bus stop where he noticed a young man doing something that intrigued him. That young man was mimicking movements for his school’s step team, something Ballinger had...Read More

Raines HS- First Coast erased an early 7-0 deficit to take the lead and the championship game against Ribault, winning the annual Northwest Classic Tournament 59-53. First Coast was led by #4 Naseem Khaalid’s 16 points and  #1 Jalen Shuman’s 12 points as they were able to knock down their open looks to the basket. Ribault’s Devon Matthews hit a big three pointer to pull the Trojans to within six...Read More