Sandalwood High School- The Saints held down the “Home Mat Advantage” as they won the 2016 Gateway Conference Championship for the second year in a row. Sandalwood tallied win after win in the final round of several different weight classes to get the overall team victory. The Saints capitalized on the lack of size with...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

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

We have reached the 75 % point of the season, only a few weeks left in the regular season. As teams make their final push towards making the playoffs. I will break down each local district and tell you who is good shape, who needs help and who can already prepare for the 2017 season. From 8A...Read More

MANDARIN-Knowing the ramifications of this weeks huge rivalry game with Sandalwood, Mandarin head coach Quinn Gray put a gag order on his team all week and told them to do their talking on the field. They listened well. Mandarin remained silent all week on social media and got the last laugh in a come from behind 34-31 win at the...Read More

JACKSONVILLE-On a night when both teams defenses stole the show, ironically the game was decided by a defensive play. Clinging to a 16-12 lead with under two minutes to go, the Mandarin defense came up with the big play needed to secure a 16-12 win over host Ribault at Alvin White Stadium. Dominick Santiago picked off his fourth...Read More

Hurricane Hermine caused massive destruction in the Carolina’s and also parts of Florida. Along the way several high school football games were cancelled or postponed due to the potential impact of Hermine. Here is a compilation of games rescheduled and teams needing games to make up for the loss of a game due to the hurricane. Look...Read More

So you want to check out a game Friday night, but don’t know who is playing or where to go? Look no further, here is the Week 1 schedule for this week. While Lee at Raines might be the marquee Game of the Week, there are still plenty of other games to check out including Mandarin at Atlantic...Read More

  Here is the first Associated Press Florida high school football rankings for the 2016 season. Ranking is followed by first-place votes in parentheses, records, rating points and previous ranking. CLASS 8A 1. Apopka (3), 0-0, 105, N/A 2. Flanagan (8), 10-0, 02, N/A 3. Columbus, 0-0, 78, N/A 4. Deerfield Beach, 0-0, 68, N/A...Read More

Here is Week 2 Week 2, Sept. 20 (5:30) Gilbert at Northwestern Oceanway at Ribault Highlands at Kirby Smith Darnell Cookman at Mayport Stilwell at Landon Twin Lakes at Landon Mandarin at Lakeshore JW Johnson at Kernan Fletcher at Jeff Davis Arlington at Jeb Stuart Southside at Fort Caroline Baldwin at Dupont    Read More