RIBAULT – The First Coast Buccaneers breezed into Austin Wilkes gymnasium on Saturday evening extinguishing Raines fire and expectations of a win. First Coast would defeat the Raines Vikings 62-49 capturing the 2018 Northwest Classic Christmas Tournament Championship . Florida State University commit Naseem Khaalid earned the tournament championship MVP award when he put up...Read More

RIBAULT – Sure it may be uncharacteristically hot for late December in Florida, but the near 80 degree temperatures outside was nothing compared to the shooting inferno between the Raines Lady Vikings and the Ribault Lady Trojans Saturday night in the 2018 Basketball Northwest Classic. Yet before their barn burner championship game, both teams had...Read More

NORTHSIDE – The Raines Lady Vikings (9-0) defeated the Fernandina Lady Pirates 64-36 Monday evening to remain undefeated on the season. Raines guard Ahliah Brown led the Lady Vikings with 22 points, guard Nyla Allen contributed with 19 points, 6 assists and 3 steals and center Teyana Carswell chipped in with 10 points, 5 blocks and 16...Read More

ORLANDO – When one speaks of the greatest of all time in sports or the G.O.A.T, one must consider several factors for the discussion. Did they achieve the highest individual honor in their sport ? Did they achieve the highest team honor in their sport ? Finally, did they consistently win on a regular basis...Read More

Orlando Fl- With 3:02 left in the game and Raines leading Cooca 21-13, Vikings defensive back Treyvon Hobbs intercepted Tiger quarterback Diego Arroyo and returned it 66-yards for a game clinching touchdown. For Raines, it was a spectacular defensive performance as their unit capped a first half where they gave up only 9 yards rushing, with...Read More

Jacksonville FL- It was a forgone conclusion even before the playoffs began. So the way it played out on Friday night was no surprise to any when Raines shut out visiting Dunnellon 48-0 to advance to the Class 4A State Championship game. The shock of the night actually occurred in another game that the Vikings were...Read More

Jacksonville Fl- Last year in the playoffs, Raines was led by their running game as running back Brandon Marshall racked up 200 rushing yards versus West Nassau in their playoff matchup. This year, Raines is led by their defense. In two playoff games against Marianna and West Nassau they’ve surrendered only 9 points, including a 42-0...Read More

Jacksonville- After a first round bye, the Raines Vikings debuted their 2018 playoff campaign with a 47-9 landslide victory of Marianna. The defending class 4A champions are making an unprecedented push to reach and win a state title in back to back years for the first time in Jacksonville public school history. If Friday was...Read More

NORTHSIDE – In a close and highly competitive contest, the Raines Vikings gained their 35th victory in the annual Northwest Classic by defeating the Ribault Trojans 14-6 on Saturday afternoon. Raines came into the contest red hot, winners of eight straight since a Week 1 16-15 loss to Lee, while Ribault had caught fire as...Read More

Raines HS- If there’s anything we’ve learned about Raines and Oakleaf the last two weeks, is that one team is gaining confidence while the other is relinquishing it. Raines has taken out 8A powers Mandarin and Sandalwood in consecutive weeks. Last Friday, they added District 3-7A leader Oakleaf to their list of victims, defeating the Knights...Read More