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high school basketball
21
Feb
2020

Champs Carry On and Buzzer Beaters Carry Teams Through Boys Basketball First Round

It takes guts to take the shot. It takes faith in teammates to trust them to make the play. And it takes determination to move on to the next round. For several teams in Northeast Florida, it took the final seconds of their first round contests to advance to the next round. While for others,...
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21
Feb
2020

NFEI Cruises Past Beaches Chapel in the 2A Regional Quarterfinals

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — On February 20, 2020, the #1 seed North Florida Educational Institute Eagles (23-4) squared off against the #8 seed Beaches Chapel (16-3) in the 2A Regional Quarterfinals game. This match-up reflected similarly to the first time these teams met this season in their season openers. NFEI came out on top in the...
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20
Feb
2020

BK and UC Moving On; Five Fall in Round 2

Upsets occur in sports, it’s apart of the game. Yet upsets are never fun when your team is on the losing end of one. Unfortunately for two teams, the second round is where they would experience the sting of defeat by virtue of losing to a lower seeded team. It’s tough in the playoffs and...
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19
Feb
2020

Boys Basketball: Districts Done; Launching Operation Lakeland

The Boys are back in town, as the playoffs begin for boys basketball in Northeast Florida. The best teams in the area proved it by winning their district contests. While others proved their worth by their records or wins over quality opponents. We take a look at the teams rankings, their road to the first...
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18
Feb
2020

Girls Basketball: Raines Reigns Over Ribault in Playoff Second Round

Raines High School- Junior Ahliah Brown jumped out of the gate scoring 11 points in the first half, leading Raines to a 51-45 victory over rival Ribault in the FHSAA Regional Semi-Finals. Jamicia Davis scored 4 points in the first period, giving the Lady Vikings an early first quarter lead. Ribault made it tough for...
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16
Feb
2020

Excitement in the Air After Teams Advance in First Round of Playoffs

The girls basketball Regional Quarterfinals are in the book, and after the first round of the playoffs several teams are excited to move on to round two. Some compelling match-ups are on the horizon this week, including Middleburg versus Rickards, UC versus NFEI and Raines versus Ribault. Check out who advanced and who went home...
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10
Feb
2020

Revenge Of The Bulldogs; Bolles Takes Down Bishop Kenny On Senior Night

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — On February 7th, the Bolles School Bulldogs (18-7) sought out revenge on their school rival the Bishop Kenny Crusaders (20-4) on the Bulldogs Senior Night. On January 17th the Bulldogs blew a 17 point lead and lost in OT to the Crusaders 61-58. Post Game Interview With The Bulldogs Senior Guard, Justin...
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28
Jan
2020

Duval Sports Girls Basketball Power & Playoff Rankings Jan 27th

We’re wrapping up the regular season for the girls high school basketball season and the best teams in the area have solidified themselves as the best. Bartram Trail gained a big win to Heading into February, the top teams at the end of the season this year look a lot different from the top teams...
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24
Jan
2020

Simmons Lifts Jackson Over Bishop Snyder In OT

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — On January 23rd, the Andrew Jackson Tigers (16-2) took on the Bishop Snyder Cardinals (8-11) in an exhilarating home conference game. Both teams were coming off losses that were greater than 20 points. However, the Tigers had a very determined junior guard, Jackie Simmons, to make sure his team did not lose...
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22
Jan
2020

Terry Parker Gets Win Over Orange Park Despite 14 Point Deficit

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — On January 21st, the Terry Parker Braves (9-9) took on the Orange Park Raiders (12-7) at home. Both teams were coming off of losses from Monday night and had something to prove. Good Ball Movement Puts The Raiders Up 14-0 @DuvalSports pic.twitter.com/uGxRIUCvML— Tee Green (@Baby_Baller98) January 22, 2020             The Raiders went...
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