Now that football is over, we move on to basketball season and what better way to start then Holiday Tournament action. There are several boys basketball holiday tournaments around the area over the next couple of weeks including a handful this week. The following is a run down of area tournaments to watch for the next couple of weeks. Keep...Read More
GAINESVILLE – It’s the usual suspects at the top of The Prep Zone Power Poll in the first regional basketball rankings of the season. Tradition-rich Ribault (Jacksonville), which has won four state titles and is third all-time with 20 consecutive postseason appearances, received one of the six first-place votes to edge No. 2 Creekside (St....Read More
Orlando Florida- The Division I Pee Wee Sweetwater Hawks (ages 9-12) defeated the North Raleigh Bulldogs (NC) 25-0 to win the National Championship in the 60th annual Pop Warner Super Bowl at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Disney World. Sweetwater came into their championship game having defeated the North Philly Aztecs in round...Read More
ORLANDO-Despite another district title and solid regular season, Trinity Christian heard the talk all year but ignored it. The gossip around town was what is wrong with Trinity. A loaded schedule featuring Cocoa (4A state champs), Columbia (7A playoff team), University Christian (Class 2A state champs), Tallahassee Lincoln (7A team), Tallahassee Godby (5A team), Fort Pierce Central (8A team), IMG...Read More
Orlando Fl- With just 3:06 to play and trailing by nine points, Quarterback Nick Tronti scored from 2 yards out to pull Ponte Vedra to within two points of heavy favorite American Heritage 35-33. The Sharks clawed back into the game after being down the entire second half. They trailed 21-20 in the entire third...Read More
ORLANDO-Leon Huey took this game quite personally, literally putting it into his own hands. A year ago, Huey a starting middle linebacker at Ribault saw his state title hopes dashed in a second round 26-20 loss to Suwannee. He made sure it didn’t happen. Huey who transferred to University Christian in the off season helped lead...Read More
Orlando, FL- The Bolles Bulldogs fell to Cocoa 31-17 in the FHSAA Class 4A Championship. Cocoa’s Javian Hawkins started the game quick for the Tigers with a 70 yard touchdown run to put them up 7-0. The rushing attack for the Tigers dominated the game. Lasedrick King rushed the second touchdown for Cocoa to make...Read More
Orlando, FL- The Bolles Bulldogs trail Cocoa 24-7 at halftime in the FHSAA Class 4A Championship. Cocoa’s Javian Hawkins started the game quick for the Tigers with a 70 yard touchdown run to put them up 7-0. The rushing attack for the Tigers has dominated the game. Lasedrick King rushed the second touchdown for Cocoa...Read More
Disney, Orlando FL- Four Sweetwater Hawks scored touchdowns on the way to their first round victory at the Pop Warner National Championships Sunday. Quarterback Daniel Plummer III tossed two touchdown passes, one to WR #11 Charles Thompson and another to WR #13 Marcus Peterson, as their high powered offense jumped out early and pulled away late....Read More
GREEN COVE SPRINGS-Despite his 6-2, 205 pound frame, Ponte Vedra senior quarterback Nick Tronti hasn’t really got a lot of attention from Division I schools. How @nickyt616 is not getting Power 5 offers amazes me. Kid is a baller. — Corey Davis (@ByCoreyDavis) December 3, 2016 Doesn’t matter to Tronti, who is committed to Charlotte and has...Read More