Sandalwood HS- It was a good ole fashioned matchup between power and finesse when Spruce Creek traveled up I-95 to face Sandalwood Thursday night. The Hawks who showcased 6’6 ,350lb Jayson Edwards #77 and 6’5 , 315 lb Colin King #55 on their offensive lines, showed early on why their power approach would be successful...Read More

Sandalwood- A jamboree matchup featuring athletes with serval collegiate offers, as well as current collegiate athletes in attendance saw Trinity Christian take on Sandalwood and Lee face Sandalwood in two split halves of football. Trinity vs Sandalwood Trinity started on offense and it took just two plays for them to reach the end-zone. After a...Read More

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Sanford Seminole High School Noles (9-0) traveled almost two hours north on I-95 to defeat the Sandalwood Saints (8-3), 40-20 in a Class 8A Semifinal matchup. Post Game Interview with Timmy McClain. Senior QB for @SSNolesFootball @DuvalSports pic.twitter.com/0Gx46dkevc— Tee Green (@Baby_Baller98) November 28, 2020 Seminole never trailed in the contest. After...Read More

Jacksonville Fl– For one team, it’s their first time ever making it to the playoffs and winning a playoff game. For another team, 2006 was the last they won a playoff game. Yet both teams feelings were mutual going into their first round play-in games last week. Revenge was on their minds as the Saints...Read More

St. Johns FL- It was September 14th, 2018 the last time Bartram Trail lost to a Northeast Florida high school football opponent. Nineteen straight wins going into Friday’s night contest against Sandalwood. Their 28-13 victory made it twenty straight victories, cementing area dominance unlike any other team in the area currently. The Sandalwood game would’ve...Read More

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Mandarin Mustangs (10-9) avenge last season’s 3-0 lost to Bartram Trail that crowned them runner-up of the 7A District. This season they defeated the Sandalwood Saints (8-10) in three straight sets to claim the 7A District title. Post Game Interview with Head Coach of the Mandarin Mustangs, Daniel Magnusson @DuvalSports pic.twitter.com/H1AVqmLyuT—...Read More

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — What looked like it was going to be a shut out turned out to be an exciting thriller with under a minute to play in the game. But the Sandalwood Saints (4-0) got the win on Senior Night by defeating the Raines Vikings (1-4) 17-8. Post Game Interview with Sandalwood QB Chris...Read More

Without Spring Football, several High School Football athletes around Northeast Florida were unable to showcase their talents and abilities on the field for their teams. With the Covid-19 pandemic affecting the travel for college recruiters, and team’s ability to assemble, some of the top players in Northeast Florida have been unable to be seen. So...Read More

What your peers and colleagues say about you is a testament to the life that you’ve lived. For retired Duval County Public School teacher and former Sandalwood football coach Dennis Bartley, his life was certainly a testament to his character. Said current Sandalwood High School Football Coach Adam Geis, “Coach Bartley was as perfect of...Read More

Southside- In youth football circles he was known as ” the rocket”. He ran circles around opponents and over defenders for the youth football team Clay Bears. The name stuck with him in middle school, as he took the Swiss Point Raiders to the stars by guiding them to a St. Johns County middle school...Read More