Northside- The two time defending state champions have battled throughout the season, coming up short a time or two. Having had two losses within the season, newly aligned teams are assembled eager to take a shot at the defending champs. Raines has a young team, yet talented and were ready to defend the graveyard. Equipped...Read More

Sandalwood HS- In a game that featured at least eleven division one college prospects, including two committed to Miami, two committed to Florida State, and one committed to Alabama, there were just two players predominantly responsible for carrying Oakleaf to victory against Sandalwood Friday night. That was junior quarterback Walter Simmons III, and senior defensive...Read More

Ribault’s interim Head Coach Lin Shell was thrust into a tough position with the football program. Just days before the season, the school fired it’s former head coach, and a few days later appointed Shell as interim. Player’s loyalty to their former coach and uncertainty of the direction of the team, created division early on...Read More

Ponte Vedra- Quarterback Jeff Sims has Sandalwood playing on another level, and Friday he took it to even higher heights. In Sandalwood’s 44-19 defeat of district opponent Nease, Sims scored six touchdowns in the game to lead the Saints over the Panthers. Sims couldn’t be stopped, playing with extreme confidence and swagger. He knifed through...Read More

Neptune Beach-Sandalwood’s wide receiver Jhaylin Embry tossed a touchdown and caught two more, leading his team to a 34-10 victory over rival Fletcher. It was a special game for Embry, but for both team’s also as the two programs have not faced each other on the gridiron since 2015. These current seniors were in the...Read More

Sandalwood- What was intended to be an away game for Sandalwood turned into a home game for the Saints as the contest between Terry Parker and Sandalwood was relocated from Parker to Sandalwood early Friday. How this would affect the players physically and psychologically remained to be seen, as Sandalwood dawned their white away jerseys...Read More

Mandarin’s parade of champions seemingly lasted forever as the team and the school were showered with praises and accolades for their 2018 High School football championship. Now that 2018 is behind us, 2019 is upon us, and the Mustang’s focus turns from playing the underdog role, to the big dog role. As defending champions they’ll...Read More

Tallahassee- The preseason is officially underway as many teams in Northeast Florida kickoff football in prep sports. Sandalwood was one of the local teams that traveled out of town for their first game action. The three hour bus ride down I-10 was prolonged on arrival by several thunderstorm cells in the big bend area. The game,...Read More

Neptune Beach- It’s been three years since Fletcher and Sandalwood squared off against one another on the gridiron, so both teams highly anticipated the long overdue matchup. Fans would have to wait for the fall to see the teams play an official game, as Thursday’s matchup was an organized scrimmage to allow both team’s players an...Read More

Bolles- In a matchup of two of Northeast Florida’s best high school baseball teams, the Bolles Bulldogs (18-2) defeated the Sandalwood Saints(14-5) by a score of 3-1 this week. Bolles got on the board first when Jackson Mayo scored on a double by Connor Stoll to give the Bulldogs a 1-0 in the first inning....Read More