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07
Mar
2020

Shots Fade Against St. Andrews As Jackson Leaves Lakeland Without Another Championship

Lakeland FL- It was another shot at a title for Andrew Jackson as they returned to the state championship game in consecutive years. A shot to redeem their loss from last year. A shot to bring a title back to Main Street for the first time since 1993. A shot to be the only school...
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04
Mar
2020

Dominating Defense Sends Jackson Back To Championship Game

Lakeland FL- Community School of Naples came into the State Semifinals averaging 66.0 points per game. On Wednesday evening they were held to just 53 points by the Andrew Jackson defense, as Jackson defeated the Seahawks 65-53. Davin Daniels and Kevin Odom scored 10 points a piece, as Jackson received efforts from multiple players on...
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26
Feb
2020

Jackson’s Pressure Too Much For Providence; Tigers Move On To Round 3

Jacksonville Fl- The gym was thick with excitement and anticipation of the FHSAA Boys Class 3A Semifinal between #5 Providence and #1. Jackson Tuesday night. Providence and Coach Jim Martin came into the game (19-9) defeating #4. P.K Yonge (15-12) 58-41 in the first round of the playoffs. Jackson defeated #8. Maclay (17-8) 55-40 in the first...
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29
Jan
2020

Terry Parker Upsets Andrew Jackson In Gateway Conference Tournament

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — On January 28th, the Terry Parker Braves (12-9) shook up the Gateway Conference Tournament and took down #1 seed, Andrew Jackson Tigers (17-3) in one thrilling matchup. Checking In For Game☝🏾Of Night ✌🏾Of The Gateway Conference Tournament. 3 Mins Until Tip-off Between The Terry Parker Braves And The Andrew Jackson Tigers @DuvalSports...
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06
Mar
2019

Hard Knox: Jackson Guts Out Final 4 Victory Over Tampa Catholic

Lakeland- Possessing intestinal fortitude in basketball usually describes a team or a player’s endurance through pain and adversity on the court. However for the Jackson Tigers, the popular euphemism meant a lot more when their captain and leading scorer Joshua Knox fell ill before the biggest game of his life. Great hustle by Josh Knox...
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26
Feb
2019

Bolles “Lost in the Fire” as Jackson Forges on to Elite 8

” I cant lose” is something everyone tells themselves on the basketball court; yet at some point in the game you have to prove this to you’re opponent. Well in the Class 5A Regional Semifinals, Jackson would prove this by halftime, building a 14-point lead and eventually engulfing Bolles in a 32-point inferno of defense...
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15
Jan
2019

Fab Five boys hoops rankings sees new changes

For the seventh straight week, Providence remains the top team in the Fab Five boys basketball rankings after another dominating week. We also welcome some newcomers to the poll as a couple of area teams are red hot and finally made their way into the poll. We also take a look at each district and get...
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26
Sep
2018

New Jack City: Jackson Takes Over Game Late To Defeat Wolfson

Wolfson HS- Jackson’s Jajuan Turner rushed for 146 yards and 4 touchdowns, including two in the fourth quarter to lead the Tigers to a 34 -15 victory over Wolfson. The Tigers improve to 3-2 on the short season, the first time they’ve started the season with three wins since 2010. It’s a new culture that second...
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13
Aug
2018

Region I-4A: Raines looking to go back-to-back

Last year was a historic one for both Raines and West Nassau, the two will look to capitalize on that even more this season. For Raines winning its second overalls state title its first since 1997, has put the Vikings in the position to become the first are public school team to win back-to-back state title. The Vikings graduated a lot...
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07
Jan
2018

Jackson Moving Up After Downing #1 Carver in Basketball Showdown

Jackson HS- It might’ve been the best basketball Jackson has played all year, as the Tigers defeated Carver High School (Montgomery, Alabama) 63-56 in a Pre MLK Basketball Tournament contest Friday evening. Jackson controlled the game with their guards by controlling the floor and finding the open man down low to score high percentage field goals...
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