GAINESVILLE – When people speak about the top football players from the First Coast area of all-time, the names that often come to mind are Tim Tebow, Derrick Henry, Frankie Franklin, Lito Sheppard, Leon Washington and DeAndre Johnson; now they will have to add Carson Beck to the conversation. The junior quarterback from Mandarin solidified...Read More

GAINESVILLE – Mandarin head coach Bobby Ramsay has been named the 2018 Florida Dairy Farmers Football Coach-of-the-Year following a final round of voting by a statewide panel of high school football coaches and media representatives. Ramsay, who was previously selected as the Class 8A Coach-of-the-Year, led his team to an 11-4 record and the school’s...Read More

ORLANDO- With 1:17 to play in the game, Brandon Mc Duffey hit Xzavier Henderson on a 9-yard touchdown pass to pull Columbus too within two points 37-35 of Mandarin. The Explorers still needed a two-point conversion to tie the game, as Mandarin braced for the biggest play of their season. As the crowd held its breath,...Read More

First Coast High School- Congratulations to the Highlands Middle School Football Team, on their 32-0 victory over Mandarin Middle, in the first round of the Duval County Middle School Playoffs. Highlands came into the game undefeated and winners of the North division for the first time, while Mandarin represented the South division for the second...Read More

MANDARIN – No fourth quarter rally needed this time as host Mandarin never left off the gas and steam rolled Deland 35-0 at the Coral Friday night to move on to the Region I-8A semifinal round next week easily. Back in Week 4, Mandarin needed a late comeback to knock off host Deland 24-21, the...Read More

JACKSONVILLE BEACH – In overtime knotted at 20-20, sophomore running-back Myles Montgomery was larger than life, running the winning 10-yard touchdown for the Senators to defeat Mandarin 27-20. With the playoffs on the line and facing one of the hottest teams in the city, Fletcher’s seniors and a sophomore running-back proved to each other and...Read More

Mandarin- Join Corey Davis from DuvalSports.com and Marty Pallman of the PrepZone as the PrepZone Channel brings you Flagler Palm Coast vs Mandarin for the District 1-8A title. DuvalSports.com’s Andre’ Ellis and Corey Davis both have Flagler Palm Coast ranked at #6 in their latest Top 10. Andre’ has Mandarin ranked just above them at...Read More

Mandarin- The Sandalwood Saints traveled to the Mandarin Mustangs for an unprecedented 3:30pm kickoff for a high school football game. With seemingly more media present at the game than spectators, the contest garnered lots of coverage, but unfortunately for the wrong reasons. After the senseless and unfortunate tragedy that occurred at the Lee versus Raines football game...Read More

Mandarin– Raines jumped out to a 14-0 lead against Mandarin and carried a 27-12 lead into the 4th quarter last Friday. Seemingly with the game in hand, the Vikings took their feet off the pedal and the Mustangs accelerated to the tune of 12 unanswered points in the final quarter. As the game inched closer...Read More

MANDARIN – Despite both teams missing several key starters, Lee and Mandarin both had plenty of fireworks on display before Lee finally pulled away in the fourth quarter with a 39-13 win at the Corral. Tailback Terrell Jennings and quarterback Carson Beck were held out of the game after sustaining injuries in recent games, while Lee safety Robert Simmons...Read More