DuvalSports.com will preview high school football teams from northeast Florida in preparation for the the 2017 season. This year has already experienced many changes in high school football with legendary coaches retiring, district realignments, a playoff points system, and the full implementation of the Choice in Sports bill, allowing parents to choose which school they’re...Read More

With it being Memorial Day weekend, we thought it would be a great time to start releasing some of the 2017 area high school football schedules. We start with District 1-8A, which will feature Sandalwood, Mandarin, Deland,  Palm Coast and defending champion Spruce Creek. The district ended last year in a three-way tiebreaker at Mandarin, with both Spruce Creek...Read More

Sandalwood High School- The Saints held down the “Home Mat Advantage” as they won the 2016 Gateway Conference Championship for the second year in a row. Sandalwood tallied win after win in the final round of several different weight classes to get the overall team victory. The Saints capitalized on the lack of size with...Read More

MANDARIN-For nine straight weeks, arch-rivals Mandarin and Sandalwood were both ranked in the top ten state rankings and looked well on their way to a potential second round playoff meeting. That is until Sandalwood blew a 24 point lead and lost to Mandarin 34-31 and a week later Mandarin coming off the emotional win over Sandalwood, laid down in a 42-19...Read More

Mandarin scored 55 points and yielded 0 to Flagler Palm Coast as the Mustangs rebounded emphatically from their loss last week to Spruce Creek. Sandalwood put up 41 points to defeat Deland 41-21, ensuring a three team playoff with Mandarin and Spruce Creek. The scoring barrage didn’t let up on either side of the ball...Read More

We have reached the 75 % point of the season, only a few weeks left in the regular season. As teams make their final push towards making the playoffs. I will break down each local district and tell you who is good shape, who needs help and who can already prepare for the 2017 season. From 8A...Read More

MANDARIN-Knowing the ramifications of this weeks huge rivalry game with Sandalwood, Mandarin head coach Quinn Gray put a gag order on his team all week and told them to do their talking on the field. They listened well. Mandarin remained silent all week on social media and got the last laugh in a come from behind 34-31 win at the...Read More

JACKSONVILLE-On a night when both teams defenses stole the show, ironically the game was decided by a defensive play. Clinging to a 16-12 lead with under two minutes to go, the Mandarin defense came up with the big play needed to secure a 16-12 win over host Ribault at Alvin White Stadium. Dominick Santiago picked off his fourth...Read More

Hurricane Hermine caused massive destruction in the Carolina’s and also parts of Florida. Along the way several high school football games were cancelled or postponed due to the potential impact of Hermine. Here is a compilation of games rescheduled and teams needing games to make up for the loss of a game due to the hurricane. Look...Read More

So you want to check out a game Friday night, but don’t know who is playing or where to go? Look no further, here is the Week 1 schedule for this week. While Lee at Raines might be the marquee Game of the Week, there are still plenty of other games to check out including Mandarin at Atlantic...Read More