Here is the first Associated Press Florida high school football rankings for the 2016 season. Ranking is followed by first-place votes in parentheses, records, rating points and previous ranking. CLASS 8A 1. Apopka (3), 0-0, 105, N/A 2. Flanagan (8), 10-0, 02, N/A 3. Columbus, 0-0, 78, N/A 4. Deerfield Beach, 0-0, 68, N/A...Read More

Here is Week 2 Week 2, Sept. 20 (5:30) Gilbert at Northwestern Oceanway at Ribault Highlands at Kirby Smith Darnell Cookman at Mayport Stilwell at Landon Twin Lakes at Landon Mandarin at Lakeshore JW Johnson at Kernan Fletcher at Jeff Davis Arlington at Jeb Stuart Southside at Fort Caroline Baldwin at Dupont    Read More

Mandarin High School- The Orange & Green color combination is seen every where, from the main office to the stadium. Inside this must have felt like home for Quinn Gray as he trotted out to the fields for his first practice as the new Head Football Coach of the Mandarin Mustangs. Gray was a collegiate standout at...Read More

Check out some of the areas softball playoff scores as teams vie for a chance to advance in the state tournaments.   Columbia-11 vs Bartram -10 Bartram Trail  jumped out to a 6-0 lead at the start of the game. Emily Sikes brought in Reed Davenport as the Lady Bear’s bats connected early and often....Read More

Paxon H.S – In three overtimes, the Paxon Golden Eagles Flag Football team defeated the Mandarin Mustangs 34-32 in front of a raucous home crowd. The lady’s gave the fans much to cheer for in a back and forth air it out contest in the rain. Incredibly both teams were able to score and make lots...Read More

The Mandarin Mustangs defeated the First Coast Buccaneers 10-0 in five innings on Thursday night to win the District 8A-1 Region 1 Championship. Mandarin won the contest with incredible hitting and pitching recording their second shut out in a row. Mandarin started early as slugger Kendall Reid hit a three run home run in the...Read More

The Mandarin Mustangs fell to the West Orange Warriors 41-26 Friday night, shutting the door on the possibility of a District 8A classification participant from Jacksonville advancing to the Florida State Title Game. Mandarin fell behind 21-0 thanks to big runs by West Orange’s big play Quarterback Ervin “Woody” Barrett. Barrett was named the athlete...Read More

It was 7-0 at halftime of the Mandarin vs Lake Brantley playoff game. Indicative of a close contest between two 8A playoff teams. But in the second half Mandarin asserted its dominance over Lake Brantley to defeat them 20-0, advancing to the regional round of the playoffs. The Mustangs dominated the Patriots over powering them...Read More

In Unlimited weight action in Pop Warner, the Lake Shore Raiders defeated the Mandarin Tigers in a very close divisional contest. The game went back and forth all afternoon as both teams played hard in the rain. Lake Shore’s Quarterback #6 took a direct snap around the right end for a 70 yard long touchdown...Read More

If the sandlot is where kids go to play baseball in the dirt, then the mudlot is where the kids go play football in the mud. Saturday the mudlot was definitely at Wesconnett park where the Grandpark Seahawks faced the the Mandarin Tigers in junior midget action. Mandarin’s division one team went undefeated last year rolling through...Read More