Category Archives: Football
Dixie County football preview
By Mike Ridaught Twitter – @ridaught Mission accomplished. Last year, first-year Dixie County (Cross City) head football coach LB Cravey wanted to make the state playoffs. The Bears won their first six games in 2019 before injuries took their toll,…
St. Francis Catholic Academy football preview
By Marty Pallman Twitter – @mpallman Before Scott McDaniel arrived at Saint Francis Catholic Academy (Gainesville) as the head football coach in 2015, the Wolves’ program had never advanced to the postseason. But after a third straight playoff appearance in…
Vanguard football preview
By Marty Pallman Twitter – @mpallman Consistency has been a staple of the Vanguard Knights under coach Edwin Farmer. In Farmer’s six seasons as head coach, Vanguard (Ocala) has advanced to the playoffs five times. Now the Knights would like…
Gainesville football preview
By Marty Pallman Twitter – @mpallman The Gainesville Hurricanes hope a coaching change can bring back a winning tradition to their football program in 2020. The Hurricanes, who had advanced to the playoffs nine out of the 10 previous seasons…
Trinity Catholic football preview
By Mike Ridaught Twitter – @ridaught John Brantley is back as head coach of Trinity Catholic (Ocala). And the timing couldn’t be more perfect. But perfection is something Brantley has experienced several times as both a player and a coach.…
Santa Fe football preview
By Mike Ridaught Twitter – @ridaught It’s been “a whirlwind” for new Santa Fe head football coach Jared Allen. Allen was hired to replace Dock Pollard, who left the Raiders after two seasons in late January to become head coach…
Newberry football preview
By Marty Pallman Twitter – @mpallman The ending wasn’t what Newberry High School wanted, but the 2019 football season saw the Panthers back in a familiar place: the FHSAA state playoffs. After going 1-9 in 2018, Newberry let head coach…
P.K. Yonge football preview
By Marty Pallman Twitter – @mpallman The P.K. Yonge (Gainesville) Blue Wave look to take another step forward after a tough 2019 season. In coach Marcus McDonald’s first season as Blue Wave coach in 2018, P.K Yonge finished 10-2 and…