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Boys’ soccer – FHSAA district tournament scores

Mike Ridaught

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January 19, 2015

soccer_2015 finals 5A-District 2 @ University (Orange City)
Tuesday – #2 Spruce Creek (Port Orange) 1, #3 DeLand 0; #1 Flagler Palm Coast 5, #4 University (Orange City) 2

Saturday (Championship) – #1 Flagler Palm Coast 4, #2 Spruce Creek (Port Orange) 2

Class 5A-District 1 @ Patton Park (Jacksonville), Host – Mandarin
Wednesday – #3 Fletcher (Neptune Beach) 2, #2 Sandalwood (Jacksonville) 1; #1 Mandarin (Jacksonville) 4, #4 Buchholz (Gainesville) 1

Monday (Championship) – #1 Mandarin (Jacksonville) 3, #3 Fletcher (Neptune Beach) 0

4A-District 5 @ Lake Nona (Orlando)
Tuesday – #4 New Smyrna Beach 4, #5 Mainland (Daytona Beach) 3
Wednesday – #3 Oak Ridge (Orlando) 3, #2 East River (Orlando) 1; #1 Lake Nona (Orlando) 8, #4 New Smyrna Beach 0

Friday (Championship) – #3 Oak Ridge (Orlando) 1, #1 Lake Nona (Orlando) 0

Class 4A-District 4 @ Vanguard (Ocala)
Tuesday – #4 Vanguard (Ocala) 2, #5 West Port (Ocala) 1
Wednesday — #2 East Ridge (Clermont) XX, #3 Lecanto XX; #1 Forest (Ocala) 3, #4 Vanguard (Ocala) 0

Monday (Championship) – #1 Forest (Ocala) 7, #2 East Ridge (Clermont) 2

4A-District 3 @ Fleming Island (Orange Park)
Tuesday – Atlantic Coast (Jacksonville) 8, St. Augustine 0; Creekside (St. Johns) 3, Englewood (Jacksonville) 2 (OT); Oakleaf (Orange Park) 7, Lee (Jacksonville) 1; Fleming Island (Orange Park) 8, Ed White (Jacksonville) 0

Wednesday – Atlantic Coast (Jacksonville) 2, Oakleaf (Orange Park) 2 (PK 4-2); Fleming Island (Orange Park) 6, Creekside (St. Johns) 0

Monday (Championship) – Fleming Island (Orange Park) 3, Atlantic Coast (Jacksonville) 0

Class 4A-District 2 @ Chiles (Tallahassee)
Tuesday – #5 Gainesville 2, #4 Columbia (Lake City) 1
Wednesday: #3 Lincoln (Tallahassee) 2, #2 Leon (Tallahassee) 1; #1 Chiles (Tallahassee) 7, #5 Gainesville 0

Friday (Championship) – #1 Chiles (Tallahassee) 1, #3 Lincoln (Tallahassee) 0

Class 3A-District 7 @ Nature Coast (Brooksville)
Monday – Central (Brooksville) 4, Hernando (Brooksville) 1
Tuesday – Weeki Wachee 4, Fivay (Hudson) 1; Springstead (Spring Hill) 5, Hudson 2; #2 Nature Coast (Brooksville) 2, #7 Crystal River 0; Central (Brooksville) 2, #1 Citrus (Inverness) 1
Wednesday – Weeki Wachee 2, Central (Brooksville) 0; Nature Coast (Brooksville) XX, Springstead (Spring Hill) XX

Friday (Championship) – Nature Coast (Brooksville) 1, Weeki Wachee 0

3A-District 6 @ Edgewater (Orlando)
Monday – #3 Matanzas (Palm Coast) 7, #6 Deltona 0; #4 Seabreeze (Daytona Beach) 4, #5 Edgewater (Orlando) 0
Wednesday – #4 Seabreeze (Daytona Beach) 2, #1 Pine Ridge (Deltona) 1; #2 Taylor (Pierson) 2, #3 Matanzas (Palm Coast) 1

Saturday (Championship) – #2 Taylor (Pierson) 1, #4 Seabreeze (Daytona Beach) 0

Class 3A-District 5 @ Leesburg
Tuesday — #1 Belleview 4, #8 Tavares 0; #2 Lake Minneola 3, #7 Lake Weir (Ocala) 1; #6 Leesburg 3, #3 South Lake (Groveland) 2; #4 Eustis 2, #5 North Marion (Citra) 0
Wednesday — #4 Eustis 2, #1 Belleview 1; #2 Lake Minneola 2, #6 Leesburg 0

Friday (Championship) – #2 Lake Minneola 2, #4 Eustis 1

3A-District 4 @ Bartram Trail (St. Johns)
Monday – #2 Nease (Ponte Vedra Beach) 7, #7 Palatka 0; #3 Bartram Trail (St. Johns) 2, #6 Orange Park 1; #1 Ponte Vedra 8, #8 Clay (Green Cove Springs) 0
Wednesday – #3 Bartram Trail (St. Johns) 2, #2 Nease (Ponte Vedra Beach) 1; #1 Ponte Vedra 4, #4 Menendez (St. Augustine) 0

Monday (Championship) – #1 Ponte Vedra 6, #3 Bartram Trail (St. Johns) 0

Class 3A-District 3 @ Stanton (Jacksonville)
Tuesday – #3 Wolfson (Jacksonville) 7, #6 Westside (Jacksonville) 2; #4 Paxon (Jacksonville) 2, #5 Parker (Jacksonville) 1
Wednesday – #2 Suwannee (Live Oak) 3, #3 Wolfson (Jacksonville) 2; #1 Stanton (Jacksonville) 1, #4 Paxon (Jacksonville) 0

Thursday (Championship) – #1 Stanton (Jacksonville) 4, #2 Suwannee (Live Oak) 0

Class 2A-District 6 @ The Villages
Monday — #3 South Sumter (Bushnell) 4, #6 Dunnellon 0; #4 Umatilla 3, #5 Trinity Catholic (Ocala) 2
Tuesday — #2 Mount Dora 1, #3 South Sumter (Bushnell) 0; #1 The Villages 5,#4 Umatilla 2

Friday (Championship) – #1 The Villages 1, #2 Mount Dora 0

Class 2A-District 5 @ Keystone Heights
Monday – #1 Eastside (Gainesville) 8, #8 Newberry 0; #2 Keystone Heights 9, #7 Fort White 1
Tuesday – #4 Crescent City 3, #5 Interlachen 1; #3 Santa Fe (Alachua) 4, #6 P.K. Yonge (Gainesville) 1
Wednesday – #1 Eastside (Gainesville) 3, #4 Crescent City 1; #2 Keystone Heights 6, #3 Santa Fe (Alachua) 0

Saturday (Championship) – #1 Eastside (Gainesville) 8, #2 Keystone Heights 2

2A-District 4 @ Bolles (Jacksonville)
Monday – #3 Episcopal (Jacksonville) 7, #6 Trinity Christian (Jacksonville) 0; #5 Bishop Snyder (Jacksonville) 2, #4 Providence (Jacksonville) 0; #2 Bolles (Jacksonville) 1, #7 Baldwin 0
Wednesday – #2 Bolles (Jacksonville) 5, #3 Episcopal (Jacksonville) 0; #1 Bishop Kenny (Jacksonville) 8, #5 Bishop Snyder (Jacksonville) 0

Saturday (Championship) – #1 Bishop Kenny (Jacksonville) 2, #2 Bolles (Jacksonville) 1

2A-District 3 @ Fernandina Beach
Tuesday – Ribault (Jacksonville) 2, Jackson (Jacksonville) 0; West Nassau (Callahan) 7, Raines (Jacksonville) 0
Wednesday – Fernandina Beach 8, Ribault (Jacksonville) 0; Yulee XX, West Nassau (Callahan) XX

Saturday (Championship) – Fernandina Beach 7, Yulee 0

2A-District 2 @ Godby (Tallahassee)
Tuesday – #3 Wakulla (Crawfordville) 8, #6 Rickards (Tallahassee) 0; #4 East Gadsden (Havana) 4, #5 Godby (Tallahassee) 2

Wednesday – #1 FSU High (Tallahassee) 3, #4 East Gadsden (Havana) 0; #3 Wakulla (Crawfordville) 5, #2 Taylor County (Perry) 0

Friday (Championship) – #1 Florida High (Tallahassee) 6, #3 Wakulla (Crawfordville) 0

Class 1A-Distict 3 @ The Master’s Academy (Oviedo)
Monday — #3 Orlando Christian Prep 10, #6 Warner Christian (South Daytona) 2; #4 Lake Mary Prep 5, #5 St. John Lutheran (Ocala) 1; #2 The Master’s Academy (Oviedo) 8, #7 First Academy (Leesburg) 0
Tuesday — #1 Father Lopez (Daytona Beach) 6, #4 Lake Mary Prep 2; #2 The Master’s Academy (Oviedo) 2, #3 Orlando Christian Prep 1

Friday (Championship) – #1 Father Lopez (Daytona Beach) 1, #2 The Master’s Academy (Oviedo) 0

Class 1A-District 2 @ St. Francis Catholic (Gainesville)
Tuesday – #1 St. Joseph Academy (St. Augustine) 4, #8 Duval Charter (Jacksonville) 0; #3 Oak Hall (Gainesville) 7, #6 Hamilton County (Jasper) 1; #5 University Christian (Jacksonville) 5, #4 St. Francis Catholic (Gainesville) 4; #2 St. Johns Country Day (Orange Park) 4, #7 Christ Church Academy (Jacksonville) 1
Wednesday – #2 St. Johns Country Day (Orange Park) 5, #3 Oak Hall (Gainesville) 1; #1 St. Joseph (St. Augustine) 3, #5 University Christian (Jacksonville) 1

Monday (Championship) – #1 St. Joseph (St. Augustine) 1, #2 St. Johns Country Day (Orange Park) 0

Class 1A-District 1 @ Maclay (Tallahassee)
Monday – #2 John Paul II (Tallahassee) 8, #7 Franklin County 2; #6 West Gadsden (Greensboro) 4, #3 Lafayette (Mayo) 3; #5 Rocky Bayou Christian (Niceville) 3, #4 Port St. Joe 1
Wednesday – #2 John Paul II (Tallahassee) 5, #6 West Gadsden (Greensboro) 0; #1 Maclay (Tallahassee) 3, #5 Rocky Bayou Christian (Niceville) 0

Friday (Championship) – #1 Maclay (Tallahassee) vs. #2 Pope John Paul II (Tallahassee), 7 p.m.

Rudy Bibb-Boyd leads GHS past Eastside, 60-38

Mike Ridaught

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January 17, 2015

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By Britnee McCoy

Fans from all around the city of Gainesville prepared to see what some might call the most anticipated game of the season on Friday night, the Eastside-Gainesville High showdown.

Entering the game, GHS led the series 10-6 over the past eight years, and history repeated itself when the Purple Hurricanes trampled over the Rams, 60-38, in front of a packed house at Santa Fe College.

Friday’s game favored GHS (17-2) from start to finish. The Hurricanes scored the game’s first nine points and never trailed the Rams (12-8).

At the end of the first quarter, the score was 18-5 GHS with 12 of the 18 coming from junior point guard Rudy Bibb-Boyd, who was on fire all night finishing with a game-high 27 points. In fact, Bibb-Boyd, who was recognized as the Sonic Player-of-the-Game for the second time in the past week, single handily outscored the Rams at the end of the first half, 19-17.

“We had a good shoot around and I was just feeling it,” he said. “It’s not hard to finish when the goal just got wider and wider every time I shot the ball.”

GHS Head Coach Kelly Beckham was also very pleased with the performance of Bibb-Boyd, who scored 12 of his career-high in the opening quarter.

“I liked the way he was pushing the basketball,” he said . “He’s very quick when the ball is in his hands and he did a great job of getting it up and down.”

Despite the lopsided victory, GHS struggled with foul trouble. They committed 28 fouls over the course of the game, with 15 of those coming in the second half.

Bibb-Boyd, Ike Smith, and Ronte Oates each had four fouls.

Eastside guard Kahlil Banton was the only spark of hope for the Rams. He scored the team’s first basket of the game and was their only player in double figures with 11.

Senior Ed Porter got some action for the first time since early in the season due to a shoulder injury. The former Purple Hurricane finished with four points, but he ended up leaving the game late in the third quarter due to the same shoulder.

Next up for GHS, ranked second in the state in Class 6A, is a Class 6A-District 2 matchup against Oakleaf (Orange Park) this Tuesday night at home. The Purple Hurricanes defeated Oakleaf earlier this season, 76-56, and have already clinched the top seed in the district and home court advantage.

Eastside will take on Hawthorne this Tuesday night in Hawthorne in another Alachua County showdown. The Hornets (19-2) are currently ranked third in the state in Class 1A.

GHS and Eastside will compete again on Friday, January 30, at Santa Fe College. Coach Beckham says he knows the Rams will look to even the series for the fifth time in the past eight years.

“We’re going to have to get a lot better for the next match up” said coach Beckham. “I know Coach Williams will prepare his team and I know that they’re going to come out at a high level in a couple of weeks.”

FHSAA Girls’ Soccer Regionals – Thursday, Jan. 22

Mike Ridaught

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January 17, 2015

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soccer_2015 finals Area teams in the girls’ soccer state playoffs

Regional Quarterfinals
Thursday, January 22

Class 5A
Spruce Creek (Port Orange) 2, Fletcher (Neptune Beach) 1
Flagler Palm Coast 4, Buchholz (Gainesville) 1

Class 4A
Creekside (St. Johns) 2, Forest (Ocala) 0
Fleming Island (Orange Park) 2, Vanguard (Ocala) 0
Viera 8, New Smyrna Beach 0

Class 3A
Stanton (Jacksonville) 1, Nease (Ponte Vedra Beach) 0
Ponte Vedra 8, Terry Parker (Jacksonville) 0
Lake Minneola 1, Seabreeze (Daytona Beach) 0
Matanzas (Palm Coast) 4, Eustis 0
Springstead (Spring Hill) 4, Pasco (Dade City) 0

Class 2A
Episcopal (Jacksonville) 3, Fernandina Beach 0
Bolles (Jacksonville) 8, Yulee 0
Santa Fe (Alachua) 5, Umatilla 1
Trinity Catholic (Ocala) 1, Eastside (Gainesville) 0

Class 1A
St. Joseph (St. Augustine) 6, Rocky Bayou Christian (Niceville) 0
St. Johns Country Day (Orange Park) 9, Maclay (Tallahassee) 1

District tournament results

Gainesville at Eastside | Basketball

Mike Stanton

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January 16, 2015

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Friday, 7:15 p.m. – High School Boys Basketball
Gainesville at Eastside (Gainesville)

Watch the replay (we apologize for the technical difficulties)

Join Marty Pallman (Play-by-play) Tyler TenBieg (Color) & Brittnee McCoy (Color) for this city rivalry from Santa Fe College. The Purple Hurricanes are ranked second in the state in Class 6A, while the 5A Rams outscored both of their opponents last week by an average of 28 points. Last year, the two teams split and both teams advanced to the state playoffs. The Rams are defending 5A state semifinalists.

The Prep Zone Insider

Mike Ridaught

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January 16, 2015

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Ridaught_head shot By Mike Ridaught
Twitter – @ridaught

Friday, January 16

It’s hoops galore this weekend and the following two weekends in North Central Florida.

After broadcasting a total of 43 boys’ basketball games over a two-week period during the holiday break at the Kiwanis Christmas Tournament & the Hitchcock’s Challenge, we finally have reached the much anticipated annual rivalry between Gainesville and Eastside.

About 10 years ago when I began covering this event, the games were played on campus sites in front of overflowing gyms. I remember one broadcast I had at Eastside. I arrived several hours before the tip, and there was a sign at the front entrance that read, “Sold Out.” So, the rivalry was moved to Santa Fe College to attract a bigger crowd.

There have been half-court game-winning shots, shots at the buzzer, playoff-type atmospheres and more in the Gainesville-Eastside rivalry just in the past four years. Last year, both teams went 1-1. They each made the postseason with Gainesville making the 6A state playoffs and Eastside advancing all the way to the 5A Final Four.

This year, GHS (16-2) is ranked second in the state in Class 6A, while Eastside (12-7) has been ranked in the top 10 of the 5A poll this season. Both teams have veteran clubs. Both are ranked in the top 20 of the Prep Zone Power Poll. The Purple Hurricanes have nine players back (seven seniors), while the Rams return several players from last year’s state semifinal team.

Gainesville is led by Ike Smith, who is being recruited by Jacksonville University, South Alabama and Coastal Carolina, among others. But it’s pick your poison with GHS. On Wednesday, junior Ronte Oates had a game-high 17 points in a 58-50 win over Columbia (Lake City) which gave the Hurricanes (6-0 in 6A-District 2) the top seed and home court advantage in next month’s district tournament. Last Friday, it was junior Rudy Bibb-Boyd, who scored 12 of his 16 points in the fourth quarter of a 68-60 win over rival Buchholz.

Eastside is led by returnees Thomas Lundy, Joseph McCray, Marquez Ross and Mike Nobles. The Rams, on top of the 5A-District 5 standings, have been slowed by injuries, including transfer Ed Porter, who could be the missing piece in a return to the state semifinals. When I asked him in late December when he would return he told me ‘G’ – for Gainesville. The former Purple Hurricane, The Villages & Hawthorne star will be a nice compliment to the inside game of the 6’6 Nobles, who was recognized as our Trophy Shop Athlete-of-the-Week after posting back-to-back double-doubles the week of January 5.

We’ll have ‘live’ video of the game tonight, along with the rematch on Friday, January 30. Plus, we’ll be broadcasting the Vince Murray Memorial at Trinity Catholic in Ocala next Saturday and Buchholz at Eastside on Tuesday, January 27.

There’s only two weeks left in the regular season and a lot of good games are taking place in the area. Try and get out and support boys & girls hoops before the season passes you by. Next week marks the end of the regular season for girls’ basketball.

Here’s a look at other girls & boys basketball tournaments coming up the next couple of weeks:

15th Annual MLK Showcase at Ribault (Jacksonville), Jan. 16-19

Friday, January 16
4:00 Stanton vs. North Florida
5:30 Terry Parker vs. Chaminade-Madonna
7:00 Raines vs. Suncoast (Riviera)
8:30 Ribault vs. Alonzo Mourning High

Saturday, January 17
8:30 Terry Parker vs. Alonzo Mourning High
10:00 Lee vs. Suncoast (Riviera)
11:30 Lake City vs. Rockledge
1:00 Eastside vs. Chaminade-Madonna
2:30 Bartram Trail vs. Haines City
4:00 Englewood vs. Melbourne
5:30 Baker County vs. Martin County
7:00 Ribault vs. Atlantic (Daytona)
8:30 Raines vs. Morrow (Atlanta)

Monday, January 19
9:00 North Florida vs. Bradford
10:30 Terry Parker vs. Lake City
12:00 Bishop Kenny vs. Haines City
1:30 Providence vs. Palm Coast
3:00 Potters House vs. Morrow (Atlanta)
4:30 First Coast vs. Atlantic (Daytona)
6:00 Ribault vs. Bolles
7:30 Ed White vs. The Rock

Corey Buie Girls’ Basketball Memorial Shootout
Saturday, January 17 @ P.K. Yonge (Gainesville)

Noon – West Port (Ocala) vs. Leon (Tallahassee)
1:3 0 p.m. – Oak Hall (Gainesville) vs. Providence (Jacksonville)
3 p.m. – Eastside (Gainesville) vs. East Gadsden (Havana)
4:30 p.m. – Buchholz (Gainesville) vs. FAMU (Tallahassee)
6 p.m. – Gainesville vs. Rickards (Tallahassee)
7:30 p.m. – P.K. Yonge (Gainesville) vs. Florida Air (Melbourne)

Vince Murray Memorial Challenge presented by Nike Team Florida

Saturday January 24th at Trinity Catholic (Ocala)

4:30 p.m. – St. Petersburg vs. Suwannee (Live Oak)
6 p.m. – Potter’s House Christian Academy (Jacksonville) vs. Elevate Academy
7:30 p.m. – Vanguard (Ocala) vs. Trinity Catholic (Ocala)

Top Players
6’10 Udoka Azubuike (PHCA) – ESPN #9 ranked junior
6’9 Kevarrius Hayes (Suwannee) – ESPN #73 ranked senior; signed with Florida
6’9 Yankuba Sima (Elevate Academy) – high major college prospect
6’8 Leroy Butts (Elevate Academy) – signed with University of Rhode Island
6’8 Oliver Joshua (PHCA) – senior D-1 prospect
6’8 Simeon Kirkland (Trinity Catholic) – highly-ranked sophomore
6’8 Jared Jones (PHCA) – ESPN #2 ranked 8th-grader
6’5 Kobie Eubanks (Elevate Academy) – high major college prospect
6’5 Darius Banks (St. Petersburg) – top rated sophomore in FL
6’3 JT Escobar (Elevate Academy) – signed to play at Ole MISS

Saturday, January 31 at Ed White (Jacksonville)
2 p.m. – Westside (Jacksonville) vs. Florida High (Tallahassee)
3:30 p.m. – Mainland (Daytona Beach) vs. Oakleaf (Orange Park)
5 p.m. – Deltona vs. Potter’s House Christian (Jacksonville)
7 p.m. – Providence (Jacksonville) vs. Jackson (Jacksonville)
8:30 p.m. – Spruce Creek (Port Orange) vs. Ed White (Jacksonville)

3rd Annual Corey Buie Girls’ Basketball Memorial Shootout

Mike Ridaught

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January 16, 2015

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@ P.K. Yonge (Gainesville), Saturday 1/17

West Port (Ocala) 49, Leon (Tallahassee) 30
Providence (Jacksonville) 54, Oak Hall (Gainesville) 44
Eastside (Gainesville) 54, East Gadsden (Havana) 48
Buchholz (Gainesville) 67, FAMU (Tallahassee) 62
Gainesville 62, Rickards (Tallahassee) 56
Florida Air (Melbourne) 62, P.K. Yonge (Gainesville) 54

15th Annual MLK Showcase at Ribault (Jacksonville), Jan. 16-19

Mike Ridaught

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January 16, 2015

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Boys’ Basketball

Friday, January 16

Stanton (Jacksonville) vs. NFEI (Jacksonville)
Chaminade-Madonna (Hollywood) 76, Terry Parker (Jacksonville) 57
Raines (Jacksonville) 56, Suncoast (Riviera Beach) 52
Ribault (Jacksonville) 69, Alonzo & Tracy Mourning (Miami) 45

Saturday, January 17

Terry Parker (Jacksonville) vs. Alonzo & Tracy Mourning (Miami)
Suncoast (Riviera Beach) 64, Haines City 50
Rockledge 60, Columbia (Lake City) 54
Chaminade-Madonna (Hollywood) 60, Eastside (Gainesville) 44.
Bartram Trail (St. Johns) 47, Lee (Jacksonville) 40
Melbourne 75, Englewood (Jacksonville) 40
Martin County (Stuart) 52, Baker County (Glen St. Mary) 51
Ribault (Jacksonville) 64, Atlantic (Port Orange) 59
Raines (Jacksonville) 50, Morrow (Atlanta, GA) 44

Monday, January 19

Lee (Jacksonville) 75, Bradford (Starke) 65
Terry Parker (Jacksonville) 58, Westside (Jacksonville) 56 (OT)
Bishop Kenny (Jacksonville) 67, Haines City 54
Providence (Jacksonville) 69, Flagler Palm Coast 50
Columbia (Lake City) 66, Morrow (Atlanta, GA) 60 (OT)
Atlantic (Port Orange) 62, First Coast (Jacksonville) 38
Bolles (Jacksonville) 60, Ribault (Jacksonville) 47
Ed White (Jacksonville) 64, The Rock (Gainesville) 54

Trophy Shop Athlete-of-the-Week

Mike Ridaught

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January 15, 2015

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Our first 2015 Trophy Shop Athlete-of-the-Week Presented by State Farm agent Mark McGriff for the week of January 5 is Mike Nobles* of the Eastside (Gainesville) boys’ basketball team.

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*Nobles had back-to-back double-doubles as he led the Eastside boys’ basketball team to a 2-0 week. The senior had 10 points, 14 rebounds, three blocks and a steal for Eastside in a 66-42 win over Bradford (Starke) on Friday. Then, on Saturday, he posted 17 points, 10 rebounds and a blocked shot in an 88-57 district win against North Marion (Citra).

Past winners:

December 8 – Ike Smith (Gainesville)
The senior helped lead the GHS boys’ basketball team (7-1) to a 3-0 week with wins against Oakleaf (Orange Park), Columbia (Lake City) and Suwannee (Live Oak). In the win against Columbia, Smith scored 40 points, going 11-of-15 from the free-throw line and adding seven rebounds. Against Suwannee, he finished with 26 points and hit the game-winning shot with four seconds to play.

December 1 – Brook Burns (Hawthorne)
Burns scored 69 points, grabbed 36 rebounds and blocked 12 shots in three games for the Lady Hornets’ basketball team. The senior forward had 16 points and 13 rebounds in a 53-41 loss to 4A Atlantic (Port Orange).

November 24 – Denzel Washington (Live Oak Suwannee)
The senior ran for 251 yards and a pair of touchdowns as the Bulldogs (12-1) advanced to the state semifinals for the first time since 1999 with a 37-0 win over Lakewood (St. Pete) in the FHSAA Class 5A state playoffs. Washington, who scored on a 61-yard run in the first half, had eight runs of 10 or more yards and four carries for 20 or more.

November 17 – Quade Locke (Dixie County)

Locke made big plays on the defensive side of the football as the Bears advanced to the state semifinals for the second straight season in Class 1A with a 50-37 victory over Union County (Lake Butler) in the regional finals. The senior middle linebacker had 15 tackles with five assists and two interceptions, including a 95-yard pick-six. He was part of a defense that finished with five sacks and four interceptions.

November 10 – Sammy Mueller (P.K. Yonge)

The junior setter had the final point of the season, which ended with a 3-0 sweep of Pine Crest (Fort Lauderdale) in the 4A state title game, as P.K. Yonge (30-2) won its first state volleyball title since 2002. Mueller saved her best for last as she finished with seven kills, six digs and 27 assists in the state championship match. She had 33 assists in a 3-0 sweep of Pensacola Catholic in the state semifinals.

November 3 – Alena Kraus (Gainesville)

The freshman helped GHS to a fourth-place finish at the Class 3A state meet in Stuart. Kraus won her first state title by winning the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:49.81. She also finished third in the 100 free (51.05). Kraus set a school record in both events.

October 27 – Kirschtine Balbuena (Eastside)

The freshman won both the 200 freestyle and 100 backstroke at the Class 2A-District 4 meet to help the Lady Rams win their first district title since 2009 (when Eastside won state). Balbuena set the school record with a time of 57.77 in the backstroke, which would have placed her in the top eight at state last year. Both times earned her the top seed in this weekend’s regional meet.

October 20 – Caysaun Wakeley (Santa Fe)

Despite falling in triple overtime at North Marion last Friday night that ended Santa Fe’s postseason hopes, Wakeley was a big reason the Raiders were close in a 35-28 loss. The junior outside linebacker recorded 14 tackles, had one sack and added two tackles for a loss. On offense, Wakeley finished with five carries for 20 yards rushing, plus both touchdowns for the Raiders (5-3) in overtime on two 4-yard scoring runs.

October 13 – Ahmad Ivey (Gainesville)

Ivey had a big night as the Hurricanes defeated Vanguard (Ocala), 36-29, in a key Class 6A-District 5 game. The senior had a pair of TDs, returned a kickoff 82 yards for a score and had the game-winning interception in the end zone on 4th-and-goal with 18.2 seconds left. Ivey, who leads the state with an average of 45.1 yards per kick return, also finished with 77 yards rushing on only 12 carries, including a 20-yard reverse on a 3rd-and-7 to keep the ‘Canes game-winning drive alive in the fourth quarter.

October 6 – Coby Weiss (Buchholz)

Weiss drilled a 40-yard field goal as time expired to lift Buchholz to a 23-20 win over Gainesville, which snapped the Bobcats’ five-year losing streak to their rival. The sophomore, who made three on the night, had made a 41-yard field goal in the fourth quarter to tie the game.

September 29 – Monroe Thornton III (St. Francis Catholic)

Thornton returned a kickoff 70 yards for a touchdown, just after Oak Hall had scored the first touchdown of the game, and it gave the Wolves the spark they needed in a 49-14 win over their rival. The junior finished with 181 all-purpose yards as St. Francis won its third consecutive game for the first time in three years. Thornton had scoring runs of 31 and 10 yards and also had eight tackles on defense.

September 22 – Courtney Chappell (P.K. Yonge)

Chappell had 18 kills, 45 digs, 33 service points, six aces and four blocks in four games for the Blue Wave. The senior helped lead the Blue Wave to a 4-0 week with wins against defending 5A state champion Bishop Moore (Orlando), 7A Tallahassee Leon, 7A Lake Nona, a regional finalist in 2013, and 2013 3A state runners-up The First Academy (Orlando).

September 15 – Antwan Durn (Union County)

Durn broke current Buffalo RB C.J. Spiller’s school record with seven touchdowns as the Tigers (4-0) defeated Interlachen, 59-0. The junior ran for 204 yards on 15 carries and also had one reception for 30 yards.

September 8 – Julian Robinson (Dixie County)

In a match-up of the top two teams in the state in Class 1A, Robinson rose to the occasion and ran for 316 yards on 28 carries and four TDs as the Bears snapped the Tigers’ 22-game home winning streak with a 48-25 win. The junior, who has an area leading 727 yards rushing, had scoring runs of 63, 52, 50 and 32 yards.

September 1 – Charles Strong (P.K. Yonge)

In his varsity debut, the freshman ran for a game-high 119 yards and a score. Strong, who averaged 9.9 yards per carry, helped lead the Blue Wave to their first 1-0 start since 2011 with a 35-0 win at Bell.

August 25 – Caelan Christian (Gainesville)

Despite a 44-43 loss in overtime to state-ranked Columbia (Lake City), Christian had a career game for the Hurricanes. The junior completed 28-of-38 for 317 yards and three touchdowns, along with a rushing score, as the ‘Canes amassed 531 yards of total offense. Christian connected with seven different receivers on the night, including a 25-yard touchdown pass to Dock Luckie in overtime.

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Girls’ soccer – FHSAA district tournament scores

Mike Ridaught

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January 14, 2015

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5A-District 2 @ University (Orange City)
Tuesday – Flagler Palm Coast XX, DeLand XX

Friday (Championship) – Flagler Palm Coast 3, Spruce Creek (Port Orange) 1

5A-District 1 @ Fletcher (Neptune Beach)
Tuesday – #2 Buchholz (Gainesville) 6, #3 Mandarin (Jacksonville) 3; #1 Fletcher (Neptune Beach) 8, #4 Sandalwood (Jacksonville) 0

Thursday (Championship) – #1 Fletcher (Neptune Beach) 4, #2 Buchholz (Gainesville) 0

4A-District 5 @ New Smyrna Beach
Wednesday – New Smyrna Beach 2, Mainland (Daytona Beach) 1

Friday (Championship) – Lake Nona (Orlando) 1, New Smyrna Beach 0

4A-District 4 @ Forest (Ocala)
Tuesday – #4 East Ridge (Clermont) 3, #5 West Port (Ocala) 0
Wednesday – #2 Vanguard (Ocala) 3, #3 Lecanto 2; #1 Forest (Ocala) 8, #4 East Ridge (Clermont) 0

Thursday (Championship) – #2 Vanguard (Ocala) 1, #1 Forest (Ocala) 0 – Knights first district title in school history

4A-District 3 @ Creekside (St. Johns)
Monday – #4 Oakleaf (Orange Park) 4, #5 Atlantic Coast (Jacksonville) 3; #1 Creekside (St. Johns) 8, #8 Lee (Jacksonville) 0; #3 St. Augustine 6, #6 Middleburg 0; #2 Fleming Island (Orange Park) 8, #7 Englewood (Jacksonville) 0
Wednesday – #2 Fleming Island (Orange Park) 3, #3 St. Augustine 0; #1 Creekside (St. Johns) 6, #4 Oakleaf (Orange Park) 1

Friday (Championship) – #1 Creekside (St. Johns) 1, #2 Fleming Island (Orange Park) 0

4A-District 2 @ Gainesville (Jonesville Park)
Monday – #5 Gainesville 1, #4 Columbia (Lake City) 0
Wednesday – #1 Leon (Tallahassee) 3, #5 Gainesville 0; #2 Lincoln (Tallahassee) 3, #3 Chiles (Tallahassee) 2

Friday (Championship) – #1 Leon (Tallahassee) 1, #2 Lincoln (Tallahassee) 0

3A-District 7 @ Springstead (Spring Hill)
Monday – Hernando (Brooksville) 4, Weeki Wachee 2
Tuesday – Springstead (Spring Hill) 8, Hernando (Brooksville) 0; Hudson 8, Citrus (Inverness) 0; Nature Coast (Brooksville) 2, Crystal River 1
Wednesday –Hudson 3, Fivay 1; Springstead (Spring Hill) 2, Nature Coast (Brooksville) 1

Friday (Championship) – Springstead (Spring Hill) 2, Hudson 1

3A-District 6 @ Seabreeze (Daytona Beach)
Monday – Pine Ridge (Deltona) 2, Deltona 0; Edgewater (Orlando) 8, Taylor (Pierson) 0
Wednesday – Seabreeze (Daytona Beach) 3, Edgewater (Orlando) 2; Matanzas (Palm Coast) 8, Pine Ridge (Deltona) 0

Friday (Championship) – Matanzas (Palm Coast) 5, Seabreeze (Daytona Beach) 1

3A-District 5 @ higher seeds for quarterfinals; @ Eustis (semi’s & final)
Monday – #1 Lake Minneola 8, #8 North Marion (Citra) 0; #2 Eustis 9, #7 Tavares 1; #6 Lake Weir (Ocala) at #3 South Lake (Groveland); #5 Leesburg 3, #4 Belleview 1
Tuesday – #1 Lake Minneola 6, #5 Leesburg 0; #2 Eustis 2, #3 South Lake (Groveland) 0

Friday (Championship) – #1 Lake Minneola 4, #3 Eustis 0

3A-District 4 @ Ponte Vedra
Monday – #1 Ponte Vedra 9, #8 Orange Park 0; #4 Clay (Green Cove Springs) 6, #5 Menendez (St. Augustine) 2; #3 Nease (Ponte Vedra Beach) 3, #6 Ridgeview (Orange Park) 1; #2 Bartram Trail (St. Johns) 8, #7 Palatka 0
Wednesday – #3 Nease (Ponte Vedra Beach) 3, #2 Bartram Trail (St. Johns) 2 (PK); #1 Ponte Vedra 8, #4 Clay (Green Cove Springs) 0

Friday (Championship) – #1 Ponte Vedra 4, #3 Nease (Ponte Vedra Beach) 0

3A-District 3 @ Terry Parker (Jacksonville)
Monday – #4 Paxon (Jacksonville) 5, #5 Westside (Jacksonville) 0; #3 Parker (Jacksonville) 9, #6 Wolfson (Jacksonville) 1
Wednesday – #3 Parker (Jacksonville) 5, #2 Suwannee (Live Oak) 2; #1 Stanton (Jacksonville) 5, #4 Paxon (Jacksonville) 0

Friday (Championship) – #1 Stanton (Jacksonville) 8, #3 Parker (Jacksonville) 0

2A-District 6 @ The Villages
Monday – #4 South Sumter (Bushnell) 5, #5 Mount Dora 0; #3 Umatilla 3, #6 Williston 0; #2 The Villages 9, #7 Dunnellon 0
Wednesday – #3 Umatilla 2, #2 The Villages 0; #1 Trinity Catholic (Ocala) 3, #4 South Sumter (Bushnell) 0

Friday (Championship) – #1 Trinity Catholic (Ocala) 2, #3 Umatilla 0

2A-District 5 @ Santa Fe (Alachua)
Saturday – #8 Crescent City XX, #9 Bradford (Starke) XX
Monday – #2 Eastside (Gainesville) 5, #7 Fort White 0; #1 Santa Fe (Alachua) 8, #8 Crescent City 0
Tuesday – #4 Keystone Heights 1, #5 Interlachen 0; #3 P.K. Yonge (Gainesville) 7, #6 Newberry 0
Thursday – #2 Eastside (Gainesville) 4, #3 P.K. Yonge (Gainesville) 2; #1 Santa Fe (Alachua) 8, #4 Keystone Heights 0

Friday (Championship) – #1 Santa Fe (Alachua) 1, #2 Eastside (Gainesville) 0

2A-District 4 @ Episcopal (Jacksonville)
Wednesday – #3 Bishop Kenny (Jacksonville) 8, #6 Baldwin 0; #4 Providence (Jacksonville) 6, #5 Bishop Snyder (Jacksonville) 0
Thursday – #2 Episcopal (Jacksonville) 3, #3 Bishop Kenny (Jacksonville) 2; #1 Bolles (Jacksonville) 6, #4 Providence (Jacksonville) 0

Friday (Championship) – #1 Bolles (Jacksonville) 2, #2 Episcopal (Jacksonville) 0

2A-District 3 @ Yulee
Monday – #4 Raines (Jacksonville) 2, #5 Ribault (Jacksonville) 1; #3 Yulee 13, #6 Jackson (Jacksonville) 0
Wednesday – #1 Fernandina Beach 9, #4 Raines (Jacksonville) 0; #3 Yulee 4, #2 West Nassau (Callahan) 3

Thursday (Championship) – #1 Fernandina Beach 8, #3 Yulee 0

2A-District 2 @ East Gadsden (Havana)
Monday – Wakulla 8, Madison County 0
Tuesday – Wakulla (Crawfordville) 8, Taylor County (Perry) 0

1A-District 2 @ St. Joseph (St. Augustine)

Tuesday – #5 St. Francis Catholic (Gainesville) 5, #4 Duval Charter (Jacksonville) 2; #1 St. Johns Country Day (Orange Park) 8, #8 Oak Hall (Gainesville) 0; #2 St. Joseph (St. Augustine) 5, #7 Hamilton County (Jasper) 0; #3 Christ’s Church (Jacksonville) 9, #6 University Christian (Jacksonville) 0
Wednesday – #1 St. Johns Country Day (Orange Park) 8, #5 St. Francis Catholic (Gainesville) 0; #2 St. Joseph (St. Augustine) 3, #3 Christ’s Church (Jacksonville) 0

Friday (Championship) – #1 St. Johns Country Day (Orange Park) 5, #2 St. Joseph (St. Augustine) 0

1A-District 1 @ Maclay (Tallahassee)
Monday – #2 Port St. Joe 7, #7 West Gadsden (Greensboro) 0; #3 Rocky Bayou Christian (Niceville) 8, #6 Franklin County 0; #4 Lafayette (Mayo) 2, #5 John Paul II (Tallahassee) 1
Wednesday – #3 Rocky Bayou Christian (Niceville) 3, #2 Port St. Joe 0; #1 Maclay (Tallahassee) XX, #4 Lafayette (Mayo) XX

Friday (Championship) #3 Rocky Bayou Christian (Niceville) 2, #1 Maclay (Tallahassee) 1

Columbia at Gainesville | Basketball

Mike Stanton

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January 14, 2015

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Date: Wednesday January 14th
Title: Boys’ Basketball – Columbia (Lake City) at Gainesville

Join Marty Pallman (Play-by-play), Ben Murphy (Color) & Jeremy Rogers (Color) for this district showdown from the Purple Palace. Gainesville, ranked 2nd in the state in Class 6A, is in first place in 6A-District 2, followed by Columbia, which is a half game out of first. Both teams are ranked in the Prep Zone Power Poll (Gainesville – 4th; Columbia – 15th).

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