03/19/2014 | 2:45
Santa Fe College vs. Daytona State College | Baseball
Join Marty Pallman (Play-by-play) and TBD (Color) for this Mid-Florida conference game from Gainesville.
Santa Fe vs Georgia Military
Sun 03/16/02014
Title: Santa Fe College vs. Georgia Military College | Softball
Join Marty Pallman (Play-by-play), Andrew Ayer (Color) and SFC Sports Information Director Scott Jamison (Color) for Saints’ softball.
Game #1 | 11:45am
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Game #2 | 2:00pm
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Prep Zone Power Poll – 2014 Softball Poll – Week 1
Gainesville – They ended last season as the No. 1 team in the Prep Zone Power Poll, and they pick up where they left off – on top of the first softball rankings for 2014.
Last year, Columbia (Lake City) went 27-4 and claimed the school’s first-ever state softball title. This season, the Tigers (10-0) are ranked #1 in the Class 6A poll and third overall in the all-classification state rankings. Their entire outfield is headed to college and UF signee Kayli Kvistad is considered one of the best players in the state.
However, they are not a unanimous selection as the top overall team.
Following a 26-3 campaign, the Blue Wave of PK Yonge (Gainesville) are poised to make a run at a state title, and possibly more. This week, Max Preps recognized them as the No. 1 team in the country.
Although they received more first-place votes than Columbia, 4-3, the Tigers edged the Blue Wave (11-0) in total voting points, 136-133, which dropped PK Yonge to No. 2 in the rankings. They are currently ranked No. 1 in the 4A state poll and 6th in the all-classification poll, which is one spot behind the No. 3 team in this week’s poll.
Ponte Vedra (12-0) is fifth in the all-classification state poll and No. 1 in the 5A rankings. The Sharks are third in this week’s poll.
Creekside, which finished second in last year’s poll, was the 5A state runner-up last year in a season which included the school’s first-ever postseason win, first road playoff win and first appearance in the FHSAA Softball Finals. The Knights (9-2) made the jump to 6A this season and are ranked fourth.
Unbeaten Forest (Ocala) rounds out the top five. The Wildcats (11-0) are ranked No. 7 in the 6A poll, but they are two spots ahead of the Knights in the state rankings.
The only two losses this season for Bradford (Starke), which advanced to its first state semifinal appearance in school history last year, are to PK Yonge. The Tornadoes (7-2), who lost a pair of one-run games to the Blue Wave and are ranked No. 4 in the 4A state poll, are ranked sixth.
Baker County (Glen St. Mary) (10-1) is ranked seventh, followed by Nature Coast (Brooksville) (8-0), Citrus (Inverness) (8-1) and Bartram Trail (St. Johns) in the top 10. The 10th-ranked Bears (8-2) are 13-for-13 in postseason appearances all-time.
Class 1A Dixie County (Cross City), which is ranked 12th, is the only other unbeaten team. The Bears improved to 11-0 following a 15-0 win over Williston on Tuesday night.
The Prep Zone Power Poll ranks the top 20 high school football, basketball, baseball & softball teams (regardless of FHSAA classification) across 26 counties in North Florida (Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Citrus, Clay, Columbia, Dixie, Duval, Flagler, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Hernando, Jefferson, Lafayette, Lake, Levy, Marion, Nassau, Putnam, Sumter, St. Johns, Suwannee, Taylor, Union & Volusia counties). It is voted on weekly by sportswriters and sportscasters.
Prep Zone Power Poll – 2014 Softball Poll #1
(School, followed by first-place votes, classification, record through March 11 and total voting points)
1. Columbia (3) (6A) (10-0) – 136
2. PK Yonge (Gainesville) (4) (4A) (11-0) – 133
3. Ponte Vedra (5A) (12-0) – 128
4. Creekside (St. Johns) (6A) (9-2) – 98
5. Forest (Ocala) (6A) (11-0) – 96
6. Bradford (Starke) (4A) (7-2) – 95
7. Baker County (Glen St. Mary) (5A) (10-1) – 90
8. Nature Coast (Brooksville) (5A) (8-0) – 70
9. Citrus (Inverness) (5A) (8-1) – 65
10. Bartram Trail (St. Johns) (6A) (8-2) – 64
11. East Ridge (Clermont) (7A) (10-2) – 58
12. Dixie County (Cross City) (1A) (10-0) – 55
13. Suwannee (Live Oak) (5A) (10-3) – 52
14. Montverde Academy (4A) (9-3) – 46
15. Clay (Green Cove Springs) (5A) (9-3) – 44
16. Hernando (Brooksville) (5A) (8-1) – 43
17. Aucilla Christian (Monticello) (2A) (8-1) – 34
18. Bishop Snyder (Jacksonville) (3A) (5-3) – 28
19. Belleview (5A) (6-2) – 26
20. South Sumter (Bushnell) (4A) (7-1) – 24
Also receiving votes: Lafayette (Mayo) (1A) (9-6) – 21; Mandarin (Jacksonville) (8A) (8-2) – 20; Chiefland (1A) (7-1) – 14; Oakleaf (Orange Park) (6A) (5-3) – 11; Santa Fe (Alachua) (4A) (9-5) – 10; Mount Dora Bible (3A) (8-2-1) – 9.
Tournament of Champions
Friday, March 14
- 7:30 pm – Trenton vs. Clay (Green Cove Springs)
Event Details: Join Mike Ridaught (Play-by-play) for Day #1 of the City of Champions baseball tournament from Florida State College of Jacksonville.
Saturday, March 15
- 9 am – Episcopal vs. Trenton
Event Details: Join Marty Pallman (Play-by-play) for Day #2 of the City of Champions baseball tournament from Florida State College of Jacksonville or Episcopal.
- 3 pm – Columbus, GA vs. Clay (Green Cove Springs)
Event Details: Join Marty Pallman (Play-by-play) for the 3rd-place game of the City of Champions baseball tournament from the Baseball Grounds in Jacksonville.
- 6 pm – Melbourne Central Catholic vs. Ponte Vedra
Event Details: Join Marty Pallman (Play-by-play) for the championship game of the City of Champions baseball tournament from the Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville.
Santa Fe at Florida State College
Join Mike Ridaught (Play-by-play) for this Mid-Florida Conference game from Jacksonville.
Game 1 | 03/13 03:45PM (EST)
Santa Fe College Fastpitch Softball at Florida State College of Jacksonville (DH) – Game #1 (FL)
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Game 2 | 03/13 06:00PM (EST)
Santa Fe College Fastpitch Softball at Florida State College of Jacksonville (DH) – Game #2 (FL)
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Lake Sumter at Santa Fe
Wed 03/12/02014 at 2:45
JUCO Baseball: Santa Fe vs. Lake Sumter
Event Details: Join Mike Ridaught (Play-by-play) and Marty Pallman (Color) for this Mid-Florida Conference game from Gainesville.
Oak Hall at St. Francis
Date: Mon 03/10/2014 at 4:15pm
HS Baseball: Oak Hall (Gainesville) at St. Francis (Gainesville)
Event Details: Join Mike Ridaught (Play-by-play) and TBD (Color) for this small-school city rivalry in Gainesville.
Baseball and Softball 2014
Our tentative schedule for The Prep Zone baseball and softball broadcasts.
Note: Schedule is subject to change. Broadcasts listed below are also available as replay.
- Monday, March 10 – Baseball – Oak Hall (Gainesville) at St. Francis, 4:30 p.m.
- Wednesday, March 12 – Baseball – Lake Sumter at Santa Fe College, 3 p.m.
- Thursday, March 13 – Softball – Santa Fe College at Florida State College of Jacksonville, 4 p.m. (DH)
- Friday, March 14 – Baseball – Tournament of Champions (Jacksonville), 7:30 p.m.
- Saturday, March 15 – Baseball – Tournament of Champions (Jacksonville), 9 a.m., 3 p.m. & 6 p.m. (3 games)
- Sunday, March 16 – Softball – Georgia Military College at Santa Fe College, noon (DH)
- Tuesday, March 18 – Softball – Seminole at Santa Fe College, 2:30 p.m. (DH) RAINED OUT
- Wednesday, March 19 – Baseball – Daytona State College at Santa Fe College, 3 p.m.
- Monday, March 24 – Wednesday, March 26 – Baseball – Big Sun Challenge at Ocala Vanguard (12 games)
- Monday, March 31 – Baseball – Santa Fe College at Florida State College of Jacksonville, 3 p.m.
Prep Zone Power Poll – 2013/2014 Basketball – Final
Gainesville – With no state titles for the north central Florida region, the top overall team in the Prep Zone Power Poll remained the same.
A total of seven area teams advanced to the FHSAA Boys’ Basketball Finals in Lakeland, but none of them brought back a state title, including Providence (Jacksonville), which has been ranked #1 all season long in the poll and has been nationally-ranked for much of the season too.
However, it was still a banner year for many programs.
The Stallions (26-5) lost to unbeaten & eventual 3A state champion Sagemont, 78-59, in the state semifinals. The defending 3A state champions finished first in the final poll and received six of the seven first-place votes.
Previous No. 3 Lake Minneola lost to Miami Norland, 60-44, in the 6A title game, but moved up one spot in the final poll to finish second. The state runner-up Hawks (28-4), playing in their first-ever postseason, received the other first-place vote.
Another state runner-up, Ribault (Jacksonville), finished third. The Trojans (30-4) lost to two-time state champion Lake Highland Prep (Orlando), 58-53, in the 4A title game. It was their first state championship game appearance since 2005 when the late Bernard Wilkes was the head coach.
Ed White (Jacksonville) advanced to its first state semifinal in school history where it lost to eventual state champion Miami Norland, 68-40. The 6A Commanders (25-5) moved up one spot to fourth in the final poll.
Sandalwood (Jacksonville) rounds out the top five. The Saints (26-3) actually dropped three spots from second after losing to eventual 8A runners-up Evans (Orlando), 67-41, in the 8A-Region 1 Final. However, it was their first regional final in school history.
Following their first state semifinal appearance since 2006 when they won the 5A state title, the Eastside (Gainesville) Rams moved up three spots to finish sixth. The Rams (24-7) lost to eventual 6A state runner-up Lakewood (St. Pete), 60-46, in the 5A state semifinals, and they defeated #7 Citrus (Inverness) and #15 Nature Coast (Brooksville) (22-8) in the postseason to get there.
Citrus (26-3) is followed by 1A semifinalist Chiefland (26-2), Bishop Kenny (Jacksonville) (21-9) and Gainesville (21-8) in the top 10. It was Chiefland’s first-ever trip to the state semifinals in program history.
Vanguard (Ocala) (19-10), which made its first postseason since 2004, begins the next 10 at No. 11, followed by Baker County (Glen St. Mary) (23-5), 1A state runners-up Hamilton County (Jasper) (19-8), Bolles (Jacksonville) (26-1), which got upset in the 4A regional quarterfinals, and No. 15 Nature Coast, which moved up four spots in the final poll.
Fort White (26-3), which won its first district title in program history, is ranked No. 16, followed by The Villages (25-3), Eustis (22-8), and Santa Fe (Alachua) (18-13) & Hawthorne (22-6), who are tied for 19th.
Forrest (Jacksonville) (18-10), which won its first postseason game since 1982, is receiving votes, along with 6A Bartram Trail (St. Johns) (22-6) and 8A DeLand (21-9).
The Prep Zone Power Poll ranks the top 20 high school football, basketball, baseball & softball teams (regardless of FHSAA classification) across 26 counties in North Florida (Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Citrus, Clay, Columbia, Dixie, Duval, Flagler, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Hernando, Jefferson, Lafayette, Lake, Levy, Marion, Nassau, Putnam, Sumter, St. Johns, Suwannee, Taylor, Union & Volusia counties). It is voted on weekly by sportswriters and sportscasters.
PREP ZONE POWER POLL – 2013-14 BASKETBALL POLL #10 (FINAL)
(School, followed by first-place votes, classification, final record and total voting points)
1. Providence (Jacksonville) (6) (3A) (26-5) – 139
2. Lake Minneola (1) (6A) (28-4) – 132
3. Ribault (Jacksonville) (4A) (30-4) – 128
4. Ed White (Jacksonville) (6A) (25-5) – 116
5. Sandalwood (Jacksonville) (8A) (26-3) – 112
6. Eastside (Gainesville) (5A) (24-7) – 105
7. Citrus (Inverness) (5A) (26-3) – 88
8. Chiefland (1A) (26-2) – 87
9. Bishop Kenny (Jacksonville) (5A) (21-9) – 77
10. Gainesville (6A) (21-8) – 71
11. Vanguard (Ocala) (6A) (19-10) – 55
12. Baker County (Glen St. Mary) (5A) (23-5) – 51
13. Hamilton County (Jasper) (1A) (19-8) – 50
14. Bolles (Jacksonville) (4A) (26-1) – 47
15. Nature Coast (Brooksville) (5A) (22-8) – 46
16. Fort White (4A) (26-3) – 43
17. The Villages (4A) (25-3) – 31
18. Eustis (5A) (22-8) – 30
T19 Santa Fe (Alachua) (18-13) – 17
T19 Hawthorne (1A) (22-6) – 17
Also receiving votes: Forrest (Jacksonville) (6A) (18-10) – 11; DeLand (8A) (21-9) – 10; Bartram Trail (St. Johns) (6A) (22-6) – 7.
Playoff Basketball
Friday, 6:30 pm – Boys’ High School Basketball
Class 1A Regional Final
Hawthorne at Hamilton County (Jasper)
Join Mike Ridaught (Play-by-play) and Yancey Cook (Color) for a match-up of top 10 teams for the right to advance to the state semifinals in Lakeland. The visiting Hornets (22-5), ranked 6th in the state in 1A, are seeking their third straight trip to the final four. The Trojans (18-8), ranked 7th in the state, have lost at Hawthorne the past two seasons but this time get them at home in Jasper.
Radio: AM-1230 Gainesville, AM-900 Ocala & FM-100.1 Ocala
Internet: ‘Live’ audio available at www.floridasportstalk.fm
Saturday, 11 a.m. – Noon – “In the Paint”
Basketball show broadcast ‘live’ this week from Sonic on 39th Avenue in Gainesville
Join Mike Ridaught as he talks high school, Gator & SEC hoops. Guests include Brent Beaird of Lindy’s Sports & Gator Bait Magazine to talk SEC & Gator basketball at 11 a.m., followed by onsite guests: Eastside boys’ basketball coach “Pop” Williams and members of the Rams’ regional final team at 11:25 a.m.
Radio: AM-1230 Gainesville, AM-900 (Ocala/Gainesville) & FM-100.1 (Ocala)
Internet: ‘Live’ audio available at www.floridasportstalk.fm
Saturday, 6:30 p.m. – Boys’ High School Basketball
Class 5A Regional Final
Nature Coast (Brooksville) at Eastside (Gainesville)
Join Mike Ridaught (Play-by-play) and Tyler TenBieg (Color) for the third round of the Class 5A state playoffs. The visiting Sharks (22-7) are making their fourth regional final appearance in the last five seasons. Meanwhile, the Rams (23-6) are trying to get back to the state semifinals for the first time since 2006 when they won the Class 5A title. Eastside has won nine games in a row, while Nature Coast has won seven in a row.
Radio: AM-1230 Gainesville, AM-900 Ocala & FM-100.1 Ocala
Internet: ‘Live’ audio available at www.floridasportstalk.fm