February 19th, 6:30pm – St. Francis Catholic at Father Lopez – FHSAA Boys’ Basketball 3A Regional Semifinal
Join Marty Pallman (Play-by-play) & Tyler TenBieg (Color) for the second round of the Class 3A state playoffs. The game will also air on 105 The Game (104.9 FM) in Gainesville/High Springs/Lake City.
NOTE: This will be our last poll until the completion of the playoffs.
GAINESVILLE – The Providence (Jacksonville) Stallions rolled to a 3A-2 district championship and easily stayed atop the Prep Zone Power Poll for another week.
The Stallions (26-1) easily defeated Trinity Christian (Jacksonville) 83-33 to win the district tournament title last Saturday, and once again received six of the seven first-place votes. Providence, a final four team last season, opens in the 3A regional quarterfinals this Thursday night against North Florida Christian (Tallahassee).
Father Lopez (Daytona Beach) (25-2) remained second after winning the 3A-4 district tournament and upped their winning streak to 14 games. The Green Wave open the 3A playoffs Thursday night against PK Yonge (Gainesville) and could be on a collision course with Providence in the 3A region final.
The rest of the top ten remained the same, with Leesburg (23-4) moving into third by themselves after beating Gainesville 91-59 in the 6A-5 final. Hawthorne (26-1) struggled a bit against Hilliard in the 1A-6 district final, and dropped from a tie with Leesburg for third to fourth. Hawthorne does have a 12 game winning streak heading into the regional playoffs and received the other first place vote. Nature Coast (Brooksville) (23-3) remains fifth with Wolfson (Jacksonville) (23-3) 6th. Palatka (23-4), New Smyrna Beach (21-4), Sandalwood (Jacksonville) (23-4) and Bishop Kenny (Jacksonville) (21-6) rounded out the top ten.
Ed White (Jacksonville) and Raines (Jacksonville) swapped spots from last week to this week. White moved past Raines into 11th with the Vikings falling to 12th despite both teams winning district titles. In fact the top 12 teams from last week’s poll won a district tournament championship.
North Florida Educational Institute (Jacksonville) easily won the 2A-2 district title and moved to 13th. NFEI (15-12) won the district tournament despite starting as the sixth seed after forfeiting 12 games during the regular season. Williston, DeLand and and Bartram Trail (St. Johns) moved into the last three spots in the poll this week after winning their district tournaments. Lake Minneola, Gainesville and Mount Dora Bible fell out of the poll. Lake Minneola and Mount Dora Bible’s seasons are over after losing in district semifinal games.
The Prep Zone Power Poll ranks the top 20 high school football, basketball and baseball 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 – BOYS BASKETBALL POLL #7 (Records through 2/10)
(School, followed by first-place votes, classification, overall record and total voting points)
1. Providence (Jacksonville) (6) (3A) (26-1) – 119
2. Father Lopez (Daytona Beach) (3A) (25-2) – 112
3. Leesburg (6A) (23-4) – 107
4. Hawthorne (1A) (1) (26-1) – 105
5. Nature Coast (Brooksville) (5A) (23-3) – 94
6. Wolfson (Jacksonville) (6A) (23-3) – 93
7. Palatka (5A) (23-4) – 83
8. New Smyrna Beach (7A) (21-4) – 77
9. Sandalwood (Jacksonville) (8A) (23-4) – 74
10. Bishop Kenny (Jacksonville) (5A) (21-6) – 65
11. Ed White (Jacksonville) (7A) (20-5) – 57
12. Raines (Jacksonville) (4A) (21-6) – 49
T13. North Florida Educational Institute (Jacksonville) (2A) (15-12) – 40
T13. Ridgeview (Orange Park) (6A) (18-8) – 40
15. West Nassau (Glen St. Mary) (4A) (21-4) – 28
16. Forest (Ocala) (7A) (20-6) – 21
17. Suwannee (Live Oak) (5A) (18-6) – 20
18. Williston (4A) (21-7) – 19
19. DeLand (8A) (20-7) – 17
20. Bartram Trail (St. Johns) (5A) (20-6) – 14
Also receiving votes – St. Francis (Gainesville) (3A) (22-5) – 13; Gainesville (6A) (18-9) – 9; East Ridge (Clermont) (7A) (22-6) – 4.
February 14, 6:30 pm – Gainesville at Citrus (Inverness). Class 6A Regional Quarterfinals (first round of the boys’ basketball state playoffs). Join Mike Ridaught (Play-by-play), Marty Pallman (Color) & Darrin Johnson (Sidelines)
RADIO: 104.9 FM Gainesville/High Springs/Lake City
Due to some last minute circumstances, we didnt think we would have any guests for this show. But thanks to the great coaches and players in the area we had not 1 but 2 schools show up and 2 different sports. A big thanks goes to PK Yonge Basketball and GHS Girls’ Weightlifting. Both were excellent interviews and a blast to have on the show.
February 12th, 5:30pm – Join host Mike Ridaught and co-host Marty Pallman as they preview the upcoming playoff matchups and recap what happend last week. There might even be a bit of football talk now that Spring is around the corner. And we’ll recognize our Trophy Shop Athlete-of-the-Week presented by Mark McGriff’s State Farm Insurance of Gainesville.
Guests: PK Yonge Basketball and Gainesville Girls’ Weightlifting
Trophy Shop Athlete-of-the-Week Presented by Mark McGriff’s State Farm Insurance of Gainesville for the week of February 4th
Trophy Shop Athlete-of-the-Week Presented by Mark McGriff’s State Farm Insurance of Gainesville for the week of January 28
8A-1
Sandalwood (22-4) 55, Flagler Palm Coast 52 (3OT)
Friday: Championship,Sandalwood vs. Mandarin, 7 PM
7A-1
Tuesday: Forest 71, Buchholz 51
Friday: Championship, Forest vs. Lincoln, 7 PM
7A-2
Monday : Englewood 35, Fleming Island 30
Wednesday: White 67, Englewood 49
First Coast 59, Fletcher 54
Championship: White vs. First Coast, 7 PM
6A-3
Tuesday: Orange Park 47, Middleburg 37
Wednesday: Leon 65, Oakleaf 42
Ridgeview 61, Orange Park 51
Championship, Friday, Ridgeview vs. Leon, 7 PM
6A-4
Tuesday: St. Augustine 66, Stanton 54
Lee 68, Atlantic Coast 61
Friday: Wolfson vs. Lee, Columbia vs. St. Augustine
Championship: Saturday, 7 PM
6A-5
Monday: Lake Weir 73, South Lake 55
Tuesday: Gainesville 72, Vanguard 60
Leesburg 76, Lake Weir 50
Friday: Championship, Gainesville vs. Leesburg, 7 PM
5A-3
Tuesday: Parker 72, Forrest 56
Friday: Paxon vs. Baker County, Bishop County vs. Parker
Championship: Saturday, 7 PM
5A-4
Tuesday: Ponte Vedra 51, Matanzas 31
Nease 49, Menendez 38
Friday: Championship, Nease vs. Ponte Vedra, 7 PM
5A-5
Tuesday: Creekside 47, Clay 15
Friday: Championship, Bartram Trail vs. Creekside, 7 PM
5A-6
Tuesday: Eastside 62, North Marion 51
Palatka 74, Belleview 24
Friday: Championship, Eastside vs. Palatka, 7 PM
4A-3
Tuesday: Episcopal 42, Ribault 35
Friday: Jackson vs. Episcopal, Raines vs. Bolles
Championship: Saturday, 7 PM
4A-4
Tuesday: Fernandina Beach 46, Yulee 40
Championship: Friday, Fernandina Beach vs. West Nassau 7 PM
4A-5
Tuesday: Santa Fe 55, Interlachen 41
Bradford 69, Keystone Heights 25
Friday: Williston vs. Bradford, Fort White vs. Santa Fe
Saturday: Championship, 7 PM
3A-2
Tuesday: University Christian 53, Christ’s Church 38
Eagle’s View 61, Bishop Snyder 45
Friday: University Christian vs. Trinity Christian, Eagle’s View vs. Providence
Saturday: Championship, 7 PM
3A-3
Tuesday: St. Johns Country Day 44, Oak Hall 42
Friday: PK Yonge vs. St. Joseph, St. Johns Country Day vs. St. Francis
Saturday: Championship, 7 Pm
2A-2
Monday: NFEI 71, Espirit de Corps 12, First Coast Christian defeated Cedar Creek Christian
Tuesday: NFEI 81, Seacoast Christian 37, Temple Christian 54, First Coast Christian 39
Saturday: Championship, NFEI vs. Temple Christian, 7 PM
1A-5
Tuesday: Lafayette 71, Branford 25
Friday: Hamilton County vs. Lafayette, Melody Christian vs. Jefferson County
Saturday: Championship, 7 PM
1A-6
Tuesday: Bronson 65, Bell 54
Trenton 68, Cedar Key 41
Friday: Trenton vs. Hilliard, Bronson vs. Hawthorne
Saturday: Championship, 7 PM
1A-7
Tuesday: Newberry 78, Dixie County 76 (OT)
Friday: Baldwin vs. Chiefland, Union County vs. Newberry
Saturday: Championship, 7 PM
GAINESVILLE – Despite their first loss of the season, the Providence (Jacksonville) Stallions remained on top of the boys’ basketball all-classification Prep Zone Power Poll.
The Stallions (24-1) lost to nationally-ranked Arlington Country Day (Jacksonville), 73-63, but still knocked off the previous #14 (Ridgeview) and #8 (Bishop Kenny) ranked teams to remain on top. However, they weren’t a unanimous selection as the top overall team as they received six of the seven first-place votes.
Father Lopez (Daytona Beach) remained second. The Green Wave (23-2) went 3-0 last week and they have now won 12 in a row.
Hawthorne has a 10-game winning streak heading into the postseason. The Hornets (24-1) received the other first-place vote and moved up one spot and into a tie for third with Leesburg (21-4), which had its 18-game winning streak snapped by Lake Minneola.
Nature Coast (Brooksville) rounds out the top five. The Sharks (21-3) have slowly moved up in the poll after beginning ranked 10th in the preseason poll.
Wolfson (Jacksonville) (21-3) is ranked sixth, followed by Palatka (21-4) and New Smyrna Beach (20-4) at 7th and 8th, respectively.
Following its second consecutive Gateway Conference Championship, Sandalwood (Jacksonville) moved up seven spots to No. 9. The Saints (21-4) have won nine in a row entering this week’s district tournament.
Bishop Kenny (Jacksonville) (19-6) rounds out the top 10 at No. 10.
Lake Minneola (17-6) and West Nassau (Callahan) (20-4) enter the poll for the first time at 17th and 19th, respectively, while Gainesville (17-8) re-enters the poll at No. 18 following a 3-0 week.
The Prep Zone Power Poll ranks the top 20 high school football, basketball and baseball 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 – BOYS BASKETBALL POLL #6 (Records through 2/3)
(School, followed by first-place votes, classification, overall record and total voting points)
1. Providence (Jacksonville) (7) (3A) (24-1) – 139
2. Father Lopez (Daytona Beach) (3A) (23-2) – 131
3T Leesburg (6A) (21-4) – 123
3T Hawthorne (1A) (24-1) – 123
5. Nature Coast (Brooksville) (5A) (21-3) – 112
6. Wolfson (Jacksonville) (6A) (21-3) – 98
7. Palatka (5A) (21-4) – 90
8. New Smyrna Beach (7A) (20-4) – 88
9. Sandalwood (Jacksonville) (8A) (21-4) – 78
10. Bishop Kenny (Jacksonville) (5A) (19-6) – 77
11. Raines (Jacksonville) (4A) (19-6) – 72
12. Ed White (Jacksonville) (7A) (18-5) – 60
13. Forest (Ocala) (7A) (19-5) – 54
14. North Florida Educational Institute (Jacksonville) (2A) (13-12) – 45
15. Suwannee (Live Oak) (5A) (17-5) – 33
16. Ridgeview (Orange Park) (6A) (16-8) – 28
17. Lake Minneola (7A) (17-6) – 26
18. Gainesville (6A) (17-8) – 17
19. West Nassau (Callahan) (4A) (20-4) – 15
20. Mount Dora Bible (3A) (18-7) – 12
Also receiving votes – East Ridge (Clermont) (7A) (18-7) – 10; Baker County (Glen St. Mary) (5A) (18-5) – 9; Bartram Trail (St. Johns) (5A) (18-6) – 8; Fort White (4A) (13-4) – 7; Bradford (Starke) (4A) (15-8) – 7; Williston (4A) (17-7) – 4; Columbia (Lake City) (6A) (11-6) – 2; Terry Parker (Jacksonville) (5A) (12-7) – 1; Vanguard (Ocala) (6A) (14-9) – 1.
Tuesday, February 5th
Class 3A-District 3 Tournament Quarterfinals at St. Francis (VIDEO)
Friday, February 8th
Class 3A-District 3 Semifinals at St. Francis Catholic (VIDEO)
Class 1A-District 7 Semifinals at Newberry (AUDIO ONLY)
Saturday, February 9th
Class 3A-District 3 Championship at St. Francis Catholic (VIDEO)
Class 1A-District 7 Championship at Newberry (AUDIO ONLY)
Boys Basketball
February 1st, 7:00pm – Join Marty Pallman (Play-by-play), Mike Ridaught (Color) & Tyler TenBieg/Chelsea Rae (Sidelines)
The Rams and Hurricanes are at Santa Fe College for their final match-up of the season. The ‘Canes won the first meeting and the Rams are looking to even the score. Pre-game will start about 30mins prior to tip. Game is scheduled to start at 7:30pm.
Final: Gainesville 70, Eastside 60
GAINESVILLE – Providence (Jacksonville) continues be a unanimous selection as the top-ranked team in the boys’ basketball all-classification Prep Zone Power Poll.
The Class 3A Stallions (22-0) went 3-0 last week and collected all seven first-place votes.
Father Lopez (Daytona Beach), winners of nine in a row, remained second. But the 3A Green Wave (20-2) narrowly finished ahead of #3 Leesburg, which defeated previous #19 Gainesville on the road, 80-63, en route to a 3-0 week. The Yellow Jackets (19-3) have won 16 in a row.
While the top three remained the same, the rest of the top 10 changed completely.
Wolfson (Jacksonville) dropped out of the top five following a loss to #12 Raines (Jacksonville), 71-68. It was only the second loss of the season for the Wolfpack (20-2), who dropped from fourth to sixth.
Following their ninth win in a row, Hawthorne (23-1) moved up to fourth, while North Florida Educational Institute (Jacksonville) (18-6) moved up two spots to fifth.
Nature Coast (Brooksville) (17-3), Bishop Kenny (Jacksonville) (18-5), Ed White (Jacksonville) (17-4) and New Smyrna Beach (19-4) all round out the top 10 from seventh through 10th, respectively.
Gainesville (14-8) and First Coast (Jacksonville) (13-7) fell out of the top 20, while Sandalwood (Jacksonville) (17-5), Suwannee (Live Oak) (15-5) and Baker County (Glen St. Mary) (16-4) are newcomers to this week’s poll.
The Prep Zone Power Poll ranks the top 20 high school football, basketball and baseball teams (regardless of 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 – BOYS BASKETBALL POLL #5 (Records through 1/27)
(School, followed by first-place votes, classification, overall record and total voting points)
1. Providence (Jacksonville) (7) (3A) (22-0) – 140
2. Father Lopez (Daytona Beach) (3A) (20-2) – 129
3. Leesburg (6A) (19-3) – 128
4. Hawthorne (1A) (23-1) – 120
5. North Florida Educational Institute (Jacksonville) (2A) (18-4) – 105
6. Wolfson (Jacksonville) (6A) (20-2) – 104
7. Nature Coast (Brooksville) (5A) (17-3) – 97
8. Bishop Kenny (Jacksonville) (5A) (18-5) – 94
9. Ed White (Jacksonville) (7A) (17-4) – 87
10. New Smyrna Beach (7A) (19-4) – 72
11. Palatka (5A) (18-4) – 69
12. Raines (Jacksonville) (4A) (16-5) – 51
13. Mount Dora Bible (3A) (17-5) – 50
14. Ridgeview (Orange Park) (6A) (16-7) – 46
15. Forest (Ocala) (7A) (17-5) – 37
16. Sandalwood (Jacksonville) (8A) (17-5) – 30
17. Fort White (4A) (13-2) – 20
18. Bartram Trail (St. Johns) (5A) (18-5) – 17
19. Suwannee (Live Oak) (5A) (15-5) – 13
20T Baker County (Glen St. Mary) (5A) (16-4) – 12
20T Terry Parker (Jacksonville) (5A) (12-6) – 12
Also receiving votes – First Coast (Jacksonville) (7A) (13-7) – 10; Williston (4A) (15-7) – 9; Bradford (Starke) (4A) (14-8) – 8; West Port (Ocala) (6A) (14-4) – 4; Columbia (Lake City) (6A) (10-6) – 4; Gainesville (6A) (14-8) – 2.
January 29th, 6:00pm – Join host Mike Ridaught and co-host Marty Pallman along with special guests: Gainesville Wrestling. Coach Ryland Wagner, Matt Tamayo, Marcellus Boyd, Thomas Herlevich and Wade Jones will be on the show. We’ll also release the new boys’ basketball Prep Zone Power Poll, recap our Sonic Player-of-the-Game from last week and recognize our first Trophy Shop Athlete-of-the-Week presented by Mark McGriff’s State Farm Insurance of Gainesville for 2013.
Gainesville Wrestling (Guests):
Team Facts/Stats (Under Current Coaching):
District Tournament to be held Saturday February 2nd at Eastside High School. Wrestling begins at 10am and will run straight through with the finals occurring sometime around 2pm. Come out and support wrestling in Alachua County. Participating teams are: Gainesville, Gainesville Eastside, Palatka, Ocala West Port, Ocala Vanguard, Lake Weir and Belleview.
Trophy Shop Athlete-of-the-Week Presented by Mark McGriff’s State Farm Insurance of Gainesville for the week of January 21