Friday, Nov. 5 – High School Football
Join Will Levenson (Play-by-play) and Nick Anschultz (Color) for this city showdown from Citizen’s Field. GHS has won three in a row while Eastside enters the game on a 2-game winning streak.
South Sumter at Newberry – Football 2021
Friday, Nov. 5 – High School Football
Join Mike Ridaught (Play-by-play) and Cam Parker (Color) for all the action. The Panthers will try and keep their postseason hopes alive in Class 1A against the visiting Class 4A Raiders.
Radio: “I am Country” 106.9 FM Gainesville
The Prep Zone Power Poll powered by Anytime Fitness of Gainesville – 2021 Football Poll #11
Buchholz (Gainesville) scores 75 points to clinch district title, remains as unanimous No. 1 team in The Prep Zone Power Poll.
GAINESVILLE — It’s the final week of the regular season in high school football, and teams heading to the postseason will learn their opponent, or their fate, when the FHSAA announces the pairings this Sunday.
But one team clearly on a roll, and clearly in the playoffs, is the Buchholz (Gainesville) Bobcats, who clinched the District 2-7A title last week with a 75-7 destruction of Forest (Ocala).
Buchholz (8-1) has won five in a row since their only loss to defending 4A state champion Cardinal Gibbons (Fort Lauderdale), and received all seven first-place votes again this week in the all-classification regional rankings.
Before they find out their first-round playoff opponent at Citizens Field this week, the Bobcats head to St. Johns County for a showdown with No. 3 Bartram Trail (St. Johns) on Friday.
Vanguard (Ocala) moves up a spot to 2nd this week after former No. 2 Bolles (Jacksonville) dropped its second game in a row, 20-16, to TRU Prep Academy (Miami Gardens).
With Bolles (6-2) dropping to No. 4, Vanguard moves up a spot to 2nd after a 33-0 blanking of Springstead (Spring Hill). The Knights (9-0), who had already clinched District 5-6A, look to wrap up a perfect regular season this week against rival Forest (Ocala).
Bartram Trail moves up to 3rd after blasting Sandalwood (Jacksonville), 50-35, to finish unbeaten in District 1-8A play. The Bears (8-1) now finish their regular season with the showdown with Buchholz on Friday.
Following Bolles and rounding out the top five is Riverside (Jacksonville).
The Generals (8-1) blanked Westside (Jacksonville), 38-0, last Thursday and finish off regular season play against Westside rival RV Ed White (Jacksonville) on the road.
The second five is Spruce Creek (Port Orange) at No. 6, 7th-ranked Hawthorne (7-0), which hosts 5A North Marion (Citra) on Friday, No. 8 Trinity Christian (Jacksonville), Dunnellon, which won its seventh game in a row to move into the top 10 at No. 9, and 10th-ranked Raines (Jacksonville).
Raines (7-2) pounded then-#9 Columbia (Lake City), 35-13, to move up five spots and into the top 10 for the first time since early this season. The Vikings hit the road to conclude their regular season at 8A Vero Beach this week.
Columbia (Lake City) falls to No. 15 but had already clinched the District 3-6A title and will host a first-round playoff game next week.
The only team new to the poll this week is 17th-ranked Gainesville. The Hurricanes (7-2) clinched the District 4-6A title with a 17-14 upset win at then-10th ranked St. Augustine and moves into the rankings for the first time in 2021.
St. Augustine (5-3) barely stays ranked, falling 10 spaces to No. 20.
University Christian (Jacksonville) is the only team to fall out from last week’s poll despite a 37-19 win over Episcopal (Jacksonville) to improve the Christians record to 6-3.
The Prep Zone Power Poll ranks the top 20 high school football, girls basketball, boys basketball, softball & 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, Madison, Marion, Nassau, Putnam, Sumter, St. Johns, Suwannee, Taylor, Union & Volusia counties). It is voted on weekly by sportswriters and sportscasters and it is powered by Anytime Fitness of Gainesville.
THE PREP ZONE POWER POLL – 2021 FOOTBALL POLL #11
(School, followed by classification, first-place votes, current record, and total voting points)
1. Buchholz (Gainesville) (7A) (7) (8-1) – 140
2. Vanguard (Ocala) (6A) (9-0) – 130
3. Bartram Trail (St. Johns) (8A) (8-1) – 125
4. Bolles (Jacksonville) (4A) (6-2) – 118
5. Riverside (Jacksonville) (6A) (8-1) – 114
6. Spruce Creek (Port Orange) (7A) (8-1) – 103
7. Hawthorne (1A) (7-0) – 94
8. Trinity Christian (Jacksonville) (2A) (6-3) – 77
9. Dunnellon (5A) (7-2) – 76
10. Raines (Jacksonville) (5A) (7-2) – 70
11. The Villages (4A) (9-0) – 62
12. Baker County (Glen St. Mary) (5A) (7-2) – 61
13. Union County (Lake Butler) (1A) (9-0) – 57
14. Madison County (1A) (6-3) – 51
15. Columbia (Lake City) (6A) (6-4) – 38
16. Trinity Catholic (Ocala) (3A) (6-2) – 35
17. Gainesville (6A) (7-2) – 33
18. Creekside (St. Johns) (8A) (7-2) – 24
19. University (Orange City) (7A) (6-1) – 19
20. St. Augustine (6A) (5-3) – 18
Also receiving votes: University Christian (Jacksonville) (2A) (6-3) – 12; Mainland (Daytona Beach) (6A) (5-4) – 5; Chiefland (1A) (9-0) – 4; Ed White (Jacksonville) (5A) (6-2) – 4; North Marion (Citra) (5A) (6-3) – 4; Hilliard (1A) (8-1) – 3; Keystone Heights (4A) (9-0) – 1.
Eastside Football – 2021
Wednesday, Nov. 3 – “The Prep Zone” Sports Show (broadcast from Sonic Drive-In on 39th Avenue in Gainesville)
Join Mike Ridaught & Marty Pallman as they talk high school sports from your locally owned Sonic Drive-In of Gainesville. Guests for this episode include Eastside football coach Alex Deleon and members of the Rams’ football team.
Radio: “I am Country” 106.9 FM Gainesville
Volleyball regional tournaments
Wednesday, November 3
7A-Region 1 Semifinal
No. 2 Windermere d. No. 3 DeLand 3-0 (26-24, 25-18, 27-25)
6A-Region 1 Semifinal
No. 1 Ponte Vedra d. No. 4 Niceville 3-0 (25-12, 25-12, 25-9)
6A-Region 3 Semifinal
No. 1 New Smyrna Beach d. No. 5 Winter Haven 3-0 (25-23, 25-14, 25-20)
5A-Region 1 Semifinals
No. 1 Mosley (Lynn Haven) d. No. 5 Middleburg 3-0 (25-18, 25-19, 25-10)
No. 2 Ridgeview (Orange Park) d. No. 6 Choctawhatchee (Fort Walton Beach) 3-0 (25-17, 25-10, 25-21)
5A-Region 2 Semifinal
No. 2 Vanguard (Ocala) d. No. 3 Gateway (Kissimmee) 3-0 (25-7, 25-11, 25-17)
Tuesday, November 2
4A-1 Region Semifinals
No. 1 Santa Fe (Alachua) d. No. 5 Yulee 3-0 (25-11, 25-12, 25-12)
No. 2 Bishop Kenny (Jacksonville) d. No. 3 South Walton (Santa Rosa Beach) 3-0 (25-12, 25-23, 25-22)
4A-2 Region Semifinals
No. 2 Lemon Bay (Englewood) d. No. 3 Weeki Wachee 3-0 (25-11, 25-19, 25-18)
3A-Region 1 Semifinals
No. 1 Pensacola Catholic d. No. 4 Trinity Christian (Jacksonville) 3-0 (25-15, 26-24, 25-14)
No. 2 Trinity Catholic (Ocala) d. No. 6 Trinity Prep (Winter Park) 3-0 (25-17, 25-18, 25-18)
2A-Region 1 Semifinals
No. 1 Oak Hall (Gainesville) d. No. 5 Christ’s Church (Jacksonville) 3-1 (25-14, 22-25, 25-14, 25-19)
No. 2 Harvest Community (Jacksonville) d. No. 6 St. John’s Country Day (Orange Park) 3-1 (22-25, 25-17, 25-13, 25-23)
2A-Region 3 Semifinal
No. 2 St. John Lutheran (Ocala) d. No. 3 Victory Christian (Lakeland) 3-0 (25-11, 27-25, 25-14)
1A-Region 3 Semifinals
No. 1 Dixie County (Cross City) d. No. 4 Lafayette (Mayo) 3-0 (25-21, 25-21, 25-18)
No. 3 Bell d. No. 2 Branford 3-1 (25-18, 25-22, 10-25, 25-18)
1A-Region 4 Semifinals
No. 1 Taylor (Pierson) d. No. 4 Williston 3-0 (25-19, 26-24, 25-21)
No. 3 Newberry d. No. 2 Union County (Lake Butler) 3-2 (25-22, 27-25, 22-25, 18-25, 15-13)
Saturday, November 6
6A-Region 1 Final
No. 2 Leon (Tallahassee) (25-4) at No. 1 Ponte Vedra (27-1)
6A-Region 3 Final
Viera (16-9) at New Smyrna Beach (22-6)
5A-Region 1 Final
No. 2 Ridgeview (Orange Park) (17-7) at Mosley (Lynn Haven) (20-8)
5A-Region 2 Final
No. 2 Vanguard (Ocala) (12-17) at No. 1 Wesley Chapel (19-4)
4A-Region 1 Final
No. 2 Bishop Kenny (Jacksonville) (20-9) at No. 1 Santa Fe (Alachua) (26-3)
3A-Region 1 Final
No. 2 Trinity Catholic (Ocala) (23-4) at No. 1 Pensacola Catholic (27-1)
2A-Region 1 Final
No. 2 Harvest Community (Jacksonville) (19-4) at No. 1 Oak Hall (Gainesville) (21-8)
2A-Region 3 Final
No. 2 St. John Lutheran (Ocala) (20-5) at No. 1 Orangewood Christian (Maitland) (20-9)
1A-Region 3 Final
No.3 Bell (14-12) at No. 1 Dixie County (Cross City) (15-9)
1A-Region 4 Final
No. 3 Newberry (18-10) at No. 1 Taylor (Pierson) (21-3)
Gainesville at St. Augustine – Football 2021
Friday, 6:45 p.m. (PREGAME) – High School Football, 7 p.m. (KICKOFF)
Marty Pallman (Play-by-play) and Nevada Cullen (Color) for the Class 6A-District 4 championship.
‘Live’ & ‘archived’ AUDIO: https://www.mainstreetdailynews.com/sports/live-stream/
St. Francis at Bronson – Football 2021
Friday, Oct 29 – High School Football
Join Mike Ridaught (Play-by-play) for all the action. The visiting Wolves are seeking their first win of the season while the host Eagles can assure a non-losing regular season with a win.
Radio: “I am Country” 106.9 FM Gainesville
Football scores – Thursday, Oct. 28
Atlantic Coast (Jacksonville) 24, First Coast 0
Baldwin 53, Wolfson (Jacksonville) 0
Bishop Kenny (Jacksonville) 42, Paxon (Jacksonville) 7
Ed White (Jacksonville) 31, Terry Parker (Jacksonville) 27
Hernando (Brooksville) 29, Sunlake (Land O’ Lakes) 7
Keystone Heights 32, Stanton Prep (Jacksonville) 0
Orange Park 28, Englewood (Jacksonville) 12
PK Yonge (Gainesville) 42, Providence (Jacksonville) 20
Raines (Jacksonville) 35, Columbia (Lake City) 13
Riverside (Jacksonville) 38, Westside (Jacksonville) 0
St. Edward’s (Vero Beach) 33, Bishop Snyder (Jacksonville) 20
St. John Lutheran (Ocala) 57, Foundation Christian (Winter Garden) 0
The Villages Charter 31, Wiregrass Ranch (Wesley Chapel) 29
University Christian (Jacksonville) 37, Episcopal (Jacksonville) 19
Wildwood 61, Lake Weir (Ocala) 0
The Prep Zone Power Poll powered by Anytime Fitness of Gainesville – 2021 Football Poll #10
Buchholz (Gainesville) moves to top spot of regional rankings after winning showdown with former No. 1 Bolles (Jacksonville)
GAINESVILLE — For the second time this high school football season the top two teams in The Prep Zone Power Poll met on the field.
And for the second time this season the team ranked No. 2 at the time defeated the top-ranked team.
Buchholz (Gainesville) used a fierce defensive effort to hand then No. 1 Bolles (Jacksonville) its first loss of the season, 14-7, last Friday in a neutral-site game at Bradford High School in Starke.
The Buchholz win moves them past Bolles and into the top spot this week, receiving all seven first-place votes. The Bobcats (7-1), who moved up two spots to No. 4 in the USA Today Florida Network Class 7A state rankings, have only lost this season to defending 4A state champion Cardinal Gibbons (Fort Lauderdale).
Cardinal Gibbons was the last team to beat Bolles (6-1) before last week, knocking off the Bulldogs in last year’s 4A state title game in Tallahassee.
Buchholz can wrap up the District 2-7A title this week with a win at home against Forest (Ocala).
Meanwhile Bolles, which had been the top-ranked team the past four weeks after blanking then No. 1 Trinity Christian (Jacksonville), 35-0, drops to 2nd. The ‘Dogs return home to face TRU Prep Academy (Miami Gardens).
Vanguard (Ocala) remained third. The Knights (8-0) moved closer to the District 5-6A title by pounding then-RV Belleview, 42-7. Vanguard heads to Springstead (Spring Hill) this Friday to wrap up district play.
Bartram Trail stays at No. 4.
The Bears (7-1) clinched the District 1-8A championship with a 49-33 offensive slugfest at RV Oakleaf (Orange Park). Bartram Trail closes district play at home against Sandalwood (Jacksonville) this Friday before a showdown with Buchholz to close out the regular season on November 5th.
Riverside (Jacksonville) moves up three spots to round out the top five. The Generals (7-1) rebounded from their first loss of the season to No. 9 Columbia (Lake City) by winning 28-20 at then-No. 6 Trinity Christian (Jacksonville).
The Conquerors (6-3) dropped two spots to 8th as they have lost two of their last three games.
Spruce Creek (Port Orange) remains 6th despite losing its first game of the season, 27-14, at 4A No. 1 Cocoa. Despite the loss, the Hawks (7-1) clinched the District 4-7A crown as they already own a tiebreaker with No. 18 University (Orange City).
Undefeated Hawthorne remains 7th after cruising past 7A Forest, 27-6. The Hornets (7-0) have a bye this week before hosting RV North Marion (Citra) to close out the regular season.
After Trinity Christian is Columbia (Lake City), which drops four slots to 9th after losing, 28-16, at 1A Madison County. The Tigers (6-3) close out the regular season this Friday at No. 15 Raines (Jacksonville).
St. Augustine is ranked 10th. The Yellow Jackets (5-2) easily beat Matanzas (Palm Coast), 37-21, setting up a battle for the District 4-6A title this Friday night at Foots Brumley Stadium against visiting RV Gainesville (6-2).
Raines (6-2), which has won four in a row, moves into the poll this week after blanking rival Ribault (Jacksonville), 30-0, in the Northwest Classic.
Madison County (5-3) also moves back into the rankings at 16th after the upset win over Columbia.
The Prep Zone Power Poll ranks the top 20 high school football, girls basketball, boys basketball, softball & 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, Madison, Marion, Nassau, Putnam, Sumter, St. Johns, Suwannee, Taylor, Union & Volusia counties). It is voted on weekly by sportswriters and sportscasters and it is powered by Anytime Fitness of Gainesville.
THE PREP ZONE POWER POLL – 2021 FOOTBALL POLL #10
(School, followed by classification, first-place votes, current record, and total voting points)
1. Buchholz (Gainesville) (7A) (7) (7-1) – 140
2. Bolles (Jacksonville) (4A) (6-1) – 133
3. Vanguard (Ocala) (6A) (8-0) – 125
4. Bartram Trail (St. Johns) (8A) (7-1) – 119
5. Riverside (Jacksonville) (6A) (7-1) – 109
6. Spruce Creek (Port Orange) (7A) (7-1) – 97
7. Hawthorne (1A) (7-0) – 89
8. Trinity Christian (Jacksonville) (2A) (6-3) – 85
9. Columbia (Lake City) (6A) (6-3) – 81
10. St. Augustine (6A) (5-2) – 80
11. Dunnellon (5A) (6-2) – 64
12T. Union County (Lake Butler) (1A) (8-0) – 58
12T. The Villages (4A) (8-0) – 58
14. Baker County (Glen St. Mary) (5A) (6-2) – 53
15. Raines (Jacksonville) (5A) (6-2) – 37
16. Madison County (1A) (5-3) – 34
17. Creekside (St. Johns) (8A) (6-2) – 26
18. University (Orange City) (7A) (5-1) – 25
19. Trinity Catholic (Ocala) (3A) (5-2) – 19
20. University Christian (Jacksonville) (2A) (5-3) – 12
Also receiving votes: Oakleaf (Orange Park) (8A) (4-4) – 6; Ed White (Jacksonville) (5A) (5-2) – 5; Gainesville (6A) (6-2) – 5; Chiefland (1A) (8-0) – 3; Clay (Green Cove Springs) (5A) (6-2) – 2; Fletcher (Neptune Beach) (7A) (5-3) – 1; Hilliard (1A) (8-0) – 1; Keystone Heights (4A) (8-0) – 1; Mainland (Daytona Beach) (6A) (4-4) – 1; North Marion (Citra) (5A) (5-3) – 1.
USA Today Florida Network (state football poll – Week #9)
USA Today Florida Network (state football poll – Week #9)
Area teams in bold.
Class 8A
1. Seminole (Sanford) 8-1 (8 first-place votes)
2. Venice 7-1 (1 first-place vote)
3. Treasure Coast 6-1
4. Bartram Trail (St. Johns) 7-1
5. West Orange (Winter Garden) 8-1
6. Lake Mary 7-1
7. Riverview (Sarasota) 7-1
8. Apopka 5-2
9. Osceola (Kissimmee) 6-2
10. Miami Palmetto 6-1
ARV: Deerfield Beach, Vero Beach, Palm Beach Central (Wellington), Western (Davie), Winter Park.
Class 7A
1. St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale) 8-1 (7 first-place votes)
2. Edgewater (Orlando) 8-1
3. Tampa Bay Tech 8-0 (1 first-place vote)
4. Buchholz (Gainesville) 7-1 (1 first-place vote)
5. Dillard (Fort Lauderdale) 7-1
6. Niceville 8-1
7. Lakeland 7-1
8. Homestead 7-1
9. Spruce Creek (Port Orange) 7-1
10. Lake Gibson (Lakeland) 6-3
ARV: Armwood (Seffner), Martin County (Stuart), Miramar, University (Orange City), Lehigh (Lehigh Acres).
Class 6A
1. Jesuit (Tampa) 8-0 (9 first-place votes)
2. Miami Northwestern 7-2
3. Naples 8-0
4. Jones (Orlando) 6-2
5. Dunbar (Fort Myers) 7-0
6. Mosley (Lynn Haven) 9-0
7. Riverside (Jacksonville) 7-1
8. Hillsborough (Tampa) 6-2
9. Vanguard (Ocala) 8-0
10. Auburndale 8-0
ARV: Lincoln (Tallahassee), Pine Forest (Pensacola), St. Augustine, Columbia (Lake City), Pinellas Park (Largo).
Class 5A
1. Miami Central 6-2 (7 first-place votes)
2. Miami Killian 9-0 (2 first-place votes)
3. American Heritage (Plantation) 4-3
4. Raines (Jacksonville) 5-2
5. Merritt Island 7-1
6. Clearwater 7-1
7. Rockledge 7-1
8. Baker County (Glen St. Mary) 6-2
9. Wakulla (Crawfordville) 6-2
10. West Florida (Pensacola) 7-1
ARV: Satellite (Satellite Beach), Zephyrhills, Clay (Green Cove Springs), Dunnellon, Terry Parker (Jacksonville).
Class 4A
1. Cocoa 6-1 (7 first-place votes)
2. Cardinal Gibbons (Fort Lauderdale) 6-2 (2 first-place votes)
3. Bolles (Jacksonville) 6-1
4. Gulliver Prep (Miami) 5-1
5. Lakewood (St. Petersburg) 8-0
ARV: The Villages Charter, LaSalle (Miami), Lemon Bay (Englewood), Booker T. Washington (Miami), South Walton (Santa Rosa).
Class 3A
1. Chaminade-Madonna (Hollywood) 6-1 (7 first-place votes)
2. Berkeley Prep (Tampa) 7-0 (2 first-place votes)
3. Florida High (Tallahassee) 6-1
4. Miami Edison 4-3
5. Lakeland Christian 8-0
ARV: Walton (DeFuniak Springs), Florida Christian (Miami), Trinity Catholic (Ocala), Clearwater Central Catholic, Carrollwood Day (Tampa).
Class 2A
1. Champagnat Catholic (Hialeah) 6-2
2. Trinity Christian (Jacksonville) 6-3
3. Holy Trinity Episcopal (Melbourne) 8-0
4. First Baptist (Naples) 6-1
5. Munroe (Quincy) 6-2
ARV: Orlando Christian Prep, Zephyrhills Christian, Glades Day (Belle Glade), University Christian (Jacksonville), Foundation Academy (Winter Garden).
Class 1A
1. Hawthorne 7-0
2. Madison County (Madison) 5-3
3. Union County (Lake Butler) 8-0
4. Pahokee 6-1
5. Blountstown 6-1
ARV: Port St. Joe, Hilliard, Chipley, Chiefland, Newberry.