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South All-Stars sweep their way to inaugural title

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South All-Stars sweep their way to inaugural title

By Corey Davis
Twitter – @ByCoreyDavis

JULINGTON CREEK – The South All-Stars dropped only one set on its way to winning the 2019 North Florida All-Star Series Inaugural Volleyball Classic on Saturday, Nov. 23, at Bartram Trail High School (St. Johns).

Led by a mixture of players from Class 5A state runner-up Vanguard (Ocala), Class 3A state semifinalist Trinity Catholic (Ocala), Class 6A Sweet 16 finalist Forest (Ocala) and Class 7A Regional Finalist East Ridge (Clermont), the South showed off its dominance in the tournament.

In the championship match on Saturday night, the South, coached by Randy Ewers (Vanguard) and Mayra Cuebas (East Ridge), easily swept the host East All-Stars 25-20, 25-17, 25-9 to win the inaugural title.

It was a well-rounded effort by the South, as several players stepped up to have big games. Leading the South was Alexis Schmidt (Vanguard) with 9 kills, Knydall Kalb (Vanguard) 9 kills, Kasey Permenter (Forest) 6 kills and 3 blocks, Re’na Ashley (Vanguard) 3 kills and 3 blocks, Tamrin Woosnam (Vanguard) 3 blocks, 2 aces and 2 kills and Ella Lipka (Ocala St. John Lutheran) 3 kills.

The East, coached by Lainey Kiekic (Bartram Trail) and Halle Peterson (Menendez), were led by Sammy Sicoli (Bartram Trail) with 7 kills, Bryanna Parrett (Oakleaf) 4 kills, Madison Heskett (Keystone Heights) 4 kills, Kyla Bailey (St. Augustine Menendez) 4 kills and a block, Taneja Robinson (Daytona Beach Father Lopez) 2 blocks and a kill, Anne Messler (St. Augustine) a kill and ace and Kailey DiPaula (Orange Park Fleming Island) a kill and ace.

Kalb was named Most Valuable Player for the South after finishing the tourney with 19 kills, 4 blocks and an ace; while Parrett was named MVP of the East after finishing the tourney with 13 kills and multiple digs on the day.

Third place game
In the third place game, the West All-Stars swept the North All-Stars 25-23, 25-13, 25-13 to clinch third place in the tourney.

The West, coached by Eric Marshall (Alachua Santa Fe) and Drue Barry (Bell), were led by Kennedy Wade (Gainesville Buchholz) 9 kills and 5 aces, Ella Yazdanpour (Buchholz) 5 kills, Ramsey Marshall (Santa Fe) 3 aces and a kill, Ameila MacCullum (Santa Fe) 3 aces and 2 kills and Lachelle Sikes (Branford) 4 kills and 2 blocks.

Julia Mangum (Jacksonville Christ’s Church) led the North with 7 kills and 4 blocks, Madison Scott (Neptune Beach Fletcher) added 3 kills and block, Kylie Vining (Jacksonville Harvest Community) chipped in 3 kills and 2 blocks, Asherah Collins (Lake City Columbia) had 3 kills and a block, Cameron Fenner (Jacksonville Bishop Kenny) contributed 2 kills and 2 aces and Morgan Killingsworth (Fletcher) added 3 kills.

Wade was named the Most Valuable Player for the West after finishing the tourney with 28 kills, 6 aces and 2 blocks; while Mangum was named the Most Valuable Player of the North after finishing with 10 kills and 10 blocks.

Semifinal #2

To get to the championship game, the South had to first take care of the West in the second semifinal Saturday afternoon and won a thrilling 25-23, 25-21, 21-25, 25-15 match.

Ashley led the South with 13 kills and 5 blocks, Permenter added 12 blocks and a kill, Kalb chipped in 10 kills and 4 blocks, Lipka added 5 kills and 4 blocks and Schmidt contributed 8 kills, 4 blocks and 2 aces. Also contributing were Madison Hilde (East Ridge) with 4 kills, Woosnam with 2 kills and 2 blocks, Tori Watts (Forest) 2 aces and a kill, Ainsley Clifford (Vanguard) 2 aces and a kill, Nicole Dorothea (Forest) 1 kill, 1 ace and 1 block.

Sikes, a UNF signee, led the West 10 kills and 2 blocks, Gracie Langford (Trenton) added 4 kills and 1 block, Wade chipped in 19 kills and 2 blocks, Jasmyn Solomon (Gainesville) contributed 3 kills and 2 blocks, Yazdanpour (Buchholz) added 3 blocks and 2 kills and Jillian Cassube (Bell) had 4 kills.

Semifinal #1
The East opened the tournament sweeping the North 25-13, 25-18 and 25-23 on Saturday morning in the first semifinal.

It was a well rounded effort by the East in the first game as the East was led by Sicoli with 5 kills and a block, Parrett 9 kills, Heskett 9 kills, Shaniece Steer (Ridgeview) 5 kills and Bailey with 4 kills and an ace.

Also contributing were Messler with 2 kills and a block, Robinson with 2 kills, DiPaula with 2 kills and Alyssa Guarino (New Smyrna Beach) with 3 aces.

Mangum, who has signed with Liberty University, led the North with 6 blocks and 3 kills in the first game of the day.

The North, coached by Debbie Christian and David Schwab of Christ’s Church Academy, also got key contributions from Killingsworth, who chipped in 3 kills, 1 ace and 1 block, Brianna Tucker (Callahan West Nassau) 2 blocks and a kill, Scott 2 kills and a block, Fenner 2 aces and a kill and Vining 2 aces and a block.

2019 North Florida All-Stars Volleyball Classic

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2019 North Florida All-Stars Volleyball Classic

(ST. JOHNS) — The North Florida All-Star Series Committee presents the inaugural All-Star Volleyball Classic on Saturday, November 23 at Bartram Trail High School in St. Johns County.

The 3rd-place & Championship games will be broadcast ‘live’ and On Demand via the NFHS Network. Click on the links below to watch the games:

3:30 p.m. – 3rd-Place Game (North vs. West)

6 p.m. – Championship (East vs. South)

LINK TO PRESS RELEASE & ROSTERS

The Prep Zone Power Poll powered by Anytime Fitness – 2019 Volleyball Poll #11 (FINAL POLL)

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The Prep Zone Power Poll powered by Anytime Fitness – 2019 Volleyball Poll #11 (FINAL POLL)

Class 5A state champion Ponte Vedra finishes on top of the all-classification regional rankings

GAINESVILLE – The top-ranked team in The Prep Zone Power Poll also happens to be the only team to bring home a state title to the area.

Ponte Vedra moved up five spots following a 5-0 record during the postseason, which concluded with the Class 5A state title. The Sharks (25-6) swept previous No. 16 Vanguard (Ocala) in the championship game (25-23, 28-26, 25-18) to claim the No. 1 ranking in the final poll.

It was the 2nd state title in the past three seasons for Ponte Vedra, which lost to eventual state-runner up Santa Fe (Alachua) in last year’s Class 6A Regional Semifinal. The Sharks received six of the eight first-place votes.

Previous No. 1 Trinity Catholic (Ocala) dropped to No. 2. The defending 5A state champion Celtics (23-7) lost to eventual state champion Cardinal Mooney (Sarasota) in the Class 3A state semifinals.

Trinity Catholic had wins against Santa Fe, Buchholz (Gainesville), Forest (Ocala), and Vanguard – all of whom finished in the top six of the final all-classification regional rankings. They received the other two first-place votes.

Prior to last season, it had been 42 years since Santa Fe volleyball had played in a state championship game. The Raiders have now done it back-to-back seasons.

Santa Fe moved up one spot to third after finishing as state runners-up for the 2nd consecutive season. The Raiders (21-10) lost to nationally-ranked Lake Highland Prep (Orlando) in the 4A state championship game.

Buchholz dropped two spots and fell to fourth. The Bobcats (22-6) lost at eventual 6A state champion Leon (Tallahassee) in the Region Final.

Forest dropped two spots and finished fifth. The Wildcats (22-7) also lost at Leon, falling in the 6A regional semifinals. They opened up the postseason with a sweep at previous No. 5 Fleming Island (Orange Park), which dropped three spots to eighth.

Another defending state champion from Marion County, Vanguard, finished sixth. The Knights (16-11) played most of the season without their best player (Alexa Schmidt) and caught fire when she came back, before falling to Ponte Vedra in the Class 5A state championship game.

Bishop Kenny (Jacksonville), Fleming Island, Seven Rivers Christian (Lecanto), which lost in the Class 2A state championship game, and Lecanto, round out the top 10.

Class 1A state runner-up Newberry (18-13), which lost to 7-time defending state champion Sneads, moves into the final rankings at No. 16.

The Prep Zone Power Poll ranks the top 20 high school football, volleyball, basketball, baseball and softball teams (regardless of FHSAA Classification) across the 26 counties in North Florida (Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Citrus, Columbia, Dixie, Duval, Flagler, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Hernando, Jefferson, Lafayette, Lake, Levy, Madison, Nassau, Putnam, Sumter, St. Johns, Suwannee, Taylor, Union and 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 – 2019 Volleyball Poll #11 (FINAL POLL)
(School, city, classification, first-place votes, final record, and total voting points)
1. Ponte Vedra (5A) (6) (25-6) – 157
2. Trinity Catholic (Ocala) (3A) (2) (23-7) – 148
3. Santa Fe (Alachua) (4A) (21-10) – 140
4. Buchholz (Gainesville) (6A) (22-6) – 135
5. Forest (Ocala) (6A) (22-7) – 127
6. Vanguard (Ocala) (5A) (16-11) – 126
7. Bishop Kenny (Jacksonville) (4A) (19-11) – 90
8. Fleming Island (Orange Park) (6A) (16-6) – 82
9. Seven Rivers Christian (Lecanto) (2A) (24-4) – 81
10. Lecanto (5A) (25-4) – 73
11. Bell (1A) (27-2) – 69
12. Bartram Trail (St. Johns) (7A) (19-9) – 67
13. East Ridge (Clermont) (7A) (21-6) – 61
14. Branford (1A) (22-6) – 54
15. Christ’s Church Academy (Jacksonville) (2A) (23-7) – 44
16. Newberry (1A) (18-13) – 40
17. Nature Coast Tech (Brooksville) (4A) (20-10) – 32
18. Yulee (4A) (22-5) – 26
19. Montverde Academy (4A) (15-11) – 25
20. Spruce Creek (Port Orange) (7A) (17-11) – 24
Also receiving votes: Ridgeview (Orange Park) (5A) (18-6) – 22; First Academy-Leesburg (2A) (17-2) – 18; DeLand (7A) (16-7) – 17; Creekside (St Johns) (6A) (14-10) – 8; Menendez (St. Augustine) (4A) (16-8) – 7; Fletcher (Neptune Beach) (6A) (20-5) – 4; Mandarin (Jacksonville) (7A) (20-6) – 2; New Smyrna Beach (6A) (15-12) – 1.

Youth Lead Santa Fe past Eastside in Statement Victory

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Youth Lead Santa Fe past Eastside in Statement Victory

By Declan Walsh
Twitter – @dawalsh_UF

The Santa Fe Raiders (2-2), notched a massive victory on Tuesday night, traveling away from home and defeating the Eastside Rams, 3-1.

Both teams were slow off the jump, with neither squad being able to move the ball effectively and errant passes being fired around the pitch. Some of this can likely be attributed to the cold temperatures and difficult terrain, but there was a palpable lack of intensity on both sides.

“I definitely want everyone to pick up the intensity a little bit more,” said Santa Fe coach Paul Richardson. “Faster passes, on the ground.  When you have a field in this kind of condition where there is kind of unevenness, a little bit muddy, you want to measure that.”

Much of the opportunities in the early going came from dead ball situations, as Santa Fe earned several free kicks in their attacking third and saw a few opportunities develop due to partial or ineffectual clearances from Eastside.

The Rams saw their first major opportunity in the 18th minute, as a reckless Santa Fe tackle resulted in a free kick just outside the area. However, the chance dissipated as the shot was fired straight into the wall.

Fittingly, Santa Fe found the breakthrough in the 22nd minute through a scruffy goal from Tevin Smith. His shot from distance was deflected, leaving the Eastside keeper wrong-footed and propelling the Raiders to a 1-0 advantage.

Santa Fe keeper Graham Steen faced his first real test in the 30th minute, parrying a well hit shot that look destined for the top corner.

Eastside’s pressure continued to mount towards the end of the first period, culminating in a massive missed opportunity as an Eastside attacker pounced on a spilled shot by Steen only to fire wide right of the gaping net.

The second half saw play open up quite a bit, with Santa Fe doubling its advantage just two minutes into the period.

A wonderful individual effort from Kenny Contreras-Lopez saw him beat his defender down the right flank and whip in a cross to senior Tevin Smith, who looped a shot over the keeper and off the woodwork. The ball ricocheted off the back of the keeper and into the back of the net, growing the lead to 2-0 in unique fashion.

Eastside (1-1-1) saw a few opportunities to halve the deficit in the ensuing minutes fall flat, but were eventually able to find the back of the net in the 57th minute after a well taken goal from center back J.J. Romaraog. Romaraog won the ball in the midfield, feinted left and fired a shot across the goal into the bottom right corner, cutting the lead to 2-1.

Contreras-Lopez continued to terrorize the Eastside backline, running down the left flank and forcing a strong kick save from the Eastside keeper shortly after the restart. And after Santa Fe earned a free kick shortly thereafter, Lopez beat the keeper for pace at his near post, restoring a two goal advantage for the Raiders.

The final 20 minutes saw Eastside string together a few strong attacking movements and force a few good saves from Steen, but the defense held firm and Eastside never truly threatened to get back into the game as Santa Fe rode out 3-1 victors and earned a massive victory away from home.

Not to downplay the performance of Smith, but the young core of Raiders stepped up in a huge way.

The performance of sophomore Kenny Contreras-Lopez was quite clear, but freshman brother Michael played just as well in holding midfield. He was a strong tackler and maintain disciplined positioning, while also being confident in possession and serving as the catalyst for many of Santa Fe’s early attacking movements.

Coach Richardson emphasized the importance of the Lopez brothers and other underclassmen players to the Raiders’ success.

“They are fantastic players,” he said.  “They are really smart on the ball and they play really quickly. A few of our J.V. players stepped up, in particular #11 Colton Weiser.

“He was on J.V. last year but he came back incredibly different. He’s been positioning himself incredibly well in the midfield and I think he is going to do fantastic.”

After taking a beating in their first game against Buchholz, Santa Fe seems to be growing into the season quite nicely, now posting two convincing victories in their last three outings.

The Raiders will look to ride this momentum into the Thanksgiving break, hosting Columbia (Lake City) (1-2) before 12 days off.

Although the Rams did grow into the game and started to see good movement, they will have to be disappointed by their inability to keep possession and reliance on individual play, especially on home soil.

The Rams will need an improved performance Thursday as they travel to Ocala to take on a very tough Forest (2-1) team.

The Trophy Shop Athlete of the Week – Wesley Hyde (West Port)

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The Trophy Shop Athlete of the Week – Wesley Hyde (West Port)

The Trophy Shop Athlete of the Week for the week of November 11 is WESLEY HYDE* of the West Port (Ocala) boys’ swim team.

*Hyde ended his high school career with a gold medal. The senior swam an All-American time of 4:28.90, almost six seconds faster than his time in the prelims, to bring home the Class 4A state title in the 500 freestyle at the FHSAA Swimming & Diving Finals at Sailfish Waterpark and Aquatics Center in Stuart. He also swam a 1:54.54 to finish seventh in the 200 IM.

Nominate an Athlete of the Week each week no later than Sunday at 6 p.m. Email your nominations to mike@ThePrepZone.com

Previous 2019-20 winners:

November 4 – Lain Shahboz (P.K. Yonge swimming)
The University of Florida signee won a second consecutive state title in the 100-backstroke and helped lead the Lady Blue Wave to a third-place finish, their highest finish in school history. She was the lead off for the Medley Relay team which finished fourth and the anchor for the 400 Free Relay, which finished third. She also placed 3rd in the 500 Free for the 2nd year.

October 28 – Austin Montini (Oak Hall boys cross country)
The junior won his second regional title with a time of 16:24.77. He helped lead the No. 3 Oak Hall boys to the team title, beating No. 5 ranked and defending state champion Mount Dora Christian Academy.

October 21 – Alexa Schmidt (Vanguard volleyball)
After missing 20 matches with a left ankle sprain and bone bruise, the Star-Banner’s 2018 co-player-of-the-year helped lead the defending Class 7A state champion Knights to a sweep of visiting Gateway (Kissimmee) in the FHSAA Class 5A-Region 3 quarterfinals. The senior outside hitter made her presence known with 15 kills and seven aces as Vanguard advanced to the regional semifinals.

October 14 – Cole Gonzales (Oak Hall football)
Gonzales helped lead the Eagles to a 49-14 win on Homecoming against visiting Niceville Rocky Bayou Christian (Niceville). The sophomore quarterback threw for 218 yards, rushed for 103, and accounted for five touchdowns – including a pick-6.

October 7 – Elise Bauer (Forest swimming)
Bauer won two events to help Forest win the Mid-Florida Conference meet out of 17 teams. The University of Florida commit won the 200 free (1:57.24) and the 500 free (5:01.73).

September 30 – Taria Liles (Bell volleyball)
The junior helped lead the Class 1A No. 1-ranked Bulldogs to a 3-0 week with wins against Taylor (Pierson), Branford, and Union County. Liles finished the week with 55 kills, 59 digs, and five aces, as Bell improved to 21-1 overall.

September 23 – Trevor McGovern (P.K. Yonge boys swimming)
McGovern won two events at the Rob Ramirez City Championships in Gainesville to help lead the boys’ team to its first city title since 2007. The senior won the 50 free with a time of 21.79. He also won the 100 back with a time of 50.83.

September 16 – Jamarian Samuel (Trinity Catholic football)
Samuel had a monster game as the Celtics crushed defending 2A state champion North Florida Christian (Tallahassee), 42-13. The junior tailback started slow, with just 12 yards on his first five carries. However, by halftime, Samuel would finish with 17 carries for 262 yards and four touchdowns. It was his fourth straight game over 100 yards, which also put him over 1,000 yards at the halfway point of the season (1,078 yards) for the Celtics (5-0).

September 9 – Deiontae Simpkins (Lake Weir football)
Simpkins completed 10-of-14 passes for 228 yards and three touchdowns as the Hurricanes blew past Belleview, 48-0, in the annual War for the Oar to win their first game of the season. The senior quarterback led his team to a TD on its opening drive thanks to three straight quarterback runs, finishing the night with 127 yards rushing and a score on only 12 carries.

September 2 – No award (Hurricane Dorian)

August 26 – Trevor Holtzendorf (Union County football)
The sophomore played a big role in Union County’s come-from-behind 15-12 win at Williston. Holtzendorf recorded 14 tackles, two sacks, and one forced fumble. Union County (2-0) didn’t allow a score in the second half.

August 19 – Quan Smith (Buchholz football)
Smith helped lead the Bobcats to a 21-20 win against Eastside by rushing for 190 yards. The junior had 108 yards in the first half. However, it was his late fourth quarter 46-yard run, right after Eastside’s TD but blocked extra point, that helped seal the win. Smith had a 44-yard TD run in the first half and had Buchholz’s only score of the second half on a 40-yard pass from quarterback Jack Hevesy.

Sonic Drive-In Player-of-the-Game for Nov. 19 – Jalen Speer (The Rock)

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Sonic Drive-In Player-of-the-Game for Nov. 19 – Jalen Speer (The Rock)

The Sonic Drive-In Player-of-the-Game for Tuesday, Nov. 19, was Jalen Speer of The Rock Boys National team.

Speer led all scorers as The Rock held off visiting West Oaks Academy (Orlando), 84-81, in an SIAA game.

The Florida A&M University signee was one of five players in double figures for the Lions (5-1). Speer finished with a game-high 28 points.

The Rock will travel to Cornerstone Christian School on Friday and will face defending state champion Duncanville (TX) at 11:30 a.m. in the Warrior Classic Tournament.

Every game The Prep Zone will recognize a Player-of-the-Game. The recipient receives a $10 gift certificate courtesy of Sonic Drive-In of Gainesville & Ocala.

Joe Pinkos’ 2019 Regional Finals Playoff Forecast

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Joe Pinkos’ 2019 Regional Finals Playoff Forecast

JOE PINKOS POWER RATINGS
Florida High School Football

2019 PLAYOFF FORECAST – Week #3 (Area teams in bold)

Joe Pinkos’ Power Ratings are calculated by a formula based on strength of opposition and margin of victory with greater weight given to recent games. The forecasted margin of victory for each game is determined by subtracting the power rating of the lower-rated team from the power rating of its higher-rated opponent.

Game forecasts are sorted by classification of favorite and listed alphabetically. The underdog’s classification is noted for inter-classification games.

State Championship Forecast

The following match-ups and results are forecast for the 2019 Florida Football Finals:

Class 1A– Madison County over Blountstown
Class 2A– Champagnat Catholic over University Christian (Jacksonville)
Class 3A– Chaminade-Madonna over Trinity Christian (Jacksonville)
Class 4A– Cardinal Gibbons over Cocoa
Class 5A– American Heritage (Plantation) over Jones
Class 6A– Miami Central over Escambia
Class 7A– St. Thomas Aquinas over Armwood
Class 8A– Apopka over Vero Beach

CLASS 8A (Regional Finals)

Region 1
Apopka 8 over Seminole (Sanford)

Region 2
Osceola (Kissimmee) 1 over Steinbrenner

Region 3
Deerfield Beach 7 over Vero Beach

Region 4
Western 1 over Columbus

CLASS 7A (Regional Finals)

Region 1
Niceville 1 over Edgewater

Region 2
Lakeland 3 over Armwood

Region 3
Venice 6 over Manatee

Region 4
St. Thomas Aquinas 31 over Atlantic (Delray Beach)

CLASS 6A (Regional Finals)

Region 1
Escambia (Pensacola) 18 over Robert E. Lee (Jacksonville)

Region 2
Gaither (Tampa) 3 over Lake Minneola

Region 3
Palmetto 3 over Charlotte

Region 4
Miami Central 8 over Dillard

CLASS 5A (Regional Finals)

Region 1
Wakulla 6 over Godby

Region 2
Jones (Orlando) 13 over Vanguard (Ocala)

Region 3
Jesuit 14 over Lake Wales

Region 4
Northwestern 6 over American Heritage (Plantation)

CLASS 4A (Regional Finals)

Region 1
Bolles (Jacksonville) 11 over Bradford (Starke)

Region 2
Cocoa 15 over South Sumter (Bushnell)

Region 3
Lakewood 11 over Tampa Catholic

Region 4
Cardinal Gibbons 1 over Booker T. Washington

CLASS 3A (Regional Finals)

Region 1
Florida High 10 over Pensacola Catholic

Region 2
Lakeland Christian 16 over The First Academy

Region 3
Clearwater Central Catholic 14 over Bishop Verot

Region 4
Chaminade-Madonna 34 over Calvary Christian (Fort Lauderdale)

CLASS 2A (Regional Finals)

Region 1
University Christian (Jacksonville) 21 over Maclay

Region 2
Victory Christian 21 over Foundation Academy

Region 3
Seffner Christian 3 over Admiral Farragut

Region 4
Champagnat Catholic 29 over Moore Haven

CLASS 1A (Regional Finals)

Region 1
Vernon 14 over Baker

Region 2
Blountstown 13 over Taylor County (Perry)

Region 3
Madison County 42 over Union County (Lake Butler)

Region 4
Pahokee 7 over Chiefland

Forecast Record
Last Week 56-10, 84.8%
FHSAA Playoffs 135-25, 84.4%
Season 2,325-530, 81.4%

West Oaks at The Rock – Basketball

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West Oaks at The Rock – Basketball

Tuesday, November 19 – Boys High School Basketball, West Oaks at The Rock (Gainesville)

Join Marty Pallman (Play-by-play) & Bradley Freeman (Color) for this SIAA showdown.

Oak Hall Cross Country – Fall 2019

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Oak Hall Cross Country – Fall 2019

Monday, November 18 – “The Prep Zone” Sports Show presented by Sonic Drive-In (broadcast from Sonic Drive-In on 39th Ave. in Gainesville)

Join Mike Ridaught & Marty Pallman as they talk high school sports from Sonic Drive-In of Gainesville. Our guests for this episode included Oak Hall cross country coach Edwin McTureous & the Class 1A state champion Oak Hall girls & state runner-up boys cross country teams.

Sonic Drive-In Player-of-the-Game for Nov. 15 – Ty Corbin (Chiefland)

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Sonic Drive-In Player-of-the-Game for Nov. 15 – Ty Corbin (Chiefland)

The Sonic Drive-In Player-of-the-Game for Friday, Nov. 15, was Ty Corbin of the Chiefland football team.

It was a gritty performance by the Chiefland quarterback.  Corbin accounted for all 20 points as the 5th-seeded Indians travelled to top seed Newberry for a Class 1A-Region 4 Semifinal and rallied from a 13-0 halftime deficit for a 20-19 win against the Panthers (9-2).

The senior quarterback carried the ball 31 times for 209 yards. He scored three second half touchdowns, including the eventual game-winning score on a 45-yard run with 8:07 to play.

That made the score 19-18 Newberry. The Indians decided to go for two and AJ Lee completed the two-point conversion to Corbin on a double-reverse pass to go up a point.

Corbin also added a 5-yard touchdown run in the third quarter and a 3-yard touchdown run early in the fourth to help bring his team back.

Fifth-seeded Chiefland, which improved to 8-4, will travel to No. 2 seed Pahokee on Friday, November 22, for the Region 4 Final. Pahokee defeated Hawthorne, 28-14, in the other regional semifinal.

Every game The Prep Zone will recognize a Player-of-the-Game. The recipient receives a $10 gift certificate courtesy of Sonic Drive-In of Gainesville & Ocala.

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