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High school football: Final scores and updates from Marion County's Week 2 games
Week 2 of high school football around Marion County kicked off with a trio of pivotal home games. Four more teams became road warriors playing games as far as Crystal River. On the 8-man front, Ocala Christian had the momentum of a 52-point week one win driving them towards First Coast Christian. Belleview,...
Get Gainesville-area Week 2 high school football final scores here
High school football returned last Friday to North-Central Florida with a bang. Buchholz, Hawthorne and Newberry returned to their dominance from last season, GHS and Eastside scored blowout wins, Bradford and Columbia hung on to defeat hungry rivals and Fort White and Williston suffered stunning upsets. That only scratches the surface. ...
'All dogs on the field:' Defensive stand on 2-point conversion wins it for Hawthorne in OT over Newberry
HAWTHORNE — The celebration for Hawthorne mirrored a state championship. A program like the Hornets, with two straight state championships and a two-year win streak, knows what that feels like. They know most August games don’t reach that level. ...
High school football: Buchholz scored 21 points in fourth quarter to beat Vero Beach 38-23
VERO BEACH — Buchholz scored 21 unanswered points in the final seven minutes of the game, including a pair of touchdown runs by Jasiah Powell, to knock off Vero Beach 38-23 on Friday night. With the win, Buchholz improves to 2-0 while Vero Beach falls to 0-2 for the first time since 1980. ...
The 3-Point Stance: The game and player to watch for Week 2 of Ocala high school football
Week 2 presents a new slate of challenges for Marion County high school football teams. Seven of the eight Ocala-area programs take the field across the state. The lights will be bright as North Marion, Vanguard, Trinity Catholic and Belleview host home games. Our spotlight finds a Forest wide receiver poised to keep...
Anti-vaping video by North Marion High students recognized by district
Students at North Marion High School were recognized by district officials for a new anti-vaping video that stresses the longterm risks associated with the deadly habit. This week, Marion County Public Schools announced the winners of its Fitness and Nutrition in Schools (FANS) Anti-Vaping Contest. The contest asked students to...
Forbes ranks UF at No. 4 for top public universities
Forbes magazine recently named UF the No. 4 public university in the nation and one of six Florida schools ranked in the top 100. UF moved up three spots from the 2023 rankings, according to a State University System of Florida press release. “The University of Florida accomplishes great things,...
Gainesville improves to 2-0 with win over Santa Fe
Last week, the Gainesville Hurricanes matched its win total from the previous two seasons combined with a 38-7 win over Braden River. On Friday night in Alachua, they doubled it. Behind a career-high 178 yards from running back Devin Johnson and a stout Hurricanes’ defense, Gainesville defeated Santa Fe, 33-7,...
Watch Florida Gators' 2025 high school football commits live on NFHS Network
Kickoff Classics are in the books, and the regular season begins for a majority of the University of Florida’s 2025 commits this week. Booker T. Washington’s Ben Hanks Jr. joins the Gators’ class after committing last Friday. The four-star cornerback sits at No. 20 in the USA Today Florida Network Top 100, and...
The Point, Aug. 29, 2024: UF professor will be first to conduct experiment in space
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. • WUFT News: UF professor to conduct experiment in space. "A professor at the University of Florida is set to become the first ever academic funded by NASA to do their own experiment in space." •...
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