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Palatka vs. Newberry HIGHLIGHTS
Here are some of the memorable plays from the October 16th Friday Night Rivals game between Palatka Jr.-Sr. High School and Newberry High School!
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Hawthorne football a win away from undefeated season in rout of Hardee
For the first time since 2023, Hawthorne football is a win away from an undefeated regular season . Hawthorne ran all over Hardee with a 38-3 win to hand the Wildcats their first loss of the 2026 season. The Hornets, meanwhile, head into the bye week before the regular season finale vs. Dunnellon on October 30. "I'm pleased with my team for some of the adversity we've been through already this season, and to overcome some of that stuff, I'm extremely proud," coach Cornelius Ingram. What is that adversity the Florida football legend mentioned? Hawthrone lost star QB and 2025 FHSAA Rural Player of the Year Richard Roundtree during the win over Miami-Northwestern September 10. That forced a major step back for the offense, but at least it still had Derryek Gillins — 2025 Gainesville Sun All-Area Second Team RB. But Gillins tore his ACL in the win over Wakulla on October 2. With Hardee featuring sophomore linebacker James Cherry, who holds offers from Florida, Alabama and Ole Miss, there was some reason for fear. All that dissipated from the opening kick. The Hornets scored on their first five possessions, including a Maverick Jones punt return TD. All five scores
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Belleview Parents Fear New 950-Seat School Can't Hold 1,344 Kids
Every morning, kids in Belleview cross a busy stretch of Central Florida highway just to get to class, and parents say drivers along the corridor are not always paying attention. Now, with Marion County Public Schools moving to merge two elementary campuses into a single new building, some families fear that daily gauntlet is about to get worse, not better.
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Focus placed on mental health support after student’s suicide
Putnam County School District officials are emphasizing mental health support and ways to connect students with help after the death of a 14-year-old student Oct. 12. Heather Odom confirmed with the Palatka Daily News that her daughter, Brystal Sadler, was the Palatka Junior-Senior High School student who died by suicide.
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The 50-Yard Flag That Crushed Santa Fe's District Title Dreams: Playoff Hopes on Life Support
Las Vegas Raiders logo on gradient background - Created by the Sports On Tap desk | Source : Sports On Tap (team logos property of their respective owners) Man, talk about a gut punch. With less than two minutes left on the clock, Santa Fe’s Kayoni Briggs ripped off a monster punt return, taking it […]
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Forget Harvard and Yale: This Florida University Just Earned a Spot Among the “New Ivies”
Think the best colleges are all up north in snowy towns? The University of Florida in Gainesville is now being talked about as one of the “New Ivies,” and it is easy to see why. It has huge research power, a famous sports culture, and a campus so big that one day is not enough.
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School bringing in counselors amid student’s death
Palatka Junior-Senior High School is grieving the loss of one of its students, with officials promising to bring in mental health workers to provide support. The school announced the student’s death in a Facebook statement on the afternoon of Oct. 13. In addition to offering condolences to the late student’s loved ones, the statement urged people to call or text 988, the number for the 24/7 Suicide & Crisis Hotline, if they are in need or think someone they know needs assistance.
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Reaction mixed to school board's vote on Citizens Field, new Buchholz stadium
Last Tuesday, the Alachua County School Board decided to drastically change high school football in Gainesville . The five-member school board voted 3-2 to officially purchase Citizens Field from the City of Gainesville and rebuild the facility built in 1948, along with funding the construction of a new stadium at Buchholz . The estimated cost for Citizens Field comes in at $25 million and $16 million for the new stadium at Buchholz to bring it to $41 million. The timetable for completion remains uncertain for now, but the vote means an end to the sharing of Citizens Field by Buchholz, Gainesville High and Eastside – an arrangement in place since 1990 when the Bobcats and Hurricanes left Florida Field to move across town. The Gainesville Sun spoke to Buchholz Athletic Director Thomas Pankey, defensive coordinator and former head coach Chuck Bell, Eastside AD Donald Buie and head coach Gator Hoskins to hear their thoughts on the ACSB’s decision. Gainesville High, which doesn’t have space on campus to build a stadium, declined to comment for this story. Buchholz athletics excited for earned opportunity, unlocked potential When Pankey took over as AD for Ron Brooks in May 2025, he quickly went to