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— Suwannee 69, Lafayette 56: Amarie Fleming had 23 points and nine rebounds while Jordan Murphy had 10 points and four steals in the loss for the Hornets (5-4) at home Monday night to the Bulldogs (3-6). Jalen Hill also grabbed 11 rebounds to go with five points for LHS.
Tuesday, December 19, 2023
PREP ROUNDUP: Scores and stats from 12/16/23
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LIVE OAK — Led by a pair of individual titles, Suwannee's girls weightlifting earned a runner-up finish at its stacked Power of Christmas invitational Saturday.
Saturday, December 16, 2023
Columbia guard Zamarion Jones drives past Santa Fe’s NyShaun Jenkins on Friday night. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)
BOYS BASKETBALL: Tigers overcome slow start, Raiders to get back to .500 mark
MORGAN MCMULLEN
ALACHUA — Rebounding and scoring have been the two main focal points for the Tigers after an anemic 1-3 start to the season.
After two wins in two days, however, those troubles seem to be fading fast.
Friday, December 15, 2023
BOYS BASKETBALL: Moe sparks furious Indians rally over Cowboys
CONCEPCION LEDEZMA
MADISON — Thanks to Tafari Moe’s huge presence in the second half, Fort White passed a big early season test against a high-tier opponent in Madison County.
Friday, December 15, 2023
PREP ROUNDUP: Scores and stats from 12/15/23
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GIRLS BASKETBALL
— Lafayette 52, Branford 18: Sophia Kendrick recorded a double-double with 17 points and 16 rebounds to lead the Hornets (6-2) past the Buccaneers (2-6) at home Friday night in District 5-1A action.
Friday, December 15, 2023
Columbia's Nikki Sossie dribbles past Wakulla's Brianna Stephens in the first half of Thursday's matchup. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)
GIRLS SOCCER: Columbia holds on for win against Wakulla after Sossie's PK
MORGAN MCMULLEN
Columbia spent most of its night where it wanted to be.
Not necessarily at the cold, windy fields of the Columbia Youth Soccer Association fields Thursday night. But more specifically, the Tigers practically lived on the Wakulla side of the field in their matchup.
Thursday, December 14, 2023
Columbia's Nathan Matsubara (5) gets control of the ball near the Eastside goal during the first half of Thursday's game. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)
BOYS SOCCER: Columbia blanks Eastside behind 2 goals from Matsubara
MORGAN MCMULLEN
After a pair of ties in its two most recent games, Columbia seemingly needed someone or something on which to take out its frustrations.
Enter winless Eastside on a cold, windy night in Lake City.
Thursday, December 14, 2023
Columbia guard Zamarion Jones dribbles up the floor in transition during Thursday's game against Orange Park. (JORDAN KROEGER/Lake City Reporter)
BOYS BASKETBALL: 4th-quarter run propels Columbia past Orange Park to snap 3-game skid
JORDAN KROEGER
Columbia appeared on the verge of another poor shooting night Thursday against Orange Park with a nine-point first quarter.
But after struggling to score for three straight games, somebody finally joined Zamarion Jones to provide a much-needed offensive punch for the Tigers.
Thursday, December 14, 2023
PREP ROUNDUP: Scores and stats from 12/14/23
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BOYS SOCCER
— Gainesville 3, Suwannee 1: Joel De La Cruz scored a goal but the Bulldogs (6-8) fell to the Hurricanes (2-4-1) at home Thursday night. Goalkeeper AJ Hitt and Waylon Richard combined to make three saves for SHS.
Thursday, December 14, 2023
PREP ROUNDUP: CHS wrestling goes 0-3 at District 2-2A Duals, plus scores and stats from 12/13/23
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Columbia's wrestling team dropped all three matches at the District 2-2A Duals on Wednesday at Lincoln High School.
The Tigers, who played without four starters due to illness, lost to Arnold 36-30, Lincoln 74-6 and Leon 42-42 on criteria.
Lincoln won the district title.
Wednesday, December 13, 2023