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Columbia quarterback Zack Paulk steps up in the pocket to scramble away from pressure against Choctawhatchee during Friday’s Region 1-3S quarterfinal. (JORDAN KROEGER/Lake City Reporter)

Columbia quarterback Zack Paulk steps up in the pocket to scramble away from pressure against Choctawhatchee during Friday’s Region 1-3S quarterfinal. (JORDAN KROEGER/Lake City Reporter)

COMMENTARY: Allen, staff have a lot of work to do, but there’s optimism at Columbia

JORDAN KROEGER
Tuesday, November 14, 2023
Back-to-back losses to end the season, including Friday’s 37-14 loss to Choctawhatchee in the Region 1-3S quarterfinals, showed just how much work Columbia head coach Brian Allen and the rest of his staff have to do this offseason.
Columbia guard Noah Wilson has the ball knocked away by Raines guard Ta’veon Dunbar during Tuesday’s preseason game. (BRENT KUYKENDALL/Lake City Reporter)

Columbia guard Noah Wilson has the ball knocked away by Raines guard Ta’veon Dunbar during Tuesday’s preseason game. (BRENT KUYKENDALL/Lake City Reporter)

BOYS BASKETBALL: 28 turnovers by Columbia lead to preseason loss to Raines

JORDAN KROEGER
Tuesday, November 14, 2023
Columbia addressed one of coach Steve Faulkner’s concerns in its preseason opener Tuesday night, outrebounding Raines by 21. But the Tigers left him with a bigger one when 28 turnovers cost them in a 58-52 loss at home.
The Branford boys soccer team won its first game in program history Monday night with a 5-3 victory over Trenton. (COURTESY)

The Branford boys soccer team won its first game in program history Monday night with a 5-3 victory over Trenton. (COURTESY)

PREP ROUNDUP: Scores and stats from 11/13/23

NEWS STAFF
Monday, November 13, 2023
BOYS SOCCER — Fleming Island 3, Columbia 0: The Tigers (0-2-1) were shut out by the Golden Eagles (2-0) on the road Monday night. — Suwannee 3, Fort White 0: Carter Cannon scored two goals and Joel De La Cruz scored another to lead the Bulldogs (2-2) to a shutout over the Indians (0-1) at CYSA on...
FGC runners Emma Jeffers (from left), Morgan Wilson, India Williamson, Sarah Simpson, Ashlyn Speigner and Roxxi Ottum at the NJCAA National Championships. (COURTESY)

FGC runners Emma Jeffers (from left), Morgan Wilson, India Williamson, Sarah Simpson, Ashlyn Speigner and Roxxi Ottum at the NJCAA National Championships. (COURTESY)

COLLEGE CROSS COUNTRY: FGC women place 10th at NJCAA National Championships

NEWS STAFF
Monday, November 13, 2023
HUNTSVILLE, ALA.—The Florida Gateway College women secured their highest-ever finish at the NJCAA National Championships on Saturday, placing 10th with a collective score of 292 at John Hunt Park in Huntsville, Alabama.
Columbia’s boys placed 13th at the Region 1-3A meet on Saturday. (COURTESY)

Columbia’s boys placed 13th at the Region 1-3A meet on Saturday. (COURTESY)

PREP CROSS COUNTRY: Season ends for Columbia boys with 13th-place finish in Region 1-3A

NEWS STAFF
Sunday, November 12, 2023
Columbia’s cross country season ended on Saturday as the boys finished 13th at the Region 1-3A meet at Matanzas High School. The Tigers were hurt in the standings by only having six runners and tallied 353 points, quite far behind to St. Augustine’s 198 for eighth place and the final state berth.
Choctawhatchee running back Cole Tabb (3) celebrates after scoring a touchdown as defensive back Markeyon Moore (8), defensive end Ayden Phillips (40) and defensive back Lequawn Johnson (2) look on during Friday's Region 1-3S quarterfinal. (JORDAN KROEGER/Lake City Reporter)

Choctawhatchee running back Cole Tabb (3) celebrates after scoring a touchdown as defensive back Markeyon Moore (8), defensive end Ayden Phillips (40) and defensive back Lequawn Johnson (2) look on during Friday's Region 1-3S quarterfinal. (JORDAN KROEGER/Lake City Reporter)

PREP FOOTBALL: Tabb, Choctaw knock Columbia out of Region 1-3S playoffs

JORDAN KROEGER
Saturday, November 11, 2023
FORT WALTON BEACH — Columbia rode over to Choctawhatchee on a bus with no air conditioning after the unit broke early in the 4-hour drive. Call it a premonition of what was to come. A few hours later, the Indians knocked the air out of the rest of the Tigers’ season.
Suwannee defensive lineman Hunter Watson wraps up Pensacola Catholic running back Nigel Nelson on Friday night. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)

Suwannee defensive lineman Hunter Watson wraps up Pensacola Catholic running back Nigel Nelson on Friday night. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)

PREP FOOTBALL: Pensacola Catholic runs through Suwannee in rainy Region 1-2S quarterfinal

JAMIE WACHTER
Saturday, November 11, 2023
PENSACOLA — Suwannee High entered Friday’s Region 1-2S playoff opener looking for a big, game-changing play early. Instead, host Pensacola Catholic found those plays on both offense and defense in a 41-6 romp of the Bulldogs at Gorecki-Lebeau Stadium.