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Branford’s cross country teams at the Region 2-1A Meet on Friday at Holloway Park in Lakeland. (COURTESY)

Branford’s cross country teams at the Region 2-1A Meet on Friday at Holloway Park in Lakeland. (COURTESY)

PREP CROSS COUNTRY: Suwannee, Fort White & Branford come up short at regional meets

NEWS STAFF
Friday, November 6, 2020
Suwannee’s boys cross country team placed 8th and the girls 11th at the Region 1-2A Meet on Friday at New World Golf in Jacksonville, coming up short of state berths. Hunter Land led the boys in 44th (18:32.60), followed by Jesse Cushman in 46th (18:37.20), Jack Fry in 63rd (19:16.
The Los Angeles Chargers' Tevaughn Campbell (37) forces the Jacksonville Jaguars' Dede Westbrook (12) to fumble on a second-half kick return at SoFi Stadium on Oct. 25 in Inglewood, California. The Chargers won, 39-29. (ALLEN J. SCHABEN/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

The Los Angeles Chargers' Tevaughn Campbell (37) forces the Jacksonville Jaguars' Dede Westbrook (12) to fumble on a second-half kick return at SoFi Stadium on Oct. 25 in Inglewood, California. The Chargers won, 39-29. (ALLEN J. SCHABEN/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

NFL: Jaguars-Texans could be considered AFC South pillow fight

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Friday, November 6, 2020
JACKSONVILLE — The Jacksonville Jaguars have been here before. Fairly often, too. The Jaguars (1-6) are last in the AFC South, the same spot they occupied in each of the last two seasons and three times in the last four years. This time, though, they have company.
Columbia receiver Jaden Williams runs up the field after a catch against North Miami Beach last Friday. (JEN CHASTEEN/Special to the Reporter)

Columbia receiver Jaden Williams runs up the field after a catch against North Miami Beach last Friday. (JEN CHASTEEN/Special to the Reporter)

FRIDAY NIGHT PREVIEW: Confidence high for Columbia with Peterson at QB in play-in matchup vs. Englewood

JORDAN KROEGER
Thursday, November 5, 2020
Columbia feels like a whole team. Just in time for the playoffs, too. Fresh off their first win of the season, the Tigers believe they’re primed for a postseason run after rallying for a 35-34 win over North Miami Beach last week.
Fort White quarterback Tyler Jefferson scrambles for yardage against Taylor County on Oct. 2. (CHRISTINA FEAGIN/Special to the Reporter)

Fort White quarterback Tyler Jefferson scrambles for yardage against Taylor County on Oct. 2. (CHRISTINA FEAGIN/Special to the Reporter)

FRIDAY NIGHT PREVIEW: Down but not out, Fort White ready for Hamilton County in play-in

JORDAN KROEGER
Thursday, November 5, 2020
FORT WHITE — It’s been a tough season for Fort White. The Indians’ schedule has been anything but easy. They’ve been shut out three times against bigger schools like Carrollwood Day, Baldwin and P.K. Yonge, and lost two more games by double digits to Santa Fe and Newberry.
Suwannee quarterback Jaquez Moore hands the ball off the running back Malachi Graham against Ponte Vedra on Oct. 23. (PAUL BUCHANAN/Special to the Reporter)

Suwannee quarterback Jaquez Moore hands the ball off the running back Malachi Graham against Ponte Vedra on Oct. 23. (PAUL BUCHANAN/Special to the Reporter)

FRIDAY NIGHT PREVIEW: Suwannee, Baker County meet in playoff prelude

JAMIE WACHTER
Thursday, November 5, 2020
LIVE OAK — When the Class 5A playoffs begin next week for Suwannee, the Bulldogs will have a pretty good idea of where they stand. Closing out the regular season, SHS visits Baker County today for a 7 p.m. kickoff at Memorial Stadium.
Florida quarterback Kyle Trask (11) runs past Missouri's Martez Manuel (3) and linebacker Nick Bolton, back left, this past Saturday in Gainesville. (JOHN RAOUX/Associated Press)

Florida quarterback Kyle Trask (11) runs past Missouri's Martez Manuel (3) and linebacker Nick Bolton, back left, this past Saturday in Gainesville. (JOHN RAOUX/Associated Press)

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Play of Trask gives Florida hope vs. Georgia

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Thursday, November 5, 2020
JACKSONVILLE — Florida’s Kyle Trask has one of the most impressive streaks in school history going right now. The fifth-year senior has at least four touchdown passes in four straight games, a feat no other Gators quarterback has accomplished. Not even Tim Tebow, Rex Grossman or Danny Wuerffel.
Florida State quarterback Jordan Travis (13) is tackled by a Miami player on Sept. 26 in Miami Gardens. (AL DIAZ/Miami Herald via AP)

Florida State quarterback Jordan Travis (13) is tackled by a Miami player on Sept. 26 in Miami Gardens. (AL DIAZ/Miami Herald via AP)

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Struggling Florida State, Pittsburgh look to get on track

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Thursday, November 5, 2020
TALLAHASSEE — Pittsburgh was expected to take a step forward and be one of the Atlantic Coast Conference’s top teams in 2020. Florida State was presumed to have a dominant defense and return to prominence in the league.
Missouri running back Larry Rountree III, right, is stopped by the Florida defense, including linebacker Brenton Cox Jr. (1) and defensive back Brad Stewart Jr., back, this past Saturday in Gainesville. (JOHN RAOUX/Associated Press)

Missouri running back Larry Rountree III, right, is stopped by the Florida defense, including linebacker Brenton Cox Jr. (1) and defensive back Brad Stewart Jr., back, this past Saturday in Gainesville. (JOHN RAOUX/Associated Press)

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Florida LB Cox gets shot at former team in 'Cocktail Party'

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Thursday, November 5, 2020
GAINESVILLE — There’s little doubt Brenton Cox has been waiting for this game. Counting down the days? Circled on the calendar? No one knows for sure because Cox turned down multiple interview requests this week in an attempt to avoid the spotlight.