Florida High School Football News

As a continuation of the regular season, teams across Florida came together last month to measure up their strength during the 2013 Spring Football Jamboree.

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Only instead of having to listen to his brothers gloat this time around, Applegate waited as both came running across the field.

Earl Holmes told a packed room here Tuesday night that he has some extremely high aspirations for the Florida A&M football program.

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The induction is Aug. 10 at 7:30 p.m. at the Terry Theatre in the Florida Times Union Center.

It happens in every game, more than a dozen times through the course of a season.

J. Cole's rhymes pour out of KJ Pittman's headphones, the volume high enough that vibrant beats fill the room the moment he walks in; each syllable is heard clearer with every step.

Florida State's camp started slowly for recruiting, but transformed into a two-day whirlwind with six verbal commitments.

Trailing by five points with 18 seconds to go, Dunbar High School wide receiver Ryeshene Bronson caught a 40-yard touchdown pass, boosting the Tigers to victory last week.

USF has landed the commitment of the bay area's top quarterback prospect in the class of 2014, Wharton's Chase Litton.

Carol City High narrowly edged Miami Jackson High, 28-21, in a thrilling match up that featured two of Dade County's premier teams to win the 6th annual Miami Dolphins Academy 7-on-7 High School Football Tournament Presented by Under Armour and the National Guard at Sun Life Stadium.

Gaither rising senior quarterback Alex McGough has orally committed to Florida International, making him the first of the bay area's top signal-callers to choose a school.

Joe Cohen, a big piece of Palm Bay High football's two state titles, sensed a change in scenery since his heyday playing on the Space Coast and is executing a game plan to preserve the foundation which led him to the NFL.

The days of playing high school football during the fall season have been long over thanks to the maturation of 7-on-7 tournaments during the offseason.

You know the bad news, because it's everywhere. From politics to economics to entertainment to sports.

As fans of athletics, we cheer on the student athletes who make touchdowns, dunk baskets and score goals, but the student trainers on the sidelines or in the locker rooms often get overlooked.

A half-decade ago, Sean Callahan would have sooner burned his blocking sleds than engage in 7-on-7 competition in the summer.

Player of the Year: Christian Arroyo, Sr., Hernando If MLB draft gurus were surprised Hernando shortstop Christian Arroyo flew off the board in the first round, few in Brooksville were.

It's back. Through July, teams from Pasco, Hernando and Pinellas counties will be playing in the annual North Suncoast 7-on-7 Passing League.