BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Keystone Heights High School saw its boys and girls basketball seasons come to an end in their district tournaments. The girls team, which was seeded fourth, advanced to the semifinals of the District 3-3A tournament off a 33-31 win over fifth seed Baldwin in a Feb. 2 quarterfinal game. Keystone (13-12) … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] The Bradford and Union County high school boys basketball teams were runners-up in their respective district tournaments on Feb. 7 and qualified for the regional playoffs, with the Florida High School Athletic Association announcing seedings and matchups on Feb. 9. Bradford earned the fifth seed in Region 1-3A and will travel … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Union County High School outscored host and top seed Trenton 18-13 in the final quarter, but it wasn’t enough for the second seed Tigers in a 48-43 loss in the championship game of the District 6-Rural boys basketball tournament on Feb. 7. The second seed Tigers (14-8), which never led and … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] The Bradford High School girls basketball team is a district champion, but the Tornadoes will have to travel for a first-round regional game. Bradford (16-9) earned the eighth and final seed in Region 1-3A and will have to play another district champion in top seed Bolles (22-4) on Friday, Feb. 13, … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] In correctly spelling the word “mythical,” sixth-grader Logan Scarberry of Lawtey Elementary School assured himself of a real victory at the Bradford County School District spelling bee, which was held Feb. 5 in the school board meeting room. The event, sponsored by the Bradford County Education Foundation and WJXT Channel 4 … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Bradford High School let a slim lead slip away, being outscored 15-3 in a 60-49 loss to host and top seed Newberry in the championship game of the District 3-3A boys basketball tournament on Feb. 7. Despite the loss, the second seed Tornadoes (17-5) will receive an at-large bid to the … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] A double-digit deficit in the fourth quarter on the road isn’t an ideal situation, but the Bradford High School girls basketball team didn’t panic, rallying to defeat number-one seed Newberry 64-62 to win the District 3-3A tournament championship on Feb. 6. “It was just one possession at a time,” BHS Head … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Union County High School scored 19 of the game’s first 23 points and had three players finish with at least 10 points in a 49-33 win over visiting Fort White in a District 6-Rural tournament semifinal game on Feb. 5. The second seed Tigers (14-7) will travel to play top seed … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Steven Carter made four three-pointers as part of a 27-point first quarter as the Bradford High School boys basketball team built a huge lead and went on to defeat visiting Baldwin 69-48 in a District 3-3A semifinal game on Feb. 5. The second seed Tornadoes (17-4) will now play top seed … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Bradford High School outscored visiting Palatka 21-10 in the second half as the Tornadoes defeated the Panthers 35-25 in the semifinals of the District 3-3A girls basketball tournament on Feb. 4. The second seed Tornadoes (15-9) will play for the championship against top seed Newberry (19-3) on Friday, Feb. 6, at … Read more
