The following is a look at the high school varsity teams and individuals that won championships at the district, regional or state levels, earned medals in state competition or that qualified to participate in regional and state competitions in 2021. Any omissions are unintentional. BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Bradford High School won 12 … Read more
The following is a look at the high school varsity teams and individuals that won championships at the district, regional or state levels, earned medals in state competition or that qualified to participate in regional and state competitions in 2021. Any omissions are unintentional. BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Keystone Heights High School … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Starke native DeWayne McBride rushed for 183 yards, including a 64-yard touchdown, in UAB’s 31-28 win over BYU in the Dec. 18 Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl in Shreveport, Louisiana. McBride, who graduated from Ocala’s Vanguard High School, carried the ball 28 times, averaging 6.5 yards per carry. His 64-yard … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Jontez Williams’ basket off a baseline drive proved to be the difference as the Bradford High School boys basketball team hung on to defeat Brunswick (Georgia) 55-54 in the Green Championship Division’s third-place game at Fleming Island High School’s Battle on the Island on Dec. 23. Dae’Jon Shanks who … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Playing all Class 5A schools, the Class 4A Keystone Heights High School girls basketball team won its first two games before losing 50-21 to Tallahassee Rickards in the Dec. 23 championship game of the Clay Blue Devil Holiday Classic. The Indians (11-2) got two three-pointers from Kiley Channell in … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Keystone Heights High School got a double-double from Dezaray Bright for the third straight game in the Indians’ 52-26 win over host Union County in a Dec. 17 girls basketball game. Bright scored 15 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as Keystone (9-1) won its fifth straight game. Bright also … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Keystone Heights High School’s wrestling team won four weight classes and topped five teams in winning the Bishop Snyder Cardinal Classic on Dec. 11. The Indians won by the following team scores: 42-36 over Dunnellon, 40-35 over Bishop Snyder, 36-33 over Tocoi Creek and 42-36 over Ed White. Three … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Paxon outscored the Bradford High School boys team 29-6 in the third quarter, winning 65-36 and claiming the championship trophy on the final day of action at the Lake Area McDonald’s-Kiwanis of Starke Christmas Basketball Tournament on Dec. 18 at BHS. Paxon (8-1) was the only team to go … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Other than Dustin Brown, the Northside Christian boys team found little success against Clay, losing 67-22 to wrap up play in the three-day Lake Area McDonald’s-Kiwanis of Starke Christmas Basketball Tournament on Dec. 18. The Eagles (4-7), venturing outside the Southeastern Christian Conference, went 0-3 in the tournament, which … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Riverside scored 23 points each in the first two quarters en route to handing the Bradford High School junior varsity boys team a 60-28 loss on the final day of action at the Lake Area McDonald’s-Kiwanis of Starke Christmas Basketball Tournament on Dec. 18 at BHS. Bradford (0-4) went … Read more
