Sports

Tigers come up short in end, lose 29-27 in Region 3-1A championship game

BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer After trailing by as many as 16 points, the Union County High School football team had a chance to tie the game with 1:08 remaining, but an incomplete pass on a two-point conversion play following Rayvon Durant’s 1-yard touchdown run resulted in host Chiefland winning the Region 3-1A championship…

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Lake Region

Indians’ record season ends with 34-6 loss to The Villages

BY CHUCK DOWLING Special to the Telegraph-Times-Monitor The most successful season in Keystone Heights’ football history came to a disappointing end on Nov. 19 when the Indians fells 34-6 to the host Villages Charter Buffalo in the Region 2-4A semifinals. The loss came just one week after a resounding 50-0 home victory over the Umatilla…

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Bradford County

Bradford dominant in 3-0 girls weightlifting start

BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Bradford High School won every weight class and earned four second-place finishes as well in defeating visiting Fleming Island 65-26 in a Nov. 18 girls weightlifting meet. The Tornadoes, who improved to 3-0, had the following winners: Abbie Markham with a 155 total (80 bench press, 75 clean and…

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KHHS girls finish tied in 2nd straight soccer match

BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Kiersten Shaw scored both goals in the Keystone Heights High School girls soccer team’s 2-2 tie against host Suwanee on Nov. 19. The Indians (1-2-2) got 12 saves from goalie Miranda Yow. Keystone will be back in action with a home match against Baker County on Tuesday, Nov. 30,…

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Union travels to play 10-1 Chiefland for Region 3-1A title

BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Union County High School has been on fire this football postseason and looks to continue rolling when it travels to take on Chiefland for the Region 3-1A championship on Friday, Nov. 26, at 7:30 p.m. As of deadline, no ticket information was available. Fans are encouraged to call Union…

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Sports

Tigers outscore Hilliard 31-0 in 2nd half of 52-14 win

BY LISA HOLTZENDORF Special to the Telegraph-Times-Monitor Quarterback A.J. Cortese scored two touchdowns as part of a ground game that generated more than 400 yards, while Daylyn Diston had two interception returns for touchdowns in the Union County High School football team’s 52-14 win over second-seed and host Hilliard in the Nov. 19 Region 3-1A…

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Lake Region

Indians go 2-0 in annual Winter Shootout

BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Dezaray Bright and Yasmin Bryant combined to score 14 first-quarter points as the Keystone Heights High School girls basketball team built a 14-point lead and went on to defeat Williston 41-33 to cap the Indians’ fifth-annual Winter Shootout on Nov. 20. Branford and HEART HomeSchool were also part of…

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KHHS boys see 3-match streak end with 3-0 loss to Pirates

BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Keystone Heights High School took only five shots on goal in a 3-0 loss to host Fernandina Beach in a Nov. 19 boys soccer match. Goalie Carson Eatmon made five saves for the Indians, who saw a three-match winning streak come to an end. Keystone (3-2) entered the match…

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Bradford County

Tornadoes’ season ends with 38-20 in Region 4-1A semifinals

BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer It was a four-point game midway through the third quarter, but host Pahokee simply finished off more drives than the Bradford High School football team, with the Blue Devils winning 38-20 in the Nov. 19 Region 4-1A semifinals. Pahokee (8-1) travels to Hawthorne (8-0) for the Region 4 championship…

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New territory for Indians, who play 2nd-round game against The Villages

BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Keystone Heights High School’s football team accomplished a first by winning a playoff game this past Friday (see related story), so, of course, this week brings another first — an appearance in the second round of the postseason, which will have the Indians taking on The Villages in a…

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