Bartram Trail defense delivers history-making back-to-back girls lacrosse championships
The Bartram Trail girls lacrosse team became the first area program, boys or girls, to win back-to-back state championships when it edged Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas in a 5-4 thriller that went down to the final seconds on Saturday night in Naples.
Success of Bartram Trail, Ponte Vedra show depth of girls lacrosse in the area
Bartram Trail (17-4) will face Tampa Plant (18-3) at 2:30 p.m. on Friday afternoon in the Class 2A state semifinals in Naples. Five hours later at 7:30, Ponte Vedra (14-4) collides with Lake Highland Prep (19-3) in the Class 1A semi. That the area has teams in both classifications still alive and chasing championships is a testament to just how much the sport has grown in the area.
Bartram Trail girls soccer team goes back to back with title game rout
Second in the rankings. The Bartram Trail girls soccer team went back to back, claiming their second consecutive Class 7A state championship with a 4-0 win over Cypress Bay on Friday at Spec Martin Stadium in DeLand. Cypress Bay (8-1) has been blanked by the Bears (19-2) in the last two title games. Bartram beat the Lightning 5-0 last year to win the first championship in girls soccer history. When the Lightning managed to find a seam in the Bears defense, keeper Bailey Dean turned everything back that she saw.
High school football 2020: Results from around the area in Week 8
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. โ Week 8 of the high school football season is in the books. 3 Trinity Christian turned in another defensive gem in topping Lee 14-6. Trinity Christian (5-1), Class 3A: Beat Lee, 14-6. Lee (4-1), Class 6A: LOST to Trinity Christian, 14-6. GEORGIAFriday, Oct. 23Brunswick 38, Statesboro 18Glynn Academy 35, South Effingham 3*Pierce County 49, Brantley County 7*Ware County 24, Coffee 14Off: Camden County, Charlton County.
High school football playoffs: Lee tops Columbia in 2 OT; Bolles, UC cruise
JACKSONVILLE, Fla โ Four area teams from Florida and four from Georgia punched tickets to next weekโs state playoff games. Bartram (11-1) led 13-12 at the half, but Apopka was too much in the second half and ended the best start in Bears history. Region 1-7A(2) Niceville 47, (3) Fleming Island 28The Golden Eaglesโ dream season ended in a blowout on the road at Niceville (12-0). The Golden Eaglesโ season ends at 10-1. Bradford turned the tide with a 25-point third quarter and cruised into a regional final at Bolles next week.
High school football playoff scores, second-round matchups
Bartram Trail quarterback Chad Dodson outruns the Spruce Creek defense and scores a 29-yard rushing touchdown in the second quarter Friday night. Bartram won 42-0. (Ralph D. Priddy, Contributed photo)JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A glance at the first round of the high school football playoff scores and second round matchups. Friday's resultsRegion 1-8A(1) Seminole 59, (8) Mandarin 32(3) Apopka 42, (6) Flagler Palm Coast 25(7) Bartram Trail 42, Spruce Creek 0Region 1-7A(3) Fleming Island 28, (6) Wekiva 14Region 1-6A(6) Columbia 14, (3) Ponte Vedra 7(7) Lee 29, St. Augustine 22Region 1-5A(1) Wakulla 41, (8) Suwannee 10(4) Raines 52, (5) Westside 20(6) Tallahassee Godby 38, (3) Parker 14(2) Pensacola Pine Forest 35, (7) Baker County 28Region 2-5A(6) Vanguard 34, (3) Menendez 0Region 1-4A(6) Bradford 21, (3) Gadsden County 0Region 2-4A(5) Astronaut 34, (4) Keystone Heights 14Region 1-3A(4) Ocala Trinity Catholic 23, (5) Trinity Christian 21(3) Episcopal 35, (6) Baldwin 25Region 1-2A(6) St. Joseph 34, (3) Aucilla Christian 14Region 3-1A(4) Hilliard 34, (5) Branford 33 (OT)(6) Union County 26, (3) Dixie County 22Regional semifinalsFriday, Nov. 15Region 1-8A(3) Apopka (9-1) at (2) Bartram Trail (11-0)Region 1-7A(3) Fleming Island (10-0) at (2) Niceville (11-0)Region 1-6A(6) Columbia (8-3) at Lee (2) 8-3)Region 1-5A(4) Raines (6-4) at (1) Wakulla (11-0)Region 1-4A(5) South Walton (6-4) at (1) Bolles (8-1)(6) Bradford (5-5) at (2) West Nassau (8-2)Region 1-3AEpiscopal (10-1) at (2) Florida State University School (9-1)Region 1-2A(4) Tallahassee North Florida Christian (4-5) at (1) University Christian (9-1)(6) St. Joseph (5-5) at (2) Tallahassee Maclay (8-2)Region 3-1A(4) Hilliard (7-4) at (1) Madison County (8-2)(6) Union County (6-5) at (2) Mayo Lafayette (9-1)Copyright 2019 by WJXT News4Jax - All rights reserved.
Week 11 Snaps: Big rushing week, top stories, top games from 2019
The Wolverines, then called the Forrest Rebels, finished the regular season 7-3 and won the only playoff game in school history. Milestone in Week 11: Fletcher RB Myles Montgomery entered the week a hair under 2,000 rushing yards. Montgomery reached the mark in 10 regular season games; Smith did it in 14 that season. There were some surprises in Week 11, including Creekside over Super 10 regular Ponte Vedra (28-7) and Columbia, our No. Taking a moment to look back at some ot he best games of the 2019 regular season.
Lee moves up in latest football playoff RPI standings
Bartram Trail running back A.J. (Ralph D. Priddy, Contributed photo)JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The second wave of the new high school football RPI playoff standings are out, with Lee making a big jump up after pulling off an upset in Week 8. The Generals jumped to third in Region 1-6A with an RPI total of .659 following their 27-21 overtime win over Columbia last week. 2 in the region with .669 in the RPI, although they would be seeded likely fifth come playoff time should the district standings hold. Bartram Trail (.745), Other: 10.
Quick start leads Bartram Trail over rival Creekside
Bartram running back Eric Weatherly (21) breaks a tackle at the end of the first half and scores a touchdown against Creekside on Saturday night. "The defense has been getting after it in practice, and the special teams have been playing well," Bartram coach Darrell Sutherland said. "We had some new kids on special teams who had only one day of practice because of injuries last week. "I did not do a good job with the special teams this week, and that cost us dearly. But the special teams and defense more than made up for that.