One of the longest state championship streaks in area high school history came to an end in on Wednesday.

The push to get high school coaches in Florida more supplemental pay will pick up in the coming months and the legislator heading it up sees a real possibility of change in the coming years.

The News4JAX Varsity 4 Super 6 boys high school basketball rankings will be published each Wednesday — except during the weeks of Thanksgiving and Christmas — through the regular season. Records are through Nov. 19.

Former Jaguars running back Fred Taylor is a semifinalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame for the sixth time, stating his case once again for enshrinement.

The second round of the high school football playoffs are this week. Here is a glance of the matchups for local teams in Classes 4A, 5A and 6A.

The second round of the high school football playoffs are this week. Here is a glance of the matchups for local teams in the Rural and Class 1A-3A classes. Breakdowns for teams in Classes 4A, 5A and 6A will be published Wednesday and Georgia matchups will be published Thursday.

The News4JAX Super 6 girls high school basketball rankings will be published each Tuesday — except during the weeks of Thanksgiving and Christmas — through the regular season. Records are through Nov. 18.

The Jaguars are the league’s worst team coming off the worst loss in franchise history. Speculation is running rampant on the futures of head coach Doug Pederson and general manager Trent Baalke.

Have you ever heard the phrase “if you don’t have anything nice to say don’t say anything at all?” Fortunately, my mom never told me that as a kid so I have plenty to say and none of it is nice. News4JAX sports anchor Jamal St. Cyr's Four Cents analysis from Week 11.

In a season of embarrassing lows, the Jaguars keep topping themselves.

The Bolles swim dynasties rolled on at the high school state swimming championships. The Bulldogs won their 37th consecutive state championship in a romp in the Class 1A meet while the Bolles girls won their 34th straight title

The Bishop Kenny, Creekside and Ponte Vedra girls cross country teams racked up team state championships and Bolles runner Parker Adams took home an individual title on Saturday at the high school state meet in Tallahassee.

The opening round of the high school football playoffs is in the books, with some history-making wins and some agonizing losses for area programs. Moving on to the second round were 15 teams from the News4JAX Florida coverage area and three from south Georgia.

Jaguars season is back and our News4JAX sports staff is back with its predictions as well. Each week, we’ll unveil our predictions for the week’s game. Jacksonville (2-8) has already matched its loss total from last year with a trip to Detroit (8-1) on Sunday up next.

The Jaguars are starting a backup quarterback on a banged up team. A trip to Detroit (8-1) looms Sunday and the outlook is bleak yet again for Jacksonville.

Three area high school football teams are playing for state championships this week at the Villages Charter.

The high school football playoffs begin this week. Here is a glance of the matchups for local teams in Class 3A-7A divisions.

Elite 11 quarterback Tramell Jones broke off his long-time commitment to Florida State on Thursday, the latest jolt for the Seminoles in a miserable season.

News4JAX sports editor Justin Barney reveals his predictions for the first round of the high school football playoffs. All game times are Friday at 7 p.m. unless indicated.

The high school football playoffs begin this week. Here is a glance of the matchups for local teams in the Rural and Class 1A and 2A divisions. Breakdowns of games in Classes 3A-7A will be published on Thursday.

Wednesday marks the first day of the early signing period where high school athletes in all sports but football can sign national letters of intent to make their college decision official. Here are athletes who are signing today. This list will be updated throughout the early period which ends Nov. 20.

The high school football playoffs kick off this week and News4JAX has picked out the top 10 games in the area for the opening round. Here’s why.

The Ponte Vedra girls and the Nease boys made it a threepeat at the high school swimming state championships.

You ever feel like a broken record? Like you’re having deja vu over and over and over again? I wish this was just deja vu, but the Jaguars just keep losing games. News4JAX sports anchor Jamal St. Cyr offers up analysis of Sunday's loss in this week's Four Cents.

Jaguars season is back and our News4JAX sports staff is back with its predictions as well. Each week, we’ll unveil our predictions for the week’s game. Jacksonville (2-6) has been all over the place and travels to Philadelphia (5-2) on Sunday at 4:05 p.m. for what feels like a must-win game for the franchise.

Bishop Kenny’s volleyball quest for another state championship came up short on Thursday.

High school football season is back. That means our football predictions are back, too.News4JAX sports editor Justin Barney will reveal his picks for the week each Thursday. All game times are Friday at 7 p.m. unless indicated.

Another one. I don’t even know where to start. Jacksonville’s 28-23 loss to the Eagles on Sunday was just all over the place. The Eagles made some absolutely wild plays and ultimately the Jags came up one play short in this one. News4JAX sports anchor Jamal St. Cyr's Four Cents from the loss.

The Jaguars dropped a 28-23 game to the Eagles on the road in Philadelphia on Sunday. The loss sank the Jaguars to 2-7. News4JAX photographer George Varkanis captured the game in this photo gallery.

Another moral victory, but another excruciating loss for the Jaguars. Jacksonville roared back from a three-score deficit but couldn’t clear the final hurdle in a 28-23 loss to the Eagles on Sunday afternoon.

Each senior is in the spotlight after their last football game at Ponte Vedra, with a walk down the field, lined with family, teammates and friends. But there was one senior showcased throughout Friday night’s Varsity 4 Game of the Week — Brian Case.

Jaguars season is back and our News4JAX sports staff is back with its predictions as well. Each week, we’ll unveil our predictions for the week’s game. Jacksonville (2-6) has been all over the place and travels to Philadelphia (5-2) on Sunday at 4:05 p.m. for what feels like a must-win game for the franchise.

The Florida-Georgia game is staying in Jacksonville through 2031 the city announced on Friday morning, keeping the longstanding World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party where it’s been played since the 1930s.

A busy Thursday night of high school football, capped with a little bit of history.

Start quicker. Stay healthy. Win the week. Sounds simple but the Jaguars have had all kinds of problems doing those things.

Varsity 4 has you covered every step of the way for Week 11 of the high school football season with two nights of action in the final full week of the regular season.

Bishop Kenny is the last area team standing in the high school volleyball playoffs.

High school football season is back. That means our football predictions are back, too.News4JAX sports editor Justin Barney will reveal his picks for the week each Thursday. All game times are Friday at 7 p.m. unless indicated.

Varsity 4 has you covered every step of the way for Week 11 of the high school football season, including a big night of football on Thursday.

According to a report from the NFL Network, Jacksonville are trading left tackle Cam Robinson to the Vikings on Tuesday night, clearing the way for Walker Little to take over that spot as the team begins to think about the future in the face of a massively disappointing season.

‘Sight for Kids Spooktacular’: Jaguars, Johnson & Johnson Vision partner for community event

According to a report from the NFL Network, Jacksonville are trading left tackle Cam Robinson to the Vikings on Tuesday night, clearing the way for Walker Little to take over that spot as the team begins to think about the future in the face of a massively disappointing season.

Tuesday at the Winston Family YMCA in Riverside, the seventh annual High School 9:12 basketball media day welcomed local coaches and athletes together to talk about the season.

The Jaguars are beaten up, reeling and fading fast. Can Doug Pederson and Jacksonville dial up its magic from two years ago or are things too far gone to fix?

Jaguars receiver Christian Kirk suffered a broken left collarbone in Sunday’s loss to the Packers and will miss the rest of the season, according to a report from ESPN.

Another week, another loss. The Jaguars lost to the Packers 30-27 on Sunday at EverBank Stadium to drop 2-6. They fought to the end and injuries were an issue but a loss is a loss is a loss. News4JAX sports anchor Jamal St. Cyr with his Four Cents commentary from the game.

It was as painful of a loss that the Jaguars have endured, on the field and on the scoreboard.

Top-ranked Raines, No. 2 Nease and seventh-ranked Mandarin all wrapped up district championships on an action-packed Friday night.

Jaguars season is back and our News4JAX sports staff is back with its predictions as well. Each week, we’ll unveil our predictions for the week’s game. Jacksonville (1-5) is in a funk and will try and end that against the Patriots (1-5) on Sunday at 9:30 a.m.

Mandy Haught, a Sandalwood High School grad and goalkeeper for the Utah Royals in the NWSL, notched a career moment when she was called up to the U.S. Women’s National team.

The Jaguars have been here before. In 2022, Jacksonville looked dead in the water. It dropped to 2-6 after a loss to the Broncos in London, their fifth consecutive defeat.

The opening round of the high school volleyball playoffs is in the books and nine area programs are moving on.

High school football season is back. That means our football predictions are back, too.News4JAX sports editor Justin Barney will reveal his picks for the week each Thursday. All game times are Friday at 7 p.m. unless indicated.

Varsity 4 has you covered every step of the way for Week 10 of the high school football season.

News4JAX hands out a list of questions to high school football players and coaches before the start of every season covering a variety of topics. This year, we received responses from 136 players and 39 from coaches. Both are asked to not vote for their own team or teammates or coaches on select questions. This is what they had to tell us.

Yes, Jacksonville remains buried under the weight of its 0-4 start, but it has shown signs of progress. The Jaguars have won two of their last three games, including Sunday’s 32-16 romp over the Patriots. They return home in Week 8 to host the Packers at EverBank Stadium on Sunday.

Everyone loves a good underdog story. The Jaguars were trailing by 10 points in the first quarter and exploded the rest of the way to get a 32-16 win over the Patriots in London. News4JAX sports anchor Jamal St. Cyr weighs in with his Four Cents.

The Jaguars are headed back from London with a much-needed win and a little bit of momentum.

But when they did get on the field Friday night, the Yellow Jackets rolled and Bartram Trail still struggled to put together a complete game. The Jackets forced three first-half turnovers and turned around the game in the process with their quick-strike offense, downing the host Bears 48-21 in the Varsity 4 Game of the Week.

Bolles and Raines rolled in a pair of Super 10 high school football showdowns in Week 9 on Friday night.

Can the Jaguars kick off a long road back to contention on Sunday morning (9:30 a.m.) against the similarly struggling Patriots (1-5)? It’s not a stretch to say this Week 7 game is between the two teams battling for the No. 1 overall draft pick. But that was somewhat expected on the New England side. Not so much on Jacksonville's side.

Jaguars season is back and our News4JAX sports staff is back with its predictions as well. Each week, we’ll unveil our predictions for the week’s game. Jacksonville (1-5) is in a funk and will try and end that against the Patriots (1-5) on Sunday at 9:30 a.m.

Varsity 4 has you covered every step of the way for Week 9 of the high school football season. Check out the top four games and full schedule for this week of the season.

High school football season is back. That means our football predictions are back, too.News4JAX sports editor Justin Barney will reveal his picks for the week each Thursday.

A Monday night edition of high school football had a slew of blowouts and an upset in the Super 10.

The Stadium of the Future faces its final challenge this week in Atlanta as NFL owners vote on Jacksonville’s $1.4 billion package on a new home for the Jaguars.

An abbreviated night of high school football saw one big time shocker in the Super 10.

Jaguars season is back and our News4JAX sports staff is back with its predictions as well. Each week, we’ll unveil our predictions for the week’s game. Jacksonville (1-4) heads to London in Week 6 to face the Bears (3-2) on Sunday at 9:30 a.m.

Varsity 4 has you covered every step of the way for Week 8 of the high school football season. Hurricane Milton has scrambled up the schedule, but here are the games that remain and the full schedule.

High school football season is back. That means our football predictions are back, too.News4JAX sports editor Justin Barney will reveal his picks for the week each Thursday. All game times are Friday at 7 p.m. unless indicated.

For the second time in three weeks, a major hurricane is shaking up the high school football schedule.

Rocco Mediate missed a 4-foot par putt for the win, and then made from about the same distance on the second playoff hole Sunday to beat Bob Estes and win the Constellation Furyk & Friends on the PGA Tour Champions.

Clemson added to the woes of Florida State on Saturday night, beating the Seminoles 29-13. Photographer Jacob Simons captured the game in this photo gallery.

The Jaguars put their losing streak to rest with their best performance of the season, edging the Colts 37-34 on Sunday at EverBank Stadium. If ever the Jaguars needed a win, this was the game to do it in.

With host Tocoi Creek lined up for a 25-yard field goal to send the game into overtime Friday night, Nigel Eldridge broke through the line and swatted down the attempt with little more than a minute remaining. The Barracudas went into victory formation and celebrated a 29-26 triumph in the third edition of the Surf N’ Turf Bowl.

A busy Week 7 of the high school football season is all but in the books, with one very big game left on the schedule.

Jaguars season is back and our News4JAX sports staff is back with its predictions as well. Each week, we’ll unveil our predictions for the week’s game. Jacksonville hosts Indianapolis in Week 5 trying to snap a winless start to the season.

Top-ranked Raines and rival Ribault collide on Saturday afternoon in the annual Northwest Classic, one of the best sporting events in the area.

What is wrong with the Jaguars, and can they be fixed before the season spirals into the unrecoverable ether?

The Constellation Furyk & Friends presented by Circle K golf tournament returns to Jacksonville this week. The PGA Tour Champions stop is in its fourth year here. Here’s what you need to know about the tournament.

Varsity 4 has you covered every step of the way for Week 7 of the high school football season.

It took games spaced apart across four days, but the sixth week of the high school football season is finally in the books. Headlined by Monday night wins by Super 10 wins from Bolles, Nease and Raines, the scrambled up week from Hurricane Helene is finally over.

It is time for a change. It is broken and everything broken can’t be fixed. At 0-4 after Sunday’s 24-20 loss to the Texans, there ain’t no coming back from that for the Jaguars.

The Jaguars had a win in their grasp and let it slip away again.Trevor Lawrence threw a pair of touchdown passes but Jacksonville faded in the final two minutes and saw CJ Stroud and the Texans add another chapter to the latest Jaguars heartbreak in an 24-20 loss on Sunday.

It’s been an almost adversity-free season on the football field for Middleburg, unlike the past 20 years. But to finish off a negative two-decade streak, the Broncos had to respond to a difficult situation Friday night.

It was a wild and chaotic week as Hurricane Helene shook up the high school football schedule. Teams played on Wednesday and Friday, with many pushing their Week 6 games to Monday, Sept. 30. But quite a few teams squeezed in their games. Here’s a look at the results and the ever-changing schedule.

Jaguars season is back and our News4JAX sports staff is back with its predictions as well. Each week, we’ll unveil our predictions for the week’s game. Jacksonville travels to Houston in Week 4 trying to end a three-game losing streak.

Varsity 4 has you covered every step of the way for Week 6 of the high school football season. We’ll have four games to watch, a couple of other notable games and the full schedule in our Thursday coverage. All game times are 7 p.m. unless indicated. Due to Hurricane Helene, the schedule covers three nights.

The Jaguars are one of the league's worst teams with a growing list of problems (and injuries) that don’t have easy fixes. The problems that dragged Jacksonville from an 8-3 start to a 9-8 finish last season are still prevalent and perhaps even worse.

The storm has already made several games move from their Friday spot on the calendar.

Josh Allen ruthlessly carved up the Jaguars defense and the offensive issues showed no signs of slowing down in a 47-10 Buffalo blowout. No matter the postgame spin, neither Doug Pederson nor struggling franchise quarterback Trevor Lawrence have answers for what’s crippling this team.

The Jaguars are 0-2 and in a slide. Will that end in prime time on “Monday Night Football” against the Bills? Here’s what you need to know about the matchup, including kickoff time, and radio and TV listings.

It was a wild Week 5 of the high school football season as the halfway mark officially arrived. Here’s a glance at notables, scores and schedules from Friday night.

Jaguars season is back and our News4JAX sports staff is back with its predictions as well. Each week, we’ll unveil our predictions for the week’s game. Jacksonville travels to Buffalo in Week 3 for Monday Night Football.

It hasn’t looked good for the Jaguars. There’s no denying that. But are the Jaguars on the brink of a collapse entering a Monday Night Football clash with the Bills? Not quite.

Verlon Dorminey has been the head coach of the Trinity Christian Conquerors for 34 seasons and he as no plan of retiring anytime soon.

High school football season is back. That means our football predictions are back, too.News4JAX sports editor Justin Barney will reveal his picks for the week each Thursday. All game times are Friday at 7 p.m. unless indicated.

Fred Taylor will get to pick up his Pro Football Hall of Fame candidacy again.

Jacksonville is struggling and the avalanche of questions are mounting for head coach Doug Pederson and the Jaguars.

The Jaguars played well enough on defense, but Trevor Lawrence and Co. were stymied again in an embarrassing 18-13 loss to the Browns on Sunday at EverBank Stadium. Jacksonville is 0-2 and playing like it did during its freefall in the second half of a forgettable 2023 season where inconsistent offensive performances torpedoed an 8-3 start.