Friday night wrapped up the regular season in Florida for most teams, with Super 10 teams Bolles and Oakleaf rolling to blowout wins to put a bow on 2025.

When Mandarin needed big plays Thursday night, there was no shortage of star players to step up for the Mustangs against St. Augustine. They all seemed to play some role in eking out a victory in the Varsity 4 Game of the Week.

It was a fantastic start to the final week of the high school football regular season, with one team ending a near three-year losing skid and a perfect finish for another on Thursday night.

The Florida High School Athletic Association’s first foray into the thorny issue of reclassification is off and running with no shortage of controversy tagging along with it.

High school football season is back and so are our weekly predictions for local games. Each Thursday during the season, News4JAX sports editor Justin Barney will offer his picks on the games.

Only one local high school volleyball team remains alive in the state playoffs.

What Jaguars team will fans see after the bye week?

It’s the 11th week of the high school football season with games split across Thursday and Friday night. Teams in the Sunshine State Athletic Association are in the state playoffs, while teams in the Florida High School Athletic Association are trying to nail down the final remaining berths for the postseason.

High school football teams are getting down to crunch time as the regular season winds down, and playoff bubble teams know what they have to do.

High school football season is in full swing and we’ve kicked off something new this year. We’ve asked head coaches to submit ballots each week by ranking their top 10 teams among the area’s 53 programs who compete in the Florida High School Athletic Association’s state playoffs.

Refreshed after a week off, the Jaguars and head coach Liam Coen went back to work on Monday with a few new “tweaks” as they try and get out of a funk.

Thirteen area teams are in the Sunshine State Athletic Association playoff field in their respective divisions, including top-seeded West Nassau (9-1) in the Atlantic League’s state championship division, the top bracket in the SSAA.

Mandarin topped Oakleaf 31-14 on Friday night to win the district championship. News4JAX had photographer Quan Nguyen capture the game in this photo gallery.

Twenty seniors walked across the field for Senior Night at Mandarin, never knowing a point during high school when the Mustangs weren’t district champions. They walked off the field Friday night never having come up empty when it comes to district titles.

Sporting Jax held its third high school soccer media day Friday morning at the Riverside YMCA. News4JAX captured scenes from the day in this photo gallery.

Nine area volleyball teams are headed for the second round of the state playoffs.

The 10th week of the high school football season is Friday night. Here are four games to watch followed by the next four best options. All games begin at 7 p.m. unless indicated.

High school football season is back and so are our weekly predictions for local games. Each Thursday during the season, News4JAX sports editor Justin Barney will offer his picks on the games.

In a pivotal matchup on Friday, the Raines Vikings’ leading rusher Tadarius Washington is set to make his return as the team faces Yulee (7-1) with the district championship hanging in the balance.

News4JAX sports reporter Jamal St. Cyr's Four Cents analysis from the Jaguars' 35-7 loss to the Rams on Sunday.

It was a forgettable Sunday in London for the Jaguars.

The high school volleyball playoff field is set. The Florida High School Athletic Association unveiled the postseason field on Saturday afternoon and 20 area teams are playoff bound.

News4JAX had photographer Quan Nguyen capture the St. Augustine-Bartram Trail game in this gallery. Click through the images to check out scenes from the game.

The host Vikings swarmed Creekside during the opening quarter and put away the Knights in the second half of the Varsity 4 Game of the Week. The result was another running-clock Raines romp, a 51-3 non-district walkover in the Varsity 4 Game of the Week.

Week 9 of the high school football season lived up to the billing, with a pair of Super 10 thrillers to headline a busy Friday night.

Liam Coen knows the team on the other sideline well. Will that knowledge be enough for Coen and the Jaguars to come away with a win in their home away from home in Week 7?

Bartram Trail head football coach Cory Johns has been given a three-game suspension from the Florida High School Athletic Association for contact with a player who wasn’t enrolled at the school.

High school football season is back and so are our weekly predictions for local games. Each Thursday during the season, News4JAX sports editor Justin Barney will offer his picks on the games.

The Jaguars are headed to their home away from home with a lengthy list of issues to fix in London.

News4JAX had photographer Christian Schultz capture the Jaguars-Seahawks game in this photo gallery. Click through the images to see action from the game.

Seattle controlled the mistake-prone Jaguars most of the game and handed Jacksonville a 20-12 loss on a lethargic day at EverBank Field.

News4JAX sports reporter Jamal St. Cyr's Four Cents analysis from Jacksonville's 20-12 loss to the Seahawks on Sunday.

News4JAX had photographer Christian Schultz capture Saturday's Florida State-Pittsburgh game in this photo gallery. Click through the images to check out scenes from the game.

Seattle controlled the mistake-prone Jaguars most of the game and handed Jacksonville a 20-12 loss on a lethargic day at EverBank Field.

News4JAX had photographer Quan Nguyen capture the Ponte Vedra-Middleburg game in this gallery. Click through the images to check out action from the game.

Mandarin converted 10 of 14 third downs and three of four fourth downs on the way to a critical 22-13 victory over Fletcher in the Varsity 4 Game of the Week.

High school football district races are taking shape with five teams wrapping up championships in Week 8 on Friday night.

Trevor Lawrence’s slip and score touchdown delivered a message to the rest of the NFL that the Jaguars need to be taken seriously, but it didn’t change anything in Jacksonville.

Nease defensive coordinator Robert Garth’s six-game suspension for contacting a student-athlete who didn’t attend the school has been cut in half and his $5,000 fine rescinded by the Florida High School Athletic Association.

The eighth week of the high school football season is Friday night. Here are four games to watch followed by the next four best options. All games begin at 7 p.m. unless indicated.

Vietnamese teen Dan Duong moved to America without speaking English. Now, as Raines High School's kicker, he's helping power the undefeated Vikings' quest for a state football championship.

Bartram Trail head football coach Cory Johns will be off the sidelines for a Week 8 game against Nease after the school self-reported a potential violation to the Florida High School Athletic Association.

High school football season is back and so are our weekly predictions for local games. Each Thursday during the season, News4JAX sports editor Justin Barney will offer his picks on the games.

Fresh off a victory against the Kansas City Chiefs, the Jacksonville Jaguars made a splash in the trade market on Tuesday night to revamp their cornerback room. According to ESPN Insider Adam Schefter, the Jags are sending former second-round pick Tyson Campbell to Cleveland in exchange for former first-round pick Greg Newsome II.

The News4JAX Varsity 4 Super 6 high school volleyball rankings will be published each Wednesday during the regular season. Records are through Oct. 7 games.

Jacksonville placed tight end Brenton Strange on injured reserve on Tuesday afternoon, a major blow for the 4-1 Jaguars.

News4JAX had photographer Christian Schultz capture the "Monday Night Football" game in this photo gallery. Click through the images above to check out scenes from Jacksonville's 31-28 win over the Chiefs.

The News4JAX Varsity 4 Super 6 high school volleyball rankings will be published each Wednesday during the regular season. Records are through Sept. 30 games.

High school football season is in full swing and we’ve kicked off something new this year. We’ve asked head coaches to submit ballots each week by ranking their top 10 teams among the area’s 53 programs who compete in the Florida High School Athletic Association’s state playoffs.

These aren’t the same old Jaguars. Not anymore. Jacksonville ended an eight-game losing streak to Kansas City with an electric 31-28 win over the Chiefs at a rocking EverBank Stadium on “Monday Night Football.”

News4JAX had photographer Christian Schultz capture Florida's 29-21 upset win over Texas on Saturday in this photo gallery.

The Vikings used five total touchdowns from reigning player of the year Timothy Cole and another ferocious defensive performance to wallop Ribault 53-0 on Saturday afternoon.

The Jaguars (3-1) haven’t beaten the Chiefs (2-2) since 2009 and have never beaten Patrick Mahomes (0-4). They’ll get another shot to do that at EverBank Stadium at 8:15 Monday night.

News4JAX had photographers Ralph Priddy and Quan Nguyen capture the game in this combined photo gallery. Click through the images above to check out action from the game.

Week 7 of the high school football season is in the books, and it was a light Friday night around the area.

Halftime adjustments helped unleash the running game as back Vinny Galella scored four touchdowns while rushing for 107 yards during a 45-14 beating of rival Tocoi Creek in the fourth edition of the Surf N’ Turf Bowl.

The Florida High School Athletic Association is expanding the football playoffs with two new brackets for teams who just miss out on qualifying for the postseason.

The Northwest Classic is a tradition unlike any other in the area. Raines and Ribault collide on Saturday afternoon at 2 for the 56th time. The Trojans host the game in their newly rebuilt school, so this clash will have a different feel.

The Jaguars released updated renderings of the team's Stadium of the Future on Friday afternoon. Click through the gallery above to check those out.

The seventh week of the high school football season is Friday night. Here are four games to watch followed by the next four best options. All games begin at 7 p.m. unless indicated.

Xander Edwards rushed for an area-high 522 yards on 39 carries in a 73-39 win over Baldwin last Friday night, totals that quickly traveled from that small town all across the country.

Undefeated Raines Vikings face rival Ribault Trojans in historic Northwest Classic at Ribault's new stadium Saturday. The mile-apart schools continue their storied rivalry with playoff implications at stake.

Devin Lloyd was named the AFC Defensive Player of the Month on Thursday afternoon, an excellent honor for the former first-round draft pick.

High school football season is back and so are our weekly predictions for local games. Each Thursday during the season, News4JAX sports editor Justin Barney will offer his picks on the games.

Grand Staircase One, the first piece of the Jaguars’ new stadium, will be open for Jacksonville’s “Monday Night Football” game against the Chiefs on next week.

The Jaguars are off to their best start in eight seasons and heading into a massive showdown on Monday night against football royalty. And head coach Liam Coen knows that’s an excellent start for a team that has yet to play its best football.

High school football season is in full swing and we’ve kicked off something new this year. We’ve asked head coaches to submit ballots each week by ranking their top 10 teams among the area’s 53 programs who compete in the Florida High School Athletic Association’s state playoffs.

News4JAX sports reporter Jamal St. Cyr's analysis after Sunday's 26-21 Jacksonville win over San Francisco.

The Jaguars are headed home from the West Coast with a huge win and some massive momentum.

The Jaguars are headed to their biggest test of the season on Sunday, and now, it comes accompanied by a tasty headline.

Bartram Trail won consecutive games for the first time this season with a 56-21 romp over Tocoi Creek on Friday night. News4JAX had photographer Kwan Nguyen capture the game in this photo gallery.

St. Augustine reigned supreme in another Super 10 showdown, while Bolles running back Xander Edwards set a state record for rushing touchdowns in a shootout win over Baldwin.

Jacksonville led from open to close and beat Scranton Wilkes-Barre 6-4 in Game 2 of the International League championship series on Wednesday night at VyStar Ballpark. The win-or-go-home Game 3 is Thursday night at the Ballpark.

TJ Cole, Raines High School's quarterback, dedicates extensive hours to film study, enhancing his strategic understanding and leading his team to a dominant 3-0 start in the football season.

The sixth week of the high school football season is Friday night. Here are four games to watch followed by the next four best options. All games begin at 7 p.m. unless indicated.

High school football season is back and so are our weekly predictions for local games. Each Thursday during the season, News4JAX sports editor Justin Barney will offer his picks on the games.

Jacksonville led from open to close and beat Scranton Wilkes-Barre 6-4 in Game 2 of the International League championship series on Wednesday night at VyStar Ballpark. The win-or-go-home Game 3 is Thursday night at the Ballpark.

The News4JAX Varsity 4 Super 6 high school volleyball rankings will be published each Wednesday during the regular season. Records are through Sept. 23 games.

The first high school football points rankings are out and it’s a good start for St. Augustine, Bolles, Nease and Bradford.

Tuesday was the annual High School 9:12 fall sports media day at the Winston Family WMCA in Riverside. Athletes from more than three dozen schools made the rounds at interview stations and spoke to local media. Check out photos from the day in this gallery.

The win over Houston was significant for Liam Coen’s team because it’s just the type of game that the Jaguars had managed to lose in recent seasons. Jacksonville hadn’t beaten the Texans here since 2017.

High school football season is in full swing and we’ve kicked off something new this year. We’ve asked head coaches to submit ballots each week by ranking their top 10 teams among the area’s 53 programs who compete in the Florida High School Athletic Association’s state playoffs.

Jacksonville hung on late for a 17-10 win over the Texans in Week 3 of the NFL season. It marked Jacksonville’s first win over Houston at EverBank Stadium since 2017. News4JAX had photographer Christian Schultz capture the game in this photo gallery.

News4JAX sports reporter Jamal St. Cyr's analysis after Jacksonville's 17-10 win over the Texans on Sunday.

It wasn’t pretty, but the Jaguars put an end to their dismal streak against the Texans on Sunday.

Florida State stayed unbeaten with a 66-10 romp over Kent State on Saturday in Tallahassee. News4JAX had photographer Jacob Simons capture the game in this photo gallery.

News4JAX had photographer Ralph Priddy capture the Friday's St. Augustine and Nease high school football game in this photo gallery.

Friday marked the midway point of the high school football season. Let's check in with the full scoreboard, all the television highlights, the remaining unbeatens and winless teams and more.

With back Xander Edwards topping 100 yards again, Bolles ground down the host Knights with long drives. At the same time, the Bulldogs defense rose up with some excellent play up front, capped by defensive lineman Asher Ghioto scoring the final touchdown of the Varsity 4 Game of the Week, a 38-6 romp over previously unbeaten Oakleaf, ranked third in the Varsity 4 Super 10.

Beachside won a wild back-and-forth 35-31 high school football game against visiting Bishop Kenny on Thursday night. News4JAX had photographer Quan Nguyen capture the game in this photo gallery above. Click through the images to see action from the game.

Edward Waters University has removed the interim tag from head football coach Brian Jenkins’ title after leading the Tigers to the best start in program history.

Raines defensive end Troy Butler carries his late mother's photo in a chain around his neck, using family inspiration to fuel his pursuit of gridiron records and football dreams.

The Jaguars have a chance to keep a rival reeling and shake off a forgettable finish in Cincinnati that ushered in a new set of questions.

The fifth week of the high school football season is Friday night. Here are four games to watch followed by the next four best options. All games begin at 7 p.m. unless indicated.

Polling high school players and coaches on a number of topics for the 2025 season.

High school football season is back and so are our weekly predictions for local games. Each Thursday during the season, News4JAX sports editor Justin Barney will offer his picks on the games.

The News4JAX Varsity 4 Super 6 high school volleyball rankings will be published each Wednesday during the regular season. Records are through Sept. 16 games.

The Florida High School Athletic Association and the Jacksonville Sports Foundation announced that the state tournament is headed to the University of North Florida beginning next year. It’s a three-year deal between the city and the FHSAA.

The Jaguars continue to clean out players from the previous regime, releasing safety Darnell Savage on Tuesday afternoon.

High school football season is in full swing and we’ve kicked off something new this year. We’ve asked head coaches to submit ballots each week by ranking their top 10 teams among the area’s 53 programs who compete in the Florida High School Athletic Association’s state playoffs.