After winning 12th state title, West Nassau cheerleading is after national, world championships
There are a few high school sports dynasties in our area. Bolles swimming and St. Johns Country Day girls soccer jump right to mind. But we should include the cheerleading program at West Nassau in that list.
West Nassauโs Deebo Coleman takes top player honors in Class 4A
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. โ West Nassauโs Deebo Coleman added one more award to his record-setting career. Coleman, the Warriors senior shooting guard, was named the Florida Dairy Farmers Class 4A player of the year on Thursday afternoon. On the girls side this year, Bishop Kennyโs Jasmyne Roberts, a Nassau County native, won the Class 4A player of the year honor and finished as runner-up for Miss Basketball. Coleman led West Nassau to its best season in program history, guiding the Warriors to the Class 4A state semifinals. Santa Fe beat West Nassau in a 64-63 classic, hitting a shot off the glass as time was running out.
News4Jax Super 6 softball: New team at the top and a newcomer in this weekโs rankings
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. โ High school softball season is in full swing and so are our News4Jax Super 6 rankings. (2) Ridgeview (9-1, Class 4A)Notable wins: Bartram Trail, Fletcher, Keystone Heights, Oakleaf, Paxon, West Nassau. (NR) Baker County (7-2, Class 4A)Notable wins: Keystone Heights, Middleburg, Paxon, Trinity Christian. (4) West Nassau (5-2, Class 3A)Notable wins: Keystone Heights, Middleburg. Dropped out: Episcopal (3-2, Class 3A).
Heartbreak for West Nassau: Warriors fall in hoops semis on last-second shot
The storybook season for West Nassau and electric guard Deebo Coleman is over. Coleman passed Neaseโs Chet Stachitas (2,505) on the career scoring list in the regional final. Colemanโs record-setting career wrapped up with a stellar performance. West Nassau ripped off a 26-6 run over parts of the second and third quarters, with Coleman scoring 11 of those and Keenan Johnson dumping in six during that stretch. West Nassau led by eight with 3:37 to play before the Raiders chipped their way back.
Miserable quarter sinks Jackson in boys basketball state semifinals
A miserable second quarter ended the Tigersโ season in a 79-71 loss to Bishop McLaughlin Catholic on Wednesday in the Class 3A state semifinals at the RP Funding Center in Lakeland. The Tigers had finished as state runner-up each of the previous two trips for coach James Collins. The Tigers (19-7) were in sync until the early minutes of the second quarter, up by eight points and settling into a rhythm. AdBy the midway point of the quarter, the Tigers were treading water and trying everything they could to hang on. Sharp had a staggering 24 of his 39 points in the second quarter alone.
News4Jax softball Super 6: Clay County teams moving up in rankings
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. โ High school softball season is in full swing and so are our News4Jax Super 6 rankings. (3) Ridgeview (4-1, Class 4A)Notable win: Bartram Trail, Fletcher, West Nassau. 4 Bartram Trail (9-0). The win over West Nassau was classic, a three-run rally in the top of the seventh. Not a whole lot of room for concerns for West Nassau.
Boys basketball playoffs: Impact, Jackson, West Nassau move on; Coleman hits scoring mark
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. โ Three area boys basketball teams are still standing in the state playoffs and one area boys star reached another career milestone on Friday night. Next up for Impact Christian, Jackson and West Nassau, the state semifinals. West Nassauโs dream season continued with a razor-thin 72-70 win over visiting Marianna in the Region 1-4A final. Deebo Coleman had 34 points in the win and moved into second place all-time in area scoring history. The Lions (19-8) have now reached the state final four three times since their first season of playoff eligibility in 2018.
News4Jax Super 6 softball: Oakleaf, West Nassau open at the top in 2021
When the season was paused, and eventually canceled due to COVID-19, our Super 6 looked like this โ Ridgeview, Oakleaf, West Nassau, Episcopal, Bartram Trail and Atlantic Coast. Glance: The Knights are always a pick to land high in the Super 6 and they open 2021 in a familiar position. Ridgeview (1-1, Class 4A)Notable win: Atlantic Coast. Episcopal (1-0, Class 3A)Notable win: Atlantic Coast. Others: Baldwin (3-0, Class 3A; Clay (1-0, Class 4A); Creekside (1-2, Class 6A); First Coast (3-0, Class 6A); Fletcher (1-1, Class 6A); Keystone Heights (1-1, Class 3A); Mandarin (1-1, Class 7A); Middleburg (1-0, Class 5A); Paxon (2-1, Class 4A); Providence (0-1, Class 3A).
West Nassau leads way again as area teams rake in competitive cheer titles
Members of the West Nassau competitive cheerleading team celebrate after winning a state championship on Friday. One more year, one more competitive cheerleading state championship for West Nassau. West Nassau won its seventh consecutive state title on Friday to lead a wave of success for area teams at the state tournament. In addition to West Nassauโs win in the Class 1A non-tumbling medium division, Providence (small division), Bishop Snyder (small non-tumbling), Baldwin (large non-tumbling) and St. Augustine (small coed) brought home championships on Friday. Outside of West Nassau, Baldwinโs title was its fourth, Bartramโs was its fifth and Bishop Snyder was its fifth.
Lee tops Bolles to win 3rd Fortegra Basketball Invitational tournament
NEPTUNE BEACH, Fla. โ LSU signee Alex Fudge took tournament MVP honors and led Lee to a 66-51 victory over Bolles in the championship game of the Fortegra High School 9:12 Invitational basketball tournament on Saturday night. Saturday recapsEpiscopal 54, West Nassau 34Mark Flakus had 15 points, Cort McCarthy followed with 14 and Beza Miller 12 as Super 6 No. Eric Gaines led Camden County with 22 points. The win sends Lee into Saturdayโs championship against either Bolles or West Nassau. The Bears advance to the fifth-place game Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m. against either Camden County or Fletcher.
Lee, Bolles surge into Fortegra hoops title game
NEPTUNE BEACH, Fla. โ Itโs Bolles and Lee for Fortegra High School 9:12 Invitational basketball tournament championship. The Generals (5-0) will face Bolles (6-0) in Saturdayโs championship game, with Lee knocking off Episcopal 72-56 and Bolles edging West Nassau 72-68. The win sends Lee into Saturdayโs championship against either Bolles or West Nassau. Bolles 72, West Nassau 68Bobby Crouch had a tournament-high 32 points and the Bulldogs held off a fast-charging Warriors squad to reach the Saturday championship game. Bartram Trail 52, Atlantic Coast 38Bartram Trail used a burst right before the break to top a cold-shooting Atlantic Coast team in the opening game of the Fortegra High School 9:12 Invitational basketball tournament on Friday.
Bolles, Episcopal, Lee, West Nassau win Fortegra hoops openers
Bolles, Episcopal, Lee, West Nassau all won their quarterfinal matchups on Thursday and play on in the winnerโs bracket Friday. Lee 55, Bartram Trail 41Alex Fudge scored 18 points and Tarence Guinyard added 13 as Super 6 No. Keenan Johnson (12 points) and Jye Thompson (10) followed Coleman in double figures for West Nassau. Fridayโs scheduleConsolation roundBartram Trail (1-4) vs. Atlantic Coast (3-3), 1 p.m.Camden County (2-4) vs. Fletcher (1-3), 3 p.m. SemifinalsEpiscopal (5-1) vs. Lee (4-0), 6 p.m.West Nassau (4-3) vs. Bolles (5-0), 8 p.m.
West Nassau hoops star Deebo Coleman picks Georgia Tech
CALLAHAN, Fla. โ Dallan โDeeboโ Coleman is bound for Georgia Tech. The West Nassau senior basketball guard announced his college commitment on Wednesday afternoon in the schoolโs gym. He enters the 2020-21 season with 1,797 career points and is poised to reach the 2,000-point mark, a benchmark that has served as a elite for area players. Among area players who have been among upper echelon basketball prospects in the 2010s, few have been top 70 players. Patric Young (Providence, ESPN No.
High school football 2020: Bolles-St. Augustine, Bartram-Mandarin headline Week 3
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. โ Weโve hit Week 3 of the high school football season. The Bears havenโt lost a regular season game since a 37-34 defeat to Cocoa on Oct. 19, 2018, an area-best 14 consecutive wins. Camden County (1-1) at Raines (0-1), 6 p.m.: A Georgia-Florida battle which should be a good one. Fleming Island hasnโt lost a regular season game since Oct. 12, 2018, a 51-42 defeat to Bartram Trail, a span of 13 games. GEORGIAFriday, Sept. 18Benedictine (2-0) at Brunswick (1-1), 7:30 p.m.Camden County (1-1) at Raines (0-1), 6 p.m.Charlton County (1-0) at Long County (0-1), 7:30 p.m.Claxton (1-0) at Pierce County (2-0), 7:30 p.m.Glynn Academy (1-1) at Winder (1-0), 7:30Off: Ware County.
High school football 2020: Team-by-team schedules, results from around the area
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. โ After a long delay to start the season due to a global pandemic, high school football season kicks off on Sept. 4 around Florida and Georgia. The COVID-19 pandemic has forced quite a few adjustments to schedules in 2020 and many teams have yet to finalize their schedules. Teams that donโt have opponents for a certain date or their schedules have not been provided are marked with a TBA. FLORIDAAll games start at 7 p.m. unless indicated. There will be no district champions declared in 2020, so district games are not identified.
HOOPS LIVE: West Nassau vs. Providence for Fortegra High School 9:12 championship
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. โ Eight of the areaโs best boys basketball teams were on display -- on TV, radio and web -- during the second annual Fortegra High School 9:12 Basketball Invitational at Episcopal School of Jacksonville. WATCH NOW: Championship game live on CW17 and News4Jax.com. WJXT Channel 4, CW17, News4Jax.com and 1010 XL continue to highlight high school sports on air and radio. Channel 4, CW17 and 1010 XL broadcast the Mandarin-Atlantic Coast football game in 2018, the Fortegra basketball event last December and the High School 9:12 Classic baseball event last February. Fortegra High School 9:12 Basketball Invitational scheduleAll games at EpiscopalThursdayRECAP: West Nassau, Providence, Paxon, Episcopal win on day 1FridayPonte Vedra 50, Fletcher 48First Coast 62, Mandarin 57Semifinal No.
2019 high school football: Week-by-week schedules, results
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The 2019 high school football season continues early November and beyond for some. Here are the schedules for each week of the regular season. All games at 7 p.m. unless indicated. District/region games schedule with *. Copyright 2019 by WJXT News4Jax - All rights reserved.
Passing attack leads West Nassau over Bishop Kenny
West Nassau had 267 yards passing, with Stanton getting 143 of those on nine catches, including the go-ahead fourth-quarter touchdown, as the host Warriors rallied to topple Bishop Kenny 31-20. Its me trying to get better throwing the ball, Armstrong said after Stanton had 107 yards receiving in the second half. We came out in the second half hyped and won the game, Stanton said. West Nassau grabbed a 14-7 lead with Leggarius Johnsons 7-yard scoring run capping a drive aided by 42 yards in penalties by Bishop Kenny (1-3). A nine-play drive to start the second half ended on downs, but Stanton and Davis scored on the next two possessions.
Passing attack leads West Nassau over Bishop Kenny
West Nassau players line up on defense during Friday's game of the week against Bishop Kenny. West Nassau (4-1) traditionally is ground-based, and that works well with Armstrong's beliefs. A 27-yard reception in which he got behind two defensive backs gave West Nassau a 24-20 lead three minutes into the final quarter. West Nassau grabbed a 14-7 lead with Leggarius Johnson's 7-yard scoring run capping a drive aided by 42 yards in penalties by Bishop Kenny (1-3). Ethan Webb and Dallas Raulerson each had a pair of tackles for loss for West Nassau, with Webb getting a sack.