November 30th, 7:00pm – Third round of the state football playoffs. Armwood (Seffner) at Gainesville Join Mike Ridaught (Play-by-play), Oak Hall football coach Scott McDaniel (Color) and Tyler TenBieg & Darrin Johnson (Sidelines). Pregame at 7:00pm, Kickoff at 7:30pm.
Final: Gainesville 42, Armwood 10
Radio: FM-104.9 Gainesville/High Springs/Lake City
Last year’s state champs (on the field), Armwood has had its share of offensive difficulties of late, not scoring more than 19 points in a game since Oct. 12, a span of five contests. That said, the Hawks’ defense has been plenty good, only allowing second-week opponent Delray Beach American Heritage to surpass 21 points this season. Unbeaten Gainesville – on the other hand – has put up at least 21 points in every game but two, and those were victories against Columbia (17-14) and Madison County (14-9) – two teams still alive in the FHSAA playoffs. The speedy Hurricanes’ defense also has stepped up of late, not allowing more than 10 points to any opponent in the last month. This a rematch of a playoff game won by host Armwood, 17-14, a year ago. Florida fans in Gainesville get a sneak peek of two players – Armwood’s Alvin Bailey and Gainesville’s Chris Thompson – who will wear orange and blue next year.
PLAYERS TO WATCH: ARMWOOD – ATH Alvin Bailey, S Leon McQuay III: GAINESVILLE – WR Chris Thompson, RB Raphael Webb. via: FlaVarsity (Read More)
A year ago, it was the Hawks, ranked No. 1 in Class 6A and No. 2 nationally according to ESPN, that benefited from a controversial late fumble to pull out a 17-14 victory to eliminate Gainesville in the Region 2 finals. Ever since that night, the Hurricanes (12-0) have been hungry for redemption… via: Gainesville Preps (Read More)
