Welcome to Week 8 of the Florida high school football season in the Gainesville area.
It is district title week. Two district crowns will be decided in Alachua County this Friday. At Citizens Field, Eastside will look to win its third district crown in four years, but this time in a much tougher district. The Rams are hosting mighty South Sumter. The Raiders prevented a district crown from the Rams in the last week of 2024, but this time, EHS gets them at Citizens and its sloppy turf.
In Starke, Newberry looks to win a second straight district title. This one, though, is a massive challenge vs. the region’s No. 1 team — Bradford. Revenge will be on the Tornadoes mind as the Panthers defeated them twice last season.
Elsewhere, Buchholz looks to move one step closer to the top at Tocoi Creek, and Hawthorne encounters a tough road game at University Christian. In the Rural Class, Chiefland looks to move up the rankings with a upset at Taylor County. Branford and Trenton meet for some bragging rights.
The week began Thursday as Gainesville High fell to 0-2 in district play and 2-5 overall with a 17-7 loss at Citizens Field to Leesburg.
Gainesville Sun Preps Reporter Noah Ram is out of town, but keep it here Friday night for scores across the Gainesville-area.
Full Week 8 Gainesville area live scores
Noah Ram covers Florida Gators athletics and Gainesville-area high school sports for The Gainesville Sun, GatorSports.com and the USA TODAY Network. Contact him at nram@gannett.com. Follow him on X @Noah_ram1. Read his coverage of the Gators’ national championship basketball season in “CHOMP-IONS!” — a hardcover coffee-table collector’s book from The Sun. Details at Florida.ChampsBook.com
This article originally appeared on The Gainesville Sun: Gainesville area FHSAA Florida high school football live score updates for Week 8
Reporting by Noah Ram, Gainesville Sun / The Gainesville Sun
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