Week 10 of the high school football season is officially here.
Week 9 brought less drama, simply because we had less teams playing. Top teams like Buchholz and Columbia were on bye. Bradford and Eastside faced lack-luster opponents.
Still, some teams in the area earned critical wins. Newberry shored up its playoff chances with an easy win over Fort White, hurting the Indians’ playoff chances in the process. Lafayette steamrolled Trenton behind a running clock, and Hawthorne and Williston each won big Thursday road games in the Rural class.
More drama is expected this week. Buchholz is back and in search of another district title. Same goes for Bradford. District play is over for Newberry, but it’s must-win for the Panthers vs. Williston as they sit just outside the playoff picture.
District titles have been clinched for Eastside and out of the picture for Columbia, but the Rams and Tigers need to avoid home game traps.
All in all, it’s a great Week 10. Here’s the full schedule:
Thursday, October 23
St. Johns-Bartram Trail (2-6, 1-1) at Buchholz (7-1, 2-0, Class 6A No. 2) – 7 p.m.; district game
Williston (7-1, Rural No. 4) at Newberry (4-4) – 7:30 p.m.
Friday, October 24
P.K. Yonge (0-8, 0-0) at Ocala-Trinity Catholic (3-4, 0-0) – 7 p.m.; district game
Ocala-Vanguard (6-2, 2-0) at Gainesville High (2-6, 0-2) – 7 p.m. at Citizens Field; district game
Jacksonville-Bishop Snyder (4-5) at Bell (4-4) – 7 p.m.
Keystone Heights (0-8, 0-3) at Palatka (2-6, 0-3) – 7 p.m.; district game
Jacksonville-NFEI (4-4) at Oak Hall (5-3) – 7 p.m.
Bronson (0-9) at Jacksonville-Christ’s Church Academy (6-3) – 7 p.m.
Hawthorne (6-1, Rural No. 1) at Melbourne Central Catholic (2-5) – 7:30 p.m.
Fort White (4-4) at Jasper-Hamilton County (5-3) – 7:30 p.m.
Jacksonville-Atlantic Coast (3-5) at Suwannee (1-7) – 7:30 p.m.
Lafayette (7-1, Rural RV) at Branford (6-2) – 7:30 p.m.
Citra-North Marion (2-6, 0-2) at Eastside (6-2, 2-0, Class 3A No. 8) – 7:30 p.m. at Santa Fe High School; district game
Moore Haven (4-4) at Trenton (5-3) – 7:30 p.m.
Santa Fe (6-2, 2-1) at Bradford (8-1, 3-0, Class 2A No. 3) – 7:30 p.m.; district game
Calahan-West Nassau (8-1) at Dixie County (1-8) – 7:30 p.m.
Hudson (2-6) at Union County (2-5) – 7:30 p.m.
Green Cove Springs-Clay (2-6, 1-1) at Columbia (7-1, 1-1, Class 4A No. 6) – 7:30 p.m.; district game
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: District titles for Buchholz, Bradford headline Gainesville-area FHSAA football in Week 10
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