- Newberry basketball is ranked 13th in Florida and 6th in Class 3A, while Buchholz is 56th overall and 13th in Class 6A as of the latest FHSAA rankings.
- Buchholz boys soccer completed an unbeaten regular season under coach Todd Rousseau and won the Gainesville City Cup with a 9-2 victory over rival GHS.
- Buchholz boys basketball will face Gainesville High this Friday after recently defeating them 51-38 to end a three-game losing streak in the series.
- Newberry leads the boys basketball rankings in Alachua County with a 14-1 record and is No. 13 in Florida overall as of the latest FHSAA release.
The two best high school boys basketball teams in Alachua County go head-to-head tonight at Bud Seymour Gymnasium.
On Tuesday, the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) released its latest rankings.
Newberry is ranked 13th overall in Florida and No. 6 in Class 3A, while Buchholz is No. 56 overall and 13th in Class 6A.
Visiting Newberry (14-1), which is No. 2 in 3A-Region 1, has won two in a row in the series, including a 70-52 win at home on Dec. 2.
However, Buchholz coach Elliot Harris is confident about his team’s chances.
“It’ll be a tough one, but it’s going to be a good one,” Harris said following the Bobcats’ 62-51 win at Eastside last Friday. “The Panthers are a really good team, but we are too. They beat us earlier, but we’re not the same team as we were at the beginning of the season…it’s going to be a slugfest at home on Tuesday.”
Buchholz (13-5), which is currently No. 7 in a tough 6A-Region 1, made a total of 11 3-pointers in the win against the Rams, who are currently ranked No. 15 in Class 4A and fourth in 4A-Region 2.
Tonight’s game will be broadcast online (audio only) beginning at 7:15 p.m. Join Mainstreet Daily News sports director Mike Ridaught (Play-by-play) and coach Mac McCray (Color) for all the action. The tip is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
This past weekend, the FHSAA released its final rankings, seedings, and matchups for this week’s soccer district tournaments.
The highest-ranked team in the area, girls or boys, is the Buchholz boys soccer team. The Bobcats just completed an unbeaten regular season under first-year head coach Todd Rousseau with a 9-2 win against rival GHS to win the Gainesville City Cup.
Rousseau and the Bobcats will be guests on Wednesday night on our weekly high school sports show at locally owned Sonic Drive-In on 39th Avenue in Gainesville.
Join Ridaught from 6-7 p.m. for “The Prep Zone Sports Show,” which is broadcast ‘live’ and ‘archived’ online (audio only) at MainStreet Daily News.
Then on Friday, our second audio broadcast features a city showdown in boys hoops as Buchholz hosts Gainesville High.
The Bobcats defeated the Hurricanes, 51-38, at The Purple Palace on Dec. 12, which snapped a three-game losing streak in the series.
Join Marty Pallman (Play-by-play) and McCray (Color) beginning at 7:15 p.m. for the pregame show. The tip is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.