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News4JAX Varsity 4 — 95 episodes

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Loss fueled Raines to make things right and it became one of the best teams in area history

2

Bolles and Raines are still dancing. Why we think it will be a good week in Miami for the local teams

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The importance of quality coaching in high school and our picks for state semifinal winners

4

Black Friday football: Some big-time matchups headline third round of playoffs

5

Playoffs reach second round. Is Bolles still our top pick for a championship?

6

Is Bolles the area's best pick for a football title and the ridiculousness of Orlando's First Academy

7

Playoffs arrive. Super 10 moves. FHSAA tinkers with classifications. Who will play for titles?

8

Final week of the regular season is here and our best picks for state titles

9

District championship week arrives! Mandarin-Oakleaf clash headlines high stakes Week 10

10

Playoffs come into view and our thoughts on the new invitational football tournament

11

Major district games headline Week 8 and the FHSAA has some decisions to make on local cases

12

Xander Edwards' career game, a new No. 1 team and a light Week 7 of football

13

Our top players at midseason, and could a local all-star team beat IMG Academy?

14

Raines sends a statement, huge games in Week 5 and results from players, coaches survey

15

New No. 1 team, a surge in Nassau County and why teams should try and schedule better

16

St. Augustine-Bolles collide and Brysen Wright has been a monster on defense, too

17

Nease not ready to take a step back; Brysen Wright shines and tough week on national stage for state teams

18

We're talking top players, the ceiling for the best teams and more as high school football kicks off

19

Unveiling our top 16 football players of the 2024 season and our players of the year

20

Ways to solve the area's playoff problem and a new idea for creating the FHSAA postseason bracket

21

Championship edition: Raines tackles a giant in Miami Northwestern for Class 3A state title

22

Raines, St. Augustine and Trinity Christian are in the state semifinals. Who stands the best chance at moving on?

23

Is Raines unstoppable this season? Plus, looking at the rest of the third round of the playoffs

24

All-local matchups headline second round of the playoffs and an update on head coaching pay in Florida

25

Does FHSAA playoff system need to be more transparent and looking at our favorite first-round games

26

Pup Howard. Orel Gray. Drake Stubbs. Our top 12 players of the last five years and more as playoffs arrive

27

Teams button up district championships and why it makes sense for small schools to play as an independent

28

Our high school football playoff contenders and pretenders and looking ahead to Week 10

29

One team we think could end up playing for a title in Miami and recapping a hurricane-marred stretch

30

Another hurricane scrambles schedule and drafting our top players, coaches to start a team

31

Nease is surging, surprising small school teams and making the turn into Week 7

32

Our most surprising teams of the first half and another big change in our Super 10

33

Do our preseason title contenders still stack up at the halfway point of the regular season?

34

Is Mandarin still a championship contender and the dated way of placing teams by enrollment numbers

35

Bolles-St. Augustine headlines Week 3 and a tough injury for Mandarin star QB

36

Raines looks better than advertised, a new Super 10 and rushing into Week 2

37

Best games in Week 1 and games we'd love to see as the high school football season kicks off

38

Mandarin, St. Augustine, Raines, Bolles and how many area teams have legit shot at title

39

New season on the horizon: Our best teams, big changes and looking ahead to 2024 football

40

Name, image and likeness won't ruin high school sports in Florida

41

Our top 4 players of the football season and making sense of a new playoff system again

42

Area teams blanked at state and a new playoff system on the horizon

43

State championship week! Bradford, Mandarin, St. Augustine will play for titles

44

Bolles, Bradford, Mandarin, St. Augustine and Trinity Christian head to the state semifinals

45

Thanksgiving practices on the horizon means it's been a great season for these teams

46

Big week of football playoff showdowns, plus state champions galore in golf, swimming and volleyball

47

Playoffs are here! We break down the brackets and hand out our top teams and most disappointing ones

48

Redemption for Bolles, First Coast, Raines as playoff race firms up

49

Has Bartram Trail's brutal schedule prepared it for the postseason or has it been too tough?

50

Mandarin and Raines are the top tier of the Gateway Conference and district races come into focus

51

Ponte Vedra riding a hot streak, Riverside cracks the Super 10 and the Northwest Classic arrives

52

Name, image and likeness headed to Georgia high schools. Is that good or bad?

53

Creekside, St. Augustine turn in some classics in St. Johns County thrillers as season hits midway point

54

Bolles finally gets a win, Foy making a mark at Oakleaf and Bartram Trail-St. Augustine rivalry takes center stage in Week 5

55

Are Mandarin, Raines, St. Augustine legitimate state championship contenders?

56

Mandarin not fazed by the pressure; Bolles figuring things out and our best games of Week 3

57

St. Augustine surging, a wild week 1 of the season, Hurricane Idalia shakes things up in Week 2

58

Unveiling our top 10 high school football teams and breaking down a big Week 1

59

Kicking off the 2023 high school football season by looking back and looking ahead

60

V4RSITY: Picking our 12 best players of the high school football season

61

V4RSITY: Carnage for area teams in state semifinals; high school football coaching carousel spinning

62

V4RSITY: After a week of upsets, it's state semifinals time for area football teams

63

V4RSITY: Epic regional final showdowns arrive and the Marcus Stokes situation at Florida

64

V4RSITY: Playoff surprises in Round 1 and looking ahead to a massive second round

65

V4RSITY: A wild Week 11 and a playoff week shuffled around by a November hurricane

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V4RSITY: Big stakes as final week of high school football regular season arrives

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V4RSITY: Biggest week of the high school football season arrives

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V4RSITY: District champs locking up spots, a major test for Bartram, coaches dish on topics and more

69

V4RSITY: Blockbuster district games await as Trinity-UC, Bartram-Creekside arrive in Week 8

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V4RSITY: District frontrunners emerge, players vote for the top players and what about NIL in high school?

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V4RSITY: Trinity evolving into big offense; district games ramp up stakes and hurricane scrambles Week 6

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V4RSITY: Surprise teams, midseason honors, rankings and looking at Week 5

73

V4RSITY: Florida teams get tested across the Border and a massive Week 4 on the horizon

74

V4RSITY: Creekside lights up the scoreboard, Bolles grows up and Border Classic time

75

V4RSITY: A tough week for Nease, a big one for Jackson and a big test for Trinity Christian

76

V4RSITY: Football is back! Looking at the 2022 high school football season

77

Spring sports crank up practice, two big high school football coaching hires

78

Could big changes be ahead for high school football in the state?

79

There's nothing like a packed gym during high school basketball season

80

Picking our 22 best players of the high school football season

81

Trinity Christian puts a bow on high school football season with 9th state title

82

One team left standing. Can Trinity Christian bring home state championship No. 9?

83

High school football playoffs reach the state semifinals. What are Baker County, Bolles and Trinity's chances?

84

Playoff football fever! Five area teams headed to the third round. How many can move on?

85

Area swimming and cross country athletes shine and the football playoffs get cranked up

86

Playoffs and state champions galore as fall sports head toward the finish line

87

Almost playoff time in high school football, and crunch time arrives in our other fall sports

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Closing stretch of high school football regular season arrives

89

More crunchtime football games in Week 9 and basketball season is on the way

90

High school football playoff talk heats up, and, do streaks really matter?

91

Trinity-Bolles game a blowout; handing out the mid-year football awards

92

Trinity-Bolles week arrives; record for Rheinhardt Harrison and more

93

Milestone 300th win for Verlon Dorminey and looking ahead to Week 5 of the football season

94

Surprises from Week 3 of football, looking ahead to Week 4 and highlighting a week of volleyball milestones

95

September is here, high school football is rolling, Ponte Vedra surging in volleyball