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High school football playoffs ‘24: Breakdowns for Rural, Class 1A and 2A openers
Read full article: High school football playoffs ‘24: Breakdowns for Rural, Class 1A and 2A openersThe high school football playoffs begin this week. Here is a glance of the matchups for local teams in the Rural and Class 1A and 2A divisions. Breakdowns of games in Classes 3A-7A will be published on Thursday.
High school football ‘24: Four games to watch, full schedule for Week 3
Read full article: High school football ‘24: Four games to watch, full schedule for Week 3The high school football regular season cranks up in full this week and News4JAX/Varsity 4 have you covered every step of the way. We’ll have four games to watch, the next four best and the full schedule in our Thursday coverage. All game times are 7 p.m. unless indicated.
Bolles savoring underdog role in state semifinal trip to American Heritage
Read full article: Bolles savoring underdog role in state semifinal trip to American HeritageFor the fourth time in four years since taking over as the head coach at Bolles, Matt Toblin is preparing for a final four game. This time, the most successful program in the history of high school football all in Florida will play the role of the underdog.
High school football ‘22: Glance at state semifinal games in Metro, Rural and Suburban divisions
Read full article: High school football ‘22: Glance at state semifinal games in Metro, Rural and Suburban divisionsThe final four of the high school football playoffs are here. Six area teams — five from Florida, one from Georgia — will play in the state semifinals on Friday night. Here’s a breakdown of those games.
Tradition continues: Bolles tops Raines, keeps state semifinal streak going strong
Read full article: Tradition continues: Bolles tops Raines, keeps state semifinal streak going strongA trip to the final four never gets old, even at Bolles, where heading to the state semifinals is an ingrained tradition.
Bolles, Raines renewing rivalry in playoffs after 6 years apart
Read full article: Bolles, Raines renewing rivalry in playoffs after 6 years apartFor the first time since 2016, two of the most storied high school football programs in northeast Florida will meet when Raines faces Bolles in the regional finals.
Polling the coaches: The best in town, biggest issues and what they’d do if they weren’t coaching
Read full article: Polling the coaches: The best in town, biggest issues and what they’d do if they weren’t coachingHigh school players had their say. How about their head coaches? We surveyed area coaches before the season began. This is what they had to say.
After first loss of season, No. 5 Bolles looks to bounce back vs. No. 1 Trinity Christian
Read full article: After first loss of season, No. 5 Bolles looks to bounce back vs. No. 1 Trinity ChristianThis week's matchup between Trinity Christian and Bolles has been circled on the calendar since the schedules were made. And until last Friday, it looked like it would be a matchup of the top two teams in the News4Jax Super 10 poll. But then Bolles lost their first game of the season to Brunswick as part of the Georgia-Florida Border Classic, making this game a redemption game for both teams.
Polling the coaches: Pay is miserable, but ‘the reward is too big’ to walk away
Read full article: Polling the coaches: Pay is miserable, but ‘the reward is too big’ to walk awayWe’ve heard what high school football players had to say. So, what about the coaches? We asked them the following questions at Baker’s Sports high school football media day early last month. Answers were anonymous. A total of 38 coaches responded to the questionnaire.
Bold City Showcase: Bolles, West Nassau ready to kick things off in opener
Read full article: Bold City Showcase: Bolles, West Nassau ready to kick things off in openerBolles and West Nassau, former district opponents, face off in the opening game of the WW Gay Bold City Showcase on Friday night as the 2021 high school football season kicks off in style.
Spring swing ’21: Bolles’ football goal is to get better every day
Read full article: Spring swing ’21: Bolles’ football goal is to get better every daySpring football is in full swing and the News4Jax sports team is making stops at high schools across the area in its annual Spring Swing tour. One of today's stops: Bolles.
Class 4A state title game glance: Bolles aims to finish mission this year
Read full article: Class 4A state title game glance: Bolles aims to finish mission this yearJACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Three high school football teams from the area reached this week’s state championship games, Bolles, Trinity Christian and University Christian. Glance at the gameThis marks Matt Toblin’s third trip to the state championship game as a head coach. He took Bolles to the Class 4A title game in 2019 and led Ponte Vedra to the Class 5A final in 2016. To go throughout a season, and to be where we are, you want to be able to finish. Our deal is going to be how many times can we can get in the game?
Title game test arrives for Bolles
Read full article: Title game test arrives for BollesBolles responded to Toblin, who was hired from Ponte Vedra, in typical Bolles fashion. While Bolles remains at the top of the state championship record book with 11 titles, playing for No. “We played [Cocoa] in 2016 for our state championship game and that was what we talked about all year, Round 4, Cocoa,” said offensive lineman Sam Levin. The Tornadoes beat Bolles in the state title game from 2012-14, and then beat Raines for a four-peat in 2015. Cost is $9.99Road to the title game: Bolles d. South Walton, 62-6; d. Bradford, 16-6; d. Cocoa, 20-14; Washington d. Miami Carol City, 35-14; d. Gulliver Prep, 34-31; d. Cardinal Gibbons, 31-21; d. Lakewood, 9-7Records against playoff teams in regular season: Bolles (3-1), Washington (5-1)Statistics: Washington and Bolles
Bolles Head Coach Matt Toblin and Allen Verlander join us to talk Publix Bold City Showcase
Read full article: Bolles Head Coach Matt Toblin and Allen Verlander join us to talk Publix Bold City ShowcaseSaturday, six local high school football teams will hit the field at Skinner-Barco Stadium at The Bolles School. On Tuesday, Bolles coach Matt Toblin and Airstream Ventures CEO Alan Verlander stopped by to talk about the event. Copyright 2019 by WJXT News4Jax - All rights reserved.
Best thing for Matt Toblin at Bolles: Players who want to get better
Read full article: Best thing for Matt Toblin at Bolles: Players who want to get betterMatt Toblin's move to Bolles was one of the biggest stories of the football offseason. When the dust settled and he got out on the field, it was familiar. The location may be different than where he... Copyright 2019 by WJXT News4Jax - All rights reserved.