High school football season is back. That means our football predictions are back, too.News4JAX sports editor Justin Barney will reveal his picks for the week each Thursday. All game times are Friday at 7 p.m. unless indicated.

Top-ranked Raines, No. 2 Nease and seventh-ranked Mandarin all wrapped up district championships on an action-packed Friday night.

Bolles and Raines rolled in a pair of Super 10 high school football showdowns in Week 9 on Friday night.

It took games spaced apart across four days, but the sixth week of the high school football season is finally in the books. Headlined by Monday night wins by Super 10 wins from Bolles, Nease and Raines, the scrambled up week from Hurricane Helene is finally over.

It was a wild and chaotic week as Hurricane Helene shook up the high school football schedule. Teams played on Wednesday and Friday, with many pushing their Week 6 games to Monday, Sept. 30. But quite a few teams squeezed in their games. Here’s a look at the results and the ever-changing schedule.

News4JAX/Varsity 4 have you covered every step of the way for Week 5 of the high school football season. 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.

The News4JAX Super 6 high school softball rankings will be published Thursday’s during the regular season. Records are through April 24.

The News4JAX Super 6 high school softball rankings will be published Thursday’s during the regular season. Records are through April 17.

The News4JAX Super 6 high school softball rankings will be published Thursday’s during the regular season. Records are through April 10.

The News4JAX boys lacrosse Super 6 rankings will be published Tuesday’s during the regular season. Records are through April 8 games.

The News4JAX girls lacrosse Super 6 will be published Monday through the end of the regular season. Records are through April 7 games.

The News4JAX boys lacrosse Super 6 rankings will be published Tuesday’s during the regular season. Records are through April 1 games

The News4JAX girls lacrosse Super 6 will be published Monday through the end of the regular season. Records are through March 31 games.

The News4JAX girls lacrosse Super 6 will be published Monday through the end of the regular season. Records are through March 24 games.

The News4JAX boys lacrosse Super 6 rankings will be published Tuesday’s during the regular season. Records are through March 18 games.

The News4JAX girls lacrosse Super 6 will be published Monday through the end of the regular season. Records are through March 17 games.

The News4JAX boys lacrosse Super 6 rankings will be published Tuesday’s during the regular season. Records are through March 11 games.

The News4JAX girls lacrosse Super 6 will be published Monday through the end of the regular season. Records are through March 10 games.

The News4JAX boys lacrosse Super 6 rankings will be published Tuesday’s during the regular season. Records are through March 4 games.

The Mandarin boys soccer team is one of only two local teams still standing in the state playoffs.

The rivalry showdowns in the girls soccer playoffs will determine which teams are headed to the state semifinals.

The girls soccer heavyweights are off and running.

Wednesday is national signing day when high school athletes can sign national letters of intent with college programs.

The News4JAX Super 6 boys high school basketball rankings will be published each Wednesday — except during Christmas week — through the regular season. Records are through Jan. 31.

Matt Ryan has had quite the high school running career, and his senior year has been the best of them all.

Sandalwood hired former Nease defensive coordinator Brad Kessel this week to help restore the Saints after the first 0-10 season in school history.

The News4JAX Super 6 boys high school basketball rankings will be published each Wednesday — except during Christmas week — through the regular season. Records are through Jan. 23.

The News4JAX Super 6 boys high school basketball rankings will be published each Wednesday — except during Christmas week — through the regular season. Records are through Jan. 16.

The News4JAX Super 6 boys soccer rankings will be published every Friday during the regular season — except during Christmas week. Records are through Dec. 21 games.

The Bishop Kenny girls and Nease and Bolles boys won state cross country championships, while Creekside’s Alyson Johnson won individual gold at the state meet.

The Ponte Vedra girls are building a swimming powerhouse, and the Nease boys are getting in the swing of things, too.

It’s the first round of the high school football playoffs and championship expectations are still intact for numerous area teams. A look at playoff matchups in the Suburban and Rural divisions.

The high school playoff field is set.

The high school football regular season is in the books. While we won’t know the playoff bracket until Sunday morning, quite a few teams made their closing pitch for the postseason.

It’s Week 11 of the high school football season. We’ve got a look at the top four games, the next four options and other games where playoff implications are big. Plus, the full schedule for teams in north Florida and south Georgia are below.

The final week of the high school football season is here, and the bubble watching has begun.

After Bryce Frick transferred to Nease, all the quarterback wanted was an opportunity. With his team trailing late in the game Friday night, he just wanted one more.

After Week, 10 the playoff picture is coming into focus. Eight district champions were crowned this week, with one big one left to go.

An always excellent rivalry clash. Can Nease get over the hump against rival Ponte Vedra in our Football Friday Game of the Week? The game will streamed on News4JAX.com and on the News4JAX+ app. Kickoff is 7 p.m.

The high school football season begins next month. Here are team-by-team schedules for the 2023 season. Some teams have not finalized schedules. They will be updated as they are finalized.

It was a golden night for Creekside sprinter Christian Miller and distance runner Alyson Johnson.

The News4JAX Super 6 high school baseball rankings will be published each Friday during the regular season. Records are through April 27 games.

The News4JAX Super 6 high school baseball rankings will be published each Friday during the regular season. Records are through April 13 games.

The News4JAX boys lacrosse Super 6 will be published Tuesday through the end of the regular season. Records are through April 10 games.

The News4JAX Super 6 high school baseball rankings will be published each Friday during the regular season. Records are through April 6 games.

The News4JAX girls lacrosse Super 6 will be published Monday through the end of the regular season. Records are through April 2 games.

The News4JAX boys lacrosse Super 6 will be published Tuesday through the end of the regular season. Records are through March 27 games.

The News4JAX girls lacrosse Super 6 will be published Monday through the end of the regular season. Records are through March 26 games.

The News4JAX Super 6 high school baseball rankings will be published each Friday during the regular season. Records are through March 23 games.

The News4JAX boys lacrosse Super 6 will be published Tuesday through the end of the regular season. Records are through March 20 games.

The News4JAX girls lacrosse Super 6 will be published Monday through the end of the regular season with the exception of March 13. Records are through March 5 games.

The News4JAX boys lacrosse Super 6 will be published Tuesday through the end of the regular season with the exception of March 14. Records are through Feb. 27 games.

The News4JAX girls lacrosse Super 6 will be published Monday through the end of the regular season with the exception of March 13. Records are through Feb. 26 games.

The News4JAX boys lacrosse Super 6 will be published Tuesday through the end of the regular season. Records are through Feb. 20 games.

The News4JAX girls lacrosse Super 6 will be published Monday through the end of the regular season. Records are through Feb. 19 games.

The News4JAX Super 6 boys basketball rankings will be published each Wednesday during the regular season. Records are through Feb. 7.

The News4JAX boys soccer Super 6 rankings will be published each Friday during the regular season. Records are through Feb. 2 games.

The News4JAX Super 6 girls soccer rankings will be published every Thursday during the regular season. Records are through Feb. 1 games.

Nease quarterback Marcus Stokes, once a Florida commit, signs with West Florida.

The News4JAX Super 6 girls soccer rankings will be published every Thursday during the regular season. Records are through Jan. 18 games.

The News4JAX Super 6 boys basketball rankings will be published each Wednesday during the regular season. Records are through Jan. 17.

The News4JAX Super 6 girls basketball rankings will be published each Tuesday during the regular season. Records are through Jan. 16.

The News4JAX boys soccer Super 6 rankings will be published each Friday during the regular season. Records are through Jan. 12 games.

The News4JAX Super 6 boys basketball rankings will be published each Wednesday during the regular season.

The News4JAX Super 6 girls basketball rankings will be published each Tuesday during the regular season.

The News4JAX Super 6 boys basketball rankings will be published each Wednesday during the regular season. Records are through Jan. 3

Watch the Providence Stallions take on the Nease Panthers in the third round of the Fortegra Basketball Invitational on the campus of Florida State College at Jacksonville’s South Campus on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2022. The Fortegra Basketball Invitational is brought to you by CSI Companies and High School 9:12.

The Providence Stallions have competed in three of the five Fortegra Invitational high school basketball tournaments. They've never lost a game in the event. Saturday, they handled the defending champions, previously undefeated Nease 59-40 to take home the championship.

Watch the Sandalwood Saints take on the Nease Panthers in the second round of the Fortegra Basketball Invitational on the campus of Florida State College at Jacksonville’s South Campus on Friday, Dec. 9, 2022. The Fortegra Basketball Invitational is brought to you by CSI Companies and High School 9:12.

The fifth annual Fortegra High School 9:12 Basketball Invitational Presented by CSI Companies tipped off Thursday at the South Campus of FSCJ.

The fifth installment of the Fortegra High School 9:12 Basketball Invitational is right around the corner, with six of the games streamed on News4JAX.com and the final two being televised live on CW17.

The first of two weekends of the state swimming and diving championships went very well for several area programs.

If Collin Drafts had to do it again, the Nease coach still would go for the fake extra-point attempt his team tried Friday night. But maybe, in hindsight, he would try it a little earlier and on a field goal instead.

High school football season is back. That means our football predictions are back, too. Each Thursday during the season, News4JAX sports editor Justin Barney will reveal his picks for the week.

The News4JAX Super 10 high school football rankings are released each Tuesday during the regular season.

Creekside handled Nease 62-41 in the News4JAX Football Friday Game of the Week. Photograpger Kevin Nguyen captured the game in photos.

The News4JAX high school football Super 10 will be published on Tuesdays throughout the high school football regular season.

The high school football season begins on Aug. 19 in Georgia and Aug. 26 in Florida. A glance at schedules for the 2022 high school football season.

Rheinhardt Harrison, a Nease graduate, finally broke the four-minute mile mark on Friday night, turning in a 3-minute, 59.33-second time in the Golden South Series No. 2 meet at East Lake High School.

Area athletes went out with a bang on Saturday at the high school state track and field championships in Gainesville.

The Class 3A and 4A high school state track and field championships are Friday and Saturday in Gainesville. A look at area qualifiers for the meet.

The News4JAX boys Super 6 lacrosse rankings will be published weekly through the end of the regular season. Records are through April 5 games.

The News4JAX boys Super 6 lacrosse rankings will be published weekly through the end of the regular season. Records are through March 29 games.

The Super 6 boys high school lacrosse rankings will be published weekly through the end of the regular season. Records are through March 22 games.

Defending state champion St. Thomas Aquinas rolled into the state title game with a 63-45 win over Nease in the Class 6A state semifinals on Thursday night.

The Nease girls basketball team is in the state semifinals in Lakeland this week. The Panthers face Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas on Thursday at 6 p.m. A glance at the game.

Bishop Kenny, Nease and University Christian are the three girls basketball teams left standing in the state playoffs.

It’s on to the third round for six area girls high school basketball teams.

Ten girls high school basketball teams from the area remain standing after the opening round of the state playoffs on Thursday night.

The News4JAX Super 6 boys basketball rankings will be published each Wednesday during the regular season. Records are through Feb. 2.

The News4JAX Super 6 boys basketball rankings will be published each Wednesday during the regular season. Records are through Jan. 25.

The News4JAX Super 6 boys basketball rankings will be published each Wednesday during the regular season. Records are through Jan. 18.

The News4JAX Super 6 girls basketball rankings will be published each Tuesday during the regular season. Records are through Jan. 17.

The News4JAX Super 6 boys basketball rankings will be published each Wednesday during the regular season. Records are through Jan. 11.

The News4JAX Super 6 boys basketball rankings will be published each Wednesday during the regular season with the exception of a break for the holidays. Records are through Dec. 21.

The News4JAX Super 6 boys basketball rankings will be published each Wednesday during the regular season with the exception of a break for the holidays. Records are through Dec. 14.

The first day of the high school football early signing period arrives on Wednesday. A glance at players who have been reported to be signing today. This list will be updated throughout the week.

The News4JAX Super 6 girls basketball rankings will be published each Tuesday during the regular season with the exception of a break for the holidays. Records are through Dec. 13.

In the biggest game of the Fortegra Invitational, the smallest player on the court was the star as Fleming Island point guard Bennie McDuffie led the Golden Eagles to a dominating 59-31 win over Nease in the championship game of the tournament.

Fleming Island and Nease punched their tickets to the Fortegra High School 9:12 Basketball Invitational championship game with victories on Friday night.