Verlon Dorminey emphasized to his Trinity Christian football team that they had to finish off games against good opponents, with no second-half lapses. It was very, very late in Friday’s game when his message was taken to heart.

Trinity Christian and St. Johns Country Day are headed to the high school baseball state semifinals.

News4JAX Super 6 No. 1 St. Johns Country Day led the way for area teams as the Florida High School Athletic Association announced the playoff bracket on Saturday morning.

The News4JAX Super 6 high school baseball rankings will be published each Friday during the regular season. Records are through April 18 games.

The News4JAX Super 6 high school baseball rankings will be published each Friday during the regular season. Records are through April 11 games.

The News4JAX Super 6 high school baseball rankings will be published each Friday during the regular season. Records are through March 28 games.

Wednesday marks the first of three days this month where high school football players can sign national letters of intent with colleges. The area is poised to have a significant number of players sign this week instead of waiting until national signing day on Feb. 7, 2024

Seven area teams remain standing entering the third round of the state playoffs.

It’s Week 10 of the high school football season. We’ve got a look at the top four games on Thursday and Friday night, the next four options and the full schedule for teams in north Florida and south Georgia.

It’s a showdown between two of the most successful high school football programs in state history in the Football Friday Game of the Week.

The News4Jax Super 6 high school volleyball rankings will be published each Wednesday during the regular season. Records are through Sept. Oct. 10 games.

The News4Jax Super 6 high school volleyball rankings will be published each Wednesday during the regular season. Records are through Sept. Oct. 3 games.

The News4JAX Super 10 football rankings will be published Tuesday’s during the regular season. All games at 7 p.m. unless indicated.

Russian Orthodox believers are celebrating Trinity Sunday with Russia’s most famous icon transferred from a museum to Moscow’s main cathedral despite the keepers’ vociferous protests.

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

Willie Green, a well-known assistant coach for the Trinity Christian football team and a positive presence in the community for years, died unexpectedly on Sunday. Green was 56 years old.

Trinity Christian quarterback Colin Hurley, one of the biggest recruits in the Class of 2025, verbally committed to LSU on Friday morning.

We’re closing in on the finish line of the regular season. Friday night gave quite a bit more clarity on what teams will be left standing when that regular season comes to a close.

News4JAX hands out a list of questions to high school football players before the start of every season covering a variety of topics. This year, we received responses from nearly 110 players. Players are asked to not vote for their own team or teammates on select questions. This is what they had to tell us.

The News4Jax Super 6 high school volleyball rankings will be published each Wednesday during the regular season.

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

A few sights and sounds of the Jaguars Prep and Baker's Sports high school football media day morning at TIAA Bank Field.

The high school softball state playoffs are spread over two nights this week, with state semifinal berths on the line.

The second round of the high school softball state playoffs are Tuesday night. A glance at those games, all of which begin at 7 p.m. unless indicated.

The News4JAX Super 6 baseball rankings will be published each Tuesday through the end of the regular season. Results are through March 14 games.

Trinity Christian ran away from Hialeah Champagnat Catholic 41-23 in the Class 2A state championship game on Thursday night, inching up the history books with a thorough and convincing win over the Lions.

When Trinity Christian and Hialeah Champagnat Catholic collide at 7 p.m. on Thursday night in Tallahassee for the Class 2A state championship, it’s the best of the best from two classifications squeezed into one.

Only one area high school football team remains standing — Trinity Christian.

The high school football state semifinals are Friday night. A glance at the area teams still playing.

Treyaun Webb’s workload has been fairly light this season, and by the standards of many of the area’s backs, it remained light Friday night.

Football practice on Thanksgiving is customary at Trinity Christian and Bolles, even Baker County and Union County to some degree. At Nease, it hasn’t happened that often at all.

A glance at the scores from Friday night's Week 6 and looking ahead to Week 7.

It’s never not been a big game. It always feels like a playoff atmosphere whenever Bolles and Trinity Christian get together.

Trinity Christian coach Verlon Dorminey is sitting on 299 career victories, with a shot at the milestone win on Friday night when Clearwater International Academy (3-0) visits the Conquerors (3-0).

Treyaun Webb picked the Sooners over Georgia and Ohio State in a ceremony in front of friends and family on Saturday afternoon.

Spring 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 Thursday's stops: Trinity Christian.

High school baseball season is back and so are our Super 6 rankings. They’ll be published every Thursday during the regular season. Records are through April 7 games.

Trinity Christian players celebrate after winning the Class 3A state title with a 25-22 win over Chaminade Madonna on Wednesday night. One of those moving down, however, is powerhouse Trinity Christian. That is a significant move because Trinity joins a region that includes another heavyweight in University Christian. 2021 area football classificationsArea teams in BOLD moved up in classification; area teams in italics moved down in classificationDistrict 1-8ABartram Trail, Creekside, Mandarin, Oakleaf, Sandalwood. AdRegion 1-2AAucilla Christian, FAMU, Munroe, North Florida Christian, North Florida Educational, Rocky Bayou Christian, St. Francis, St. John Paul II, St. Joseph, Trinity Christian, University Christian.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – High school softball season is in full swing and so are our News4Jax Super 6 rankings. (1) Oakleaf (4-0, Class 7A)Notable wins: Creekside, Ridgeview. (2) Ridgeview (7-1, Class 4A)Notable win: Bartram Trail, Fletcher, Paxon, West Nassau. (4) Trinity Christian (6-0, Class 2A)Notable wins: Bartram Trail, Providence. It escaped what would have been a bad loss by edging winless Suwannee (15-14) but rebounded from that scare with a 13-2 rout of Bartram Trail.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – High school softball season is in full swing and so are our News4Jax Super 6 rankings. (3) Ridgeview (4-1, Class 4A)Notable win: Bartram Trail, Fletcher, West Nassau. 4 Bartram Trail (9-0). The win over West Nassau was classic, a three-run rally in the top of the seventh. Not a whole lot of room for concerns for West Nassau.

Trinity Christian found paydirt — and its first football state championship since 2016. The Conquerors, backs against the wall, stunned Hollywood Chaminade Madonna 25-22 in the Class 3A state championship game on a foggy night at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee. pic.twitter.com/rzHXiObTSM — Cole Pepper (@ColePepper) December 17, 2020For Trinity (12-1), it was the eighth state championship in program history, all of them under Dorminey. Trinity Christian coach Verlon Dorminey celebrates after winning the Class 3A state title with a 25-22 win over Chaminade Madonna on Wednesday night. Jordan found Burke, who signed with Florida earlier Wednesday, with the bomb, a 51-yard strike that put Trinity in front 17-16.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Three high school football teams from the area reached this week’s state championship games, Bolles, Trinity Christian and University Christian. Class 3A state championship glanceTrinity Christian (11-1) vs. Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna (8-1)When: Wednesday, 7 p.m.Where: Doak Campbell Stadium, TallahasseeTickets: $15 in advance; $18 on gameday. The playoff roadTrinity Christian d. Baldwin, 20-3; d. Episcopal, 35-0; d. Tallahassee Florida High, 45-14; d. Ocala Trinity Catholic, 56-33; Chaminade-Madonna d. Somerset Academy, 52-0; d. Calvary Christian, 38-6; d. Edison, 28-0; d. Berkeley Prep, 23-21. Glance at the gameA rematch of the 2016 state championship game, won 24-13 by the Conquerors. Trinity Catholic’s 33 points in the state semifinals were more than the Conquerors had allowed in their previous 7 games combined (29).

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Three area high school football teams are playing for spots in state championship games this month in Tallahassee. On Friday night, Bolles and University Christian host state semifinal games, while Trinity Christian goes on the road in its Class 3A battle. Class 4A state semifinalGadsden County (6-1) at Bolles (9-2), 7:30 p.m.Road here: Gadsden County d. Santa Fe, 38-0; d. Rutherford by forfeit; d. Marianna, 32-9; Bolles d. Villages Charter, 44-14; d. Fernandina Beach, 35-7; d. South Sumter, 42-7. Class 3A state semifinalTrinity Christian (10-1) at Ocala Trinity Catholic (7-3), 7 p.m.Road here: Trinity Christian d. Baldwin, 20-3; d. Episcopal, 35-0; d. Tallahassee Florida High, 45-14; Trinity Catholic d. Melbourne Cental Catholic by forfeit; d. Taylor Pierson, 49-0; d. John Carroll Catholic, 48-0. In 5 games against 2A teams this season, UC has outscored those teams 179-43.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – It’s Week 8 of the high school football season and we take a look at the top games and full schedule for area teams. RB Azeh Kani has seen a heavier workload (457 rushing yards, 2 TDs) as Kade Frew has battled back from injury. Miller has passed (728 yards, 7 TDs) and run the ball (714 rushing yards, 10 TDs) exceptionally well. WRs Terrance Anthony (552 receiving yards, 6 TDs) and Cobie Bates (438 yards, 5 TDs) are a nightmare to account for. Trinity Christian (4-1) at Lee (4-0), 6 p.m.: Another contender for game of the week status.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The first full week of high school football is here. After a light slate of games last week, football cranks up in full force this week, with a full schedule and a load of marquee games to choose from. Bartram Trail at Creekside: One of the few rivalry games of the true opening week of games matches the Super 10 No. Bolles at Trinity Christian, 7:30 p.m.: This is usually the game to set your calendar by. GEORGIAFriday, Sept. 11Glynn Academy (1-0) at Camden County (0-1), 7:30 p.m.McIntosh County Academy (0-1) at Brunswick (0-1), 7:30 p.m.Richmond Hill (1-0) at Ware County (1-0), 7:30 p.m.Wayne County (1-0) at Pierce County (1-0), 7:30 p.m.OFF: Charlton County (1-0).

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The latest in a long, long line of stellar Trinity Christian defensive backs took his place among the best of them on Tuesday. Davis is the most recent in what has evolved into Defensive Back Academy off of Hammond Boulevard. Davis knows that pipeline well and said“They taught me a lot,” he said of former Trinity defensive backs who have returned to the school during his time there. Davis was a freshman during Wade’s senior season in 2016, a year that culminated in just about every honor imaginable for Wade, also an Army All-American. Davis finished his season with 26 tackles, an interception and 10 passes defensed.

The Florida High School Athletic Association released its Week 10 playoff RPI ratings on Tuesday afternoon with only minor changes. Trinity closes its season at Raines on Friday and will lock up a playoff spot with a victory. 5 seed in the playoff bracket since Lee (.607) will win the district with a victory over one-win Gainesville. In 1-8A, Mandarin (.593) is in ninth place in RPI, just .03 behind a playoff spot and No. Week 10 Playoff RPI standings (*indicate team has clinched district title, top four seed in playoffs)Region 1-8A: 2.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A glance at five games to watch in Week 9 of the high school football season. District games indicated by an * and district records shown where applicable. ThursdayLee (5-2) at Trinity Christian (3-5), 7 p.m.: One of nine Thursday night games and one the area's best in Week 9. FridayBaldwin (7-1) at University Christian (6-1), 7:30 p.m.: One of the best matchups in Week 9 comes in this game between smaller programs. The Saints aren't eliminated from the district race yet, but they need to end their three-game losing streak in a hurry.

He knew that his Trinity Christian football team was going to endure some losses. Entering their Week 5 game against state power Miami Carol City, the Conquerors, at 1-3, were reeling in the win-loss column. Trinity then promptly went out and eviscerated Carol City 42-21 in a running clock game that wasn't remotely that close. The unbeatens, we've got nine of them: Bartram Trail (5-0), Camden County (5-0), Christ's Church (4-0), Columbia (4-0), Flagler Palm Coast (4-0), Fleming Island (4-0), Keystone Heights (3-0), Pierce County, Ga. (4-0), Ponte Vedra (4-0). Trinity Christian, 2.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - High school football season begins this week and News4Jax takes a look at the 10 best matchups of the season, as well as the top games by county. Sept. 13, Plantation American Heritage at Trinity Christian, 7:30: Both teams are nationally ranked and have state championship aspirations, Trinity in 3A and Heritage in 5A. Sept. 20, Miami Carol City at Trinity Christian, 7:30: The five-time champion and nationally ranked Chiefs meet the seven-time champion and nationally ranked Conquerors. Oct. 11, Trinity Christian at Colquitt County, Ga., 8 p.m.: The Conquerors pay a visit to Moultrie to face a three-time state champ, and the program that was recognized by High School Football America as the national champ in 2015. Oct. 25, Trinity Christian at Raines, 6 p.m.: Two-time defending state champ Vikings, who move up to Class 5A, host the presumptive 3A title favorite Conquerors.

Trinity Christians Gil Morales accepted the head coaching position at Fort Lauderdale Calvary Christian on Tuesday, joining a progam that has won two state titles since 2016. It's a different path for Morales, whose previous high school head coaching jobs were building, or rebuilding programs. Morales, 43, is one of the most accomplished baseball coaches in area history. Morales left the area for three seasons for the top job at Windermere Prep before returning and helping rebuild the program at Trinity. Jacksonville baseball people dont realize the coaches in Jacksonville are really, really good.