Friday Game Night

WEfense. It’s the mantra under which the Gainesville special teams live has lived by in 2022. And they're hoping they can be the difference-maker in the Red Elephants Class 6A state championship showdown with Hughes on Friday...

Everyone expected Hughtes, the 2021 Class 6A state runner-up, to advance to their second consecutive state championship game in 2022. Few, however, expected Gainesville, a team that did not even make the playoffs in 2021...

Gainesville head coach Josh Niblett is all about family.

Stuart Cunningham has found a new home in Sardis.

The old sports battle cry, “You ain’t seen us!” usually is followed by a smirk, a chuckle, and a slow and steady shaking of the head by fans, especially on the eve of huge matchups between highly-touted teams...

Don’t let the numbers fool you. When the game is on the line, the Gainesville defense has answered the bell every round. And delivered more than a few knockdowns...

Gainesville coach Josh Niblett and the Gainesville football team always knew it was possible.

Gainesville’s remarkable one-year turnaround continued Friday night as the Red Elephants used a 28-points explosion en route to a 35-28 win over Roswell in the Class 6A semifinals at McEachern Stadium...

Gainesville came into the 2022 season with a new coach and hoping for a whole new attitude. Both have been better than advertised...

The talk most of the season has been about an explosive Gainesville offense built around playmakers. But the key to the Red Elephants’ best playoff run since 2013 may be one of the state’s most underrated and best kept secrets...