(FORT LAUDERDALE, FL) ― FOX Sports Florida announced today that they will be featuring the Gainesville-Yulee game on FoxSportsFlorida.com via Prep Zone. Prep Zone is a revolutionary way of displaying high school football merging television, web and social media all in one place. This is the first game in Gainesville that FOX Sports Florida will feature on Prep Zone.
On Thursday, Aug. 30, Prep Zone heads to Alachua County as host Gainesville takes on Yulee in the regular season opener for both teams. The game will take place at Gainesville’s Citizens Field with pre-game coverage beginning at 6:50 P.M. The Purple Hurricanes went 10-3 in Class 6A last season, losing to Seffner Armwood 17-14 in the regional finals. Plenty of talent returns for Gainesville, led by 6-foot WR Chris Thompson, a Florida commit and speedy junior RB Tony James, a transfer from Gainesville Buchholz, who already has offers from UF, Ohio State, Miami and UCLA.
The visiting Hornets finished 8-4 in Class 4A last season, including a 42-41 win over Taylor County in the regional semifinals, the first state playoff victory in the school’s history. Senior RB Derrick Henry, a 6-foot-3, 240-pound bulldozer, has rushed for 7,820 yards and 99 touchdowns in his three seasons at Yulee. He backed away from a verbal commitment to Georgia this summer; Alabama, Tennessee, Florida State and Florida are among the programs showing high interest.
During the game, viewers will have access to a library of instant video highlights powered via Snappy TV technology that will allow fans to share clips with family and friends via Facebook and Twitter within seconds.
Additional details can be found at www.FOXSportsFlorida.com.
About FOX Sports Florida / Sun Sports
FOX Sports Florida & Sun Sports are the regional television homes of the Orlando Magic, Tampa Bay Rays, Miami HEAT, Miami Marlins, Tampa Bay Lightning, Florida Panthers, Florida State University and the University of Florida. The regional sports networks are available in more than 6.5 million cable & satellite homes across the state. FOX Sports Florida and Sun Sports are committed to making a positive impact in the communities we serve by engaging our audiences and providing award winning TV and web coverage of Florida’s hometown sports teams. For more information, channel listings and how you can get involved with FOX Sports Florida / Sun Sports, visit www.foxsportsflorida.com
About OUR TEAM
OUR TEAM Management is a Tampa-based marketing and communications firm that specializes in the sports industry. In addition to producing the live streams, OUR TEAM Management Group and OUR TEAM Network, LLC produce the Prep Zone Florida Sports Report, which airs every Thursday at 5:00 P.M. during the school year on Sun Sports. The primary focus of OUR TEAM’s high school content is celebrating the athletes and the community organizations that support them.
