Each evening every Tuesday-Friday (with the possibility of notebooks running on Saturday and Monday), we will publish a DAILY NEWS NOTEBOOK between the 8 o’clock and 9 o’clock hour Eastern time highlighting some of the news of the day and other news links of interest from around the state.
Flag Football State Semifinal Times Have Been Set
With two Tampa teams representing in the 2016 FHSAA Girls Flag Football State Championships, the FHSAA has rearranged the schedule times for the games and has released final game times for Friday’s state semifinals. You can check out all the times for all four games by clicking here.
Flag Football Recaps
Here are some of Flag Football recaps from last night’s Regional Final games from around the state from various media outlets:
Coconut Creek ousts upstart Edison to reach state tournament
– South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Flag Football first for Hialeah High
– Miami Herald
Godby flag football advances to state semifinals
– Tallahassee Democrat
Seminole Ridge routs Coral Springs to reach state semifinals
– South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Greg Bryant Might Have Been Targeted
We usually try to stick to the good news, but this news out of South Florida involving Greg Bryant’s tragic and sudden death has been heartbreaking to follow.
Now the South Florida Sun-Sentinel is reporting that the former American Heritage-Delray, Notre Dame and just recently signed UAB running back was targeted, according to a friend who was the passenger in the vehicle at the time the shooting occurred.
You can read more about the details the friend described of the evening before the fatal shooting from the Sun-Sentinel here and you can read yesterday’s Daily News Notebook for more information in regards to Bryant’s funeral, which is scheduled for Saturday.
Spring Football Games & Jamborees Schedule
Make sure to check our Spring Football Games & Jamborees list for all the spring game action that will take place over the next three week around the state. You can check out that list by clicking here.
Other News Links of Interest
Wildcats’ (Ocala Forest) Williams to play football at Southeastern
– Ocala Star-Banner
![Miami Northwestern Head Coach Teddy Bridgewater and QB Leon Strawder huddle up the rest of the Bulls offense during a time out during the recent 2024 FHSAA Class 3A State Championship. Strawder was among three athletes that stood out in the 2024 FHSAA Class 3A State Championship Game on Sat. Dec. 14, 2024, at South Dade Kia Field at Pitbull Stadium in Miami [Joshua Wilson/FloridaHSFootball.com]](https://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Cover-3-Class-3A-State-Championship-120x86.jpg)
![Winston Watkins Jr. (right) of Venice was among three athletes that stood out in the 2024 FHSAA Class 7A State Championship Game on Sat. Dec. 14, 2024, at South Dade Kia Field at Pitbull Stadium in Miami [Joshua Wilson/FloridaHSFootball.com]](https://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Cover-3-Class-7A-State-Championship-120x86.jpg)
![RB Byron Louis of American Heritage (Plantation) was among three athletes that stood out in the 2024 FHSAA Class 4A State Championship Game on Fri. Dec. 13, 2024, at South Dade Kia Field at Pitbull Stadium in Miami [Joshua Wilson/FloridaHSFootball.com]](https://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Cover-3-Class-4A-State-Championship-120x86.jpg)
![QB Mason Mallory was among three athletes that stood out in the 2024 FHSAA Class 6A State Championship Game on Fri. Dec. 13, 2024, at South Dade Kia Field at Pitbull Stadium in Miami [Joshua Wilson/FloridaHSFootball.com]](https://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Cover-3-Class-6A-State-Championship-120x86.jpg)
![RB Cedric Washington for St. Thomas Aquinas was among three athletes that stood out in the 2024 FHSAA Class 5A State Championship Game on Thu. Dec. 12, 2024 at South Dade Kia Field at Pitbull Stadium in Miami [Joshua Wilson/FloridaHSFootball.com]](https://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Cover-3-Featured-Class-5A-State-Championship-Game-120x86.jpg)
![Miami Northwestern head coach Teddy Bridgewater hoists up the 2024 Class 3A State Championship trophy after the Bulls defeated Raines (Jacksonville), 41-0 on Sat. Dec. 14, 2024 at South Dade Kia Field at Pitbull Stadium in Miami, Fla. [Joshua Wilson/FloridaHSFootball.com]](https://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Northwestern-vs.-Raines-3A-recap-120x86.jpg)
