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Buddy Collings
Buddy Collings is the High School Sports Editor and a senior sports writer covering high schools for the Orlando Sentinel. He is the longtime keeper of state prep records and teamed with Bill Buchalter to choose Florida's all-time football team for Sports Illustrated. Buddy is a University of Florida graduate.
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![CJ Ingram, star for Hawthorne in football and basketball, excelled for Orlando basketball powerhouse Oak Ridge in NCAA showcase events the past two weekends. Will the 6-4, 195-pound QB and shooting guard transfer to Pioneers for his senior year? His dad (and football coach) says it could happen. CJ Ingram, star for Hawthorne in football and basketball, excelled for Orlando basketball powerhouse Oak Ridge in NCAA showcase events the past two weekends. Will the 6-4, 195-pound QB and shooting guard transfer to Pioneers for his senior year? His dad (and football coach) says it could happen.](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/TOS-L-Olympia-Basketball-19.jpg?w=140)
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Is Hawthorne football and basketball star CJ Ingram transferring to Oak Ridge?
CJ Ingram, star for Hawthorne in football and basketball, excelled for Orlando basketball powerhouse Oak Ridge in NCAA showcase events the past two weekends. Will the 6-4, 195-pound QB and...
![FHSAA scraps Metro-Suburban but tables Open Division talk FHSAA scraps Metro-Suburban but tables Open Division talk](png/ss-wordpress-fallback-image.png)
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FHSAA scraps Metro-Suburban but tables Open Division talk
The 13-person board tabled the Open discussion but did make an important decision by voting 9-4 to continue required district play for football teams that sign on for state series...
![Pro Football Hall of Famer Edgerrin James backs son's basketball exploits Pro Football Hall of Famer Edgerrin James backs son's basketball exploits](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/2022/11/30/22QGNKDKWNB45GMYXH63FA5WQY.jpg?w=135)
Pro Football Hall of Famer Edgerrin James backs son’s basketball exploits
As you might expect, Olympia High senior Edgerrin James Jr., son of the Pro Football Hall of Fame running back he is named after, was quite a football player in...
![New Gators coach not giving up on Malik Reneau, prized basketball signee New Gators coach not giving up on Malik Reneau, prized basketball signee](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/2022/03/24/EV2J22SFMJE4RKEVJ5QEWKXWF4.jpg?w=135)
New Gators coach not giving up on Malik Reneau, prized basketball signee
Five-star college basketball prospect Malik Reneau decommitted from Florida on Tuesday but Montverde Academy basketball coach Kevin Boyle said that doesn't necessarily mean his prized power forward won't end up...
![FHSAA boys basketball state tournament preview for Orlando area qualifiers FHSAA boys basketball state tournament preview for Orlando area qualifiers](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/2022/03/01/2L2RHOPJJVETJN35VHJ7HS6HGA.jpg?w=135)
FHSAA boys basketball state tournament preview for Orlando area qualifiers
Dr. Phillips and Orlando Christian Prep, the two Orlando area teams that won boys basketball state championships a year ago, are favorites again in this week's Florida High School Athletic...
![FHSAA approves Metro-Suburban split for high school football FHSAA approves Metro-Suburban split for high school football](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/2022/03/01/FM4L23XWKNDB3N6CROYCQ4GAKI.jpg?w=135)
FHSAA approves Metro-Suburban split for high school football
The Florida High School Athletic Association's board of directors shook up the high school football landscape on Monday by approving a historic reclassification plan that divides schools into separate Metro...
![FHSAA tackles Metro-Suburban split in Monday board meeting FHSAA tackles Metro-Suburban split in Monday board meeting](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/2022/02/27/FN6MZUPP25DI5GDYQHSTRHKJMI.jpg?w=135)
FHSAA tackles Metro-Suburban split in Monday board meeting
The Florida High School Athletic Association finds itself stuck between the clock and a hard case. There seems to be no easy answer for the question its 16-person board of...
![Proposal for FHSAA football metro/suburban split is on table Proposal for FHSAA football metro/suburban split is on table](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/2022/01/22/7QKSTF6NJ5CJRFWYVYMH4M6SMM.jpg?w=135)
Proposal for FHSAA football metro/suburban split is on table
Dunnellon High football coach Price Harris freely acknowledged that the bold reclassification plan he pitched to a statewide committee of athletic directors on Wednesday will not fix every one of...
![FHSAA reverses field, says Friday board meeting will be streamed for public FHSAA reverses field, says Friday board meeting will be streamed for public](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/2020/08/12/CDCQMOMMEJDEZED6BSWVOJW7AU.jpg?w=135)
FHSAA reverses field, says Friday board meeting will be streamed for public
Florida High School Athletic Association executive director George Tomyn said Monday afternoon he has changed his mind and the organization will livestream Friday's much-anticipated board of directors meeting in Gainesville...
![FHSAA defends decision not to livestream next fall sports meeting FHSAA defends decision not to livestream next fall sports meeting](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/2020/08/07/FM4L23XWKNDB3N6CROYCQ4GAKI.jpg?w=135)
FHSAA defends decision not to livestream next fall sports meeting
The Florida High School Athletic Association had an audience of more than 4,000 YouTube viewers on July 20 as its board of directors took on an array of coronavirus concerns...