Donovan Masline got the head coaching job at Raines and had to follow a legend. It didn’t faze him one bit.

The Raines High School Vikings are still riding the high of their 3A state championship win, which capped a perfect season that the team dubbed its “Revenge Tour.”

Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan and other local leaders will celebrate and honor the Raines High School community on Thursday after the Vikings football team’s state championship win.

Relive the Raines Vikings' journey from heartbreak to triumph. News4JAX chronicled every moment as they transformed a 41-0 championship loss into a perfect season and dramatic 23-22 state title victory.

Raines High School seniors embrace their final home practice before Friday's 3A State Championship rematch against Miami Northwestern, seeking redemption after last year's title game loss.

Thousands of jubilant supporters welcomed the Raines Vikings football team home Saturday as state champions after their dramatic 23-22 victory over Miami Northwestern, avenging last year’s championship loss to the same team.

Raines went toe to toe with football giant Miami Northwestern and brought home the fourth state championship in program history in a thriller.

High school football season is back and so are our weekly predictions for local games. ENews4JAX sports editor Justin Barney will offer his picks on the games.

Undefeated Raines' defensive star Ge’Terius Brown balances football dominance with academic excellence, setting an example for his younger siblings while chasing a state championship ring.

The host Vikings swarmed Creekside during the opening quarter and put away the Knights in the second half of the Varsity 4 Game of the Week. The result was another running-clock Raines romp, a 51-3 non-district walkover in the Varsity 4 Game of the Week.

The Northwest Classic is a tradition unlike any other in the area. Raines and Ribault collide on Saturday afternoon at 2 for the 56th time. The Trojans host the game in their newly rebuilt school, so this clash will have a different feel.

Most coaches would be thrilled with a 49-0 road victory over a rival such as Riverside. But Raines coach Donovan Masline is playing the long game, with an eye toward November and December, when the playoffs are in full swing and the state title game is played.

Raines High School senior Ziyon Butler tributes his work in the weight room to his transition from an undersized freshman into a Georgia State football commit.

After their season opener was cancelled, state runner-up Raines Vikings watched Week 1 from the stands. Now, they're ready to host Sandalwood Friday at The Graveyard.

The Raines Vikings' Week 1 game against Miami Central has been canceled. Last year's state runner-up will now open their 2025 season against Sandalwood in Week 2.

The Bulls brought down the curtain on the 2024 season with a 41-0, running clock romp over Raines in the Class 3A state championship game at Pitbull Stadium.

With all the hype and pageantry around the Class 3A state championship game, Raines head coach Donovan Masline has kept one point front and center — when the game kicks off at 7:30 Saturday night, it’s just a regular football game.

The Raines football team is playing for a state championship on Saturday night in Miami. Here’s what you need to know about the showdown.

To fully appreciate the peaks, Donovan Masline knew he had to make it through the valley first. And 2020, for Raines, the most NFL-rich pipeline in the News4JAX coverage region, was a valley.

The Vikings triggered a running clock Friday night for the third time in three playoff games. This time, a flurry of turnovers set off a 30-point second quarter in the Varsity 4 Game of the Week as Raines, the top team in the state in Class 3A, routed visiting Bishop Kenny 44-15 in the Region 1-3A final.

A busy Thursday night of high school football, capped with a little bit of history.

Top-ranked Raines and rival Ribault collide on Saturday afternoon in the annual Northwest Classic, one of the best sporting events in the area.

Raines and Ribault will go head-to-head on the gridiron Saturday at 2 p.m. in their yearly rivalry game.

It’s the second round of the high school football state playoffs. A glance at the matchups in the Metro and Rural divisions. All games are Friday at 7 p.m. unless indicated.

It’s Week 10 of the high school football season. We take a look at the top four games, the next four options and the full schedule for teams in north Florida and south Georgia. This is the final week of district games and automatic playoff qualifiers will be locked in after this week’s games.

Family, friends and community leaders on Friday marched in memory of a Raines High School student who was shot and killed just hours after his graduation.

High schools often follow the college model, so it only feels like a matter of time before the conversation about athletes profiting off their name, image and likeness picks up momentum here.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Solomon Kindley doesn’t remember how many times that they came back, but the point was delivered time and again with every former player that returned to Raines. He showed up with a carload full of laptop computers and gave them to Raines students. Kindley hand delivered 22 new Lenovo laptops to students at the school. “I got called out of class, I was like, ‘what do they need me in the office for?’ They were like, ‘it’s a surprise, it’s a surprise.’ And it was a great surprise. “They came back and just inspired me,” Kindley said of former Raines players who came back to the school, sometimes with gifts, but most times with just their presence.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. The new football coach at Raines High School is very aware of the expectations at the school. Donovan Masline is very aware of the expectations at Raines, and the new head coach of the Vikings is embracing those expectations as he prepares for his first season as a head coach. When Deran Wiley suddenly stepped down after last season, there were questions about Raines football future. It was April in 2012, and I hadnt even graduated yet and (Wiley) gave me an opportunity, Masline said. It was my first high school interception on the varsity level as a true freshman.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. The most storied public school football program in the area has a new coach that knows the place well. Former Raines football player and defensive coordinator Donovan Masline was named the Vikings new head coach on Friday and will try and keep the tradition alive and thriving. Masline had been serving as the programs interim head coach since Deran Wiley, another former Raines alum, resigned in early March. Hes a good young coach, ready to take the reins and lead Raines.Masline, 29, is a Raines product who went on to play cornerback at Alabama State. Wiley, like Masline, served as the teams defensive coordinator before being promoted to head coach.