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High school basketball season has returned to the Gainesville area.

Several local teams, including Gainesville High and Hawthorne, are undergoing significant changes.

A poll is open to determine the best girls' basketball player in the Gainesville area.

The poll features 16 nominees and closes on Friday at 4 p.m.

The light are on, the laces tied.

High school girls basketball season is officially back in the Gainesville area.

The area's top finisher last year— Gainesville High — is in a massive state of transition with a new coach and the departure of Jayden Terry and Jamison Caldwell. Buchholz has some key pieces, but the Bobcats remain young. Newberry is a district champion as well and hungry to advance.

In Rural, Willie Powers brings back most of Williston'

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