Posted by Mike (209.2.30.194) on October 03, 2006 at 22:14:29:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - 10/3
JACKSONVILLE -- The Lakeland (5A) Dreadnaughts may not petition to change their name to 'Juggernauts' but that's what the Florida sports writers have
taken to calling the orange and black machine.
After losing one first place vote two weeks ago, Lakeland has regained its unanimous #1 and kept it for the second straight week, picking up all 17
first place votes in the Beef 'O' Brady's Top 25 All-Classification poll.
Miami Northwestern (6A) stays #2 and has a few big games coming up including a battle with #21 Miami Central at the end of the month. St. Augustine (3A)
moved up to #3 after Armwood (4A, #10) fell to Winter Haven (#25)26-25. It's the second time in four years that the Hawks have lost a regular season game, both times on a missed extra point. St. Thomas Aquinas moved up to #4 and Pahokee(2B) jumped up two spots to #5, leaping over #6 Trinity Catholic (2B). Chaminade Madonna Prep (2A) is seventh, followed by Nease (4A), Bolles (2A) and Armwood.
Nease faces off with St. Augustine Friday night at Foots Brumbley Stadium in St. Augustine. That game will be televised live nationally on Fox Sports
Net. It's the first time in recent memory that two defending state champions have met in the regular season following their championships.
There were no other major changes in the Top 25, other than North Marion falling from #13 to 'also receiving votes' after the Colts fumbled 17 times
against Dunnellon and lost 24-19. Winter Haven rode its upset win over Armwood to the #25 spot.
RN School Class W/L Pts.
1 Lakeland 5A 6-0 425
2 Miami Northwestern 6A 5-0 383
3 St. Augustine 3A 6-0 357
4 St. Thomas Aquinas FTL 5A 5-0 345
5 Pahokee 2B 5-0 323
6 Trinity Catholic(Ocala)2B 6-0 304
7 Chaminade Prep(Hollywood)2A 4-1 299
8 Nease (Ponte Vedra) 4A 5-0 294
9 Bolles (Jacksonville) 2A 5-0 283
10 Armwood (Seffner) 4A 4-1 262
11 Monsignor Pace 3A 6-0 260
12 Miami Washington 4A 5-1 238
13 Clewiston 2A 5-0 218
14 Palm Bay 5A 5-0 208
15 Niceville 5A 5-0 166
16 North Miami Beach 6A 6-0 157
17 Edgewater (Orlando) 6A 4-1 149
18 Palm Beach Gardens 6A 5-1 125
19 Mainland (Daytona Bch) 5A 6-0 120
20 Apopka 6A 5-1 110
21 Miami Central 6A 5-0 85
22 Lake Brantley (Altamonte Springs) 6A 6-0 61
23 Glades Central (Belle Glade) 3A 3-2 45
24 Godby (Tallahassee) 3A 5-0 44
25 Winter Haven 4A 4-1 34
ALSO RECEIVING VOTES: -- North Marion (Citra), 3A, 4-1, 18; Jefferson (Tampa), 4A, 5-1, 15; Crestview, 4A, 5-0, 12; South Fork (Stuart), 5A, 6-0, 11;
Cardinal Mooney (Sarasota), 2B, 6-0, 8; Largo, 5A, 6-0, 5; Hollywood Hills, 5A, 5-1, 5; Kathleen (Lakeland), 3A, 5-1, 4; Booker (Sarasota), 3A, 3-1, 2;
Plant (Tampa), 4A, 5-0, 2; Cocoa, 3A, 6-0, 2; Blountstown, 2B, 6-0, 2; Madison County, 2A, 4-2, 2; Miami Killian, 6A, 3-2, 1; Columbia (Lake City),
4A, 5-1, 1.