This is the third 2017 Miracle Sports High School Softball Poll conducted by Miracle Sports. The Miracle Sports state softball poll is produced weekly utilizing former and current high school and college coaches from across the state. Area teams in bold (Records are for games through Tuesday, March 14).
ALL CLASS TOP 10
1. Miami Palmetto (9A) 11-1
2. Orlando Timber Creek (9A) 9-1
3. Plantation American Heritage (6A) 7-1
4. Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas (8A) 8-1
5. Coral Springs Charter (5A) 9-1
6. Bradenton Lakewood Ranch (8A) 9-0
7. Tampa Chamberlain (7A) 8-0
8. Winter Garden West Orange (9A) 9-2
9. Lutz Steinbrenner (8A) 8-0
10. Jupiter (9A) 10-1
CLASS 9A
1. Miami Palmetto 11-1
2. Orlando Timber Creek 9-1
3. Winter Garden West Orange 9-2
4. Jupiter 10-1
5. Palm Beach Gardens 8-1
6. Hialeah American 7-1
7. Miami Coral Reef 8-3
8. Port St. Lucie Treasure Coast 7-0
9. Palm Harbor University 10-1
10. Parkland Stoneman Douglas 9-1
Honorable mention: Kissimmee Osceola 8-2; Orange City University 8-3; Orlando Boone 6-1; Davie Western 9-2; Weston Cypress Bay 8-2; Flagler Palm Coast 7-2; Port Orange Spruce Creek 6-3; Miami Lourdes Academy 9-2.
CLASS 8A
1. Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas 8-1
2. Bradenton Lakewood Ranch 9-0
3. Lutz Steinbrenner 8-0
4. Orange Park Oakleaf 8-2
5. Tallahassee Chiles 9-1
6. Jacksonville First Coast 9-2
7. Royal Palm Beach 8-1
8. Dover Strawberry Crest 7-2
9. Plant City 7-1
10. St. Cloud 8-1
Honorable mention: Oviedo Hagerty 7-4; Orlando East River 8-1; Gibsonton East Bay 8-2; Lakeland George Jenkins 8-3; Clearwater Countryside 6-3; Clermont East Ridge 7-3; Sarasota 7-3; Tallahassee Lincoln 9-4
CLASS 7A
1. Tampa Chamberlain 8-0
2. Niceville 8-1
3. Gainesville 10-2
4. Pembroke Pines Charter 9-2
5. Deltona 8-1
6. Viera 7-1
7. Fort Myers 6-1
8. Melbourne 9-1
9. Eagle Lake Lake Region 6-2
10. Cantonment Tate 9-3
Honorable mention: Lake City Columbia 6-3; St. Johns Creekside 6-2; Milton 8-3; New Port Richey Mitchell 9-1; Winter Haven 10-3; Estero 6-1; Tampa Gaither 6-2; Seminole Osceola 6-2; Land O’Lakes Sunlake 8-3.
CLASS 6A
1. Plantation American Heritage 7-1
2. New Port Richey River Ridge 8-0
3. Land O’Lakes 11-1
4. North Fort Myers 11-1
5. Rockledge 9-1
6. Spring Hill Springstead 7-1
7. Melbourne Eau Gallie 9-2
8. Belleview 7-1
9. Miami Lakes Goleman 9-1
10. Sebring 10-1
Honorable mention: Tampa Robinson 7-1; Naples Lely 7-1; Naples Barron Collier 5-2; Pensacola West Florida 10-3; Crawfordville Wakulla 9-3; Gulfport Boca Ciega 7-2; Green Cove Springs Clay 6-2; Panama City Beach Arnold 8-3; Dunedin 8-3; Gulf Breeze 8-3; Palm Bay Bayside 7-3
CLASS 5A
1. Coral Springs Charter 9-1
2. Miami Gulliver Prep 5-2
3. Brooksville Nature Coast 9-0
4. Eustis 8-1
5. Alachua Santa Fe 11-2
6. Callahan West Nassau 8-3
7. Miami St. Brendan 5-2
8. Key West 7-2
9. Bradenton Bayshore 6-1
10. Keystone Heights 7-3
Honorable mention: Wauchula Hardee 7-2; Live Oak Suwannee 8-4; Marianna 10-4; Miami Mater Lakes Academy 8-4; Pompano Beach 6-2; Glen St. Mary Baker County 7-4.
CLASS 4A
1. Miami Westminster Christian 7-1
2. Jacksonville Episcopal 9-1
3. Jacksonville Trinity Christian 8-2
4. Fort Myers Bishop Verot 7-3
5. West Palm Beach Oxbridge Academy 10-2
6. Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna 4-0
7. Montverde Academy 6-2-1
8. Fort Lauderdale University 6-1
9. Tampa Academy of Holy Names 5-3
10. Clearwater Calvary Christian 6-3
Honorable mention: Tampa Catholic 7-2; Tallahassee Florida High 7-6; Delray American Heritage 5-4; Panama City North Bay Haven 6-5
CLASS 3A
1. Niceville Rocky Bayou Christian 5-0
2. Orange Park St. Johns Country Day 8-1
3. Belle Isle Cornerstone Charter 10-2
4. Moore Haven 4-1
5. Marathon 6-2
6. Gainesville Oak Hall 6-3
7. St. Petersburg Admiral Farragut 5-3
8. Fort Pierce John Carroll 6-4
9. Oviedo Master’s Academy 6-4
10. Bradenton Christian 5-3
Honorable mention: Lakeland Christian 5-4; Tallahassee John Paul II 4-3; Spring Hill Bishop McLaughlin 6-4; Tallahassee North Florida Christian 6-6.
CLASS 2A
1. Land O’Lakes Academy at the Lakes 9-0
2. Monticello Aucilla Christian 4-3
3. St. Petersburg Canterbury 8-5
4. Lecanto Seven Rivers Christian 8-0
5. Lake Worth Christian 3-0
6. Mount Dora Christian 8-2
7. Sarasota Christian 5-1
8. Homestead Colonial Christian 6-3
9. Vero Beach Master’s Academy 6-2
10. Palm Bay Covenant Christian 4-1
Honorable mention: Jacksonville Seacoast Christian 5-3; Palatka Peniel Baptist Academy 6-4.
CLASS 1A
1. Lake Butler Union County 10-0
2. Trenton 8-1
3. Santa Rosa Beach South Walton 7-0
4. Chiefland 7-2
5. Wewahitchka 5-4-1
6. Milton Central 12-1
7. Liberty County 9-2
8. Poplar Springs 6-0
9. Franklin County 9-4
10. Sneads 10-3
Honorable mention: Port St. Joe 7-2; Chipley 5-3; Madison County 7-4; Williston 7-4.
