Here’s a look at how all of the regionally-ranked football teams fared in Week #6. No top 20 teams lost, pending No. 20 Matanzas’ game at New Smyrna Beach on Monday night. The next regional ranking will be released on Wednesday, October 5.
The Prep Zone Power Poll ranks the top 20 high school football, basketball, baseball & softball teams (regardless of FHSAA classification) across 26 counties in North Central Florida (Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Citrus, Clay, Columbia, Dixie, Duval, Flagler, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Hernando, Jefferson, Lafayette, Lake, Levy, Madison, Marion, Nassau, Putnam, Sumter, St. Johns, Suwannee, Taylor, Union & Volusia counties). It is voted on weekly by sportswriters and sportscasters. It is powered by Anytime Fitness of Gainesville.
The Prep Zone Power Poll – 2016 Football Poll #6
(School, followed by classification, first place votes, overall record, and how they fared last week).
1. Mainland (Daytona Beach) (6A) (9) (6-0) – d. RV Deltona, 35-0
2. Vanguard (Ocala) (6A) (5-0) – won at Leesburg, 51-0
3. Bolles (Jacksonville) (4A) (5-0) – won at West Nassau (Callahan), 47-0
4. Raines (Jacksonville) (4A) (4-0) – OFF
5. Trinity Christian (Jacksonville) (3A) (3-2) – won at Providence (Jacksonville), 56-13
6. Mandarin (Jacksonville) (8A) (4-0) – OFF
7. Sandalwood (Jacksonville) (8A) (5-0) – won at Flagler Palm Coast, 34-6
8. Dunnellon (4A) (5-0) – won at Mount Dora, 48-32
9. Madison County (1A) (5-0) – won at Jefferson County (Monticello), 62-6
10. Ponte Vedra (5A) (5-0) – won at Westside (Jacksonville), 53-16
11. Buchholz (Gainesville) (7A) (3-1) – OFF
12. Baker County (Glen St. Mary) (5A) (5-0) – won at Palatka, 38-16
13. St. Augustine (6A) (5-1) – d. Englewood (Jacksonville), 56-0
14. Lee (Jacksonville) (7A) (3-1) – d. Atlantic Coast (Jacksonville), 46-10
15. Trenton (1A) (4-1) – won at Chiefland, 42-0
16. Newberry (1A) (6-0) – d. Branford, 28-0
17. Bartram Trail (St. Johns) (7A) (4-2) – won at Creekside (St. Johns), 63-7
18. University (Orange City) (8A) (4-2) – won at Lyman (Longwood), 33-6
19. South Sumter (Bushnell) (4A) (5-0) – won at Tavares, 61-0
20. Matanzas (Palm Coast) (6A) (5-0) – won at New Smyrna Beach, 58-28
Also receiving votes:
Fletcher (Neptune Beach) (7A) (6-0) – d. First Coast (Jacksonville), 28-0
University Christian (Jacksonville) (2A) (3-2) – d. Harvest Community (Jacksonville), 63-10
Clay (Green Cove Springs) (5A) (4-2) – won at Menendez (St. Augustine), 44-14
Nature Coast (Brooksville) (5A) (5-0) – d. Lake Wales, 31-0
Deltona (6A) (4-2) – LOST at #1 Mainland (Daytona Beach), 35-0
Ribault (Jacksonville) (5A) (3-2) – won at Stanton (Jacksonville), 35-8
Lafayette (Mayo) (1A) (5-0) – won at Bronson, 48-12
On the bubble:
Baldwin (1A) (4-2) – LOST to Fort White, 27-7
Belleview (5A) (3-1) – d. Lake Weir (Candler), 48-7
Bradford (Starke) (4A) (4-1) – d. Santa Fe (Alachua), 24-6
Episcopal (Jacksonville) (3A) (6-0) – won at Yulee, 23-7
Fleming Island (Orange Park) (7A) (3-2) – LOST to Oakleaf (Orange Park), 59-37
Forest (Ocala) (6A) (5-0) – won at Gainesville, 38-35
Fort White (1A) (3-2) – won at Baldwin, 27-7
Mount Dora (4A) (3-2) – LOST to #8 Dunnellon, 48-32
North Marion (Citra) (5A) (3-2) – won at Eastside (Gainesville), 35-0
Oakleaf (Orange Park) (7A) (3-2) – won at Fleming Island (Orange Park), 59-37
Orange Park (5A) (4-1) – d. Ridgeview (Orange Park), 28-20
Taylor County (Perry) (3A) (3-1) – OFF
Yulee (5A) (3-2) – LOST to Episcopal (Jacksonville), 23-7
