Here’s a look at how all the ranked teams fared this past weekend, along with the opponent for Week #11. Four of the top 11 teams suffered a defeat – No. 3 North Marion (Citra), No. 7 Bolles (Jacksonville), #9 Oakleaf (Orange Park) & #11 University (Orange City). The new regional rankings will be released on Wednesday, November 4.
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 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.
Prep Zone Power Poll – 2015 Football Poll #10
(School, followed by first-place votes, classification, current record, results & Week #10 opponent)
1. Trinity Christian (Jacksonville) (8) (3A) (9-0) – d. Episcopal (Jacksonville), 52-7; district champions; NEXT: vs. 6A Pine Forest (Pensacola)
2. Mainland (Daytona Beach) (1) (6A) (9-1) – d. Seabreeze (Daytona Beach), 35-0; district champions; NEXT: vs. Sebastian River (6A Regional Quarterfinals on Nov. 13)
3. North Marion (Citra) (5A) (8-1) – LOST to state-ranked Hoover (AL), 38-14; district champions; NEXT: vs. Lake Weir (Ocala) (Thur.)
4. Raines (Jacksonville) (4A) (9-0) – d. #7 Bolles (Jacksonville), 35-30; district champions; NEXT: at Ribault (Jacksonville) (Sat.)
5. Columbia (Lake City) (7A) (8-1) – d. First Coast (Jacksonville), 31-12; district champions; NEXT: at #14 Suwannee (Live Oak)
6. Buchholz (Gainesville) (7A) (8-1) – d. Creekside (St. Johns), 30-7; district champions; NEXT: at Santa Fe (Alachua)
7T Mandarin (Jacksonville) (8A) (9-0) – d. Flagler Palm Coast, 20-15; district champions; NEXT: at Fletcher (Neptune Beach)
7T Bolles (Jacksonville) (4A) (8-2) – LOST at #4 Raines (Jacksonville), 35-30; district runners-up; NEXT: at Walton (DeFuniak Springs) in 4A Regional Semifinals on Friday, Nov. 13
9. Oakleaf (Orange Park) (7A) (7-2) – LOST to Bartram Trail (St. Johns), 37-34; did not qualify for the playoffs; NEXT: vs. Providence (Jacksonville)
10. Dunnellon (4A) (9-0) – d. The Villages, 48-0; district champions; NEXT: at 7A West Port (Ocala)
11. University (Orange City) (8A) (8-2) – LOST at Lincoln (Tallahassee), 37-27; district runners-up; NEXT: at #7 Mandarin (Jacksonville) in 8A Regional Quarterfinals on Friday, Nov. 13
12. Trenton (1A) (9-0) – d. Branford, 56-0; district champions; NEXT: at 3A Episcopal (Jacksonville)
13. St. Augustine (6A) (8-1) – d. Middleburg 49-0; district runners-up; NEXT: vs. Palatka
14T Suwannee (Live Oak) (5A) (7-1) – d. International School of Broward (Hollywood), 64-0; district champions; NEXT: vs. #5 Columbia (Lake City)
14T Nature Coast Tech (Brooksville) (5A) (9-0) – d. Hernando (Brooksville), 56-7; district champions; NEXT: at South Lake (Groveland)
16. Vanguard (Ocala) (6A) (7-2) – d. Forest (Ocala), 20-14; district champions; NEXT: vs. Mount Dora
17. South Sumter (Bushnell) (4A) (8-2) – d. Mount Dora, 55-26; district runners-up; NEXT: at RV Santa Fe (Alachua) in 4A Regional Semifinals on Friday, Nov. 13
18. Nease (Ponte Vedra) (6A) (7-2) – d. Englewood (Jacksonville), 30-0; district champions; NEXT: at 7A Bartram Trail (St. Johns)
19. Fort White (1A) (7-2) – d. Hawthorne, 40-18; district champions; NEXT: at Lecanto
20. Sandalwood (Jacksonville) (8A) (7-2) – d. DeLand, 48-13; district runners-up; NEXT: at Ed White (Jacksonville)
Also receiving votes:
Matanzas (Palm Coast) (6A) (7-2) – LOST at Deltona, 21-16; did not qualify for the playoffs; NEXT: at Menendez (St. Augustine)
Madison County (1A) (6-3) – OFF; district champions; NEXT: at 5A Baker County (Glen St. Mary)
University Christian (Jacksonville) (2A) (6-3) – LOST at 1A Dixie County (Cross City), 37-36; district champions; NEXT: vs. 3A Duval Charter (Jacksonville) (Thur.)
Ponte Vedra (5A) (7-2) – d. Terry Parker (Jacksonville), 45-7; district champions; NEXT: at Creekside (St. Johns)
Santa Fe (Alachua) (4A) (6-2) – d. Keystone Heights, 42-0; district champions; next vs. #6 Buchholz (Gainesville) (Thur.)
On the bubble (in alphabetical order):
Bartram Trail (St. Johns) (7A) (6-3) – d. #9 Oakleaf (Orange Park), 37-34; district runners-up; NEXT: vs. #18 Nease (Ponte Vedra)
Bradford (Starke) (4A) (6-3) – d. Interlachen, 42-0; district runners-up; NEXT: vs. 1A Crescent City
Clay (Green Cove Springs) (5A) (6-3) – d. Palatka, 20-7; district champions; Blue Devils have won four in a row; NEXT: at Middleburg
Deltona (6A) (6-3) – d. RV Matanzas (Palm Coast), 21-16; district runners-up; NEXT: at Atlantic (Port Orange)
Dixie County (1A) (7-2) – d. RV University Christian (Jacksonville), 37-36; district runners-up; NEXT: at Pahokee in 1A regional semifinals
Jefferson County (Monticello) (1A) (6-3) – d. Bell, 42-10; district runners-up; NEXT: at Wakulla (Crawfordville)
Lecanto (5A) (7-2) – d. Citrus (Inverness), 41-29; district runners-up; NEXT: vs. #19 Fort White
Lee (Jacksonville) (7A) (6-3) – d. Fletcher (Neptune Beach), 17-16; district runners-up; NEXT: at Baldwin
Union County (Lake Butler) (1A) (8-1) – d. Baldwin, 35-6; district runners-up; NEXT: at 5A Paxon (Jacksonville)