Here’s a look at how all the ranked teams fared this past weekend, along with the opponent for Week #9. No top 10 teams lost, and only three teams suffered a defeat this week – #14 Sandalwood (Jacksonville), #16 Union County (Lake Butler) and #17 Matanzas (Palm Coast). The new regional rankings will be released on Wednesday, October 21.
Prep Zone Power Poll – 2015 Football Poll #8
(School, followed by first-place votes, classification, current record, and total voting points)
1. Trinity Christian (Jacksonville) (8) (3A) (7-0) – d. Duval Charter (Jacksonville), 51-6; NEXT: at 7A Lincoln (Tallahassee) (Thur.)
2. North Marion (Citra) (5A) (7-0) – OFF; NEXT: at Belleview
3. Mainland (Daytona Beach) (2) (6A) (7-1) – d. #17 Matanzas (Palm Coast), 43-0; NEXT: vs. New Smyrna Beach
4. Raines (Jacksonville) (4A) (7-0) – d. Andrew Jackson (Jacksonville), 55-0; NEXT: at West Nassau (Callahan)
5. Columbia (Lake City) (7A) (7-1) – d. Atlantic Coast (Jacksonville), 27-16; NEXT: at Fletcher (Neptune Beach)
6. St. Augustine (6A) (7-0) – d. Ed White (Jacksonville), 31-14; NEXT: at Nease (Ponte Vedra)
7. Buchholz (Gainesville) (7A) (6-1) – d. RV Bartram Trail (St. Johns), 35-28; NEXT: at Fleming Island (Orange Park)
8. Mandarin (Jacksonville) (8A) (7-0) – d. #14 Sandalwood (Jacksonville), 52-29; NEXT: vs. Spruce Creek (Port Orange)
9. Bolles (Jacksonville) (4A) (7-1) – d. Atlantic (Port Orange), 42-0; NEXT: at Fernandina Beach
10. Oakleaf (Orange Park) (7A) (6-1) – d. Arlington Country Day (Jacksonville), 42-8; NEXT: at Creekside (St. Johns)
11. South Sumter (Bushnell) (4A) (7-1) – d. The Villages, 50-16; NEXT: vs. #15 Dunnellon
12. Trenton (1A) (7-0) – d. RV Newberry, 54-6; NEXT: at Williston
13. University (Orange City) (8A) (8-1) – d. Winter Springs, 24-6; NEXT: at Lake Mary
14. Sandalwood (Jacksonville) (8A) (6-2) – LOST to #8 Mandarin (Jacksonville), 52-29; NEXT: at DeLand (Friday, Oct. 30)
15. Dunnellon (4A) (7-0) – d. Umatilla, 49-7; NEXT: at #11 South Sumter (Bushnell)
16. Union County (Lake Butler) (1A) (6-1) – LOST at Fort White, 44-41; NEXT: vs. Cedar Creek Christian (Jacksonville)
17. Matanzas (Palm Coast) (6A) (6-1) – LOST at #3 Mainland (Daytona Beach), 43-0; NEXT: vs. Pine Ridge (Deltona)
18. Suwannee (Live Oak) (5A) (5-1) – d. Ribault (Jacksonville), 29-18; NEXT: at Stanton (Jacksonville)
19. Nature Coast Tech (Brooksville) (5A) (7-0) – d. Lecanto, 43-24; NEXT: at Citrus (Inverness)
20. Vanguard (Ocala) (6A) (5-2) – d. RV Gainesville, 43-17; NEXT: vs. Lake Weir (Ocala)
Also receiving votes:
University Christian (Jacksonville) (2A) (6-1) – d. Cedar Creek Christian (Jacksonville), 61-18; ranked No. 1 in Class 2A; only loss to #1 Trinity Christian (Jacksonville); NEXT: at nationally-ranked Brentwood Academy (TN)
Lee (Jacksonville) (7A) (4-3) – LOST at First Coast (Jacksonville), 18-12 (OT); NEXT: vs. Andrew Jackson (Jacksonville)
Bartram Trail (St. Johns) (7A) (5-3) – LOST at #7 Buchholz (Gainesville), 35-28; NEXT: vs. #10 Oakleaf (Orange Park) (Friday, Oct. 30)
Keystone Heights (4A) (5-2) – LOST at Bradford (Starke), 28-14; NEXT: vs. Interlachen
Newberry (1A) (5-2) – LOST at #12 Trenton, 54-6; NEXT: vs. Dixie County (Cross City)
Gainesville (6A) (4-4) – LOST to #20 Vanguard (Ocala), 43-17; NEXT: at Leesburg
On the bubble (in alphabetical order):
Dixie County (Cross City) (1A) (5-2) – d. Branford, 41-0; LOST to #12 Trenton & at Liberty County; NEXT: at RV Newberry
Fletcher (Neptune Beach) (7A) (5-2) – OFF: losses to Atlantic Coast (Jacksonville) & at #14 Sandalwood (Jacksonville); NEXT: vs. #5 Columbia (Lake City)
Forest (Ocala) (6A) (6-2) – d. Lake Weir (Ocala), 36-12; only losses to Gainesville & No. 2 North Marion (Citra); NEXT: vs. #20 Vanguard (Ocala) (Friday, Oct. 30)
Fort White (1A) (5-2) – d. #16 Union County (Lake Butler), 44-41; losses to #18 Suwannee (Live Oak) & RV University Christian (Jacksonville); NEXT: vs. 5A Eastside (Gainesville)
Madison County (1A) (5-3) – d. Lafayette (Mayo), 53-6; won five in a row since losses at 5A Rickards (Tallahassee), at Brooks County (GA) & vs. 5A Wakulla (Crawfordville); NEXT: at 3A Taylor County (Perry)
Ponte Vedra (5A) (6-2) – d. Bishop Kenny (Jacksonville), 36-7; losses to RV Bartram Trail (St. Johns) (OT) & at Menendez (St. Augustine); NEXT: at Terry Parker (Jacksonville) (Thursday, Oct. 29)
Santa Fe (Alachua) (4A) (4-2) – d. 7A Chiles (Tallahassee), 42-10; losses at RV Newberry & at #18 Suwannee (Live Oak); NEXT: at P.K. Yonge (Gainesville)
