Here’s a look at how all of the regionally-ranked football teams fared in Week #8. Only two top 10 teams lost but one was a top 10 match-up. The new regional ranking will be released on Tuesday, October 17.
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 fueled by Divine Power Wear.
The Prep Zone Power Poll fueled by Divine Power Wear – 2017 Football Poll #8 Results
(School, followed by classification, first place votes, overall record, and how they fared last week)
1. Vanguard (Ocala) (6A) (5) (6-0) – won at RV Gainesville, 31-24
2. St. Augustine (6A) (3) (6-0) – won at Ed White (Jacksonville), 49-7
3. Madison County (1A) (7-0) – OFF
4. Robert E. Lee (Jacksonville) (7A) (6-1) – won at First Coast (Jacksonville), 42-7
5. Raines (Jacksonville) (5A) (6-1) – won at Oakleaf (Orange Park), 41-3
6. Fleming Island (Orange Park) (7A) (6-1) – LOST to #7 Bartram Trail (St. Johns), 32-16
7. Bartram Trail (St. Johns) (7A) (5-2) – won at #6 Fleming Island (Orange Park), 32-16
8. Trinity Christian (Jacksonville) (5A) (5-3) – won at Westside (Jacksonville), 54-7
9. Dunnellon (4A) (6-1) – d. North Marion (Citra), 29-0
10. Spruce Creek (Port Orange) (8A) (5-1) – LOST to #13 Flagler Palm Coast, 17-14
11. University Christian (Jacksonville) (2A) (7-0) – d. Kingdom Prep (Auburndale), 49-0
12. Bolles (Jacksonville) (5A) (6-1) – won at Bishop Kenny (Jacksonville), 38-34
13. Flagler Palm Coast (8A) (7-0) – won at #10 Spruce Creek (Port Orange), 17-14
14. Columbia (Lake City) (7A) (5-2) – d. Atlantic Coast (Jacksonville), 45-14
15. Dixie County (Cross City) (1A) (8-0) – won at Newberry, 27-13
T-16. Mainland (Daytona Beach) (6A) (3-3) – d. RV Matanzas (Palm Coast), 24-3
T-16. Ribault (Jacksonville) (5A) (5-2) – OFF
18. Lafayette (Mayo) (1A) (7-0) – won at P.K. Yonge (Gainesville), 49-26
19. Ridgeview (Orange Park) (5A) (6-2) – LOST to RV Clay (Green Cove Springs), 49-3
20. East Ridge (Clermont) (7A) (5-2) – LOST at West Port (Ocala), 21-14
Also receiving votes:
Gainesville (6A) (4-2) – LOST to #1 Vanguard (Ocala), 31-24
Baker County (Glen St. Mary) (5A) (6-1) – won at Orange Park, 35-0
Ponte Vedra (5A) (5-2) – d. Terry Parker (Jacksonville), 56-0
Clay (Green Cove Springs) (5A) (5-2) – won at #19 Ridgeview (Orange Park), 49-3
Matanzas (Palm Coast) (6A) (4-2) – LOST at #T-16 Mainland (Daytona Beach), 24-3
Union County (Lake Butler) (1A) (6-2) – LOST at Fort White, 40-0
Bradford (Starke) (4A) (5-1) – OFF
St. Francis Catholic (Gainesville) (2A) (6-0) – won at Florida Deaf (St. Augustine), 56-0
On the bubble:
Belleview (5A) (5-2) – won at Eastside (Gainesville), 36-33
Bishop Kenny (Jacksonville) (5A) (5-2) – LOST to #12 Bolles (Jacksonville), 38-34
Crescent City (1A) (5-1) – d. Umatilla, 48-7
Fletcher (Neptune Beach) (7A) (6-1) – d. Andrew Jackson (Jacksonville), 50-0
Forest (Ocala) (6A) (5-2) – won at Lake Weir (Ocala), 31-6
Fort White (3A) (5-2) – d. RV Union County (Lake Butler), 40-0
Hawthorne (1A) (5-1) – d. Chiefland, 44-7
Hernando (Brooksville) (5A) (5-0) – won at Weeki Wachee, 49-7
Menendez (St. Augustine) (5A) (4-3) – won at Palatka, 49-0
Nease (Ponte Vedra) (6A) (4-3) – won at Middleburg, 63-28
Oak Hall (Gainesville) (2A) (5-1) – d. St. Johns Country Day (Orange Park), 42-7
Seven Rivers Christian (Lecanto) (2A) (6-2) – d. Trinity Christian (Deltona), 62-0
Taylor (Pierson) (3A) (6-1) – won at Hamilton County (Jasper), 17-6
West Nassau (Callahan) (4A) (6-1) – d. Fernandina Beach, 24-21
Wildwood (1A) (6-0) – d. Keystone Heights, 40-21
