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October 30, 2013

by: Marty Pallman

Believe it or not, this is the final week of the district season for high school football in Northeast and North Central Florida. Here’s a look at local districts and scenarios going into the games Thursday and Friday…

District 8A-1

First Coast (Jacksonville) (7-1, 3-0) – clinched playoff berth – at Sandalwood (Nov. 1)
Sandalwood (Jacksonville) (7-1, 3-0) – clinched playoff berth – vs. First Coast (Nov. 1)
Mandarin (Jacksonville) (4-4, 1-2) – eliminated – at Flagler Palm Coast (Nov. 1)
Flagler Palm Coast (4-3, 1-2) – eliminated – at Mandarin (Nov. 1)
West Port (Ocala) (0-8, 0-4) – eliminated

The skinny: This district is cut and dry as First Coast plays at Sandalwood Friday night for the district title. Both teams have clinched playoff spots.

District 8A-2

Lake Mary (8-0, 5-0) – clinched district title – at University (Nov. 1)
Lake Brantley (Altamonte Springs) (6-2, 4-1) – clinched playoff spot – vs. DeLand (Nov. 1)
Spruce Creek (Port Orange) (4-4, 3-2) – eliminated – at Lyman (Nov. 1)
Lyman (Longwood) (4-4, 3-2) – eliminated – vs. Spruce Creek (Nov. 1)
DeLand (2-7, 2-3) – eliminated – at Lake Brantley (Nov. 1)
Seminole (Sanford) (2-7, 1-5) – eliminated
University (Orange City) (2-7, 0-5) – eliminated – vs. Lake Mary (Nov. 1)

The skinny: Lake Mary has clinched the district title and Lake Brantley will be runner-up even with a loss Friday, as they have tiebreakers against Spruce Creek or Lyman. Lake Mary beat Lake Brantley 37-28 in their regular season meeting to earn the head-to-head tiebreaker.

District 7A-3

Fleming Island (Orange Park) (7-0, 4-0) – district champion
Fletcher (Neptune Beach) (6-2, 2-1) – vs. Oakleaf (Nov. 1)
Atlantic Coast (Jacksonville) (4-4, 1-2) – at Buchholz (Nov. 1)
Oakleaf (Orange Park) (4-4, 1-2) – at Fletcher (Nov. 1)
Buchholz (Gainesville) (3-5, 0-3) – eliminated – vs. Atlantic Coast (Nov. 1)

The skinny: Fleming Island clinched the district title with win at Atlantic Coast last week. Fletcher clinches runner-up spot with win over Oakleaf. An Oakleaf win and Atlantic Coast loss would put Oakleaf in as runner-up. If both Oakleaf and Atlantic Coast win, a three-way tiebreaker will be held Monday, Nov. 4 to decide the runner-up spot. Buchholz is the only team eliminated in this district.

District 6A-3

Ed White (Jacksonville) (7-1, 5-0) – district champion – at Parker (Oct. 31)
Columbia (Lake City) (7-1, 4-1) – at Middleburg (Nov. 1)
Middleburg (3-5, 3-2) – vs. Columbia (Nov. 1)
Orange Park (5-3, 3-2) – eliminated – at Englewood (Oct. 31)
Parker (Jacksonville) (3-5, 2-3) – eliminated – vs. Ed White (Oct. 31)
Englewood (Jacksonville) (2-6, 1-4) – eliminated – vs. Orange Park (Oct. 31)
Lee (Jacksonville) (2-7, 0-6) – eliminated

The skinny: Ed White clinched the district title with 49-0 win over Middleburg last week. Commanders have tiebreaker over Columbia based on head-to-head win. Columbia clinches runner-up position with win at Middleburg. Same for Middleburg if they beat Columbia.

District 6A-4

St. Augustine (7-1, 3-0) – district champion – vs. Matanzas (Nov. 1)
Bartram Trail (St. Johns) (3-5, 2-1) – vs. Nease (Nov. 1)
Creekside (St. Johns) (3-6, 2-2)
Nease (Ponte Vedra) (4-4, 1-2) – at Bartram Trail (Nov. 1)
Matanzas (Palm Coast) (2-6, 0-3) – eliminated – at St. Augustine (Nov. 1)

The skinny: St. Augustine clinched district title with 44-8 win at Creekside last week. Bartram Trail clinches runner-up position with win over Nease Friday. A Nease win would force three-way tiebreaker between Bartram Trail, Nease, and Creekside for the runner-up spot next Monday, Nov. 4.

District 6A-5

Gainesville (7-1, 4-0) – district champion
Citrus (Inverness) (7-1, 2-1) – clinched playoff spot – at Lake Weir (Nov. 1)
Forest (Ocala) (3-5, 1-2) – eliminated – vs. Vanguard (Nov. 1)
Vanguard (Ocala) (4-4, 1-2) – eliminated – at Forest (Nov. 1)
Lake Weir (Ocala) (1-6, 0-3) – eliminated – vs. Citrus (Nov. 1)

The skinny: Gainesville clinched district title with 38-16 win over Citrus last week. Citrus clinched runner-up with Lake Weir loss at Vanguard.

District 6A-9

Mainland (Daytona Beach) (7-1, 3-0) – clinched playoff spot – at Seabreeze (Nov. 1)
Seabreeze (Daytona Beach) (6-1, 3-0) – clinched playoff spot – vs. Mainland (Nov. 1)
New Smyrna Beach (3-5, 2-2) – eliminated
Deltona (0-7, 0-3) – eliminated – at Pine Ridge (Nov. 1)
Pine Ridge (Deltona) (0-8, 0-3) – eliminated – vs. Deltona (Nov. 1)

The skinny: Mainland plays at Seabreeze for district title this Friday. Both teams are in postseason regardless of outcome.

District 6A-10

Lake Minneola (Minneola) (3-5, 2-0) – at Leesburg (Nov. 1)
South Lake (Groveland) (6-2, 1-1) – vs. Edgewater (Nov. 1)
Leesburg (6-2, 1-1) – vs. Lake Minneola (Nov. 1)
Edgewater (0-8, 0-2) – eliminated – at South Lake (Nov. 1)

The skinny: We will be heading for a three-way tiebreaker here if South Lake beats Edgewater and Leesburg knocks off Lake Minneola this Friday. Lake Minneola wins the district title outright with a win, and Leesburg could take the district with a win over Lake Minneola and a South Lake loss to Edgewater. South Lake can only win the district title through a three way tiebreaker, but is definitely in line to be a runner-up with a win this week.

District 5A-3

Bishop Kenny (Jacksonville) (7-0, 6-0) – vs Baker County (Nov. 1)
Baker County (Glen St. Mary) (7-2, 5-1) – at Bishop Kenny (Nov. 1)
Ribault (Jacksonville) (6-2, 5-1) – vs. Wolfson (Oct. 31)
Yulee (4-4, 3-3) – eliminated – vs. Stanton (Nov. 1)
Paxon (Jacksonville) (3-6, 2-4) – eliminated – vs. Forrest (Nov. 1)
Wolfson (Jacksonville) (2-6, 2-4) – eliminated – at Ribault (Nov. 1)
Forrest (Jacksonville) (1-8, 1-5) – eliminated – at Paxon (Oct. 31)
Stanton (Jacksonville) (0-8, 0-6) – eliminated – at Yulee (Nov. 1)

The skinny: Nobody has clinched a playoff spot yet in this eight-team district, but plenty will be decided this Friday night. If Bishop Kenny beats Baker County, BK wins the district and Ribault is runner-up with a win over Wolfson. If Baker County and Ribault win, there will be a three-way tiebreaker for two spots on Monday, Nov. 4.

District 5A-4

Clay (Green Cove Springs) (5-4, 3-1)
Palatka (4-4, 2-1) – at Ponte Vedra (Nov. 1)
Ridgeview (Orange Park) (4-4, 2-1) – at Menendez (Nov. 1)
Menendez (St. Augustine (5-3, 1-2) – vs. Ridgeview (Nov. 1)
Ponte Vedra (2-6, 0-3) – eliminated – vs. Palatka (Nov. 1)

The skinny: Plenty to be decided in this district. Clay is done with district play and will be district champion with Ridgeview loss. Palatka and Ridgeview wins will cause three way tie for two spots with Clay on Nov. 4. Wins by Menendez and Ponte Vedra will cause three way tiebreaker for runner-up spot between Menendez, Ridgeview and Palatka.

District 5A-5

Suwannee (Live Oak) (6-1, 4-1) – at Crystal River (Nov. 1)
North Marion (Citra) (6-2, 4-1) – vs. Belleview (Nov. 1)
Eastside (Gainesville) (4-4, 4-1) – at Santa Fe (Nov. 1)
Dunnellon (5-4, 3-3) – eliminated
Santa Fe (Alachua) (4-4, 2-3) – eliminated – vs. Eastside (Nov. 1)
Crystan River (3-5, 1-4) – eliminated – vs. Suwannee (Nov. 1)
Belleview (3-5, 0-5) – eliminated – at North Marion (Nov. 1)

The skinny: This district is still a mess. Suwannee, Eastside and North Marion wins set up a three-way tiebreaker on Nov. 4 for two spots. North Marion and Suwannee wins with an Eastside loss gives the district title to the Colts with the Bulldogs the runner-up. If Suwannee and Eastside end up tied, Suwannee wins the district title based on head-to-head win over Eastside. If it’s Eastside and North Marion, the Rams win the district based on head-to-head win over the Colts. Confused yet?

District 5A-6

South Sumter (Bushnell) (9-0, 6-0) – clinched district title
Zephyrhills (7-1, 4-1) – vs. Pasco (Nov. 1)
Pasco (Dade City) (5-3, 3-2) – at Zephyrhills (Nov. 1)
Hernando (Brooksville) (2-6, 2-3) – eliminated – vs. Central (Nov. 1)
Nature Coast Tech (Brooksvlle) (2-6, 2-3) – eliminated – at Weeki Wachee (Nov. 1)
Weeki Wachee (3-6, 1-4) – eliminated – vs. Nature Coast Tech (Nov. 1)
Central (Brooksville) (0-9, 0-5) – eliminated – at Hernando (Nov. 1)

The skinny: South Sumter clinched the district title with win last week. Zephyrhills clinches the runner-up spot with win over Pasco. A Pasco win gives them the runner-up position.

District 4A-2

Fort White (5-1, 2-0) – clinched playoff spot – at Taylor County (Nov. 1)
Taylor County (Perry) (4-4, 2-0) – clinched playoff spot – vs. Fort White (Nov. 1)
Fernandina Beach (3-5, 0-2) – eliminated – at Madison County (Nov. 1)
Madison County (3-5, 0-2) – eliminated – vs. Fernandina Beach (Nov. 1)

The skinny: Yes, believe it or not, Madison County has already been eliminated and will not be in the playoffs for the first time since 1994 (?!). The Fort White-Taylor County winner this Friday is the district champ, loser is the runner-up.

District 4A-3

Raines (Jacksonville) (6-2, 4-0) – district champion
Bolles (Jacksonville) (6-2, 2-1) – vs. West Nassau (Nov. 1)
West Nassau (Callahan) (4-4, 2-1) – at Bolles (Nov. 1)
Baldwin (3-5, 0-3) – eliminated – at Jackson (Nov. 1)
Jackson (Jacksonville) (0-8, 0-3) – eliminated – vs. Baldwin (Nov. 1)

The skinny: Raines clinched the district championship with win over West Nassau last week. The Bolles-West Nassau winner will clinch the runner-up spot.

District 4A-4

Keystone Heights (4-4, 3-0) – clinched playoff spot – vs. Bradford (Nov. 1)
Bradford (Starke) (3-4, 3-0) – clinched playoff spot – at Keystone Heights (Nov. 1)
The Villages (4-3, 1-2) – eliminated – at Interlachen (Nov. 1)
Umatilla (1-7, 1-3) – eliminated
Interlachen (1-8, 0-3) – eliminated – vs. the Villages (Nov. 1)

The skinny: Again, pretty simple. The winner of the Bradford at Keystone Heights matchup this Friday is the district champ, the loser is runner-up.

District 3A-1

Trinity Christian (Jacksonville) (6-1, 1-0) – clinched playoff spot – vs. Providence (Nov. 1)
Providence (6-2, 1-0) – clinched playoff spot – at Trinity Christian (Nov. 1)
Episcopal (Jacksonville) (2-7, 0-2) – eliminated

The skinny: In this three-team district, Trinity Christian and Providence both clinched playoff spots with wins over Episcopal. Winner of game Friday is district champ.

District 3A-2

Trinity Catholic (Ocala) (6-3, 2-0) – clinched playoff spot – at Father Lopez (Nov. 1)
Father Lopez (Daytona Beach) (4-4, 2-0) – clinched playoff spot – vs. Trinity Catholic (Nov. 1)
PK Yonge (Gainesville) (3-6, 0-2) – eliminated – vs. Maclay (Nov. 1)
Maclay (Tallahassee) (2-6, 0-2) – eliminated – at PK Yonge (Nov. 1)

The skinny: Trinity Catholic-Father Lopez winner is district champ, the loser will be runner-up. Again, fairly simple.

District 2A-2

University Christian (Jacksonville) (6-2, 3-0) – vs. Cedar Creek Christian (Nov. 1)
Cedar Creek Christian (Jacksonville) (6-2, 2-1) – at University Christian (Nov. 1)
Harvest Community (Jacksonville) (5-3, 2-1) – vs. Duval Charter (Nov. 1)
Duval Charter (Jacksonville) (6-2, 1-2) – at Harvest Community (Nov. 1)
Eagle’s View (Jacksonville) (0-7, 0-4) – eliminated

The skinny: Not simple at all. Defending state champion University Christian isn’t officially in the playoffs yet, but will be heavily favored to beat Cedar Creek Christian and clinch district title. If Cedar Creek loses and Duval Charter beats Harvest Community, there will be a three-way tiebreaker for the district runner-up spot on Nov. 4. A Cedar Creek win and Harvest win would set up three way tiebreaker for two spots with University Christian. If University and Harvest win, those are your two teams.

District 2A-3

Warner Christian (South Daytona) (6-1, 2-0) – district champion
St. Edward’s (Vero Beach) (5-2, 1-1) – clinched runner-up spot
Trinity Christian (Deltona) (3-5, 0-2) – eliminated

The skinny: This district has been wrapped up with Warner Christian winning the district and St. Edward’s the runner-up.

District 1A-5

Hamilton County (Jasper) (3-4, 2-0) – vs. Jefferson County (Nov. 1)
Lafayette (Mayo) (6-1, 1-1) – at Branford (Nov. 1)
Jefferson County (Monticello) (1-6, 1-1) – at Hamilton County (Nov. 1)
Branford (3-5, 0-2) – vs. Lafayette (Nov. 1)

The skinny: Plenty to still be decided here. Hamilton County clinches district title with win. Lafayette will be runner-up with win. Jefferson and Lafayette wins force three way tie for two spots with Hamilton County on Nov. 4. Hamilton and Branford wins will force three-way tiebreaker with Lafayette for runner-up spot.

District 1A-6

Trenton (6-1, 3-0) – district champion – at Bronson (Nov. 1)
Bell (6-2, 2-1) – at Hawthorne (Nov. 1)
Hilliard (5-3, 2-2)
Hawthorne (2-5, 1-2) – vs. Bell (Nov. 1)
Bronson (5-4, 0-3) – eliminated – vs. Trenton (Nov. 1)

The skinny: Trenton has wrapped up the district title but still plenty to be decided for the runner-up spot. Bell clinches runner-up with a win at Hawthorne. A Hawthorne win would set up a three-way tiebreaker for the second spot with Hilliard and Bell on Nov. 4.

District 1A-7

Dixie County (Cross City) (6-0, 3-0) – vs. Chiefland (Nov. 1)
Union County (Lake Butler) (7-1, 2-1) – vs. Williston (Nov. 1)
Chiefland (6-2, 2-1) – at Dixie County (Nov. 1)
Newberry (4-4, 1-3) – eliminated
Williston (6-3, 0-3) – eliminated – at Union County (Nov. 1)

The skinny: Dixie County wins district title with win over Chiefland. A Union County win over Williston or Chiefland loss would make the Tigers runner-up. A Chiefland win over Dixie County and Union County win would set up three way tiebreaker for two spots on Nov. 4. If Chiefland wins and Union County loses, Chiefland is the district champ with Dixie County the runner-up.

District 1A-8

Crescent City (5-3, 1-0) – at Taylor (Nov. 1)
Wildwood (2-6, 1-1)
Taylor (Pierson) (2-6, 0-1)- vs. Crescent City (Nov. 1)

The skinny: Three-team district will be headed to a three-way tiebreaker for two spots on Nov. 4 if Pierson Taylor beats Crescent City. A Crescent City win makes them district champs and Wildwood the runner-up.

Prep Zone Power Poll – 2013 Football – Week 10

Mike Stanton

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October 30, 2013

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Gainesville – The top five teams remained intact in the Prep Zone Power Poll.

Top-ranked South Sumter (Bushnell) cruised to a 63-20 win over Weeki Wachee to clinch the Class 5A-District 6 title. The Raiders (9-0), who are averaging 48.3 points per game, held on to the top spot for the second consecutive week by picking up five of the seven first-place votes.

In fact, No. 1 South Sumter gained a little separation from the No. 2 team in the process. The Raiders, who have won 19 of their past 20 games, now lead #2 First Coast (Jacksonville) by seven total voting points, 135-128.

The second-ranked Bucs (7-1), who play at #11 Sandalwood (Jacksonville) (7-1) for the Class 8A-District 1 championship this Friday, shut out West Port (Ocala), 37-0, and remained second with one first-place vote. However, the gap between the top two teams was only three points, 132-129, in last week’s poll.

Class 6A Mainland (Daytona Beach) (7-1), which received the other first-place vote, is ranked third, followed by 7A Fleming Island (Orange Park) (8-0) and 3A Trinity Christian (Jacksonville) (6-1) in the top five. Class 5A Bishop Kenny (Jacksonville) (7-0) moved up one spot to sixth, but there was a shake-up in the poll from 7th-10th.

Ed White (Jacksonville) moved ahead of Columbia (Lake City), while Raines (Jacksonville) and Fletcher (Neptune Beach) flip-flopped in this week’s poll.

The 6A Commanders (7-1), who beat Columbia earlier this year, and the 6A Tigers (7-1), now rank seventh and eighth, respectively. Meanwhile, the Vikings (6-2) and Senators (6-2) round out the top 10 by ranking ninth and 10th, respectively. Fletcher edged Raines, 16-14, on October 11, at Fletcher.

Class 2A Warner Christian (South Daytona) (6-1) and 3A Trinity Catholic (Ocala) (5-3) re-entered the poll and are tied at No. 20.

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, Marion, Nassau, Putnam, Sumter, St. Johns, Suwannee, Taylor, Union & Volusia counties). It is voted on weekly by sportswriters and sportscasters.

PREP ZONE POWER POLL – 2013 FOOTBALL POLL #10
(School, followed by first-place votes, classification, record and total voting points)

1. South Sumter (Bushnell) (5) (5A) (9-0) – 135
2. First Coast (Jacksonville) (1) (8A) (7-1) – 128
3. Mainland (Daytona Beach) (1) (6A) (7-1) – 123
4. Fleming Island (Orange Park) (7A) (8-0) – 122
5. Trinity Christian (Jacksonville) (3A) (6-1) – 118
6. Bishop Kenny (Jacksonville) (5A) (7-0) – 101
7. Ed White (Jacksonville) (6A) (7-1) – 99
8. Columbia (Lake City) (6A) (7-1) – 98
9. Raines (Jacksonville) (4A) (6-2) – 78
10. Fletcher (Neptune Beach) (7A) (6-2) – 77
11. Sandalwood (Jacksonville) (8A) (7-1) – 74
12. Gainesville (6A) (7-1) – 62
13. St. Augustine (6A) (7-1) – 57
14. Bolles (Jacksonville) (4A) (6-2) – 47
15. Dixie County (Cross City) (1A) (6-0) – 37
16. Suwannee (Live Oak) (5A) (6-1) – 29
17. Seabreeze (Daytona Beach) (6A) (6-1) – 28
18. University Christian (Jacksonville) (2A) (6-2) – 23
19. Citrus (Inverness) (6A) (7-1) – 13
20T Warner Christian (South Daytona) (2A) (6-1) – 4
20T Trinity Catholic (Ocala) (3A) (6-3) – 4
20T Fort White (4A) (5-1) – 4

Also receiving votes: Trenton (1A) (6-1) – 3; Ribault (Jacksonville) (5A) (6-2) – 2; Baker County (Glen St. Mary) (5A) (7-2) – 2; North Marion (Sparr) (5A) (6-2) – 1; Union County (Lake Butler) (1A) (7-1) – 1.

The AP Top 10 Florida High School Football Poll – Week 10

Mike Stanton

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October 30, 2013

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The Associated Press Top 10 Florida high school football poll for Week #10, with first-place votes in parentheses, records, rating points and previous rankings. North Central Florida teams in bold.

Class 8A
Record Pts Prv
1. Bradenton Manatee (12) 9-0 120 1
2. Miramar 9-0 107 2
3. Apopka 8-1 91 3
4. Orlando Dr. Phillips 8-0 83 4
5. Fort Pierce Central 7-0 75 6
6. Lake Mary 8-0 52 7
7. Deerfield Beach 8-0 44 9
8. Tampa Plant 7-1-1 37 8
9. Pembroke Pines Charles Flanagan 8-1 16 10
10. Lake Worth Park Vista Community 7-1 13 10(tie)
(tie) Homestead South Dade 7-1 13 4(tie)
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: North Miami 4, Winter Garden West Orange 3, Vero Beach 2.

Class 7A
Record Pts Prv
1. Palm Beach Gardens Dwyer (7) 9-0 115 1
2. Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas (5) 7-1 110 2
3. Tarpon Springs East Lake 9-0 97 3
4. Lakeland 9-0 79 4
5. Fleming Island (Orange Park) 8-0 66 5
6. Niceville 8-0 59 6
7. Tampa Sickles 7-1 45 7
8. Tallahassee Lincoln 6-2 35 8
9. Port Charlotte 7-0 22 10
10. Kissimmee Osceola 7-2 21 9
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Plantation 5, Melbourne 3, Gonzalez Tate 2, Pinellas Park 1.

Class 6A
Record Pts Prv
1. Miami Central (9) 7-1 116 1
2. Seffner Armwood (3) 8-0 111 2
3. Palm Bay Heritage 8-0 95 3
4. Tampa Jefferson 7-1 79 4
5. Jacksonville Ed White 7-1 69 6
6. Lake City Columbia 7-1 62 5
7. Daytona Beach Mainland 7-1 48 8
8. Gainesville 7-1 28 NR
9. Largo 6-2 24 7
10. Venice 6-2 16 9
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Hallandale 4, Palm Bay Bayside 3, Daytona Beach Seabreeze (6-1) 3, Fort Lauderdale Dillard 2.

Class 5A
Record Pts Prv
1. West Florida (8) 8-0 110 1
2. Pensacola Catholic 9-0 100 3
3. Godby (1) 7-1 98 2
4. Plantation American Heritage (2) 7-1 79 4
(tie) Merritt Island (1) 8-0 79 5
6. Bishop Kenny (Jacksonville) 7-0 62 7
7. South Sumter (Bushnell) 9-0 48 8
8. Rickards 6-1 26 9
9. Wakulla 7-1 24 10
10. Suwannee (Live Oak) 6-1 13 NR
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons 9, Wauchulla Hardee County 5, Immokalee 5, Palm Bay 2.

Class 4A
Record Pts Prv
1. Miami Washington (12) 9-0 120 1
2. Cocoa 7-1 106 3
3. Fort Lauderdale University 7-1 92 2
4. Jacksonville Raines 6-2 78 4
5. Clewiston 7-1 59 NR
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Jacksonville Bolles School (6-2) 19, Fort White (5-1) 6.

Class 3A
Record Pts Prv
1. Tampa Catholic (10) 7-1 118 1
2. Trinity Christian (Jacksonville) (1) 6-1 102 2
3. Clearwater Central Catholic 7-1 87 3
4. Melbourne Central Catholic (1) 8-0 82 4
5. Miami Westminster Christian 8-1 73 5
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Trinity Catholic (Ocala) (6-3) 6, West Palm Beach Cardinal Newman 6, Melbourne Holy Trinity Episcopal 6.

Class 2A
Record Pts Prv
1. Hialeah Champagnat Catholic (12) 8-0 120 1
2. South Daytona Beach Warner Christian 6-1 98 2
3. Jacksonville University Christian 6-2 84 4
4. Tallahassee North Florida Christian 6-2 74 3
5. Belle Glade Glades Day 7-1 62 5
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Naples First Baptist 30, Largo Indian Rocks 12.

Class 1A
Record Pts Prv
1. Blountstown (11) 9-0 119 1
2. Cross City Dixie County (1) 7-0 109 2
3. Lake Butler Union County 7-1 96 3
4. Bristol Liberty County 7-1 82 4
5. Trenton 6-1 61 5
OTHER RECEIVING VOTE: Mayo Lafayette (6-1) 13.

PK Yonge Football

Mike Stanton

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October 29, 2013

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October 29th, 6:30pm – Join host Mike Ridaught and co-host Marty Pallman along with special guests: PK Yonge (Gainesville) football coach Kent Johnson and nine of his seniors: OT/DT Greg Baker, P/K Hunter Eskew, QB Josh Gebhardt, C/MLB Ed Bonahue, OL/DL Mason Hewitt, RB/SS Anthony Andrews, DE/LB/K Tomasz Debecki, WR/FS Tamarick Vanover and OL/DL Reid Wilson. Plus, we’ll release our new football Prep Zone Power Poll, discuss the weekly football picks, recap our Sonic Player-of-the-Game & announce our Trophy Shop Athlete-of-the-Week Presented by Mark McGriff State Farm Insurance of Gainesville.

Guests: PK Yonge Football

Coach: Kent Johnson
Athletes: OT/DT Greg Baker, P/K Hunter Eskew, QB Josh Gebhardt, C/MLB Ed Bonahue, OL/DL Mason Hewitt, RB/SS Anthony Andrews, WR/FS Tamarick Vanover, OL/DL Reid Wilson.

Trophy Shop Athlete-of-the-Week Presented by State Farm agent Mark McGriff

Week of October 21 is Austin Ritchey of the Bell football team. In a must-win Class 1A-District 6 game, the senior carried the ball 31 times for 330 yards and four touchdowns as the Bulldogs defeated Hilliard, 52-28. Bell, which can clinch its first state playoff berth in school history with a win at Hawthorne on Friday, got TD runs of 10 and 70 yards in the first half from Ritchey in building a 24-20 lead.

Sonic Player-of-the-Game

Friday, October 25, was Tony James of the Gainesville football team. The Oregon commit rushed for 203 yards and one touchdown on 22 carries as Gainesville defeated Citrus, 38-16, to win the Class 6A-District 5 championship. James scored on a 13-yard run in the second quarter as GHS built a 21-7 lead at the half.

Week 9 Picks

Mike Stanton

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October 27, 2013

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Games | Friday, October 25th

Citrus (Inverness) at Gainesville
Suwannee (Live Oak) at Fort White
Hilliard at Bell
Union County (Lake Butler) at Chiefland
Madison County at DeLand
Nature Coast (Brooksville) at Forest (Ocala)
Belleview at Crystal River
Eastside (Gainesville) at Dunnellon
Wildwood at The Villages
Trenton at Marianna
Hawthorne at Bronson
Tavares at Eustis

Results

Citrus at Gainesville

Mike Stanton

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October 25, 2013

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Friday, October 25 at 7 pm – High School Football – Citrus (Inverness) at Gainesville

Final: Gainesville 38, Citrus 16

Radio: AM-1230 Gainesville, AM-900 Ocala & FM-100.1 Ocala

Join Marty Pallman (Play-by-play), Chuck Dowling (Color) & Connor Ingalls (Sidelines) for the Class 6A-District 5 championship game.

Prep Zone Power Poll – 2013 Football – Week 9

Mike Stanton

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October 24, 2013

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Gainesville – For the third consecutive week, there is a different team on top of the Prep Zone Power Poll.

Fletcher (Neptune Beach) became the latest top-ranked victim following the Senators’ (5-2) loss at Class 7A-District 3 foe Fleming Island (Orange Park), 28-14, on Thursday. The previous week, 6A Columbia (Lake City), which was off this past week, suffered its first defeat at Ed White (Jacksonville) (6-1), which defeated Lee (Jacksonville), 84-0, on Friday and moved up three spots to eighth.

With the loss, Fletcher dropped eight spots to No. 9 following its second loss, while the Golden Eagles (7-0) moved up four spots to No. 4. Columbia (6-1) dropped one spot to sixth in this week’s poll.

That paves the way for South Sumter (Bushnell), which began the season ranked No. 13 but has slowly moved to the top of the poll. Following a 51-20 win against Nature Coast (Brooksville), the Raiders (8-0), who received three of the seven first-place votes, have now won 18 of their past 19 games.

Class 8A First Coast (Jacksonville), which was ranked No. 1 in the preseason, moved up one spot to second following a 35-34 win in overtime at Flagler Palm Coast. The Bucs (6-1), whose only loss was at No. 10 Raines (5-2) in OT, received two first-place votes.

Mainland (Daytona Beach) and Trinity Christian (Jacksonville) each received one first-place vote and are ranked third and fifth, respectively. The Buccaneers (7-1) defeated New Smyrna Beach, 14-13 (OT), and moved up one spot from fourth, while the Conquerors (6-1) handed IMG Academy (Bradenton) its first loss, 27-24, and moved up one spot from sixth – just ahead of Columbia.

Following Columbia in the second five is Bishop Kenny (Jacksonville) (6-0) at No. 7, Ed White, Fletcher and Raines – which is tied with Sandalwood (Jacksonville) (6-1) for 10th.

There are two games involving top 20 teams this week as No. 13 Gainesville hosts unbeaten Citrus (Inverness), which is tied with GHS (6-1) for 13th, and #20 Suwannee (Live Oak), which moved into the top 20 for the first time this season, is at No. 18 Fort White, which kept Madison County out of the playoffs for the first time since 1994 following a 19-13 win last week.

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, Marion, Nassau, Putnam, Sumter, St. Johns, Suwannee, Taylor, Union & Volusia counties). It is voted on weekly by sportswriters and sportscasters.

PREP ZONE POWER POLL – 2013 FOOTBALL POLL #9
(School, followed by first-place votes, classification, record and total voting points)

1. South Sumter (Bushnell) (3) (5A) (8-0) – 132
2. First Coast (Jacksonville) (2) (8A) (6-1) – 129
3. Mainland (Daytona Beach) (1) (6A) (7-1) – 125
4. Fleming Island (Orange Park) (7A) (7-0) – 120
5. Trinity Christian (Jacksonville) (1) (3A) (6-1) – 113
6. Columbia (Lake City) (6A) (6-1) – 103
7. Bishop Kenny (Jacksonville) (5A) (6-0) – 96
8. Ed White (Jacksonville) (6A) (6-1) – 89
9. Fletcher (Neptune Beach) (3) (7A) (5-2) – 87
T10 Raines (Jacksonville) (4A) (5-2) – 79
T10 Sandalwood (Jacksonville) (8A) (6-1) – 79
12. St. Augustine (6A) (6-1) – 59
T13 Gainesville (6A) (6-1) – 56
T13 Citrus (Inverness) (6A) (7-0) – 56
15. Bolles (Jacksonville) (4A) (5-2) – 34
16. Dixie County (Cross City) (1A) (5-0) – 32
17. University Christian (Jacksonville) (2A) (5-2) – 23
18. Fort White (4A) (5-0) – 21
19. Seabreeze (Daytona Beach) (6A) (5-1) – 16
20. Suwannee (Live Oak) (5A) (5-1) – 6

Also receiving votes: Warner Christian (South Daytona) (2A) (6-1) – 5; North Marion (Sparr) (5A) (5-2) – 3; Trinity Catholic (Ocala) (3A) (5-3) – 3; Ribault (Jacksonville) (5A) (5-2) – 3; Chiefland (1A) (6-1) – 1.

Fletcher at Buchholz

Mike Stanton

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October 24, 2013

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Thursday, October 24th at 7 pm – High School Football – Fletcher (Neptune Beach) at Buchholz (Gainesville)

Final: Fletcher 31, Buchholz 24

Join Mike Ridaught (Play-by-play), Tyler TenBieg (Color) & Andrew Ayer (Sidelines) for this Class 7A-District 3 must-win game for the Bobcats on Homecoming.

The AP Top 10 Florida High School Football Poll – Week 9

Mike Stanton

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October 22, 2013

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The 2013 Associated Press Florida high school football poll for Week #9, with first-place votes in parentheses, records, rating points and previous rankings. North Central Florida teams in bold.

Class 8A

Record    Pts    Prv
1. Manatee (12)      8-0 129     1
2. Miramar              8-0   116     2
3. Apopka (1)          7-1   103    3
4. Dr. Phillips          8-0 82 4
4. South Dade        7-0 82 5
6. Fort Pierce Central 7-0 65 6
7. Lake Mary           7-0 44 7
8. Plant                   6-1-1    35 8
9. Deerfield Beach 7-0 32 9
10. Charles Flanagan   7-1 7 NR
Others receiving votes: Winter Park 7, Park Vista Community 7, West Orange 4, First Coast (Jacksonville) (6-1) 1, Vero Beach 1.

Class 7A

1. Dwyer (6)                       8-0 122 1
2. St. Thomas Aquinas (6) 6-1 118 2
3. East Lake                      8-0 106 3
4. Lakeland                        8-0 81 4
5. Fleming Island (Orange Park) 7-0   76 5
6. Niceville (1)                    8-0 70 6
7. Sickles                           6-1 43 7
8. Lincoln                           5-2 31 9
9. Kissimmee Osceola       6-2 24 10
10. Port Charlotte               7-0 21 NR
Others receiving votes: Pinellas Park 14, Plantation 6, Tampa Bay Tech 2, Melbourne 1.

Class 6A

1. Miami Central (11)           6-1 128 1
2. Armwood (2)                    7-0 116 2
3. Heritage                           7-0 95 3
4. Jefferson                          6-1 80 5
5. Columbia (Lake City)      6-1 67 7
T6 Ed White (Jacksonville) 6-1 59 9
T6 Largo                               6-1 59 9
8. Mainland (Daytona Beach) 7-1 51 8
9. Venice                              6-2 26 4
10. Citrus (Inverness)          7-0 13 NR
Others receiving votes: Gainesville (6-1) 7, Dillard 4, Miami Carol City 4, Hallandale 3, Seabreeze (Daytona Beach) (5-1) 2, Bayside 1.

Class 5A

1. West Florida (10)                  7-0 123 1
2. Godby (1)                              6-1 109 2
3. Pensacola Catholic               8-0 98 4
4. American Heritage (1)               7-1 96 3
5. Merritt Island (1)                   7-0 77 5
6. Cardinal Gibbons                 7-0 73 6
7. Bishop Kenny (Jacksonville) 6-0 49 8
8. South Sumter (Bushnell)   8-0 41 9
9. Rickards                               6-1 18 7
10. Wakulla                                6-1 10 NR
Others receiving votes: Immokalee 10, Palm Bay 7, Suwannee (Live Oak) (5-1) 3, Hardee 1.

Class 4A

1. Miami Washington (13) 8-0 130 1
2. Fort Lauderdale University 7-0 117 2
3. Cocoa                            6-1 102 3
4. Raines (Jacksonville) 5-2 86   4
5. Fort White                     5-0 85   5

Class 3A

1. Tampa Catholic (6)                          6-1 122 1
2. Trinity Christian (Jacksonville) (7)   6-1 119 3
3. Clearwater Central Catholic             6-1 108 2
4. Melbourne Central Catholic             7-0   92   5
5. Westminster Christian                      7-0   73 NR
Others receiving votes: Cardinal Newman 6.

Class 2A

1. Champagnat Catholic (11)               8-0 126 1
2. Warner Christian (South Daytona) 6-1 114 2
3. North Florida Christian                      6-1 100 3
4. University Christian (Jax.) (2)             5-2      90   4
5. Glades Day                                       7-0 66   5
Others receiving votes: Indian Rocks 12, First Baptist 12.

Class 1A

1. Blountstown (12)                   8-0 129 1
2. Dixie County (Cross City) (1) 6-0 118 2
3. Union County (Lake Butler) 6-1 101 3
4. Liberty County                         7-1   78 4
5. Trenton                                   5-1   62 5
Others receiving votes: Chiefland 20, Northview 6, Baker School 6.

Buchholz Cross Country

Mike Stanton

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October 22, 2013

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October 22nd, 6:00pm – Join host Mike Ridaught along with special guests: Buchholz (Gainesville) cross country coach Ron Norris and his girls’ & boys’ teams: Isabella Whelan, Sarah Edens, Alex Smock, Olivia Sanchez, Brielle Leclear, Sarah Bennett and Ginnie Annabel. Plus, we’ll release our new football Prep Zone Power Poll, discuss the weekly football picks & announce our Trophy Shop Athlete-of-the-Week Presented by Mark McGriff State Farm Insurance of Gainesville.

Guests: Buchholz Cross Country

Coach: Ron Norris
Athletes: Isabella Whelan, Sarah Edens, Alex Smock, Olivia Sanchez, Brielle Leclear, Sarah Bennett, Ginnie Annabel

Trophy Shop Athlete-of-the-Week Presented by State Farm agent Mark McGriff

October 14 is Taylor Tomlinson of the Oak Hall (Gainesville) girls’ golf team. Tomlinson was the low medalist at the Class 1A-District 6 tournament for the fourth consecutive year. She shot an 8-under 64 at Haile Plantation Golf and Country Club. The senior, who is a UF commit, shot 28 on the front nine holes.