Wednesday, 5:45 p.m. – High School Football – Florida Deaf (St. Augustine) at St. Francis (Gainesville)
Join Marty Pallman (Play-by-play) and Tyler TenBieg (Color) for our first St. Francis game of the season.
PK Yonge Volleyball
September 10th, 6:30pm – Join host Mike Ridaught with special guests: First-year PK Yonge volleyball coach Chad Davis and his top two players: Jac’cara Walker and Kayla Simmons. Plus, we’ll release our new football Prep Zone Power Poll, recap our Sonic Player-of-the-Game for both games last week, announce our Trophy Shop Athlete-of-the-Week Presented by Mark McGriff State Farm Insurance of Gainesville and look back at last week’s picks.
Guests: PK Yonge Volleyball
- Coach: Chad Davis
- Players: Jac’cara Walker and Kayla Simmons
Trophy Shop Athlete-of-the-Week Presented by State Farm agent Mark McGriff
- September 2 is Zedrick Woods of the Columbia (Lake City) football team. The junior outside linebacker led the Tigers (2-0) with four sacks and 13 tackles, including two tackles for a loss, as Columbia defeated last year’s 7A state runners-up, Lincoln, on the road in Tallahassee. Woods helped his defense step it up, after all-state strong safety Trey Marshall went down with an injury, by keeping the Lincoln offense out of the end zone for the final three quarters in the 28-14 win.
Sonic Player-of-the-Game
- Thursday, September 5, was Naquan Howard of the Buchholz football team. Howard scored the first two touchdowns of the game as Buchholz improved to 2-0 with a 33-21 win against Clay (Green Cove Springs). The junior scored on an 80-yard TD reception just 23 seconds into the game and then added a 96-yard punt return for a score.
- Friday, September 6, was Corey Irwin of the Belleview football team. Irwin kicked a 42-yard field goal on the final play of the game as Belleview (2-0) defeated Lake Weir (Ocala), 13-10, at The Strike Zone. Irwin put the Rattlers on the scoreboard first with a 26-yard field goal in the first quarter and added an extra point in the second quarter as Belleview took a 10-0 lead at the half.
Prep Zone Power Poll – 2013 Football – Week 3
Gainesville – The top team in the Prep Zone Power Poll was challenged again on Friday night, but Columbia (Lake City) passed the test on the road.
The Tigers (2-0), who defeated last year’s 6A state runners-up, Gainesville, in Week #1, knocked off the 7A runners-up, Lincoln, in Tallahassee, 28-14, and remained on top of the poll. Columbia received five of the seven first-place votes.
First Coast (Jacksonville) also got tested, but held off previous No. 5 Fletcher, 19-16, in double-overtime. The Bucs (2-0) received one first-place vote and remained second, while the Senators (1-1) dropped one spot to sixth.
The other first-place vote belonged to Trinity Christian (Jacksonville) (2-0), which defeated state-ranked Warner Christian (South Daytona), 32-8, to remain third. The Conquerors (2-0) defeated No. 19 St. Augustine, 40-0, in Week #1.
Bolles (Jacksonville) (2-0), the 4A state runner-up, moved into the top five at No. 4 following a 41-31 win against 8A DeLand, while Mainland (Daytona Beach) (2-0) moved up two spots to fifth following a 14-10 win over Spruce Creek (Port Orange).
Following Fletcher in the top 10 are Trinity Catholic (Ocala) (2-0) at No. 7, followed by Madison County (1-1), University Christian (Jacksonville) (2-1) and South Sumter (Bushnell) (2-0).
North Marion (Sparr) (2-0) is in the poll for the first time this season at No. 17 following a 21-20 win at previous No. 14 Vanguard (Ocala) (1-1), which dropped out of this week’s poll.
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 #3
(School, followed by first-place votes, classification, record and total voting points)
1. Columbia (Lake City) (5) (6A) (2-0) – 138
2. First Coast (Jacksonville) (1) (8A) (2-0) – 132
3. Trinity Christian (Jacksonville) (1) (3A) (2-0) – 125
4. Bolles (Jacksonville) (4A) (2-0) – 120
5. Mainland (Daytona Beach) (6A) (2-0) – 109
6. Fletcher (Neptune Beach) (7A) (1-1) – 101
7. Trinity Catholic (Ocala) (3A) (2-0) – 97
8. Madison County (4A) (1-1) – 89
9. University Christian (Jacksonville) (2A) (2-1) – 84
10. South Sumter (Bushnell) (5A) (2-0) – 80
11. Sandalwood (Jacksonville) (8A) (2-0) – 73
12T. Raines (Jacksonville) (4A) (1-1) – 60
12T. Bishop Kenny (Jacksonville) (5A) (1-0) – 60
14. Gainesville (6A) (1-1) – 47
15. Fleming Island (Orange Park) (7A) (2-0) – 41
16. Trenton (1A) (1-0) – 32
17. North Marion (Sparr) (5A) (2-0) – 23
18. Ponte Vedra (5A) (2-0) – 20
19. St. Augustine (6A) (1-1) – 17
20. Union County (Lake Butler) (1A) (2-0) – 10
Also receiving votes: Buchholz (Gainesville) (7A) (2-0) – 6; Vanguard (Ocala) (6A) (1-1) – 5; Dixie County (Cross City) (1A) (1-0) – 1.
The AP Top 10 Florida High School Football Poll – Week 3
The 2013 Associated Press Florida high school football poll for Week #2, 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 (18) 2-0 180 1
2. Apopka 2-1 135 2
3. Plant 1-0-1 131 3
4. Oviedo 2-0 120 4
5. Miramar 2-0 113 8
6. Dr. Phillips 2-0 81 6
7. Cypress Bay 1-0 67 5
8. Fort Pierce Central 1-0 54 7
9. First Coast (Jacksonville) 2-0 39 9
10. South Dade 2-0 38 10
Others receiving votes: Vero Beach 15, Lake Mary 7, West Orange 5, Deerfield Beach 3, Christopher Columbus Catholic 2.
Class 7A
Record Pts Prv
1. St. Thomas Aquinas (18) 1-0 180 1
2. Dwyer 2-0 161 3
3. East Lake 2-0 141 5
4. Sickles 2-0 107 6
5. Lakeland 2-0 94 8
6. Kissimmee Osceola 1-1 83 2
7. Lincoln 2-1 75 4
8. Plantation 2-0 71 9
9. Royal Palm Beach 2-0 32 10
10. Fletcher (Neptune Beach) 1-1 25 7
Others receiving votes: Fleming Island (Orange Park) 17, Port Charlotte 2, Countryside 2.
Class 6A
Record Pts Prv
1. Armwood (8) 2-0 167 2
2. Miami Central (10) 1-1 157 1
3. Columbia (Lake City) 2-0 145 4
4. Jefferson 2-0 139 3
5. Mainland (Daytona Beach) 2-0 86 6
6. Lake Gibson 1-0 63 8
7. Miami Northwestern 1-1 57 10
8. Largo 1-1 43 5
9. Heritage 2-0 27 NR
(tie) Venice 1-1 27 7
Others receiving votes: Hallandale 23, Homestead 20, South Fort Myers 9, Vanguard (Ocala) 9, Gainesville 6, Citrus (Inverness) 4, Naples 4, Miami Carol City 3, New Smyrna Beach 1.
Class 5A
Record Pts Prv
1. Miami Jackson (16) 1-0 175 1
2. West Florida (1) 2-0 154 3
3. Pensacola Catholic 2-0 145 2
4. Wakulla 2-0 108 5
5. Godby (1) 1-1 105 4
6. Plantation American Heritage 1-1 77 6
7. Merritt Island 2-0 62 10
8. North Marion (Sparr) 2-0 42 NR
9. Cardinal Gibbons 2-0 40 NR
10. Lakewood 1-1 30 9
Others receiving votes: Palm Bay 19, Ponte Vedra 16, Astronaut 12, Bishop Kenny (Jacksonville) 4, Pasco 1.
Class 4A
Record Pts Prv
1. Miami Washington (18) 2-0 180 1
2. Fort Lauderdale University 2-0 160 2
3. Bolles (Jacksonville) 2-0 144 3
4. East Gadsden 2-0 68 NR
5. Madison County 1-1 63 4
Others receiving votes: Cocoa 57, Gulliver Prep 42, Glades Central 6.
Class 3A
Record Pts Prv
1. Trinity Christian (Jacksonville) (16) 2-0 178 3
2. Trinity Catholic (Ocala) (2) 2-0 159 4
3. Clearwater Central Catholic 1-1 107 1
4. Delray American Heritage 1-1 104 2
5. Tampa Catholic 1-1 81 NR
Others receiving votes: Cardinal Mooney 34, Fort Meade 23, Frostproof 20, Melbourne Central Catholic 8, First Academy-Orlando 6.
Class 2A
Record Pts Prv
1. University Christian (Jacksonville) (15) 2-1 173 1
2. North Florida Christian (3) 2-0 158 3
3. Champagnat Catholic 2-0 140 4
4. Warner Christian (South Daytona) 1-1 123 2
5. First Baptist 2-0 94 NR
Others receiving votes: Northside Christian 12, Glades Day 8, Indian Rocks 6, Dade Christian 6.
Class 1A
Record Pts Prv
1. Union County (Lake Butler) (12) 2-0 165 2
2. Trenton (1) 2-0 138 3
3. Blountstown 2-0 132 4
4. Northview (5) 1-1 119 1
5. Lafayette (Mayo) 1-0 102 5
Others receiving votes: Liberty County 24, Chiefland 19, Dixie County (Cross City) 15, Williston 6.
Week 2 Picks
Games | Friday, September 6
Fletcher (Neptune Beach) at First Coast (Jacksonville)
Bradford (Starke) at Baker County (Glen St. Mary)
Gainesville at Eastside (Gainesville)
North Marion (Sparr) at Vanguard (Ocala)
Maclay (Tallahassee) at Lafayette (Mayo)
Bartram Trail (St. Johns) at Fleming Island (Orange Park)
DeLand at Bolles (Jacksonville)
Warner Christian (Daytona Beach) at Trinity Christian (Jacksonville)
Raines (Jacksonville) at Miami Northwestern
Orange Park at Oakleaf (Orange Park)
West Port (Ocala) at Forest (Ocala)
Newberry at Fort White
Results
Lake Weir at Belleview
Friday, 7 p.m. – High School Football – Lake Weir (Ocala) at Belleview
Radio: AM-1230 Gainesville, AM-900 (Ocala) & FM-100.1 (Ocala)
Join Mike Ridaught (Play-by-play), Chuck Dowling (Color) & TBA (Sidelines) for this “War for the Oar” border rivalry. This is an audio only broadcast. (click here for the replay)
The AP Top 10 Florida High School Football Poll – Week 2
The 2013 Associated Press Florida high school football poll for Week #2, 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) 1-0 156 2
2. Apopka (4) 1-1 126 1
3. Plant 0-0-1 108 3
4. Oviedo 1-0 100 5
5. Cypress Bay 0-0 92 4
6. Dr. Phillips 1-0 75 8
7. Fort Pierce Central 1-0 60 7
8. Miramar 1-0 50 9
9. First Coast (Jacksonville) 1-0 44 6
10. South Dade 1-0 29 NR
Others receiving votes: Vero Beach 21, West Orange 7, Deerfield Beach 6, Christopher Columbus Catholic 3, Sandalwood (Jacksonville) 2, Lake Brantley 1.
Class 7A
Record Pts Prv
1. St. Thomas Aquinas (16) 1-0 160 1
2. Kissimmee Osceola 1-0 136 2
3. Dwyer 1-0 128 3
4. Lincoln 2-0 120 4
5. East Lake 1-0 93 5
6. Sickles 1-0 70 7
7. Fletcher (Neptune Beach) 1-0 59 8
8. Lakeland 1-0 54 9
9. Plantation 1-0 35 NR
10. Royal Palm Beach 1-0 7 NR
Others receiving votes: Fleming Island (Orange Park) 6, Boyd Anderson 6, Countryside 2, Port Charlotte 2, Ridge Community 2.
Class 6A
Record Pts Prv
1. Miami Central (15) 1-0 159 1
2. Armwood (1) 1-0 144 2
3. Jefferson 1-0 116 4
4. Columbia (Lake City) 1-0 106 7
5. Largo 1-0 101 6
6. Mainland (Daytona Beach) 1-0 75 9
7. Venice 1-0 47 NR
8. Lake Gibson 1-0 33 NR
9. Vanguard (Ocala) 1-0 32 NR
10. Miami Northwestern 0-1 15 3
Others receiving votes: Heritage 10, South Fort Myers 8, Miami Carol City 8, Homestead 6, Gainesville 6, Winter Haven 5, Citrus 3, Naples 3, Hallandale 2, New Smyrna Beach 1.
Class 5A
Record Pts Prv
1. Miami Jackson (8) 1-0 134 4
2. Pensacola Catholic 1-0 119 7
3. West Florida (2) 1-0 117 8
4. Godby (6) 0-1 112 1
5. Wakulla 1-0 81 9
6. Plantation American Heritage 0-1 75 5 (tie)
7. Palm Bay 1-0 58 10
8. Immokalee 0-1 42 5 (tie)
9. Lakewood 0-1 40 2
10. Merritt Island 1-0 19 NR
(tie) Cardinal Gibbons 1-0 19 NR
Others receiving votes: Pasco 16, North Marion (Sparr) 14, Ponte Vedra 14, Astronaut 10, Bishop Kenny (Jacksonville) 7, Dunbar 3.
Class 4A
Record Pts Prv
1. Miami Washington (16) 1-0 160 1
2. Fort Lauderdale University 1-0 142 2
3. Bolles (Jacksonville) 1-0 125 3
4. Madison County 1-0 116 4
5. Cocoa 0-1 43 5
Others receiving votes: Raines (Jacksonville) 36, East Gadsden 12, Glades Central 6,
Class 3A
Record Pts Prv
1. Clearwater Central Catholic (11) 1-0 149 1
2. Delray American Heritage 1-0 141 2
3. Trinity Christian (Jacksonville) (3) 1-0 135 3
4. Trinity Catholic (Ocala) (2) 1-0 112 4
5. Cardinal Mooney 1-0 30 NR
Others receiving votes: Pahokee 19, Tampa Catholic 18, Fort Meade 12, Westminster Christian 12, Frostproof 6, Melbourne Central Catholic 6.
Class 2A
Record Pts Prv
1. University Christian (Jacksonville) (14) 1-1 158 1
2. Warner Christian (Daytona Beach) (1) 1-0 140 2
3. North Florida Christian (1) 1-0 124 3
4. Champagnat Catholic 1-0 73 NR
5. Dade Christian 1-0 67 NR
Others receiving votes: Glades Day 42, First Baptist 22, Northside Christian 8, Victory Christian 6.
Class 1A
Record Pts Prv
1. Northview (14) 1-0 158 1
2. Union County (Lake Butler) (2) 1-0 139 3
3. Trenton 0-0 107 2
4. Blountstown 1-0 105 4
5. Lafayette (Mayo) 0-0 86 5
Others receiving votes: Dixie County (Cross City) 12, Newberry 9, Taylor 9, Liberty County 8, Port St. Joe 7.
Clay at Buchholz
Thursday, 6:30 pm – High School Football – Clay (Green Cove Springs) at Buchholz (Gainesville)
Join Marty Pallman (Play-by-play) and Tyler TenBieg (Color) for our first Bobcats’ broadcast of the season
Prep Zone Power Poll – 2013 Football – Week 2
Gainesville – Just one game into the 2013 season and already there’s a new team on top the Prep Zone Power Poll.
Following a 49-7 victory against previous No. 6 Gainesville High, the Columbia (Lake City) Tigers moved up one spot to first. Class 8A First Coast (Jacksonville), previously ranked #1, drops one spot to second following a 12-7 win over previously RV Ribault (Jacksonville).
The Tigers (1-0) earned three first-place votes, while the ‘Bucs (1-0) received one, as they flip-flopped in the poll. However, both teams will be tested this week when Columbia travels to Lincoln (Tallahassee), ranked 4th in the state in 7A, and First Coast hosts 7A Fletcher (Neptune Beach), which is ranked fifth in this week’s power poll and received one first-place vote.
Class 3A Trinity Christian (Jacksonville) moved up four spots to third following a 40-0 win at previous No. 8 St. Augustine, which dropped 10 spots to 18th in the poll. The Conquerors (4-0), who received one first-place vote, are ‘going to be state champions,’ according to St. Augustine coach Joey Wiles.
Last year’s 3A state runners-up, Madison County, which is now in 4A, remained fourth following a 30-15 win against Tampa Catholic. The Cowboys, who will visit Gainesville in two weeks, picked up the other first-place vote.
Bolles (Jacksonville), the 4A state runner-up, actually dropped three spots to sixth despite a 35-22 win at Hernando (Brooksville). The ‘Dogs (1-0) are ahead of Mainland (Daytona Beach), Trinity Catholic (Ocala), Raines (Jacksonville) and University Christian (Jacksonville) in the top 10.
Union County (Lake Butler) and Ponte Vedra each moved into the poll for the first time at 19th and 20th, respectively, while New Smyrna Beach (0-1) and DeLand (0-1) dropped out of the poll.
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 – Week 2
(School, followed by first-place votes, classification, record and total voting points)
1. Columbia (Lake City) (3) (6A) (1-0) – 135
2. First Coast (Jacksonville) (1) (8A) (1-0) – 128
3. Trinity Christian (Jacksonville) (1) (3A) (1-0) – 122
4. Madison County (1) (4A) (1-0) – 118
5. Fletcher (Neptune Beach) (1) (7A) (1-0) – 117
6. Bolles (Jacksonville) (4A) (1-0) – 112
7. Mainland (Daytona Beach) (6A) (1-0) – 95
8. Trinity Catholic (Ocala) (3A) (1-0) – 90
9. Raines (Jacksonville) (4A) (1-0) – 89
10. University Christian (Jax.) (2A) (1-1) – 71
11. South Sumter (Bushnell) (5A) (1-0) – 68
12. Sandalwood (Jacksonville) (8A) (1-0) – 64
13. Bishop Kenny (Jax.) (5A) (1-0) – 60
14. Vanguard (Ocala) (6A) (1-0) – 39
15. Gainesville (6A) (0-1) – 37
16. Trenton (1A) (0-0) – 30
17. Fleming Island (Orange Park) (7A) (1-0) – 26
18. St. Augustine (6A) (0-1) – 21
19. Union County (Lake Butler) (1A) (1-0) – 10
20. Ponte Vedra (5A) (1-0) – 9
Also receiving votes: Buchholz (Gainesville) (7A) (1-0) – 8; North Marion (Sparr) (5A) (1-0) – 7; New Smyrna Beach (6A) (0-1) – 6; Bartram Trail (St. Johns) (6A) (0-1) – 4; Dixie County (Cross City) (1A) (1-0) – 3; Newberry (1A) (1-0) – 1.
Eastside Football
September 3rd, 6:00pm – Join host Mike Ridaught and co-host Marty Pallman with special guests: Eastside Football and head coach Jeff Parker.
Guests: Eastside Football
- Coach: Jeff Parker
- Players: Quinn King, Kieandre Mccray, Landon Rogers, Dantez Willis, and Barry Johnson
Trophy Shop Athlete-of-the-Week Presented by State Farm agent Mark McGriff
- August 26 is Jac’cara Walker of the PK Yonge (Gainesville) volleyball team. The sophomore outside hitter delivered the final two kills in PK Yonge’s upset of nationally-ranked Berkeley Prep (Tampa) on the road. Walker, who finished with 21 kills in the match, helped the Blue Wave rally from a 2-1 deficit to win 3-2. In three victories last week at Fort White, Berkeley Prep and Keystone Heights, the sophomore finished with 47 kills, 22 service aces, four blocks and 25 digs for the Blue Wave (3-0).