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Prep Zone Power Poll – 2012 Football #10

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October 30, 2012

GAINESVILLE- For now, there’s no uncertainty surrounding the top team in the Prep Zone Power Poll.

Top-ranked Gainesville (9-0) went to Boot Hill and handed previous #2 Madison County its first home regular season loss in six years, 14-9, to remain on top of this week’s poll. The ‘Canes are now one win away from their first unbeaten regular season in school history.

GHS received all seven first-place votes, while the Cowboys (8-1) slipped five spots to No. 7.

First Coast (Jacksonville) remained unbeaten following a 27-7 win over previous #14 Raines (6-2), which dropped six spots to 20th. The Bucs (8-0) moved up one spot to second in this week’s poll.

South Sumter (Bushnell) routed Keystone Heights, 42-0, and moved up one spot to third. The Raiders (9-0) have outscored their last five opponents, 241-14.

Columbia (Lake City) (7-1) moved up one spot to fourth following a 21-0 win over Orange Park. The Tigers’ lone defeat came against the top-ranked ‘Canes in week #2 and they could see each other again in the Class 6A playoffs.

St. Augustine (8-0) rounds out the top five. The Yellow Jackets defeated Lee (Jacksonville), 42-0, for their third shutout of the season.

For the second consecutive week, no ranked teams fell out of the poll. The only losses (Madison County & Raines) were to teams that were ranked in the top 20.

The Prep Zone Power Poll ranks the top 20 high school football, basketball and baseball teams (regardless of 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 – WEEK #10
(School, followed by first-place votes, classification, overall record and total voting points)

1. Gainesville (7) (6A) (9-0) – 140
2. First Coast (Jacksonville) (7A) (8-0) – 128
3. South Sumter (Bushnell) (4A) (9-0) – 125
4. Columbia (Lake City) (6A) (7-1) – 117
5. St. Augustine (6A) (8-0) – 108
6. Fletcher (Neptune Beach) (8A) (7-1) – 102
7. Madison County (3A) (8-1) – 98
8. Union County (Lake Butler) (1A) (9-0) – 88
9. Trenton (1A) (8-0) – 83
10. New Smyrna Beach (6A) (7-0) – 74
11. Bolles (Jacksonville) (4A) (7-1) – 73
12. Springstead (Spring Hill) (6A) (9-0) – 67
13. Trinity Christian (Jacksonville) (3A) (7-1) – 60
14. Warner Christian (South Daytona) (2A) (8-1) – 48
15. Trinity Catholic (Ocala) (3A) (6-2) – 47
16. Fleming Island (Orange Park) (7A) (6-2) – 24
17. Ponte Vedra (5A) (7-1) – 22
18. Ridgeview (Orange Park) (6A) (7-1) – 21
19. Bartram Trail (St. Johns) (6A) (6-2) – 18
20. Raines (Jacksonville) (4A) (6-2) – 8

Also receiving votes – Newberry (1A) (7-2) – 4; University Christian (Jacksonville) (2A) (7-1) – 4; Lafayette (Mayo) (1A) (6-2) – 3; Atlantic (Port Orange) (5A) (7-1) – 3; Bishop Kenny (Jacksonville) (5A) (6-2) – 2; Eastside (Gainesville) (5A) (5-3) – 2; Baker County (Glen St. Mary) (5A) (6-2) – 1.

St. Francis Volleyball

Mike Stanton

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October 30, 2012

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October 30th, 6:30pm – Join hosts Mike Ridaught and Marty Pallman with our special guests: St. Francis Catholic volleyball coach Nick Cheronis along with seniors Kathryn Herrington. Felicia Fallo, Shannon Richards, Megan Lee, Cameron Meyer and Julia Geraldeli. We’ll recognize our Trophy Shop Athlete-of-the-Week presented by Mark McGriff’s State Farm Insurance of Gainesville, recap our Sonic Player-of-the-Game for last Thursday & Friday, take a look back at our picks for the week and release the new football Prep Zone Power Poll.

Sonic Player-of-the-Game

Thursday, October 25, was Ahmad Ivey of the Gainesville football team. Ivey hauled in two touchdowns as Buchholz kept its postseason hopes alive with a 31-10 win over Forest (Ocala) in a Class 7A-District 1 game. The sophomore caught a 29-yard TD pass from quarterback Bryce Goston in the third quarter, followed by a 49-yard reception for a score in the 4th quarter. He also had five carries for 16 yards, added a 23-yard punt return and recorded a sack on defense.
Friday, October 26, was Alex Gonzales of the Gainesville football team. Gonzales had 11 tackles (2 solo, 9 assists) as GHS (9-0) defeated previously unbeaten Madison County, 14-9, to hand the Cowboys (8-1) their first regular-season home loss in six years. The senior added two sacks for a GHS defense that allowed only 222 yards and forced six three-and-out possessions.

Trophy Shop Athlete-of-the-Week Presented by Mark McGriff’s State Farm Insurance of Gainesville for the week of October 22

Sir Jackson of the Eastside (Gainesville) football team. Jackson was 16-of-24 passing for 206 yards and four touchdowns as Eastside defeated North Marion (Citra), 42-41 in overtime, to win its first district title in four years. He also ran 14 times for 124 yards. The senior, who completed a five-yard TD pass to tie the game in OT and a two-point conversion to win it, sent the game into overtime when he blocked a 23-yard field goal attempt for North Marion that would have given the Colts their 10th consecutive district title.

Week 9 Picks

Mike Stanton

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October 29, 2012

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Games

Gainesville at Madison County
Chiefland at Dixie County (Cross City)
Hilliard at Trenton
Yulee at Trinity Christian (Jacksonville)
Bradford (Starke) at Mount Dora
South Sumter (Bushnell) at Keystone Heights
Dunnellon at Crystal River
Bronson at Hawthorne
Weeki Wachee at Interlachen
Lake Weir (Ocala) at Citrus (Inverness)
Chiles (Tallahassee) at West Port (Ocala)

Results

Scores – 2012 Football #9

Mike Stanton

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October 29, 2012

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Belleview 42, Santa Fe (Alachua) 7
Bishop Snyder (Jacksonville) 35, Branford 0
Citrus (Inverness) 63, Lake Weir 41
Clay (Green Cove Springs) 26, Paxon (Jacksonville) 6
Columbia (Lake City) 21, Orange Park 0
Dixie County (Cross City) 34, Chiefland 7
Dunnellon 40, Crystal River 29
Duval Charter (Jacksonville) 32, Beacon of Hope (Jacksonville) 14
Eagle’s View (Jacksonville) 53, St. Francis (Gainesville) 13
Eustis 51, Tavares 0
First Academy (Leesburg) 36, Windermere Prep 30
Gainesville 14, Madison County 9
Hamilton County (Jasper) 42, The Villages 14
Harvest Community (Jacksonville) 68, Seacoast Christian (Jacksonville) 0
Hawthorne 35, Bronson 0
Hernando (Brooksville) 14, Nature Coast Tech (Brooksville) 7
Lafayette (Mayo) 42, PK Yonge (Gainesville) 14
Land O’Lakes 31, Central (Brooksville) 14
Leesburg 34, South Lake (Groveland) 27
Master’s Academy (Oviedo) 40, Peniel Ba30tist (Palatka) 8
Mount Dora 29, Bradford (Starke) 18
Nease (Ponte Vedra) 37, Matanzas (Palm Coast) 14
Oak Hall (Gainesville) 35, St. Johns Country Day (Orange Park) 0
Oakleaf (Orange Park) 39, Middleburg 13
Ponte Vedra 20, Creekside (St. Johns) 0
Providence (Jacksonville) 27, West Nassau (Callahan) 22
Rickards (Tallahassee) 48, Fort White 17
Ridgeview (Orange Park) 58, Leon (Tallahassee) 21
Seven Rivers Christian (Lecanto) 42, Central Florida Christian (Ocala) 36
South Sumter (Bushnell) 42, Keystone Heights 0
Springstead (Spring Hill) 35, Mitchell (New Port Richey) 0
Taylor County (Perry) 28, Suwannee (Live Oak) 20
Temple Christian (Jacksonville) 34, Cedar Creek Christian (Jacksonville) 22
Trenton 49, Hilliard 6
Trinity Catholic (Ocala) 32, Booker (Sarasota) 0
Trinity Christian (Jacksonville) 42, Yulee 22
Umatilla 62, Montverde Academy 0
Union County (Lake Butler) 33, Williston 12
Vanguard (Ocala) 48, Lecanto 0
Wakulla (Crawfordville) 56, Trinity Christian (Deltona) 0
Warner Christian (South Daytona) 12, St. John Lutheran (Ocala) 0
Weeki Wachee 29, Interlachen 22
West Port (Ocala) 42, Chiles (Tallahassee) 33

POSTPONED GAMES

Mandarin (Jacksonville) at DeLand- PPD until Monday, Oct. 29
Fleming Island (Orange Park) at New Smyrna Beach is canceled…not made up
St. Joseph (St. Augustine) at University Christian (Jacksonville) – PPD until Monday, Oct. 29

Gainesville at Madison County

Mike Stanton

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October 26, 2012

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October 26th, 7:00pm – The Gainesville Hurricanes head up to Boot Hill to take on the Madison County Cowboys in this battle of top ranked teams. The Hurricanes are currently ranked #1 in the Prep Zone Power Poll and the Cowboys are #2. Madison was the last team to beat Gainesville in the regular season.

Final: Gainesville 14, Madison County 9

Sonic Player-of-the-Game: Alex Gonzalex

Forest at Buchholz

Mike Stanton

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October 25, 2012

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October 25th, 7:00pm – Forest is at Citizens Field in Gainesville for a District 1-7A battle with Buchholz. The Bobcats are coming of a big win at Chiles and the Wildcats need to right the ship after three consecutive losses.

Final: Buchholz 31, Forest 10

Ocala Forest (3-4, 1-1) at Buchholz (3-5, 1-1): Both of these teams are fighting for a spot in the state playoffs, with the loser likely out of contention. The visiting Wildcats have dropped three straight, including a 29-10 setback at Tallahassee Chiles, a team Buchholz beat by 20 on the road (48-28) last week… click here to read more. – via: Gainseville Preps.

Raines at First Coast

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October 25, 2012

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October 25, 7:00 – Raines Vikings at First Coast Buccaneers.

via: iBN Sports

RAINES (6-1) AT FIRST COAST (7-0), Thursday, 7 p.m.: A big test coming off of the bye week for the Buccaneers, who boast the area’s most opportunistic defense (4.1 turnovers forced per game), a rapidly improving offense and the growing confidence of quarterback DeAndre Johnson. The Vikings have a good quarterback-tailback combo (Marvin Zanders and Alex Gardner), and an embarrassment of riches at the wideout position, who will be sure to test a secondary led by corner Kamren Lott. This is for Gateway Conference bragging rights. – via: Jacksonville.com

Prep Zone Power Poll – 2012 Football #9

Mike Stanton

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October 23, 2012

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GAINESVILLE – Fresh off a district title, Gainesville High was again a unanimous selection as the top overall team in the Prep Zone Power Poll

GHS (8-0) defeated Vanguard (Ocala), 34-19, to win Class 6A-District 5 and the ‘Canes collected all seven first-place votes to remain ahead of #2 Madison County (8-0). The Cowboys went on the road and edged Pensacola Catholic, 29-28 in overtime, to stay unbeaten and move within a game of securing the Class 3A-District 1 title.

The top two teams will meet this week as Madison County hosts Gainesville on Friday night.

First Coast (Jacksonville) (7-0), which was off, remained third, while South Sumter (Bushnell) (8-0) remained fourth following a 53-0 win over Interlachen. Columbia (Lake City) (6-1) moved up one spot following a 58-0 district win over Middleburg to round out the top five.

St. Augustine (7-0) rallied from 19 points down to defeat previous #14 Bartram Trail (St. Johns), 27-26, but the Yellow Jackets still dropped one spot to sixth. Meanwhile, Fletcher (Neptune Beach), Union County (Lake Butler), Trenton and Bolles (Jacksonville) all remained seventh through 10th respectively.

In fact, no teams dropped out this week and only two of the ranked teams (Bartram Trail and Raines, which lost to Bolles) actually got beat. Raines (6-1) dropped three spots to 14th, while Bartram Trail (6-2) tumbled four spots to 18th.

The Prep Zone Power Poll ranks the top 20 high school football, basketball and baseball teams (regardless of 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 – WEEK #9
(School, followed by first-place votes, classification, overall record and total voting points)

1. Gainesville (7) (6A) (8-0) – 140
2. Madison County (3A) (8-0) – 131
3. First Coast (Jacksonville) (7A) (7-0) – 122
4. South Sumter (Bushnell) (4A) (8-0) – 116
5. Columbia (Lake City) (6A) (6-1) – 110
6. St. Augustine (6A) (7-0) – 108
7. Fletcher (Neptune Beach) (8A) (6-1) – 97
8. Union County (Lake Butler) (1A) (8-0) – 90
9. Trenton (1A) (7-0) – 78
10. Bolles (Jacksonville) (4A) (7-1) – 77
11. New Smyrna Beach (6A) (7-0) – 71
12. Springstead (Spring Hill) (6A) (8-0) – 61
13. Trinity Christian (Jacksonville) (3A) (6-1) – 60
14. Raines (Jacksonville) (4A) (6-1) – 47
15. Warner Christian (South Daytona) (2A) (7-1) – 38
16T Trinity Catholic (Ocala) (3A) (5-2) – 28
16T Fleming Island (Orange Park) (7A) (6-2) – 28
18. Bartram Trail (St. Johns) (6A) (6-2) – 23
19. Ponte Vedra (5A) (6-1) – 18
20. Ridgeview (Orange Park) (6A) (6-1) – 10

Also receiving votes – University Christian (Jacksonville) (2A) (6-1) – 6; Lafayette (Mayo) (1A) (5-2) – 4; Ed White (Jacksonville) (7A) (5-2) – 4; Atlantic (Port Orange) (5A) (6-1) – 2; Yulee (4A) (6-2) – 1.

2012 Classification Rankings – Week 9 | FloridaHSFootball.com

Mike Stanton

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October 23, 2012

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via: FloridaHSFootball.com

Here are the Week 9 Classification Rankings from FloridaHSFootball.com.
(Rank, Team, First Place Votes In Parenthesis, Record, Points, Previous Ranking)

CLASS 8A
1. Orlando Dr. Phillips (9), 8-0, 141, 1
2. Orlando Timber Creek (2), 7-0, 125, 3
3. Tampa Plant (1), 6-1, 124, 2
4. Neptune Beach Fletcher, 6-1, 102, 4
5. Altamonte Springs Lake Brantley, 7-1, 92, 5
6. Lake Mary, 7-0, 81, 6
7. South Plantation, 7-0, 71, 7
8. Weston Cypress Bay, 5-2, 61, 8
9. Vero Beach, 5-1, 48, 9
10. Homestead South Dade, 7-1, 31, 11
T1. Miami Killian, 6-1, 18, NR
T11. Tarpon Springs East Lake, 5-2, 18, 12

Other Team Receiving Votes:
Miami Columbus 18, Palm Beach Gardens 6, Apopka 5, Orlando Freedom 1

CLASS 7A
1. Bradenton Manatee (12), 7-0, 144, 1
2. Tallahassee Lincoln, 7-0, 130, 3
3. Jacksonville First Coast, 7-0, 115, 4
4. Fort Pierce Central, 6-0, 101, 5
5. Lakeland, 8-0, 86, 6
T6. Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas, 5-2, 74, 8
T6. Kissimmee Osceola, 7-0, 74, 7
8. Palm Beach Gardens Dwyer, 6-1, 57, 2
9. Orlando Evans, 6-1, 44, 10
10. Oakland Park Northeast, 6-1, 38, 11
11. Plant City Durant, 7-0, 31, 12
12. Clearwater Countryside, 7-1, 38, 9

Other Teams Receiving Votes:
Plantation 11, Oviedo 7, Fleming Island 1, Kissimmee Gateway 1, Port Charlotte 1

CLASS 6A
1. Gainesville (12), 8-0, 144, 1
2. Naples, 7-0, 128, 2
3. Lake City Columbia, 6-1, 112, 4
4. Miami Central, 4-2, 102, 5
5. Largo, 7-0, 98, 6
6. St. Augustine, 7-0, 88, 7
7. Miami Northwestern, 6-1, 66, 9
8. New Smyrna Beach, 7-0, 47, 10
9. Lakeland Lake Gibson, 8-0, 37, 12
10. Seffner Armwood, 6-2, 30, 3
11. Winter Haven, 6-1, 29, 11
12. Miami Carol City, 6-2, 22, 8

Other Teams Receiving Votes:
South Fort Myers 13, Tampa Hillsborough 12, Navarre 5, Spring Hill Springstead 2, Palm Bay Heritage 1

CLASS 5A
1. Crawfordville Wakulla (2), 7-0, 123, 2
2. Dade City Pasco (5), 7-0, 119, 1
3. Palmetto (1), 7-0, 118, 3
4. Tallahassee Godby (1), 7-0, 108, 5
5. Plantation American Heritage (1), 6-1, 106, 4
6. Tampa Robinson (2), 7-0, 103, 6
7. St. Petersburg Lakewood, 7-0, 61, 8
8. Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons, 7-0, 48, 9
9. Pensacola West Florida Tech, 7-0, 42, 10
10. Ponte Vedra, 6-1, 38, 11
11. Miami Norland, 6-2, 35, 12
12. Merritt Island, 6-1, 25, NR

Other Teams Receiving Votes:
Bradenton Southeast (3), Lake Wales (3), Immokalee (2), Port Orange Atlantic (1), Orlando Bishop Moore (1)

CLASS 4A
1. Miami Booker T. Washington (12), 6-1, 144, 1
2. Bushnell South Sumter, 8-0, 127, 2
3. Jacksonville Bolles, 7-1, 122, 3
4. Cocoa, 5 -2, 110, 5
5. Jacksonville Raines, 6-1, 70, 4
6. Yulee, 6-2, 54, NR

Other Teams Receiving Votes:
Orlando Jones 29, Havana East Gadsden 21, Marianna 7

CLASS 3A
1. Davie University School (11), 7-0, 143, 1
2. Madison County, 8-0, 127, 2
3. Delray Beach American Heritage (1), 7-0, 123, 3
4. Jacksonville Trinity Christian, 6-1, 104, 4
5. Clearwater Central Catholic, 6-1, 97, NR
6. Orlando First Academy, 8-0, 76, NR

Other Team Receiving Votes:
Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna 14

CLASS 2A
1. Miami Dade Christian (12), 8-0, 144, 1
2. Belle Glade Glades Day, 7-1, 128, 2
3. South Daytona Warner Christian, 7-1, 115, 4
4. Jacksonville University Christian, 6-1, 93, 5
5. Tallahassee North Florida Christian, 4-2, 85, 4
6. St. Petersburg Admiral Farragut, 7-1, 77, 6

Other Teams Receiving Votes:
Lake Mary Prep 35, Largo Indian Rocks Christian 7

CLASS 1A
1. Lake Butler Union County (11), 8-0, 143, 1
2. Trenton (1), 7-0, 131, 2
3. Bonifay Holmes County, 6-1, 121, 3
4. Newberry, 6-2, 97, 4
5. Bristol Liberty County, 6-2, 79, 5
6. Bratt Northview, 5-2, 44, 6

Other Teams Receiving Votes:
Mayo Lafayette 40, Port St. Joe 14, Chiefland 8, Panama City Bozeman 7

Newberry Football

Mike Stanton

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October 23, 2012

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October 23rd, 6:30pm – Join host Mike Ridaught and co-host Marty Pallman with special guests Coach Baker and the Newberry football team. We’ll recognize our Athlete of the Week, recap Player of the Game, take a look back at our picks for the week and release the new football Prep Zone Power Poll.

Sonic Player-of-the-Game

Friday, October 19, is Ralph Webb of the Gainesville football team. Webb had 152 yards rushing and three touchdowns as Gainesville clinched the 6A-District 5 title with a 34-19 win over Vanguard (Ocala). The senior had all three GHS touchdowns in the first half as the ‘Canes (8-0, 3-0) built a 21-6 lead. Webb had scoring runs of 9, 17 and 3 yards.

Trophy Shop Athlete-of-the-Week Presented by Mark McGriff’s State Farm Insurance of Gainesville for the week of October 15

Kenny Scott of the Buchholz (Gainesville) football team. Scott carried the ball 36 times for 344 yards and four touchdowns as Buchholz kept its playoff hopes alive in 7A-District 1 with a 48-28 win at Chiles (Tallahassee). Scott, who received an offer from Florida A&M after the game, also threw a 28-yard touchdown pass and caught three passes for 16 yards. He accounted for 388 of the Bobcats’ 557 yards.