Columbia (Lake City) takes over No. 1 spot in all-classification regional football rankings
GAINESVILLE – There’s a new No. 1 in The Prep Zone Power Poll.
Following previous No. 2 Columbia’s (Lake City) convincing win at home against previous No. 1 Trinity Christian (Jacksonville), the Class 6A Tigers have moved up one spot to the top of the all-classification regional rankings.
Columbia (1-0), which defeated Trinity Christian, 38-7, received all nine first-place votes. Meanwhile, the Conquerors (0-1) dropped five spots to sixth in this week’s rankings.
There was a little bit of a shakeup in the rankings this week as five of the top 11 teams lost their season opener.
Vanguard (Ocala) climbed three spots to No. 2 following a 33-15 win at previously receiving votes Gainesville.
Mandarin (Jacksonville) moved up one spot to third. The defending 8A state champions, who defeated Atlantic Coast (Jacksonville), 28-12, at the Bold City Classic at Bolles (Jacksonville), are followed by defending 5A state runner-up North Marion (Citra) and defending 1A state champ Madison County in the top five.
Trinity Christian, Bartram Trail (St. Johns), Nature Coast (Brooksville), Raines (Jacksonville), and The Villages round out the top 10.
Previous No. 16 Chiefland dropped out of the rankings, while Class 8A Spruce Creek (Port Orange) moves into the rankings at No. 20 following a 63-8 win against Seabreeze (Daytona Beach).
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, Madison, Marion, Nassau, Putnam, Sumter, St. Johns, Suwannee, Taylor, Union & Volusia counties). It is voted on weekly by sportswriters and sportscasters and it is powered by Anytime Fitness of Gainesville.
THE PREP ZONE POWER POLL – 2019 FOOTBALL POLL #2
(School, followed by classification, first place votes, current record and total voting points)
1. Columbia (Lake City) (6A) (9) (1-0) – 180
2. Vanguard (Ocala) (6A) (1-0) – 160
3. Mandarin (Jacksonville) (8A) (1-0) – 159
4. North Marion (Citra) (5A) (1-0) – 151
5. Madison County (1A) (1-0) – 142
6. Trinity Christian (Jacksonville) (3A) (0-1) – 137
7. Bartram Trail (St. Johns) (8A) (1-0) – 118
8. Nature Coast Tech (Brooksville) (5A) (1-0) – 105
9. Raines (Jacksonville) (5A) (0-1) – 95
10. The Villages (4A) (1-0) – 74
11T. Mainland (Daytona Beach) (6A) (0-1) – 70
11T. DeLand (8A) (1-0) – 70
13. Hawthorne (1A) (1-0) – 65
14. University Christian (Jacksonville) (2A) (1-0) – 61
15. Dunnellon (5A) (1-0) – 57
16. Robert E. Lee (Jacksonville) (6A) (0-1) – 56
17. Oakleaf (Orange Park) (8A) (1-0) – 55
18. Sandalwood (Jacksonville) (8A) (1-0) – 36
19. Bolles (Jacksonville) (5A) (0-1) – 21
20. Spruce Creek (Port Orange) (8A) (1-0) – 15
Also receiving votes: Fletcher (Neptune Beach) (7A) (1-0) – 10; Ribault (Jacksonville) (5A) (0-1) – 10; Bradford (Starke) (4A) (1-0) – 7; Flagler Palm Coast (8A) (1-0) – 6; Buchholz (Gainesville) (7A) (1-0) – 6; Menendez (St. Augustine) (5A) (1-0) – 5; Orange Park (5A) (0-1) – 4; Trinity Catholic (Ocala) (3A) (1-0) – 4; St. Augustine (6A) (1-0) – 4; Ponte Vedra (6A) (1-0) – 3; South Sumter (Bushnell) (4A) (1-0) – 3; Crescent City (1A) (0-1) – 1.
