The Prep Zone Power Poll powered by Anytime Fitness of Gainesville – 2025 Football Poll #7
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St. Augustine stays on top of regional rankings
GAINESVILLE — The St. Augustine Yellow Jackets rolled to the top of The Prep Zone Power Poll in last week’s poll after a big road win at Nease (Ponte Vedra).
And after beating another top 10 team, the Yellow Jackets extend their lead in this week’s poll.
St. Augustine (6-0) easily defeated previously unbeaten and then-No. 7 Columbia (Lake City), 41-21, to stay undefeated. The Yellow Jackets also have wins over 4th-ranked Bolles (Jacksonville) and No. 8 Nease, and they earned nine of the 11 first-place votes this week to extend their lead over 2nd-ranked Raines (Jacksonville) in the all-classification regional rankings.
St. Augustine has a well-earned bye this week.
Raines (4-0) returned from a bye week and blanked Riverside (Jacksonville), 49-0. The Vikings travel to rival Ribault (Jacksonville) on Saturday afternoon in the annual Northwest Classic game.
Buchholz (Gainesville) passed Bolles and moved up to 3rd. The Bobcats (5-1) used a complete game effort to take care of an excellent Nease team, 27-7, at home in their district opener.
Bolles dropped a spot despite a wild, 73-49, district win at Baldwin. The Bulldogs (5-1) have a bye this week as well.
Sophomore running back Xander Edwards had a Northeast Florida record 522 yards rushing, good for second all-time in the state, and he tied another Florida record with eight touchdowns in the Bolles win.
Spruce Creek (Port Orange) rounds out the top five despite not completing their huge district game with No. 6 DeLand. The Hawks (5-0) trailed DeLand, 14-0, in the first quarter when the game was postponed due to weather. The two teams will pick the game back up on November 6.
DeLand is followed in the second five by No. 7 Mandarin (Jacksonville), Nease, No. 9 Oakleaf (Orange Park), and 10th-ranked Vanguard (Ocala).
Mandarin (5-1) rebounded from a blowout loss to IMG Academy (Bradenton) the previous week by winning their district opener at First Coast (Jacksonville). Oakleaf also won a big district matchup at Fletcher (Neptune Beach), and Vanguard took care of Lecanto at home, 20-3.
Class 7A East Ridge (Clermont) (6-0) is new to the poll this week at No. 19, and Madison County moved back into the 20th position.
Dropping out from last week are then-No. 15 Ed White (Jacksonville), who lost their first game of the season, 52-49, to Merritt Island and 20th-ranked Taylor County (Perry), which despite being undefeated and on a bye was replaced in that spot by Madison County.
The Prep Zone Power Poll ranks the top 20 high school football, girls basketball, boys basketball, softball & baseball 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 – 2025 FOOTBALL POLL #7
(School, followed by classification, first-place votes, current record, and total voting points)
1. St. Augustine (4A) (9) (6-0) – 217
2. Raines (Jacksonville) (3A) (2) (4-0) – 201
3. Buchholz (Gainesville) (6A) (5-1) – 198
4. Bolles (Jacksonville) (2A) (5-1) – 191
5. Spruce Creek (Port Orange) (7A) (5-0) – 162
6. DeLand (7A) (5-0) – 139
7. Mandarin (Jacksonville) (6A) (5-1) – 135
8. Nease (Ponte Vedra) (6A) (4-2) – 131
9. Oakleaf (Orange Park) (6A) (5-1) – 126
10. Vanguard (Ocala) (4A) (5-1) – 124
11. Bradford (Starke) (2A) (5-1) – 107
12. Columbia (Lake City) (5A) (5-1) – 98
13. Mainland (Daytona Beach) (5A) (4-1) – 89
14. Hawthorne (Rural) (3-1) – 79
15. University Christian (Jacksonville) (1A) (5-1) – 56
16. South Sumter (Bushnell) (3A) (5-1) – 47
17. The Villages (2A) (6-0) – 38
18. Beachside (St. Johns) (5A) (4-1) – 28
19. East Ridge (Clermont) (7A) (6-0) – 24
20. Madison County (Rural) (2-3) – 21
Also receiving votes: Ed White (Jacksonville) (4A) (4-1) – 17; Taylor County (Perry) (Rural) (5-0) – 15; Chiefland (Rural) (5-1) – 14; Ponte Vedra (5A) (4-2) – 14; South Lake (Groveland) (6A) (5-1) – 14; Middleburg (5A) (6-0) – 13; Lafayette (Mayo) (Rural) (5-1) – 4; New Smyrna Beach (4A) (4-1) – 4; Trinity Christian (Jacksonville) (1A) (1-4) – 1; Williston (Rural) (4-1) – 1; Yulee (3A) (6-0) – 1.
