Here is the Florida HS Football Media Poll – Large Schools Division, Week 2 Rankings
Key: LS – Large Schools; SS – Small Schools | First Place votes in parenthesis
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1. Miami Central Rockets | Record: 1-0 | Points: 380 (19) | Previous: 1 | |||||
| Won big against American Heritage (Plantation) and Sony Michele last week, 42-20. Now they get ready for the biggest game of the year! THIS WEEK: vs. SS #1 Booker T. Washington |
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2. St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders | Record: 1-0 | Points: 360 | Previous: 2 | |||||
| In their first ever meeting against previously ranked Miami Northwestern, the Raiders looked just as good as they were last year. THIS WEEK: Bye Week |
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3. Manatee Hurricanes | Record: 1-0 | Points: 335 | Previous: 4 | |||||
| The Hurricanes went on the road and defeated a nationally ranked Gilman team in a convincing fashion 44-14. THIS WEEK: vs. Venice |
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4. Apopka Blue Darters | Record: 1-1 | Points: 297 | Previous: 3 | |||||
| The Blue Darters had a rough start to the season at Byrnes, SC, but bounced back in Week 1 against Oak Ridge to keep them towards the top of the poll. THIS WEEK: @ Lake Brantley |
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5. Plant Panthers | Record: 0-0-1 | Points: 265 | Previous: 6 | |||||
| Due to GHSA rules, Plant and Sandy Creek, GA ended in a tie as the curfew rule kicked in with only 2 minutes left. THIS WEEK: vs. Robinson |
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6. Dr. Phillips Panthers | Record: 1-0 | Points: 253 | Previous: 8 | |||||
| Shutout Timber Creek 35-0 last week making it hard to believe that this Dr. Phillips team is a lot younger than last year’s squad. THIS WEEK: vs. Olympia |
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7. Dwyer Panthers | Record: 1-0 | Points: 241 | Previous: 9 | |||||
| Dwyer slammed a usually tough Glades Central team that was ranked previously #14 in the Small Schools Division of the Media Poll, 35-0. THIS WEEK: vs. Jupiter |
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8. Lincoln Trojans | Record: 2-0 | Points: 207 | Previous: 14 | |||||
| The Trojans have started the season with a bang with two wins over South Gwinnett, GA and Pensacola, but now face a big challenge against Columbia this week. THIS WEEK: vs. LS #13 Columbia |
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9. Armwood Hawks | Record: 1-0 | Points: 201 | Previous: 12 | |||||
| The Hawks played knock out on Durant 48-6 to open the season and will start district play this week in the nine team, District 6A-8 THIS WEEK: vs. Blake |
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10. Godby Cougars | Record: 0-1 | Points: 199 | Previous: 5 | |||||
| Godby faced a tall task against a very strong and nationally ranked DeMatha team. They will now prepare to get win #1 this week against Chiles. THIS WEEK: @ Chiles |
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11. East Lake Eagles | Record: 1-0 | Points: 145 | Previous: 12 | |||||
| The Eagles blew out Palm Harbor University Week 1 and will now face a challenge game against Largo this week. THIS WEEK: @ LS #18 Largo |
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12. Cypress Bay Lightning | Record 0-0 | Points: 130 | Previous: 11 | |||||
| The Lightning was off for Week 1 and will face Boyd Anderson this week, but their head coach will not be on the sideline due to suspension. THIS WEEK: vs. Boyd Anderson |
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13. Columbia Tigers | Record: 1-0 | Points: 128 | Previous: 20 | |||||
| Columbia is the biggest mover this week after winning big in a lightning delayed storm over the 2012 Class 6A State Runner-up and previously ranked LS #7 Gainesville, 49-7 THIS WEEK: vs. LS #8 Lincoln |
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14. First Coast Buccaneers | Record: 1-0 | Points: 124 | Previous: 10 | |||||
| Despite winning against Ribault to open the season, the margin was close and it cost the Buccaneers a few spots in the poll. THIS WEEK: vs. Fletcher |
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15. Oviedo Lions | Record: 1-0 | Points: 118 | Previous: 15 | |||||
| Oviedo open the season with a 27-13 win over an improving Lyman team and will play Winter Springs this week, a team that was shut out by Seminole (Sanford). THIS WEEK: vs. Winter Springs |
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16. Osceola Kowboys (Kissimmee) | Record: 1-0 | Points: 102 | Previous: 17 | |||||
| Osceola won big over Freedom (Orlando) to start the season and will face a Lake Mary team that put up over 50 points last week in its season opener. THIS WEEK: vs. Lake Mary |
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17. Miami Jackson Generals | Record: 1-0 | Points: 89 | Previous: 18 | |||||
| The Generals ran rough shot over North Miami Beach last week in a 38-21 win to get the season going and will take the week off to prepare for Miami Norland. THIS WEEK: Bye Week |
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18. Largo Packers | Record: 1-0 | Points: 50 | Previous: NR | |||||
| Shutout Northeast (St. Petersburg) 46-0 to start the season and now faces a very talented East Lake team in Week 2. THIS WEEK: vs. LS #11 East Lake |
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19. Lake Gibson Braves | Record: 1-0 | Points: 40 | Previous: NR | |||||
| Another team that forced a shutout last week. Lake Gibson gets the season going strong and will now face Bartow this week that put up over 40 points. THIS WEEK: vs. Bartow |
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20. Miramar Patriots | Record: 1-0 | Points: 33 | Previous: NR | |||||
| Miramar smothered South Plantation from start to finish last week and is looking to have another big game this week against Northeast (Oakland Park) THIS WEEK: vs. Northeast (Oakland Park) |
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| Other Teams Receiving Votes | ||||||
| Lakeland – 30; Pensacola Catholic – 30; American Heritage (Plantation) – 26; Gainesville – 20; South Dade – 20; Miami Carol City – 19; Miami Northwestern – 19; Venice – 15; Wakulla – 14; Naples – 13; Deerfield Beach – 10; Fletcher – 8; Fort Pierce Central – 6; Jefferson – 6; Bishop Moore – 5; Coral Reef – 5; Immokalee – 5; Sandalwood – 5; West Florida – 5; Winter Haven – 5; Vero Beach – 4; Fort Myers – 3; Mainland – 3; Niceville – 2; Countryside – 1; Evans – 1; Southwest Miami – 1 | ||||||
| Our Panel of Pollsters | ||||||
| Eric Clark – Big County Preps; Danny Klein – Daytona Beach News-Journal; Philip Piccirillo – FloridaHSFooball.com; Joshua Wilson – FloridaHSFootball.com; Justin Barney – Florida Times-Union; Larry Savage – Gainesville Sun; Adam Fisher – Naples Daily News; Andre Fernandez – Miami Herald; Jeff Greer – Palm Beach Post; Corey Davis – Palm Coast Observer; Brad Milner – Panama City News Herald; Brady Aymond – Pensacola News Journal; Shaquille Jackson – South Florida High School Football Show; Matt Baker – Tampa Bay Times; Nick Williams – Tampa Tribune; Laurel Pfhaler – TC Palm; Chris Green – South Dade News Leader; Dan Leaphart – ESPN 580 Orlando; Wells Dusenbury – ESPN 106.3 West Palm Beach; Marc Adams – 4 Quarters Online; Carson Ingle – 740 The Game Orlando; Doug Pugh – Bright House Sports Network; Austen Gregerson – St. Augustine Record | ||||||
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