LAKE CITY – With the regular season just two weeks away from coming to a close for 2013, it is becoming a lot clearer just who is really hungry to make a run into the playoffs and who will be fighting through a crowd to make it there this week.
In this week’s Florida HS Football Media Poll, some changes were made, as some teams moved up or down depending on what our panel of votes though, but the top teams continue to remain being Miami Central, in the Large Schools Division poll and Booker T. Washington in the Small Schools Division poll.
For this week, both Ed White and Mainland enter the Florida HS Football Media Poll – Large Schools Division for the first time this season. The Commanders of Ed White checked in at No. 19 while the Buccaneers of Mainland check in at No. 20
In the Small Schools Division of the Media Poll, University School dropped one spot after its close 28-24 loss to Manatee, a game in which they held a 21-0 lead one point during its duration.
Two new teams enter the rankings in the Small Schools Division, one of which is returning having been ranked earlier in the season. Frostproof checks in at No. 18 after a convincing 20-14 win over Fort Meade to secure the District Runner-up spot in District 3A-4. Clewiston won nicely over previously ranked Glades Day and will be playing LaBelle this week for the District Title in District 4A-6.
| FLORIDA HS FOOTBALL MEDIA POLL – LARGE SCHOOLS DIVISION | ||||
| Classes 5A, 6A, 7A & 8A | ||||
| Team | Points (FPV) | Rec | Prev | |
| 1 | Miami Central | 395 (15) | 7-1 | 1 |
| 2 | Manatee | 378 (4) | 9-0 | 2 |
| 3 | Apopka | 358 (1) | 8-1 | 3 |
| 4 | St. Thomas Aquinas | 331 | 7-1 | 4 |
| 5 | Miramar | 323 | 9-0 | 5 |
| 6 | Dr. Phillips | 282 | 8-0 | 6 |
| 7 | Godby | 273 | 7-1 | 7 |
| 8 | Armwood | 262 | 8-0 | 8 |
| 9 | Dwyer | 247 | 9-0 | 9 |
| 10 | East Lake | 206 | 8-0 | 10T |
| 11 | American Heritage (Plantation) | 203 | 7-1 | 10T |
| 12 | Lakeland | 155 | 9-0 | 12 |
| 13 | Niceville | 150 | 8-0 | 13 |
| 14 | Pensacola Catholic | 128 | 9-0 | 14 |
| 15 | West Florida | 92 | 8-0 | 17 |
| 16 | Columbia | 89 | 7-1 | 16 |
| 17 | Plant | 78 | 7-1-1 | 18 |
| 18 | Fort Pierce Central | 67 | 7-0 | 19 |
| 19 | Ed White | 43 | 7-1 | NR |
| 20 | Mainland | 26 | 7-1 | NR |
| Others Receiving Votes: Lincoln – 24; South Dade – 22; Merritt Island – 19; Deerfield Beach – 17; South Sumter – 15; Fleming Island – 7; Rickards – 3; Kathleen – 2; Sickles – 2; Lake Mary – 1; Jefferson – 1; Wakulla – 1 | ||||
| FLORIDA HS FOOTBALL MEDIA POLL – SMALL SCHOOLS DIVISION | ||||
| Classes 1A, 2A, 3A & 4A | ||||
| Team | Points (FPV) | Rec | Prev | |
| 1 | Booker T. Washington | 400 (20) | 9-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Cocoa | 364 | 7-1 | 3 |
| 3 | University School | 354 | 7-1 | 2 |
| 4 | Tampa Catholic | 340 | 7-1 | 4 |
| 5 | Trinity Christian (Jacksonville) | 320 | 6-1 | 5 |
| 6 | Clearwater Central Catholic | 304 | 7-1 | 6 |
| 7 | Raines | 273 | 6-2 | 7 |
| 8 | University Christian | 235 | 6-2 | 8 |
| 9 | Champagnat | 219 | 8-0 | 9 |
| 10 | Warner Christian | 209 | 6-1 | 10 |
| 11 | Bolles | 193 | 6-2 | 12 |
| 12 | Blountstown | 174 | 9-0 | 13 |
| 13 | Dixie County | 142 | 6-0 | 14 |
| 14 | Westminster Christian | 136 | 7-1 | 15 |
| 15 | Melbourne Central Catholic | 124 | 8-0 | 17 |
| 16 | North Florida Christian | 100 | 6-2 | 11 |
| 17 | Gulliver Prep | 61 | 6-2 | 19 |
| 18 | Frostproof | 59 | 7-2 | NR |
| 19 | Cardinal Newman | 55 | 6-2 | 19 |
| 20 | Clewiston | 38 | 7-1 | NR |
| Others Receiving Votes: Glades Day – 34; Trinity Catholic – 21; Union County – 19; Fort White – 10; Cardinal Mooney – 8; Liberty County – 7; Trenton – 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; Anthony Chiang – Palm Beach Post; 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; Nick Gryniewicz – 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 | ||||
