GAINESVILLE – The Inaugural Florida High School Football Helmet Challenge(TM) has launched!
Starting now through Saturday, July 23 at 6:00 PM ET / 5:00 PM CT, fans can vote for their favorite helmets in each of the eight classifications as well as another bracket for independents to see who will advance to Round 2 of the Helmet Challenge.
The Florida High School Football Helmet Challenge(TM), brought to you by strategic partner, HSPN Sports(TM), was created to celebrate the helmets and their unique looks that each team puts a spin on each and every year and is sure to be fun for all fans of high school football around Florida.
Helmets for each bracket were selected based upon uniqueness, boldness and creativeness. If you don’t see your team’s favorite helmet doesn’t mean is a slight to your team. The weight of some helmets weighed upon just a little bit more than others.
State champions and runner-ups from each classification as well as all conference winners for independents were automatically selected to take part of the helmet challenge. The bracket was shuffled up as to who slotted where except state champions and runner-ups who were given the top two spots first. The brackets also tried to give as much distances to rivals as much as possible to create some energy in the brackets.
All brackets are single elimination with Round 5 being the finals for all brackets which include a championship and 3rd place contest.
The schedule for the entire Florida High School Helmet Challenge(TM) is as followed:
• Round 1 – All Classifications/Independents – July 18-23
• Round 2 – All Classifications/Independents – July 25-30
• Round 3 – All Classifications/Independents – Aug. 1-6
• Round 4 – Classes 5A, 6A, 7A & 8A* – Aug. 8-13
• Round 5 – All Classifications/Independents – Aug. 14-18
• Winners – All Winners Revealed on Friday Aug. 19
*Classes 1A, 2A, 3A, 4A & Independent brackets will have a bye week.
Winners of each round will be announced each Sunday, except for winners of Round 4 which will be announced shortly there after on Saturday, August 13 with voting for the final round starting on August 14.
To get started voting (which you can vote as often as you like each day) click on one of the links below:
Class 8A
Class 7A
Class 6A
Class 5A
Class 4A
Class 3A
Class 2A
Class 1A
Independents