FLORIDA TOP 25 PREVIEW: No. 18 Apopka Blue Darters team preview

With the 2022 high school football season here we are previewing the Top 25 teams in our Florida Top 25 rankings that we have already debuted on Varsity Sports Network’s Florida Gridiron Report last week. Rankings for the Florida Top 25 will be updated each Wednesday night on the Florida Gridirion Report and on FloridaHSFootball.com along with all classification rankings.

NO 18. APOPKA BLUE DARTERS

Head Coach: Jeff Rolson, 4th year

Classification & District: 4M-2

2021 Record: 13-2

Key Athletes: DE Kaven Call, Sr; TE Antonio Ferguson, Sr; OT Tai Ray, Sr; DL Malik Nicholson, Sr; CB Jordan Wright, Sr; TE Bryce Harrison, Sr; RB Keyondray Jones, Sr; S Antwone Robinson, Jr

2022 Schedule

Kickoff 7:00 PM ET unless noted

Fri. 8/26 (Week 1) – Ocoee

Fri. 9/2 (Week 2) – @ Winter Garden West Orange

Fri. 9/9 (Week 3) – Orlando Dr. Phillips

Fri. 9/16 (Week 4) – BYE WEEK

Fri. 9/23 (Week 5) – @ Orlando Edgewater

Fri. 9/30 (Week 6) – Sanford Seminole

Thu. 10/6 (Week 7) – Orlando Olympia

Fri. 10/14 (Week 8) – @ Altamonte Springs Lake Brantley

Fri. 10/21 (Week 9) – @ Lake Mary

Thu. 10/27 (Week 10) – Orlando Evans

Fri. 11/4 (Week 11) – @ Apopka Wekiva

Season Outlook: With 12 of 21 starters returning from last year’s state runner-up team in Class 8A, the Blue Darters will be well seasoned and experienced for a potential run for the Class 4M State Championship in 2022. Athletes like Call, Ferguson, Nicholson, and Wright will be huge contributors once again for Apopka. The biggest challenge, however, for Apopka will be the fact of their very tough district which includes another Class 4M contender in Sanford Seminole along with Lake Mary who could prove to be a dark horse in the district. Overall, Apopka will be very fun to watch in 2022.