Every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, we will showcase Florida high school football’s rich history by diving into the past. We will dig deep into the newspaper archives as far back as the early to mid-1910s. In fact, our first dive into the sport’s rich history takes us all the way back to Saturday, November 4,…
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![The front page and masthead of the The Morning Sentinel (Orlando, Fla.) on November 5, 1916 [Newspapers.com]](https://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/History-Huddle-Florida-High-School-Footbal-State-Championship-of-1916.jpg)
![NSU University could be one of the top teams in the SSAA South 11-Man Division in 2025. [X/@uschoolfootball]](https://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/FPRI-SSAA-11-Man-South-Projections-2025-120x86.jpg)
![Lake Highland Prep could be a favorite for 2025 to emerge as one of the top teams in the SSAA. [X/@LHPS_football]](https://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/FPRI-SSAA-11-Man-North-Projections-2025-120x86.jpg)
![Shorecrest Prep looks to repeat again as SSAA 8-Man State Champions in 2025 [Instagram/@shorecrestsport]](https://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/2025-SSAA-8-Man-League-Projected-Order-Of-Finish-FPRI-Featured-120x86.jpg)
![Frostproof looks to capture their second straight SSAA Atlantic State Championship in 2025. [Photo: X/@FrostproofF]](https://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/FPRI-SSAA-Atlantic-South-Projections-2025-120x86.jpg)
![Bell could be looking at a great 2025 season in the SSAA Atlantic North Division. [Photo: BigHitsLive]](https://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/FPRI-SSAA-Atlantic-North-Projections-2025-1-120x86.jpg)
![Chaminade-Madonna will travel to defending Class 6A State Champion West Boca Raton for their kickoff classic. [Joshua Wilson/FloridaHSFootball.com]](https://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/2025-South-Florida-Kickoff-Classics-Featured-120x86.jpg)
![Middleburg seeks a fourth consecutive trip to the playoffs in 2025 [via Head Coach Ryan Wolfe - @coachwolfe16/X]](https://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Middleburg-2025-Schedule-Analaysis-Featured-75x75.jpg)
![The FHSAA established the first playoff rules for football in 1963 which led to the meeting of Robinson (Tampa) and Coral Gables for the Class AA State Championship in this photo that was published in the now-defunct Miami News on Sat. Dec. 14, 1963. [Associated Press Wirephoto, The Miami News via Newspapers.com]](https://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/History-Huddle-Featured-FHSAA-Establishes-first-playoff-rules-1963-75x75.jpg)
