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)
![Alonso (Tampa) has taken over the No. 1 spot in the Tampa Bay Regional rankings while remaining No. 1 overall in Class 4A. [Tori Richman/Tampa Bay Buccaneers]](https://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/FPRI-Week-5-Power-Rankings-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)
