The Blitz – Southwest Florida Edition
📅 Tuesday | 7:00–7:35 PM ET
High school football is buzzing across Southwest Florida. Vinnie Portell, the newest sports reporter at the Sarasota Herald-Tribune, joins us to talk about his role, early storylines, and what he’s seeing as the season approaches.
We’ll open with The Blitz Lines — the latest headlines from the region. Then we’ll move into The Interview with Vinnie, before closing with The Pick Six, where we’ll pick six games from Charlotte, Collier, Lee, Sarasota, Manatee, Highlands, DeSoto, Glades, Hardee & Hendry counties.
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![Bishop Moore has surged into the Florida Power 25 rankings and is 8-0 on the season [Instagram/Bishop Moore Catholic Athletics]](https://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/FPRI-Florida-Power-25-Rankings-following-Week-9-Featured-120x86.jpg)
![Evans has made significant moves in the FPRI rankings and has now made a late season surge after defeating Lake Mary last week [Instagram/Evans High School | DVT Progam]](https://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/FPRI-Top-10-Classification-Rankings-following-Week-9-Featured-120x86.jpg)




![Tate will be among the Panhandle teams kicking off the 2025 football season this week. [X/@TateFootball]](https://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Week-1-2025-schedule-Panhandle-75x75.jpg)
![Eastside is among the teams in North Central Florida to open their 2025 season this week. [Joshua Wilson/FloridaHSFootball.com]](https://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Week-1-2025-schedule-North-Central-Florida-75x75.jpg)