![Lakeland is just one of three defending state champions from 2023 that will be a part of the new Class 5A in 2024 and 2025. [Myqueal Lewis for FloridaHSFootball.com]](https://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Ranking-the-new-Class-5A-Districts-featured-350x250.jpg)
FOOTBALL: Ranking the districts from the strongest to the weakest in the new Class 5A
The change of going back to classifications and districts that are strictly formed based on enrollment numbers, it has set ...
The change of going back to classifications and districts that are strictly formed based on enrollment numbers, it has set ...
![Mandarin which won't be in the state's highest classification for the first time in nearly three decades is one of the teams that will highlight the new Class 6A for 2024 and 2025. [Myqueal Lewis for FloridaHSFootball.com]](https://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Ranking-the-New-Class-6A-Districts-featured-350x250.jpg)
The change of going back to classifications and districts that are strictly formed based on enrollment numbers, it has set ...
![Columbus (Miami) back-to-back state champions in Class 4M highlights some of the top teams in the new Class 7A and their new district might be one of the strongest in the classification. [Myqueal Lewis for FloridaHSFootball.com]](https://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Ranking-the-New-Class-7A-Districts-featured-350x250.jpg)
With the change of going to back to classifications and districts that are strictly formed based on enrollment numbers, it ...
![Clearwater Central Catholic finds themselves in a two-team district going into the 2024 and 2025 seasons after back-to-back state runner-up finishes in 2022 and 2023. [Myqueal Lewis for FloridaHSFootball.com]](https://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Four-Takeways-FHSAA-reclassification-350x250.jpg)
With the FHSAA releasing the final football classifications and districts for the 2024 and 2025 seasons on Thursday afternoon, a ...
![FHSAA Logo at the Robert W. Hughes FHSAA Building in Gainesville, Fla. [Joshua Wilson/FloridaHSFootball.com]](https://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/FHSAA-Football-Advisory-Committee-Recap-Featured-350x250.jpg)
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) released the final district assignments for the 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 ...
![RB/DB Nigel Nelson, Pensacola Catholic was one of the best two-way athletes in all of Florida during the 2023 season. [Photo Credit: @Nigelnelson04/X]](https://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Top-10-Panhandle-Defensive-Backs-of-2023-Landscape-Panel-350x250.jpg)
We hear at times that the Florida Panhandle is forgotten about, but here at FloridaHSFootball.com, we try to cover all ...
![Stanford commit Cole Tabb from Choctawhatchee (Fort Walton Beach) has been one of the top running backs in the Panhandle the last couple of years. [Photo Credit: @ColeTabb/X]](https://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Top-10-Panhandle-Running-Backs-of-2023-Landscape-Panel-350x250.jpg)
We hear at times that the Florida Panhandle is forgotten about, but here at FloridaHSFootball.com, we try to cover all ...
![Jalen Wiggins, Rickards (Tallahassee) who just recently committed to the Florida Gators was among some of the best defensive linemen performers form the Panhandle in 2023. [Photo Credit: Hudl]](https://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Top-10-Panhandle-Defenisve-Linemen-of-2023-Landscape-Panel-350x250.jpg)
As we hear at times that the Florida Panhandle is forgotten about, but here at FloridaHSFootball.com we try to cover ...
![Choctawhatchee Quarterback Jesse Winslette was one of the top quarterbacks in the Panhandle region for the 2023 season, helping the Indians reach a second consecutive regional final appearance. [Photo Credit: @JesseWinslette7/X]](https://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Top-10-Panhandle-Quarterbacks-of-2023-Landscape-Panel-350x250.jpg)
As we hear at times that the Florida Panhandle is forgotten about, but here at FloridaHSFootball.com we try to cover ...
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Even with the 2023 football season mostly in the rear-view mirror, topics ranging from classifications to padded ...
![Alabama Head Coach Nick Saban [Thomson200, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons]](https://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Top-10-recruits-Nick-Saban-recruited-from-Florida-350x250.jpg)
No one thought the day would come, but we have arrived where the names of Nick Saban and Alabama will ...
![The AdventHealth Training Facility, the indoor training facility of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. [Joshua Wilson/FloridaHSFootball.com]](https://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IMG_5287-350x250.jpeg)
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - The Tampa Bay Buccaneers training facility, the AdventHealth Training Center located at One Buccaneers Place is ...
![Don Shula High School Coach of the Year logo. [NFL]](https://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Don-Shula-Coach-of-the-Year-350x250.png)
NEW YORK - Three excelling football coaches from the Sunshine State are among the 32 nominees for the 2023 Don ...
![Cocoa Head Coach Ryan Schneider and Bradford (Starke) Head Coach Jamie Rodgers shake hands prior to the Class 2S State Championship game on Fri. Dec. 8, 2023 at Ken Riley Field at Bragg Memorial Stadium in Tallahassee, Fla. [Joshua Wilson/FloridaHSFootball.com]](https://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/SURVEY-SAYS-Part-I-Featured-350x250.jpg)
GAINESVILLE, Fla. - After the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) voted to change the classification system on December 12 ...
![Homestead and St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale) team captains meet at midfield prior to the Class 3M State Championship game on Sat, Dec. 9, 2023 at Ken Riley Field at Bragg Memorial Stadium in Tallahassee, Fla. [Joshua Wilson/FloridaHSFootball.com]](https://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/SURVEY-SAYS-Part-II-Featured-350x250.jpg)
GAINESVILLE, Fla. - As part of our Coaches Survey we allowed coaches to speak their minds regarding the changes the ...
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