Football JOE PINKOS: Joe Pinkos’ Week 2 Statewide Game Forecast August 26, 2019 - Updated on August 27, 2019
![Vanguard QB Steve Curry takes a snap during the game against Gainesville on Thursday, August 22, 2019 at Citizens Field in Gainesville. [PHOTO - Joshua Wilson/FHSF]](https://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/No.-19-Vanguard-33-Gainesville-15-Featured.png)
![No. 19 ranked Vanguard will be visiting Citizens Field on Thursday night to take on the Gainesville Hurricanes. {PHOTO: Ocala Vanguard Football Home Page/Facebook]](https://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Big-Matchups-Week-1-Thursday-Edition.png)
![[PHOTO - Joshua Wilson/FHSF]](https://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Joe-Pinkos-Week-1-Statewide-Game-Forecast-1.png)
![Mandarin is coming off winning the school's first ever football state championship and will be looking to go back-to-back this season in Class 8A. [PHOTO - Joshua Wilson/FHSF]](https://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Countdown-To-Kickoff-2019-Class-8A-Preview-Featured.png)
![Lakeland is looking to go back-to-back on state championships for the first time in over a decade this season. [PHOTO - Joshua Wilson/FHSF]](https://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Countdown-To-Kickoff-2019-Class-7A-Preview-Featured.png)
![Miami Central would like to get back to a scene like this from 2015 where they were winning state championships. They have a golden opportunity to do just that in Class 6A this year. [PHOTO - Joshua Wilson/FHSF]](https://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Countdown-To-Kickoff-2019-Class-6A-Preview-Featured.png)
![Miami Northwestern which has won the Class 6A state championship the last two years now resides in Class 5A and could be the instant favorite to win the classification and get the three-peat. [PHOTO - Joshua Wilson/FHSF]](https://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Countdown-To-Kickoff-2019-Class-5A-Preview-Featured.png)
![Cardinal Gibbons which won Class 5A last season will be looking for a second straight state championship in a very crowded and talented Class 4A this season. [PHOTO - Joshua Wilson/FHSF]](https://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Countdown-To-Kickoff-2019-Class-4A-Preview-Featured.png)
![One question looming is how good will Chaminade-Madonna be this season and will they be able to go for the three-peat. [PHOTO - Joshua Wilson/FHSF]](https://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Countdown-To-Kickoff-2019-Class-3A-Preview-Featured.png)
![Class 2A could be wide open this season with Champagnat and North Florida Christian being two of the potential teams that could win it all this season. [PHOTO - Joshua Wilson/FHSF]](https://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Countdown-To-Kickoff-2019-Class-2A-Preview-Featured.png)
![One of the big question this season will be to see if Madison County can repeat as Class 1A state champions for the third straight year. [PHOTO - Joshua Wilson/FHSF]](https://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Countdown-To-Kickoff-2019-Class-1A-Preview-Featured.png)