Football HISTORY HUDDLE: January 1, 2025 – Want to “invoke” some new rules for the new millennium? Have your chuckles with this flashback
Alumni ALUMNI NOTEBOOK: College Football Playoff Quarterfinal – Fiesta Bowl – Boise State vs. Penn State
Coaching News Pensacola Catholic’s Adams steps down after guiding Crusaders to success in eight seasons
Coaching News Gore steps down after one season in third stint at Chiefland; Harrell named next Indians head coach
Football COVER 3 – STATE CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION: Three athletes that stood out from the 2024 Class 3A State Championship Game
Football COVER 3 – STATE CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION: Three athletes that stood out from the 2024 Class 7A State Championship Game
Football COVER 3 – STATE CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION: Three athletes that stood out from the 2024 Class 4A State Championship Game
Football COVER 3 – STATE CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION: Three athletes that stood out from the 2024 Class 6A State Championship Game
Football COVER 3 – STATE CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION: Three athletes that stood out from the 2024 Class 5A State Championship Game
Football CLASS 3A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP: Da West is back after Miami Northwestern ran the Bulls through Raines to first state title since 2019
Football CLASS 7A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP: Venice runs away and shuts the door on Lake Mary on the way to program’s fourth state championship
Football CLASS 3A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP PREVIEW: Miami Northwestern and Raines meet in what could be an offensive showdown
Football CLASS 7A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP PREVIEW: Venice seeking first state title since 2021 while Lake Mary makes its state championship debut
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![Vrbo Fiesta Bowl Logo [Courtesy of the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl]](https://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/CFPQ-Fiesta-Bowl-Alumni-Notebook-Featured-1-1-2025-360x180.jpg)
![Jacksonville, Fla. — 2024 Jacksonville Jaguars ALL-PREP TOP 25 Team at the EverBank Stadium on December 19, 2024 [Photo Courtesy of the Jacksonville Jaguars]](https://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_9682-360x180.jpeg)
![Matt Adams is stepping down as head coach after eight years at Pensacola Catholic. [Photo Courtesy of Pensacola Catholic High School]](https://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_9290-360x180.jpeg)
![Adam Gore (left) is stepping down at Chiefland after his third stint. Cliff Harrell (right) will be taking over as head coach of the Indians in 2025 [@ChieflandFtbal/X & @CliffHarrell11/X]](https://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Chiefland-Coaching-Change-360x180.jpg)
![Miami Northwestern Head Coach Teddy Bridgewater and QB Leon Strawder huddle up the rest of the Bulls offense during a time out during the recent 2024 FHSAA Class 3A State Championship. Strawder was among three athletes that stood out in the 2024 FHSAA Class 3A State Championship Game on Sat. Dec. 14, 2024, at South Dade Kia Field at Pitbull Stadium in Miami [Joshua Wilson/FloridaHSFootball.com]](https://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Cover-3-Class-3A-State-Championship-360x180.jpg)
![Winston Watkins Jr. (right) of Venice was among three athletes that stood out in the 2024 FHSAA Class 7A State Championship Game on Sat. Dec. 14, 2024, at South Dade Kia Field at Pitbull Stadium in Miami [Joshua Wilson/FloridaHSFootball.com]](https://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Cover-3-Class-7A-State-Championship-360x180.jpg)
![RB Byron Louis of American Heritage (Plantation) was among three athletes that stood out in the 2024 FHSAA Class 4A State Championship Game on Fri. Dec. 13, 2024, at South Dade Kia Field at Pitbull Stadium in Miami [Joshua Wilson/FloridaHSFootball.com]](https://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Cover-3-Class-4A-State-Championship-360x180.jpg)
![QB Mason Mallory was among three athletes that stood out in the 2024 FHSAA Class 6A State Championship Game on Fri. Dec. 13, 2024, at South Dade Kia Field at Pitbull Stadium in Miami [Joshua Wilson/FloridaHSFootball.com]](https://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Cover-3-Class-6A-State-Championship-360x180.jpg)
![RB Cedric Washington for St. Thomas Aquinas was among three athletes that stood out in the 2024 FHSAA Class 5A State Championship Game on Thu. Dec. 12, 2024 at South Dade Kia Field at Pitbull Stadium in Miami [Joshua Wilson/FloridaHSFootball.com]](https://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Cover-3-Featured-Class-5A-State-Championship-Game-360x180.jpg)
![Miami Northwestern head coach Teddy Bridgewater hoists up the 2024 Class 3A State Championship trophy after the Bulls defeated Raines (Jacksonville), 41-0 on Sat. Dec. 14, 2024 at South Dade Kia Field at Pitbull Stadium in Miami, Fla. [Joshua Wilson/FloridaHSFootball.com]](https://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Northwestern-vs.-Raines-3A-recap-360x180.jpg)
![Venice head coach John Peacock hoists up the 2024 Class 7A State Championship trophy after the Indians defeated Lake Mary 52-19 on Sat. Dec. 14, 2024 at South Dade Kia Field at Pitbull Stadium in Miami, Fla. [Joshua Wilson/FloridaHSFootball.com]](https://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Venice-vs.-Lake-Mary-7A-recap-featured-360x180.jpg)
![FIU will be hosting the 2024 FHSAA State Championships at South Dade Kia Field at Pitbull Stadium [Photo Courtesy of FIU Athletics]](https://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/2024-Class-3A-State-Championship-Prevew-Northwestern-vs.-Raines-360x180.jpg)
![FIU will be hosting the 2024 FHSAA State Championships at South Dade Kia Field at Pitbull Stadium [Photo Courtesy of FIU Athletics]](https://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/2024-Class-7A-State-Championship-Preview-Lake-Mary-vs.-Venice-360x180.jpg)