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Broward County has 29 public schools who play football. 20 of them could be considered historically weak programs. And, in many cases, I'm talking really weak. Broward County has arguably the highest proportion of historically weak public school programs of any of the more highly populated counties in the state. Next to each school name is the class in which they played this past season, year the school opened, combined record over the past 5 seasons(unless noted otherwise), and playoff history, if any. Only 5 public schools in Broward County have ever won a state title: Hollywood Hills(1973), Dillard(1986, 1989), Ely(2002), Miramar(2009) and Flanagan(2015). Nearly all of the schools below have been open 35+ years, yet only 3 have managed to win over 5 playoff games. Over the past 5 years, Piper and McArthur have bounced up and down like a yoyo. Douglas and Western appear to be on a steady rise. Only time will tell if these programs can sustain success Cooper City(7A-1971) 19-32; 2-8 in playoffs Coral Glades(Ind-2004) 13-36; no playoff experience Coral Springs(8A-1975) 20-30; 0-3 in playoffs Douglas(8A-1990) 29-21; 5-7 in playoffs Everglades(8A-2003) 15-36; 2-5 in playoffs Flanagan(8A-1996) 2-18 over past 2 years; 8-2 in playoffs Fort Lauderdale(7A-1899) 23-28; 2-10 in playoffs Hallandale(5A-1973) 12-18 over past 3 seasons; 6-11 in playoffs Hollywood Hills(7A-1967) 14-34; 9-14 in playoffs; state title in 1973 McArthur(7A-1961) 28-25; 5-13 in playoffs Nova(7A-1960) 24-28; 2-6 in playoffs Oakland Park Northeast(6A-1961) 4-44; 4-6 in playoffs Piper(8A-1971) 30-25; 2-9 in playoffs Pompano Beach(Ind-1928) 19-32; 1-5 in playoffs South Broward(7A-1952) 15-34; 5-4 in playoffs South Plantation(8A-1971) 11-40; 5-10 in playoffs Stranahan(5A-1953) 16-33; 5-10 in playoffs Taravella(8A-1980) 19-31; 2-7 in playoffs Western(8A-1981) 34-22; 3-8 in playoffs Note: Who are the fair-to-very good programs in Broward County? Blanche Ely, Boyd Anderson, Cypress Bay, Deerfield Beach, Dillard, and Miramar. Monarch and West Broward are a bit too new to judge yet. Why is Broward County the epicenter of public school football program mediocrity? ...some possible reasons -Broward County is home to several state/nationally-ranked private school programs -There appears to be a higher-than-average amount of big-name transferring taking place each year here. I don't have the facts to back this up, though. -Broward County is a coaching merry-go-round. At the start of this past season.. 84%(31/37) of all head coaches in Broward County have been at their present school 3 seasons or less. 41%(15/37) of all head coaches in Broward County have been at their present school 1 season or less. 24% (9/37) of all head coaches in Broward County are new.

If you haven't already seen it, undefeated North Shore and Duncanville met for the 6A Div 1 title in front of almost 50,000 fans. We have about that many at our state championships, right? https://www.foxsports.com/southwest/video/1405645379549

It is sad to see Evans and Winter Springs on the list. Both of these programs have been good in the past. Evans back in the 1990s and the first two years of the new century were actually one of the best teams in the Orlando area. Winter Springs have made the playoffs and won playoff games. WS was hurt, to some extent, by rezoning due to new schools and the loss of what had been a good staff. Evans was hurt (and continues to be), by the loss of talent to other schools in West Orange County. This has been exacerbated by unfriendly school administrations to sports and by, up to the last two years, strength in the soccer program (the large Caribbean influence at the school). Contrast the above two with: Cypress Creek, Celebration, Colonial, Poinciana, etc, which have never been really good.

Just out of curiosity where did you find out that Venice was playing Vero again? And if so, where will the game be played?

All those teams would be an even match up with Treasure Coast....I'm hoping I can help Vero get Cocoa for the KOC

Naw man homie telling the truth

That's sounds about right. If you don't win States in 2 or 3 years you're fired!

Great stuff as always Laz!