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It always remains to be seen how team chemistry plays out. But, this appears to be more of a team that should be playing your schedule, while you play ours. Granted, the staff couldn't have known all of these players would show up. Hopefully, there will be a bowl game of sorts after the suburban playoffs.

We and Osceola are still standing in your way. Come and get us!

Apparently the server company decided to cut the server off on me yesterday not because of a failed payment because my bank decided to change out cards (I thought I had it setup ACH, but that wasn't the case) and I forgot (with a very busy May) and instead of emailing me properly they just turned it off, but things are back on now. Hopefully I won't have to deal with that again for a very long time. But we are back up... so I apologize for that.

Asking out of curiosity Skyway; why would 2 WR's you listed from an opposing school transfer to Lakeland when they are already pretty stacked at that position. Same question with Harrison from Kathleen, will he give up the QB status he enjoyed there to back up Pleuss who you won the recruiting battle to get from Ridge? Usually transfers have their interest ahead of team, so just trying to make sense of the reasoning by some of the listed players.

I know Malik Bryant transferred out of IMG back to Jones HS. He's the top ranked OLB

Rockledge has a legit chance to make it to and win State

Did Lakeland really try to convince St. Frances to come to Bryant Stadium? I heard rumors, but nothing came to fruition of them. It would have been an awesome game; one that Lakeland could have won this season, considering everything regarding their roster.

It appears as if Lakeland will make a mockery of the "metro" and "suburban" classes in year 1. They appear to have raided nearly all of the best players in the county, from most all schools. With the team who did not participate in the game which this thread is about: S/RB Tank Johnson, likely Auburndale's best player. OT/DT Vass from Bartow OT Wilson, Lake Gibson's best OL coming out of spring WR Jamar Taylor (Lakeland legacy), likely lake Gibson's best WR coming out of spring LB Kelly, Kathleen's best LB DE King, Kathleen's best DL WR Dennis, Kathleen's best WR DB Harrison, Kathleen's QB and best DB It is said that more may be coming. Cormani McClain, consenus best DB in the country, is very good friends with many Lakeland players. No word on his changing schools...yet. If this all holds up into Fall, it will be arguably MORE of a roster-raiding case than we've seen happen in Dade/Broward. The team will be dramatically more powerful than the one that blew out Venice in May. And the state championship game in 4S will be every bit the mismatch you'd see with something like Miami Central vs. Merritt Island. Two points: 1) I find no joy in my team getting so good this way 2) Every other school tries to do this, they just haven't been able to pull it off quite to this degree. Lakeland isn't uniquely guilty in this. They're playing by the same "rules" as everyone else.

I feel your pain... Son played football for Cocoa. I graduated from Rockledge 71.

I know where that is proposed to be built. I've even played on the football field that PDI is redoing. Most of that sports complex has been there for years. Used to host the spring games for the Astro's in the 70's and few other teams through out the years. IMG even played some baseball tournaments there. The football field was just a by product for the baseball players to mess around on. It is an outstanding facility.

Perspective, the foul would be an Unsportsmanlike Conduct penalty, not a Personal Foul penalty. Obviously, every official has a different level of tolerance for an objection to a call by a coach or player. The NFHS rules states that a UNS Conduct foul by a non-player includes, but is not limited to, disrespectfully addressing or trying to influence a decision by an official. That is very broad, as you would already know in legalize terms. Certain Coaches reputation procedes them, and the language used by the coach has an effect obviously. Good Head Coaches will instruct their assistant coaches not to voice any objections or complaints to the officials, and a good sideline official will mention to the Head Coach in the pregame that he/she only wants to communicate with the Head Coach. I suppose that the situation comes down to the individual officials tolerance level, with good officials realizing and respecting that Coaches spend all week preparing for a emotional game where circumstances will come up where leeway should be given, and not everything is black and white. It is a fine balancing act.

Well Cocoa recently had 3 in the draft with 2 more signing after the draft. Gardener and Dean both played in the NFL playoffs with Dean getting a Super Bowl ring. Not Bad for small 4A school.