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43-28. Final. Backups got some reps tonight. Run game and defense set the tone tonight. Passing game is gonna have to step it up

My concern with Booker is they will be coasting for the entire regional Playoffs then hit a buzzsaw. I think booker can hold on talent wise for a little bit but idk if they will be battle tested enough to keep that game close for 4 quarters Lakeland may beat Gaither but anything can happen in the playoffs and looking at the matchups I felt that one could be a sneaky one for Lakeland especially since Gaither qb was a mid season transfer from Lakeland and Gaither has largely flown under the radar during the season They may make that game competitive but I definitely have to lean WBR in that matchup but I haven't made my pick in that game yet as I'll wait until we get to Thanksgiving week when I reevaluate it

3A- Sarasota Booker is going to give the MC/MNW winner a serious fight. 5A- I don't see Lakeland losing to Gaither. But STA is still the toughest out. 6A- Palmetto(Manatee) is going to take WBR to the wire. Other than that, I'm fairly agreeable with your playoff views.

Hard to believe, but true. I never thought they would compete for a championship this year but did expect much better performance with everything that has been provided to that staff. I had my doubts about Napier early on as when he was recruiting our school he was focused on the wrong one of our 2 D1 defensive lineman in 2022. It made no sense as it showed his poor judgement in evaluating talent, a key to top coaches that don't simply rely on rankings by so-called experts.

There is some trash near where you live also.

It’s a good chance PK will have another home game 3round keep a close eye on madco

Bowl games use to be prevalent and were something worth playing for because making the playoffs was harder.

20-7. Pahokee after 1

All this talk about computer rankings makes me grateful that we have games this week and can settle things on the field, where football is meant to be judged, not in some computer closet in El Dorado Hills, California. On the realignment front, one needs to look no further than neighboring Georgia, where the GHSA has released its realignment, to see how to do it right: https://www.ghsa.net/sites/default/files/documents/reclassification/GHSA_Proposed_Region_Alignment_for_2026-2028_11-10-2025.pdf Beautiful 6/7/8/9-team regions (i.e. “districts” in Florida language) with round-robin play, to determine a true, well-earned championship. I am hoping that the FHSAA will do away with the ridiculous 2/3/4-team districts when the realignment results are released. Even though everyone seems married to computer rankings, maybe the computer savants herein could confirm that larger districts would at least produce better computer rankings due to the larger number of common opponents. Anyway, let’s hope that the FHSAA gets this right, although that may be expecting too much. And good luck to your favorite team!

Bro came with receipts!

Did someone from Lakeland or Polk County throw a flaming bag of **** at your door or TP your house? Perhaps a Publix opened near you. Wait, someone gave you an anchor as a gag gift wrapped in orange and black. You talk about Lakeland more than me and I'm a Lakeland graduate. This is hilarious! I decided to see how much comedy you've provided about Lakeland/Polk County over the years. I'll throw your post from today onto the pile of compost you've amassed; 26 and counting. At the time of my response you had a grand total of 261 posts on this site. That means 10% of your responses have been about Polk County. Please keep those broken records coming 26) FIT Tournament - 11/11/25 25) final classifications? - 2/2/24 24) Does the FHSAA punish cheaters? - 2/9/24 23) Does the FHSAA punish cheaters? - 2/12/24 22) Does the FHSAA punish cheaters? - 2/15/24 21) Lakeland is the reason we have super teams in Florida - 12/20/23 20) I am so Glad we did Metro-suburban switch because it created so much parity - 12/4/23 19) Polk County Fun fact - 12/7/22 18) Polk County Fun fact - 12/7/22 17) Polk County Fun fact - 12/8/22 16) Polk County Fun fact - 12/13/22 15) Comparison of 6 teams in 3S - 8/4/22 14) Comparison of 6 teams in 3S - 7/19/22 13) Comparison of 6 teams in 3S - 7/19/22 12) Is this true? - 7/20/22 11) County Polk is a coward - 6/19/22 10) Another Head Football coach at Lake Gibson is fired - 4/6/22 9) Get rid of districts - 3/28/22 8) Metro/Suburban Plan voted on. PASSED - 3/7/22 7) Metro/Suburban Plan voted on. PASSED - 3/3/22 6) Metro/Suburban Plan voted on. PASSED - 3/3/22 5) Metro/Suburban Plan voted on. PASSED - 3/1/22 4) Metro/Suburban Plan voted on. PASSED - 3/1/22 3) Metro/Suburban Plan voted on. PASSED - 2/28/22 2) Metro vs Non Metro - 1/24/22 1) Metro/Suburban Plan voted on. PASSED - 1/21/22