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So my question is....If Norland has to forfeit to AHP, Does that mean I get rewarded the win on my pickems? Cause I took AHP! I'm close to the bottom I need every win possible! lol @nolebull813

South Lake just clinched 6a district 6 championship tonight! 4-0 in district play! first district championship since 1996!

Kowboys starting to pound the interior of Lake Wales line 7-3. Early 2nd quarter. Halftime LW up 10-7. Kowboys have made a lot of mistakes. Lake Wales passing attack has led to their 3 point advantage. Kowboys TD drive was when they primarily ran between the tackles. Lake Wales can score quickly via the air. 1:15 left in 3rd. Kowboys drive about 80 yards in their classic ball control style. Kowboys up 14-10. As soon as I stopped typing Kowboys block punt and recover it in the end zone. Now up 21-10. 20 yard TD pass puts Osceola up 28-10. They have controlled the tempo pretty much the whole game. 8:30 left. LW passes it way down the field to make the score 28-17 Kowboys. Osceola running out the clock. Osceola 28 Lake Wales 17

What the bottom line is, which usually gets buried, IF THE TEAM (allegedly) BROKE RULES, THE FAULT IS WITH THE TEAM!!!! END OF STORY!!!!! You can woulda, coulda, shoulda till your lips fall off……SMH

Should have an easier outing next week vs Lakewood at home, then will get 2 weeks of both rest and preparation for the playoffs. Schedule appears to be headed for the regional game between OHS and Armwood, but not taking any game for granted.

Game went as I expected as it would be competitive but LW wouldn't score more than 14 points and that might have been the case if not for questionable PI late in the game that led to their last TD. Did get our big OL back as he got good reps throughout the game and pound the rock was the difference. Thanks for your take and would have enjoyed seeing you again. Recommending the LW vs Columbia game only made sense if you wanted to be on the winning side. Local paper (Lakeland Ledger) and the Polk'sters all were wrong.

I think this really shows us what we have in our society that people are upset that a potential cheater was told on instead of BEING PISSED THAT SOMEONE CHEATED IN THE FIRST PLACE People rather defend the cheater because winning above all else runs people's mindsets then they sit there and whine about trophy chasing in a society mess THEY CREATED People create the problems that they bitch about

I don’t hate western lol & norland isn’t in dillards district so what they got going on doesn’t effect Dillard either way lol. im just updating you guys on the breaking news as I see it on other platforms.

So far I’m hearing norland will have to forfeit games and face a 1 year postseason ban starting this year. I’ll keep you posted as I find out more.

Interesting…….Couple things if it’s true: *Who blew the whistle? AHP? No one knows South Florida football, like South Florida! * Norland expelled from the playoffs? I don’t think so. FHSAA hates to cross the WPB border, entering in So Flo, to try & stop the runaway train!!! Hand slap! * So Flo feels impervious to the impotent & weak arm of the FHSAA, so they’re gonna do what they want!!!

The silence is deafening.

I spoke to Josh and he has much more important things going on in his life right now. He is not doing the pick ems for the rest of the way. But he did say if he was, he would always pick Apopka

How is Josh doing so badly this year? Has he not been submitting his picks? I thought he got special privileges.

Should be a very competitive game between two solid teams. Both want and need the win to bolster the resume in the playoff rankings to get some home field edge in the early rounds. Osceola has had a solid 10 days by overwhelming Viera 49-9 to clinch the district, then on 2 days rest defeating Apopka at their place 14-6. See we are in the PickEms this week and thanks to those of you showing us some love. It is a road game but our kids look up to the challenge. I am out of state visiting family but will certainly be following the NFHS telecast. GO KOWBOYS!!

Never been but a few people I know used to go back when Pahokee and GC were perennial state powers. Literally the entire city of Belle Goades went to the game. Cheers and have a great time. I know GC is playing good ball this year. Not sure how Pahokee is doing

It’s still under investigation on how many games this took place, but reports show that suspended players for the Viking football team played against American heritage. in the past teams that was penalized for such act was banned from postseason play for that year, forfeit of games & hefty fines. not sure what the Viking penalties will be , but this a all around a terrible situation for norland football program as the postseason is just around the corner.

Hold up…..Norland is in Dillard’s class & region. U hate Western. Now if your next breaking news has to do with Ely………..lol

Right but had they beat Norland would they have said anything.

Districts only matter to the winners who gets the automatic spot. After that straight rankings and districts mean nothing to anyone else. A team like McCarthy is above .500 and loses came against strong teams that really boost there SOS. So, 4 wins and loses to top teams are much better in the computer system then most the #2s from the other districts in region 4A. I am sure Garcia's is horrible for example and they play Northeast still, so even if they win that it will hurt their points even more beacuse Northeast is a bad 1 win team. It pays to play +.500 teams even if just hang around just about .500 yourself. 3 Games left though. Some of it will just sort itself out and teams records will drop.

And for a team like Windermere, who will never win a state championship, it is better to go 10–0 as an independent then go 5–6 and lose by 40 in the first round every year.

We made the trip down from Fort Pierce to this one. It went smoothly until we hit Broward, and then it was a white knuckle ride from there as the rush hour(s) traffic started to pick up. We ate at Havana Harry's in Coral Gables. I highly recommend this place, but the parking is a little tight (I was driving a RAM 1500) and the portions are ENORMOUS. After supper, it took us about 45 minutes to travel the 14 miles to Traz Powell. That's a nice facility. Good game, but the wind was crazy and played havoc with the passing and kicking games for both teams. Columbus missed an early opportunity with a deep pass that the WR dropped, but NW had the better team. They are big, physical and have plenty of speed. They put a little freshman in at RB named Deuante Gatlin who only got 2 or 3 carries, but he looks so explosive. Anyway, we had a great time and I liked listening to the old timer NW fans discussions during the game. We'll definitely make another trip for a game there. We wound up getting a room in Kendall because my night vision isn't what it used to be, and we had breakfast the next morning at a solid no frills Cuban cafe called Munchies, and then grabbed some churros to take back home at Pinecrest Bakery. Those things hit the spot for a Friday night postgame snack after watching Westwood v Inlet Grove.

Gotta get the tickets online gofan.co they should go on sale Wednesday or Thursday

Congrats Ray! Nice win.

Yes!!!!!

Now I know why I haven’t seen you Ray. I’m the guy that was with Darter at the Jones game. It’s a beautiful night. Hopefully see you next time.

Doesn't Dillard get into a brawl with some rival every year?

Boynton beach starter this 1 , including their entire bench & coaching staff charging the field to get involved. to the point law enforcement came running on the field from every which way lol.

And just like that they called the football game in the third quarter final Dillard 23 Boynton 0

Boynton beach so freaking dirty big fight just broke out with the football teams with Boynton beach throwing the first punch after a illegal tackle @nolebull813 @561_Fan

I think Lake Wales did a good job scheduling this season. Seminole and Jones are state title contenders. Their light schedule last season really hurt them come playoff time. I think LW bounces back from last week. I’m going to swap scores from you. 21-14 Lake Wales

Man oh man what the hell is going in south Florida today. First Norland , Now Western. This insane.

I remember recommending you attend the LW/Columbia game over Lakeland/Osceola. I really thought that would be the better game. On that note, Go Highlanders!

Apparently, you have to assume that every team in South Florida is cheating (at least every good team) and base your selections on which team is currently cheating better.

Gonna be a phenomenal game i think Osceola edges out on physicality Osceola 21 Lake Wales 14

The way it’s going more teams may get exposed before it’s all said and done lol.

I’d be surprised if that’s the only 2!!!! Lol

From trusted sources they say it was American heritage. And now norland is in a uproar that the patriots “SNITCHED”

I think the 2 hour drive would be worth it to watch this clash! Highlanders at home have a solid homefield advantage. They’ve come up short on the road vs their 2 toughest games, but weren’t overwhelmed. They’re a hard out. Kowboys looking solid, especially that D(I can only go by the numbers)! Last time I went to a Lake Wales game, they clobbered Columbia in the playoffs. They jumped on the Tigers fast! Kowboys gotta be ready soon as they get off the bus! Playing with the numbers( SOS, HF, O, D, Common opp etc….) I’ve got the Kowboys by a hair. Haven’t seen either team this year so eye test is eliminated in my pick!

Dillard just has to go 4 wide and run outs with the slot WRs (they’ll be open all night with the defense Boynton plays). That should get the young QB some reps/confidence. Boynton plays off-man (about 10-15 yards off) so the short throws should be open all game.

Wow, I just can't believe that nobody predicted that would happen.

Winning your district doesn't guarantee a top 1-4 seed this year, it just guarantees a playoff spot. Dillard could win the district and still end up 5-8.

This is why you should always go independent rather than 0-10 with a district schedule. I've seen plenty of teams go independent after heavy attrition, have a couple of winning seasons against light competition to rebuild, and then go on to win a district title or winning season when they came back to the FHSAA. The teams that don't go independent though can never seem to break that bad cycle they're in.

You ain’t lying lol. Let’s hope for dominant panther victory Thursday to get to (5-2)

All a formality. Dillard will win every district game by multiple scores. The teams in the playoffs will be much harder. You are just using the district games to get the backup QB in rhythm

8-2 seems reasonable with a home playoff game. The backup will have 3-4 games under his belt before it starts to get serious. Hopefully the teams rally’s and gets a head full of steam

Terrible to hear about the QB. Field conditions in a lot of areas in Florida keep getting worse and worse except for these schools that go full on turf with the money they have. And even then if it isn't well kept...

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Looks like Dunbar vs Port Charlotte and Jones vs Lake Wales was played this past week after it was postponed so it went past the deadline as a week 8 game and was never added to the week 9 list so it doesn’t count. These are the only official winners from week 8 Chaminade Lake Mary Mosley Ponte Vedra Norland Arnold

Or the private schools will use their combination of private money and public money (i.e., vouchers) to hire away the best teachers, leaving the rest at the public schools to teach those who don't have the resources -- even with the vouchers -- to send their kids to private schools. Of course, if this happens, there might be a few folks who will brag that it all worked out the way it was planned.