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  1. Openings: Bozeman (Panama City) - per FHSAA Classifieds Hiring: Lake Howell - Dazzie Morris per School Twitter Miami Jackson -Max Edwards - Article Arnold (Panama City Beach) - Jason Griffin - Article Sandalwood (Jacksonville) - Brad Kessel - Article
  2. Hirings: Lake Region (Eagle Lake) - Jermaine King - Article Lemon Bay (Englewood) - Jason Mensing - Article
  3. Hirings: Stanton (Jacksonville) - Ryan Carter - Twitter Lake Placid - Jay Del Castillo - Twitter Blance Ely (Pompano Beach) - Terrance McFadden - Twitter
  4. Openings: Oak Ridge (Orlando) - per FHSAA Classifieds
  5. Openings: Gateway (Fort Myers) per FHSAA Classifieds
  6. Openings: Melbourne Central Catholic per Twitter Hirings: American Heritage (Delray Beach) - Jonathan King per School Twitter Calvary Christian - Wes Safford per Article Dwyer (Palm Beach Gardens) - Willie Smith per Twitter Hillard - Matt Yancy
  7. Openings: Golden Gate (Naples) Per FHSAA Classifieds Gulf Coast (Naples) Per FHSAA Classifieds Cavalry Christian (Clearwater) - Article Tampa Catholic - Article Fort Meade - Article Sarasota - Article Hirings: Graceville - Richard Koonce - Article
  8. Openings: Windermere Prep (Per FHSAA Classifieds) Dr. Krop (Miami) (Per FHSAA Classifieds)
  9. Wildwood fills positions with Lorenzo Fields (per Wildwood Wildcats Twitter)
  10. Somewhat real question for a second, but I don't feel like researching it. 1) I am almost positive the state legislature allows schools to be in multiple associations. 2) I thought there used to be a requirement that all public schools had to be members of the FHSAA. 3) I don't think number #2 is true anymore, but even if it was, but as long as #1 is still true why not create a parallel association, where you are independent in the FHSAA (to satisfy any state requirements), and then create the association you want with the rules you want.
  11. Bill Vonada - Crystal River https://highschool.si.com/florida/2023/12/22/breaking-bill-vonada-to-become-head-football-coach-at-crystal-river
  12. Openings: Braden River (Bradenton) per FHSAA Classifieds
  13. Openings Cypress Creek (Orlando) Arnold (Panama City Beach)
  14. On a positive note (at least to me), they didn't make the 1A to 4A classes half the size. So yay! But if they got rid of 7A and just made each class, eleven teams bigger, it would make it a little better.
  15. Class 5A, District 1 Gulf Breeze Milton Mosley (Lynn Haven) Niceville Class 5A, District 2 Chiles (Tallahassee) Leon (Tallahassee) Lincoln (Tallahassee) Class 5A, District 3 Beachside (St. Johns) Fleming Island Middleburg Orange Park Ponte Vedra Class 5A, District 4 Belleview High Mainland (Daytona Beach) Matanzas (Palm Coast) Class 5A, District 5 East River (Orlando) Edgewater (Orlando) Lake Buena Vista (Orlando) Lyman (Longwood) Winter Springs Class 5A, District 6 Kathleen (Lakeland) Lake Gibson (Lakeland) Lakeland Sebring Class 5A, District 7 Cypress Creek (Wesley Chapel) Gaither (Tampa) Springstead (Spring Hill) Wesley Chapel Class 5A, District 8 East Bay (Gibsonton) Leto (Tampa) Spoto (Riverview) Tampa Bay Tech Class 5A, District 9 Braden River (Bradenton) Manatee (Bradenton) Parrish Pinellas Park (Largo) Class 5A, District 10 Cape Coral Charlotte (Punta Gorda) Ida Baker (Cape Coral) Mariner (Cape Coral) Class 5A, District 11 East Lee County (Lehigh Acres) Fort Myers North Fort Myers Riverdale (Fort Myers) Class 5A, District 12 Golden Gate (Naples) Gulf Coast (Naples) Immokalee Palmetto Ridge (Naples) Class 5A, District 13 Fort Pierce Westwood Heritage (Palm Bay) Martin County (Stuart) South Fork (Stuart) Class 5A, District 14 Atlantic (Delray Beach) Blanche Ely (Pompano Beach) Coconut Creek Deerfield Beach Forest Hill (West Palm Beach) Class 5A, District 15 Boyd Anderson (Lauderdale Lakes) Hollywood Hills McArthur (Hollywood) St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale) Class 5A, District 16 Everglades (Miramar) Mater Academy (Hialeah Gardens) Miramar North Miami Pembroke Pines Charter
  16. Class 6A, District 1 Crestview Navarre Pace Tate (Cantonment) Class 6A, District 2 First Coast (Jacksonville) Fletcher (Neptune Beach) Mandarin (Jacksonville) Oakleaf (Orange Park) Class 6A, District 3 Bartram Trail (St. Johns) Buchholz (Gainesville) Nease (Ponte Vedra) Tocoi Creek (St. Augustine) Class 6A, District 4 Evans (Orlando) Lake Howell (Winter Park) Oviedo Wekiva (Apopka) Class 6A, District 5 Freedom (Orlando) Melbourne Osceola (Kissimmee) St. Cloud Viera (Melbourne) Class 6A, District 6 Davenport Forest (Ocala) Horizon (Winter Garden) Lake Minneola South Lake (Groveland) Class 6A, District 7 Bartow Bloomingdale (Valrico) Durant (Plant City) Riverview (Riverview) Class 6A, District 8 Armwood (Seffner) Plant (Tampa) Sickles (Tampa) Wharton (Tampa) Class 6A, District 9 Land O Lakes Mitchell (New Port Richey) Sunlake (Land O'Lakes) Wiregrass Ranch (Wesley Chapel) Class 6A, District 10 East Lake (Tarpon Springs) George Steinbrenner (Lutz) Largo Palm Harbor University Class 6A, District 11 Gateway (Fort Myers) Lakewood Ranch (Bradenton) Lennard (Ruskin) Palmetto Class 6A, District 12 Dwyer (Palm Beach Gardens) Palm Beach Gardens Royal Palm Beach Seminole Ridge (Westlake) West Boca Raton Class 6A, District 13 Coral Springs Fort Lauderdale Monarch (Coconut Creek) Piper (Sunrise) Class 6A, District 14 Cooper City Nova (Davie) South Broward (Hollywood) South Plantation Class 6A, District 15 Dr. Krop (Miami) Flanagan (Pembroke Pines) Miami Beach West Broward (Pembroke Pines) Class 6A, District 16 Doral Academy Homestead Miami Southridge Southwest Miami
  17. Class 7A, District 1 Atlantic Coast (Jacksonville) Creekside (St. Johns) Sandalwood (Jacksonville) Class 7A, District 2 DeLand Flagler Palm Coast Spruce Creek (Port Orange) University (Orange City) Class 7A, District 3 Hagerty (Oviedo) Lake Brantley Lake Mary Seminole (Sanford) Class 7A, District 4 Colonial (Orlando) Oak Ridge (Orlando) Timber Creek (Orlando) University (Orlando) Winter Park Class 7A, District 5 Apopka East Ridge (Clermont) Ocoee West Orange (Winter Garden) West Port (Ocala) Class 7A, District 6 George Jenkins (Lakeland) Haines City Ridge Community (Davenport) Winter Haven Class 7A, District 7 Alonso (Tampa) Newsome (Lithia) Plant City Strawberry Crest (Dover) Sumner (Riverview) Class 7A, District 8 Lehigh (Lehigh Acres) North Port Riverview (Sarasota) Sarasota Venice Class 7A, District 9 Boone (Orlando) Dr. Phillips (Orlando) Olympia (Orlando) Windermere Class 7A, District 10 Celebration Cypress Creek (Orlando) Harmony Lake Nona (Orlando) Tohopekaliga (Kissimmee) Class 7A, District 11 Centennial (Port St. Lucie) Fort Pierce Central Treasure Coast (Port St. Lucie) Vero Beach Class 7A, District 12 Jupiter Palm Beach Central (Wellington) Palm Beach Lakes (West Palm Beach) Wellington Class 7A, District 13 John I. Leonard (Greenacres) Lake Worth Park Vista (Lake Worth) Santaluces (Lantana) Class 7A, District 14 Boca Raton Coral Glades (Coral Springs) Douglas (Parkland) Spanish River (Boca Raton) Class 7A, District 15 Cypress Bay (Weston) Goleman (Miami) Taravella (Coral Springs) Western (Davie) Class 7A, District 16 Columbus (Miami) Coral Gables Miami Miami Palmetto South Dade (Homestead)
  18. In case you want to see your classifications https://fhsaa.com/news/2023/12/21/football-classifications-available-for-2024-25-2025-26.aspx
  19. My understanding is that the state legislature/government has made it clear that they believe in parental choice and that for those educational choice there should no restrictions. I am by no means an expert, but I am willing to bet if you asked the majority party this, they would give some sort of answer along those lines. _____________ So the reason why I think we need a more radical change (than just one level) is a school like Freedom (Tampa). They are currently on a 28 game losing streak, MaxPreps says since 2004 they have had 3 6-win seasons, and 1 7 win season. In the Metro/Suburban, they are playing in 3S. In the new classifications they are 4A. Are they going to be competitive? Absolutely Not. So why have them compete at that level. Let them continue to move down until the expectation is that they are a .500 team year in and year out. I would say that every area has at least one team like Freedom (Tampa), some metro areas have 10 or more. Teams that their coaches are truly doing good work, because most likely not a single one of those kids will play on the next level and every coach knows that they are heading into a losing season. ____________ Look at a school like Chaminade-Madonna in the current FHSAA reclassification, they will be in 1A!!! Cardinal Newman a top 25 school, lost by 40 to them. Is there a single school in 1A that could compete with them? Heck, if you took every good player in 1A and made an all-star team and competed against Chaminade, would the all-star team win? So if you are those other 60 teams, what end goal do you have? ___________ As for the optional Open division, no team that we all know should be in the Open division will choose to be in the Open division. I doubt teams would be willing to be that self-sacrificing, which is why the Open Division should be based not a single season of success, but constant success and should be mandatory.
  20. Innovation (Orlando) High School - Leroy Kinard New High School opening in Orlando
  21. Southeast - Curt Bradley Leading to a vacancy at Braden River
  22. The FHSAA is dealing with a political system that they should never have to deal with and yes that is a major problem, but there is little we, as high school sports fans/coaches/administrators, can do. While the promotion relegation might see some teams yo-yo up and down, I don't think it would be as much as you think as it is based on 4 years of data and not just one good year. As for good teams becoming bottom feeders in the next, no I would expect a good 2A team to be good in 3A immediately, they increased the level of their competition. At the same time, those same teams will have years where their coaches move on, a new school opens, and a couple of 3* kids graduate. So maybe that team that got promoted from 2A has gotten some stability as they move up to 3A, but there are still going to be a couple of teams struggling. I don't know, I just understand why a Chaminade, STA, Venice, Lakeland would want to play in the easy class when they can play in the tough class. Why do they think that 80% of the teams they face in their classification don't want to play them. My problem with an open division playoff, is that occasionally you have a special team that is 2-3 years in the making. You knew it when you watched them that they were going to be good in a couple of years. Now, that teams goes 10-0 and is ready to compete for the first time for a state championship and gets put into the open division playoff despite never being "that" team. I would rather the "open" division be something that you earn over an extended period of time.
  23. Gulf Breeze per FHSAA Classifieds Miami Beach per FHSAA Classifieds Newsome (Lithia) per FHSAA Classifieds Lake Howell (Winter Park) per FHSAA Classifieds
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