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That's the most schools in the state, LOL

Can do tomorrow

Desperate? Try going 49-1 in the regular season over a 5 year span and only getting past the 2nd round of the playoffs once. Or having an unbeaten team that beats a team that made the finals, but nothing to show for it because school officials decided to play as an independent.

I have our w/l records by year on a spreadsheet back to 1928 or so. Its on my computer at work. Don't have every game for every year.

Where did you find that at? The only record I had of Wauchula vs Lakeland was 1934 and Lakeland won something like that. The prior year, 1933 Wauchula went undefeated (lost first game to Okeechobee but awarded a forfeit), and the AP writers wanted a bowl game between Wauchula and Lakeland but it didn't happen as both schools had already played in a bowl.

Really? Hardee's first team was 1909 but its hard to find records before 1930. They did play Arcadia but the rivalry is only counted from 1921.

When was Columbia's first year?

If memory serves me right, late 90's or early 00's, there was only 6 classes, 6a the largest class and 6a region 3 & 4 was all Dade.

My observation, it takes a while to build a program and struggling programs usually have a revolving door or coaches. Didn't Zaccheo leave and come back? Pace's slide came after he left.

So I have to ask - of those schools listed, which ones keep a head coach and which ones are constantly changing coaches?

IMO, the best kicker ever produced by the state of Florida is Matt Prater.

I read an article last year that the number of lower division college players in the NFL is on the rise.

Last night's jamboree game: Hardee 16 Cardinal Mooney 0 Cardinal Mooney 21 Avon Park 0 Hardee 31 Avon Park 6

The ones I was think of didn't play hs football in Florida but did play college.

Old Florida - orange groves, small farms, cattle ranches, now one big hole in the ground.

A long long time ago.

Fort Meade made the playoffs in 2015 but graduated a lot players. Going to an open schedule in the class A with no district, the Miners loaded up a tough schedule. Winter Haven, I really think would had made a title run in 2016 had they stayed in 6a. Lake Wales, was 8-2 last season but 3rd in the district and no playoffs. I take it the schedule wasn't strong enough to get them enough points. I hear Sebring graduated a lot of players so maybe Lake Wales benefits this year. BTW, if you haven't heard, Sebring's qb transferred to Hardee.

This Thursday Hardee will host a jamboree with Cardinal Mooney and Avon Park

In my area: Charlie Tate has been at Winter Haven for 14 years . Before that he was at Mosley for 10, Bartow for 6, and I think DeSoto for 4. He was making WH a power in 6a then got moved into 7a with Lakeland. Jamal Cornelius has been at Fort Meade for 7 years. Typically he has them in the playoffs.

The reason I ask is because there are a lot of really good coaches that never win the big one or get over shadowed by someone else. I did a thread on this a while back.

What's the criteria, how long the coach has been at the program? State title games played in? Winning Seasons? Winning %?

Joe Zaccheo - Miami Pace?

Binky Waldrop @ Charlotte?

Highlands County has two - Avon Park won back to back in 1987 & 1988