DarterBlue2
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6 hours ago, OldSchoolLion said:
In terms of potential and talent on paper, Deerfield is as good as it gets except for IMG and St Thomas. And in terms of strength of schedule, DB's schedule is far ahead of Trinity. In a heads-up matchup between the two today, I would find it difficult to bet against Deerfield.
I would love to see DB make it to Camping World. DB versus an area team would make for a good title game.
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1 hour ago, OldSchoolLion said:
Trinity Christian, Columbia, Wekiva, Vero Beach, Tampa Bay Tech, Godby....all in our site's Top 15...and all have little to no experience in the past 20 years playing better south FL teams. With all of the emphasis on polls today, I think huge assumptions are made about these schools being able to successfully compete with south Florida's best. That is not meant as a knock on their fine programs, either.
This is only the third season Wekiva has had a sold team. Given the staff they have there, if they remain good, and there is some indication they will, I would expect them to schedule tough out of area games going forward. The district only has four teams with them, Apopka, West Orange and Evans. So they certainly have some flexibility in their schedule.
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18 hours ago, Floridatech said:
Oh seriously legit think that Dr Phillips or Riverview with having busted up record is going to knock Vero outta the playoffs in the second round I'm just being honest
Unless VB is real bad, they will beat DP this year. DP has talent but it is young and I don't see them making a run this year.
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6 hours ago, Just A Coach said:
There should be a documentary on this game....so much soap opera stuff on this one. Could even be intriguing to the average house wife.
Man, that's straight up sexist, right there!
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Huge game! If Columbia beats Trinity at their house, that would be a very big statement win!
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1 minute ago, ColumbiaHighFan2017class said:
Love the savage response darter
Can't wait to see how this thread goes
I gotta get popcorn ready
I am not saying it is the case, but it very well could be. Columbia beat IMG fair and square in the preseason game, and has yet to lose. While Vero has some good wins, there is the question as to how down Venice may happen to be. While Pahokee, has still been a very good lower classification program, they have not been the State Power they were in their years of true dominance. That VB struggled to beat them, leaves unanswered questions in my mind!
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1 hour ago, Floridatech said:
I was wrong bout the 40 points and Pahokee showed up.... But Hokee has proven that they can play the good large schools very closely while Madison County couldn't hold their liquor last night.
Pahokee should get through the rest of their schedule and I think they beat Gardens and Cocoa to get points for the playoff system
Has it occurred to you that Columbia may be just a lot better than Vero Beach? That could be it, perhaps? Maybe?
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I don't know anything from an insider's perspective on this program. But I, too, am surprised and disappointed by their big decline. Has the coaching staff turned over? Are other schools taking their talent? There has to be some reason this has happened.
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5 hours ago, LAZ said:
I don’t know, Bloomingdale’s looking pretty darn good.
Just because you don't have history on your side does not mean you can't have a good football team.
What's really impressive about their record is they have yet to score less than 30 and have not given up a single point against teams, which while not murder's row, are not all sisters of the poor.
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So, instead of making the Apopka game last night, I went to Lyman vs Lake Mary. The decision was driven by two factors:
1. For the past seven weeks, I have been working on a project that's been brutal in terms of the hours, particularly the past two weeks. It so happens that the project is less than ten minutes away from Lyman High School, so it was convenient to just go there after leaving work at 6:15 rather than make the long drive from there to Boone.
2. After Bad Bird mentioned that Lake Mary was starting a true Freshman QB, I had taken a look at Gunnar's Huddle highlights and I liked what I saw.
Well, while Lake Mary overall struggled to beat Lyman, and did not impress me very much, Gunnar certainly did. This kid seems to have been groomed from he was in the womb to be a QB. How else can you explain his first name? As a true freshman, he is tall and slender, but has a rocket arm and a very quick release. What impressed me most about him, though, was not just his arm strength, but his ability to vary his throws. The kid knows when to toss the nice easy, floater, is able to to put the ball into positions where only his receiver can get it, he just seems to know stuff that many a senior QB does not.
He has been obviously well schooled, but clearly has been an outstanding student. Assuming, he puts on 20 pounds or more, grows another inch or two, and continues to make normal improvement, this kid is destined to be a four or five star, pro-style QB recruit, with multiple offers, including many from the major college powers.
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2 minutes ago, 561_Fan said:
7 turnovers will do it...even though 1 was some BS
Final score?
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10 hours ago, ColumbiaHighFan2017class said:
I didn't even realize oos games weren't included which probably explains why sta is so low because the only good team they have played so far is dematha which by the laz index didn't count
In other words sta will probably go up in rankings whether they win or lose against Miami Central on Friday because SOS will take a huge boost After that game which will help their ranking
Laz does not have enough connectivity points to properly include out of state teams since they, by definition, don't play enough Florida teams over the space of the most recent seasons.
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On 8/22/2018 at 8:55 PM, OldSchoolLion said:
Manatee won the 5A state title in 1983 and repeated the feat in 1985 against powerhouse Pensacola Woodham. Southeast played in the 1985 4A title game and finished runner-up to defending state champion Pensacola Escambia, who was led by a running back named Emmitt Smith. Both of those title games were played in Bradenton.
The mid 1980's was a time that saw the teams from this part of the state rise to prominence. Later this decade, Sarasota Riverview was challenging Manatee for dominance in 5A. 3 legendary coaches led these teams...Joe Kinnan at Manatee, Paul Maechtle at Southeast and John Sprague at Riverview. Palmetto played for a 2A title in 1986.
In addition to the Sarasota/Manatee teams, Dunedin played in two 5A finals, and Tarpon Springs played in a final. West Central FL was loaded with talent! Enjoy the video and some old school play.
Two things stood out to me. First the size (or lack thereof of the linemen). Back then, it seems like both lines still had athletes, at least in high school, and not the freak show we have today.
The second thing that stood out: Manatee came into this game ranked # 1 in Florida and 20 nationally and clearly did not have a true QB. They had an athlete at the position. While I can see such a team still winning a State Title in Florida, I can't for the life of me see them ranked so high.
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11 hours ago, 954gator said:
A matchup that us football fans have been waiting for. I think we are fortunate that both teams seem to be clicking and I don’t think either side is on a “down year”. Two great programs finally meet up this week. Lets hear it!
Even the youtubers are placing bets lol.
Great game, if I weren't so busy this week and next, i would drive down to see this game and spend some time with my sister.
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20 minutes ago, nolebull813 said:
I know nothing about this Laz fella and his personal life. If he is going through hardships and this looks in poor taste, that was never the intention.
It does. Laz is a football friend. A group of us have watched the past 10 state title series together. He needs good wishes for a speedy recovery. While I know football is his passion, he would be excused if he has not been as diligent with his rankings as he would like.
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6 hours ago, nolebull813 said:
This has got to be the worst ranking of teams in history. Makes the AP look like gurus.
How in the holy hell do you have freaking Bloomingdale ahead of STA???
Please answer thoroughly. Back up your product!!!!!!
If you knew Laz's situation, I would like to think you would not have posted this.
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3 hours ago, Jags904 said:
How do you guys think the Apopka vs Wekiva game goes?
I think it will be a close, relatively low scoring game. The more points put on the board as the clock expires, the better Apopka's chances.
Wekiva's rather small stadium will be filled to overflowing for this one.
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1 minute ago, “PANTHER NATION(CODE BLUE) said:
True true but for now we gotta focus on Hollywood hills
Exactly, you have to focus on winning out. Your district is not strong, so, like Columbia said, you may only get one representative in the playoffs. The key is to be that representative whether it's 2-4 seeding.
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6 minutes ago, Dan in Daytona said:
Don't forget the season ending knee injury to #1 (your most explosive back in years) the week before. That cat the the real deal...no BS
I know it has hurt us; no doubt. From both a personal perspective (very sorry for the kid as it hurts his recruiting some, and really hope there are no lingering effects from the injury post surgery), and as an Apopka fan.
However, even without him, I think we could have won the Lakeland game, but for what I described. I think he would have made big difference in that 4th down situation, as if he had gotten the ball in it, the three yards needed would have been made. But it is what it is. I just hope that the offers he has to date (they include Ohio State, Miami and North Carolina) ,don't get pulled. It would be a shame.
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3 hours ago, “PANTHER NATION(CODE BLUE) said:
Right so if we just win district we are no less two or 3 seed not playing a Miami school in the first round.
If you just win district, you could be anywhere from 2 to 4 (I leave off 1, because that is almost certainly CC, unless there is a lot of splitting games in their district and they fail to win it or just barely win it). The lower you are the more likely you face a Miami team in the first round, as I don't think any from that district will be the number 8 and maybe not the number 7 seed (maybe MNW ends up number 7, but I feel they end up 6 even with a 5-5 record). So, if you are seeded 3 or 4, I think you have a good chance of drawing Central/MNW, which I think will be seeded 5/6. If you are seeded number 2, I think you avoid them in the first round. But I could be wrong.
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8 minutes ago, “PANTHER NATION(CODE BLUE) said:
That’s wassup so if mnw finish 5-5 and cc wins the district and central is 4 or 5 seed we get two favorable matchups until round 3.
IF CC wins, Central could not be 4. Dillard and Mainland could be number 4, but not a district runner up. The first four slots go to the four district winners.
The remaining 4 is based on the points earned which are driven both by win/loss record and also the number of points earned. So an 8-2 team that did not win district could theoretically be a lower seed than a 5-5 team that played a very hard schedule like MNW. So that 8-2 could be seeded 7 while MNW could be seeded 6. In fact, MNW could make the playoffs with the 5-5 record while the 8-2 team may not make it in if their schedule was very weak and they did not win district.
IT is a COMPLEX system, but it also encourages/provides incentive for you to schedule tough non district opponents.
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53 minutes ago, ColumbiaHighFan2017class said:
He probably saw it as 1800
That's correct. I did not see the extra zero!
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Exactly. That is a distinct possibility.