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Yeah, with Seminole, Mainland and Osceola I made sure to include “25” as in if you rank them, they may be the last team to make the cut. They’re definitely all fringe teams so I agree with your assessment; too early. The other end of the range is more a gauge of potential... of the three Seminole may have the most upside.

I just can’t keep up with the rest of the state like I used to. Central Florida teams that could be in the top 25 include (with approximate ranking range) Wekiva (5-8) Dr. Phillips (7-14) Apopka (13-19) Seminole (19-25) Mainland (21-25) Osceola (21-25)

“Who wants to do a top 25” will save a lot of clicks

Dude... the thread names... again... 43 views. 43 disappointments.

You should attend the Colorado games and troll the coaches from the stands... maybe even make a Disney trip out of it.

All of the above... in order I'd go 1) Coaching & Execution 2) Town/School Support (Expectations) 3) Athletes 4) Solid Youth Program - Apopka is by no means starving for talent, but it is not what puts them over the edge... Coaching & execution are by far #1 to me. From a talent perspective they'd probably be in the top 15 in Central Florida every year, but their coaching puts them in the top 3-4 consistently.

It is generally in order. Apopka never has tons of D1 talent. They usually beat the teams who do.

8A IS DEEP! The talent distribution from 8A north/south looks pretty even. Here are my top contenders: Wekiva Deerfield Beach Dr. Phillips Apopka Miami Columbus Palm Beach Central Delray Atlantic Vero Beach Osceola Miami Southridge South Dade Sarasota Riverview Seminole

Looks like Deerfield Beach and Palm Beach Central are both contenders out of 8A south. I’d also add Columbus, Southridge and Delray Atlantic to the early list.

Teams in the 8-13 range can all be switched; tons of parity. Time will tell. They do lose some major contributors that made up a large portion of their top talent. The defense loses 7 and the offense 4, many of whom will still be playing ball come August. It really depends on what Jones has coming in for the 2020 and 2021 classes.

Wilkinson is the reason why I have NSB listed.

One thing I noticed... Orange County is far and away #1 in CFla even if you combine the other counties. That’s not including Brevard..

There’s a ton of parity in the 16-25 range anyway...

Updated. Agree with both of those points.

List updated.

That is correct --- all have been at DP since their freshman year with the exception of the lone QB transfer.

DP had two more 3 stars last season, for a total of 6. Tanner Ingle (DB) - NC State Braxton Clark (DB) - Nebraska Also the QB, Besean McCray, was a 2-star recruit. Offers should be coming in for others pretty soon.

switch Vanguard and DP dude

Switch Vanguard and Dr. Phillips. Vanguard could take i-75 south to Tampa from Ocala and it keeps the metro Orlando area in one chunk.

Dr. Phillips (8A) transfer-in's for 2017: QB - BeSean McCray - 166/263, 18 TD, 5 INT - 763 rush yards, 9 TD - Surprisingly, DP had net transfers of negative-5 for the classes of 2018 and 2019...this includes the following players who left (all major contributors on the teams they transferred to): Marcus Tillman (LB, Jones, high D1), JeQuan Burton (WR, Jones, D1), Chance Bush (DB, Apopka, D1), Caleb McMillan (RB, Bishop Moore, D1), Keanu Kong (QB, Bishop Moore), Alex Eleyssami (QB, TFA).

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In my opinion Riverview had the best offense in 8A last year. I am also in the dark completely on them but expect them to be a major 8A Region 2 contender based on their general trend. They were eliminated by DP 28-19 in the quarterfinals last season.

It made no objective sense. Maybe if 7A was leaps and bounds ahead of 8A but that was not the case. Anyway, one easy screw up like that and I lose all faith in one’s ability to do all 50 states.

Visiting team... definitely SEMINOLE RIDGE.

Ah yes, the poll that put all 7A final four teams (including Bartram Trail and Plant) over the 8A champion last year in the end-of-year poll... Some people just like making lists... pass.