Pipe Dreams

Bonus question: What other future NFL star did he play against in the one HS game that mattered most to both?

Dr Phillips Schedule - Kickoff Classic: @ Edgewater - @ Sanford Seminole @ Timber Creek @ West Orange Boone Apopka Windermere @ Wekiva Olympia East Ridge @ Oak Ridge

ahhh the acronyms..... ban this man!!!

I’ve said it for years. If a kid and his parents decide to move to another school zone, or to enroll in a school in search of better coaching (and college football opportunities), then they have every right to do so. The free market approach makes certain school zones more desirable depending on what a family is looking for (school grade, athletic program, etc). If you build it they will come.

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Two of the top 8 (Plant & Dr. Phillips) had to play each other in the second round 4 of those 10 years.

Yes, that's the game. That DP team had enough to win it all.

I’ll rank them: 1t) Dr. Phillips 1t) Plant 3) Osceola 4) Sarasota Riverview 5) Lake Nona 6) Boone 7) Olympia Plant and Dr. Phillips will renew their rivalry. Those were classics from 2011 to 2014. The 2013 OT game was a nightmare as a sure DP pick was tipped and the Plant WR took it ~80 yards to force OT in the last 2 minutes.

Osceola/Edgewater will be in the mix as well... Central Florida may have a good amount of parity in its top 8. 8A north will again be a great bracket.

Winter Park and DP should both be top 6 in CFL to start the year. I’d probably have them each in the 2-5 range. I also like Jones, Apopka, Seminole, Lake Mary and Mainland. Olympia could be much better. Wekiva could drop off some. West Orange is a bit of a wildcard.

DP depth. Projected high impact players. * D1 offer ^ D1AA offer (2) multi-position player QB - Joe Patti (So) / Brenden Cyr RB - Brandon Fields * RB - Nivon Holland RB - Rodney Wells Jr (So) ATH - Jaydan Taylor (So) (2) * WR - Joanes Fortilien (So) * WR - Jacquez Jones WR - Jalen Washington (Jr) WR - Ledger Hatch (Jr) * WR/TE - Trey Schyck TE - Jackson Hodor T - Kyjuan Phillips (Jr) — 6’4, 270 T - Derek Haupt — 6’4, 280 ^ G - Austin Purpura (Jr) — 6’2, 280 G - Devin Hill (So) — 6’2, 280 C - Reggie Hayes (Jr) — 6’1, 245 - CB - Tevin Griffey * S - Jadai Smith (Jr) * S - Jalen Moore (Jr) CB - Kameryn Metcalf (So) DE - Shemar Williams DE - Shi Gaskin DL - Malik Carson DL - Chris Henson MLB - Stephen Dix * OLB- Jean Charles (So) OLB/SS - Steve Julssaint OLB - Jaydan Taylor (So) (2) *

DP will need the following to compete for the 8A title: 1) Consistent QB play. Patti does not turn the ball over as much as the spring game showed. This is the clear #1 factor by a longshot. Joe is Nick/Tony Patti’s cousin. 2) Depth on defense. The defensive line, defensive backfield and linebacker core do not have much proven talent beyond ~12 players. Many of those guys are high level, but young. 3) DP averages around 270 on the OLINE but the talent is young. They need a big summer and this needs to be a strength of the team. The OLINE did not open enough holes last year. IF this offensive line comes together and plays to its potential DP’s offense will be lethal. This is the biggest opportunity area for DP heading into the summer alongside QB development. 4) A breakout season by RB Brandon Fields, a senior committed to South Carolina who did not play in the spring game due to baseball. See #3 - that will determine how good of a season Fields has. He needs open space and can be a bruiser. This DP team has talent in every class, primarily the class of 2022 (sophomores this upcoming season). The wide receiver core is loaded - 6 deep - running back is loaded 3 deep, and the offensive line has the size to take control if they have a good summer. The defense is top-heavy with talent but needs depth. D1 offers by class (& projected # of additional d1 offers) 2020: 4 (3-4) — 7-8 total 2021: 2 (3-4) — 5-6 total 2022: 2 (5-6) — 7-8 total (TBD)

Dr. Phillips and Jones are loaded with young talent as well. Dr. Phillips’ 2022 class in particular is getting a ton of early interest. Two guys already have high D1 offers.

Dr. Phillips (3) Ha Ha Clinton Dix (S-CHI) class of 2011 Marcell Harris (S-SF), class of 2013 Matt Milano (LB-BUF), class of 2013 - All three played safety at DP.

Top Classes (College Prospects) by Year *Major input from Chris Hays’ analysis, other outlets such as 247 and Rivals, and what I’ve seen on the field. 2020 1. Jones (CB, RB, DT, DT, ATH, ATH, WR) 2. Dr. Phillips (LB, RB, WR, WR, WR, TE, OL) 3. Apopka (DE, RB, CB) 4. Winter Park (WR, CB, QB, WR) 5. West Orange (RB, WR, ATH, RB) 6. Seminole (TE, WR, ATH) 7. Edgewater (S, RB, OL) 8. Olympia (ATH, QB, WR) 2021 1. Jones 2. Dr. Phillips 3. Seminole 4. Apopka 5. Edgewater 6. Olympia 2022 1. Dr. Phillips 2. Jones 3. Lake Mary 4. Seminole Overall, Jones and Dr. Phillips have the most prospects through the 2022 class by a good margin. Of course, this list will change. Behind Jones and DP... Seminole, Apopka, Edgewater and West Orange have a lot of underclassmen talent coming up. Also - watch out for Olympia. This list includes Lake, Orange, Osceola, Seminole and Sumter County. I don’t follow Volusia or Brevard close enough and I know de cleater will give me a pass for not ranking S Sumter. Out of those two counties (Brevard, Volusia) I’d keep an eye out for Cocoa.... then DeLand, Mainland and Rockledge.

Cool stat I never considered... Apopka and Dr. Phillips have represented the large class ‘north bracket’ in the title game 6 of the last 9 years — and the stat was 6/8 before this season. APK went 2-1 and DP went 1-2. Mandarin (2018) represents this year obviously — Plant (2011) and Osceola (2015) were the others.

There are only 6 large class programs (6A/7A/8A) in the 2010’s list... recent history is weighted heavily by programs in the lower classes. We’ve had lots of consistency in state title game representation from 1A to 5A.

Nice!! I had Coach Myers in 2000 and we went 12-1. Then had Crofoot in 2001 (10-1) and Foisy in 2002 (6-3). We had a powerhouse of our own in our age group but the Griffey teams were all-time! I remember they were the first DP team to ever beat Lakeshore or Mandarin (who were always the Jacksonville champions) and advance to the state final. Was fun watching you guys blow everyone out. Then there was the Pine Hills powerhouse with Embry Peeples a year or two above you all. Good times... I stayed highly involved with the Pop Warner program thru High School. Crazy that you were a DP coach!

I’d have them about even or just below where Carol City and Central were this year. Probably about even with 2018 STA as well. We’ll never know. Watching them play... they were just on another level unlike any other DP team I’ve seen. The Central team they played was special and deserving of the title.

That team would have cruised through the current 8A... The old FL 6A was just brutal. Top tier HS football.

For Central to score 42 on that DP team... is completely nuts...that was as good as DP will ever be IMHO. They rolled everyone (even Seminole Ridge although the score doesn’t say so). We had 30+ D1 guys (3 on NFL rosters) in the 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 classes. That Central team was equally stacked. Going into the game DP was the #6 team in the USA and Central was #21 (I believe) according to Rivals. Probably the biggest collection of talent in a large class FL title since at least 2000 (maybe ever?). I wouldn’t doubt that any less than 40 future college players played in the 2010 6A title.

Wow, and Central’s Devonte Freeman isn’t even listed!

Miami Central, Pine Forest, Southeast? Complete guesses on the second and third.

Off topic but... this reminded me of another legend - the 2nd/3rd teamer for Norland who caught the game winning bomb vs Edgewater in the 2002 6A final... one of the craziest stories ever... heard the kid hadn’t played all year. That was my era of playing... long time ago now!

Bobby Washington, Killian