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spruce creek 48?  Their coaching staff does a great job with the talent they have but they don't have a lot of talent and the best defensive player transferred out.  They would not be any where near my top 50 unless it was top 50 get the most out of the least.
 
Buchholz 46?  Oh wait they play Columbia and that gives them the 100 plus boost in the rankings

It’s a solid list. I’d have Wekiva ahead of Apopka, and mayyybe Dr. Phillips, although they seem very close on paper.
Central Florida portion is accurate, I endorse.

Ladies and gentlemen, we have a list...
“And then ColumbiaFan went high energy, compiling the sacred List the peasants had hoped for— and The Board was filled with Joy” -FHSFB Bible, Peasants, Chapter 1

It's damn near August and not even half the schedules aren't even out. That's crazy. It's not Josh's fault. He's just one guy. We can't expect him to be a miracle worker 
This is the FHSAA. They put out half ass schedules on their site that had incomplete schedules, Oxbridge still on them, no Miami teams etc. 
Maxpreps is even worse. 
Like I said we will know who everyone is playing when we show up for the game. Lol 

Could not think of a better title..not the greatest.  Here are some teams we don't talk much about nowadays.  Thought it would be nice to give them some recognition.
Bartow-shocked nationally-ranked Bolles in the 1996 4A final 14-13
Cooper City-shocked nationally-ranked St Thomas Aquinas 21-16 at Piccolo Stadium in 2011
JI Leonard-won their only playoff game in history in 1989, upsetting 1988 state finalist Riverview in Sarasota 15-14 
Key West-gave St Thomas Aquinas their worst regular season and playoff losses ever at Piccolo Stadium in 1977 
Miami Sunset-won their first and only playoff game in 40 years versus West Broward in 2015, 36-28.
Miami Norland-prior to 2002, Norland had won 1 playoff game in the prior 30 years.  In 2002, they upset Dillard, Northwestern and Carol City in the playoffs, and then won the 6A state title against Edgewater.
Ocala Forest-won back-to-back 3A state titles in dominating fashion in 1974 and 1975, allowing no more than 10 points in any of their playoff games.  Have only won 7 playoff games since.  
Pensacola Washington-prior to 1994, Washington had only won 3 playoff games.  In 1994, Washington shocked the world, beating a gauntlet of good teams on the road... Columbia, Mainland, Riverview.  They then upset defending state champion Manatee in the semis before winning the 6A title over powerhouse Miami Southridge.  They have won only 3 playoff games since.   
Piper-shocked St Thomas Aquinas 21-0 at Piper in 1996 and won the district title 
Royal Palm Beach-gave Vero Beach a rare home playoff loss, beating them 28-13 in 2008; one of only two teams to win by 14 or more points in a playoff game at the Citrus Bowl 
Seminole(Sanford)-shocked Miami Northwestern in 2008 6A final 28-21
Tate-Prior to 1980, Tate could not get past the first round of the playoffs.  In 1980, coached by legend Carl Madison, they beat a talented Miami Columbus team for the 4A state title.  Rocky Colburn, a running back, went on to play for Bear Bryant at Alabama. Colburn was also an assistant coach for the Tide and for the Atlanta Falcons in the NFL.  They have had limited success in the playoffs since.
West Nassau-won their first playoff game in 40 years in 2017, beating Marianna 35-7
West Orange-After many years of blowout losses at the hands of Apopka, West Orange finally got the best of them in 2014, and has since won 3 of their past 5 games
Wharton-Wharton shocked Mainland 30-3 in the 2002 5A state semifinals.  They have only won 2 playoff games since.   
 
 
 

Ladies and gentlemen, we have a list...
“And then ColumbiaFan went high energy, compiling the sacred List the peasants had hoped for— and The Board was filled with Joy” -FHSFB Bible, Peasants, Chapter 1

Here's the first regional rankings of the year
 
I'll start with North Central rankings
 
North Central top 10

1 Columbia  7A
2 Vanguard  6A
3 Buchholz  7A
4 Eastside   5A
5 Baker County 5A
6 Fort White  3A
7 Bradford   4A
8 Trinity Catholic  3A
9 Gainesville 6A
10 Dixie County  1A
 
 
more rankings to come soon

I’ll add a preview to this thread in time for the game on August 25th (Saturday) at 11am.
This should be a very close game, as Lee County won Georgia’s 6A Classification last year and has serious talent. They have an elite young WR and a do-everything ATH who will make their offense potent.
Dr. Phillips is young but returns 6 starters (and one transfer-in) on defense and two (not including a D1 upcoming junior RB) on offense... The team is loaded with sophomores and juniors but has a small, core group of about 10 seniors who will be major contributors. 
One big piece of news is the transfer of 4-star ATH Jammie Robinson to Lee County. He is the real deal. I’ve included his hudl film below.
https://www.hudl.com/video/3/5463639/59cc6c164797642b28e65517
 
Does anybody know if this game will be televised?

I’ll add a preview to this thread in time for the game on August 25th (Saturday) at 11am.
This should be a very close game, as Lee County won Georgia’s 6A Classification last year and has serious talent. They have an elite young WR and a do-everything ATH who will make their offense potent.
Dr. Phillips is young but returns 6 starters (and one transfer-in) on defense and two (not including a D1 upcoming junior RB) on offense... The team is loaded with sophomores and juniors but has a small, core group of about 10 seniors who will be major contributors. 
One big piece of news is the transfer of 4-star ATH Jammie Robinson to Lee County. He is the real deal. I’ve included his hudl film below.
https://www.hudl.com/video/3/5463639/59cc6c164797642b28e65517
 
Does anybody know if this game will be televised?

Also, for the record... DP has won a playoff game every year since 2006....
26-11 in the playoffs over a 12 year period!
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Title game - 2010, 2016, 2017
Final four - 2012
Quarterfinals - 2014, 2015
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The national “experts”, none of which put DP in the preseason top 100, have a nice surprise coming for them this year.

Also, for the record... DP has won a playoff game every year since 2006....
26-11 in the playoffs over a 12 year period!
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Title game - 2010, 2016, 2017
Final four - 2012
Quarterfinals - 2014, 2015
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The national “experts”, none of which put DP in the preseason top 100, have a nice surprise coming for them this year.

Miami Central
St. Thomas Aquinas
? — Miami Columbus
Dr. Phillips
? — Mainland
? — 
 
Trying not to look at the fhsaa website... I’m pretty sure about STA & Central. DP is definitely one of the six.

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

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

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

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

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)

All of the above... in order I'd go
1) Coaching & Execution
2) Town/School Support (Expectations)
3) Athletes 
4) Solid Youth Program
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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.

Atlantic
Christian Nelloms(Sr) 3-star WR
Mac'Allen Derac(Sr) 3-star S
Henry Bryant(Jr) 3-star DT
 
Palm Beach Central
Akeem Dent(Sr) 5-star CB
Bryan Robinson(Jr) 4-star WR
Renato Brown(Sr) 3-star OL
Gio Richardson(Sr) 3-star QB
 
Deerfield Beach
Jaylan Knighton(Jr) 4-star RB
Aydin Henningham(Jr) 4-star WR
Bryce Gowdy(Jr) 3-star WR
Deajaun McDougle(Jr) 3-star WR
Donte Banton(Sr) 3-star WR 
Robert Boyd(Sr) 3-star OL
Brandon Dorlus(Sr) 3-star DE
Miles Dickens(Sr) 3-star DE
Ge’mon Eaford(Sr) 4-star LB
Marcus Lafrance(Sr) 3-star CB
 
Miami Southridge
Tyrique Stevenson(Sr) 4-star CB
Diamante Howard(Sr) 3-star LB
Macus Fleming(Jr) 3-star WR
Roscoe Parrish(Jr) 2-star WR
 
South Dade
Frank Ladson(Sr) 5-star WR
Joe Smith(Sr) 3-star LB
Jonathan Denis(Jr) 3-star OL
Jose Mirabal(Jr) 3-star OL
Najeh Baker(Sr) 2-star WR
 
Columbus
Kalani Norris(Sr) 3-star WR
Xzavier Henderson(Jr) 3-star WR
Gary Cooper(Sr) 3-star TE
Elijah Roberts(Jr) 3-star DE 
Demetries Ford(Sr) 3-star CB
Luis Cristobal(Sr) 3-star OL
 
Tried to capture the higher-tier talent on each team.  Please let me know if I left anyone out and/or if anything is wrong.  Thanks.
 

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

Josh does a great job providing us with content and a well-moderated forum to discuss high school football.
If you can, donate at the following link.
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Dr. Phillips (8A) transfer-in's for 2017:
QB - BeSean McCray - 166/263, 18 TD, 5 INT - 763 rush yards, 9 TD
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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).

Josh does a great job providing us with content and a well-moderated forum to discuss high school football.
If you can, donate at the following link.
https://www.gofundme.com/florida-hs-football-1819-coverage
 

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.

Become better at thread names.