KeemD321

So, our first week of games is looking like....
Thursday - Chaminade v West Boca
Friday - Norland v Vero
Saturday - Carol City v Lincoln
Saturday - NW v Lakeland
What a wonderful world we live in...

Pace and Pensacola Catholic are the 2 top teams in the area. Also Niceville and Choctaw if you want to expand it a little. Those 4 would be the teams to rep the far West of the panhandle 

So as an event you can’t beat the 3 games. But if you are talking one game, Chaminade/West Boca and IMG/First Academy would be better games. Based solely on projected state rankings in my opinion 

8/22/25 - DR.PHILIPS (HOME) “BROWARD VS USA SHOWCASE”
8/29/25- STRANAHAN (HOME)
9/5/25- NORTHEAST * (HOME) 
9/13/25- @ BOYD ANDERSON (SATURDAY NIGHT)
9/20/25 - MIRAMAR (HOMECOMING SATURDAY NIGHT)
9/26/25 SUNCOAST* (HOME)
10/4/25 “SOUL BOWL” @ BLANCHE ELY (SATURDAY NIGHT)
10/10/25 @ * DR.GARCIA 
10/24/25 * BOYNTON BEACH (HOME) 
10/31/25 @ DEERFIELD BEACH 
LETS GET IT PANTHERS!!!! #DillardOverEverybody.

The Broward event was never during the preseason week. It always counted as week 1 games 

Also I think Florida over the last few years has moved the season up a week so a game being so early like August 21st doesn’t look right. Lol. But it is 

Kickoff classics never counted toward your record. They were used as the “11th game” so you can knock the rust off before starting the season. 
 
If you traveled out of state during the KoC week, you forfeited your “11th game” and that game counted towards your 10 game regular season record. 
 
However if the OOS team came to Florida, then the game didn’t count and was considered a preseason game. 
 
But I think now the FHSAA just said flat out that any game under any circumstance during the preseason week doesn’t count toward your record 

Pretty much what I gathered above. Kick off classic games are to be played by no later then aug 15. 
 
being that the broward vs USA showcase starts August 21st-23rd, that means that every game being played on that week is officially your week 1 game, which will go on your record. 

From what i remember they only count against your record if playing OOS or against an OOS team. Basically just have an extra bye week

The QB for West Boca transferred to St Thomas Aquinas. So he will be able to have a chance to repeat the feeling. Lol.
And the QB West Boca got to replace him is the stud from Ely who led them to one of the biggest upsets of the year against Chaminade. He had 462 yards of offense and 5 touchdowns against them!!!!

So that game does count. So it’s still unclear who we have for KOC lol

Ok ok, and I was actually shocked when he transferred like bro yall just completed a state championship season and the schools first ever. 
 
There’s no other school you can go to that you can redo that feeling with. 

Let's stick with 2025 and FHSAA teams.  Preseason Kickoff Classic Games must be played on August 14-16 (i.e. Week 0).  The first regular season playing date (Week 1) is August 21.  Below is the schedule for the Broward County National Showcase.  Any game played on or after August 21 counts as a regular season game for FHSAA teams.
August 21 – Piper (Florida) vs. Peachtree Ridge (Georgia), 4 p.m. at Dillard HS
August 21 – Archbishop McCarthy (Florida) at Cardinal Gibbons (Florida), 7 p.m.
August 21 – Monarch (Florida) vs. Bolles School (Florida), 8 p.m. at Dillard HS
August 22 – Corner Canyon (Utah) vs. West Broward (Florida), 4 p.m. at Dillard HS
August 22 – American Heritage (Plantation, Florida) vs. St. Joseph’s Prep (Pennsylvania), 7 p.m. at St. Thomas Aquinas HS
August 22 – Dr. Phillips (Florida) at Dillard (Florida), 8 p.m.
August 23 – Mater Dei (California) at St. Thomas Aquinas (Florida), 4 p.m.
August 23 – Chaminade-Madonna (Florida) vs. St. Frances Academy (Maryland), 8 p.m. at St. Thomas Aquinas HS

Ok so the showcase always happen during the KOC week ? If so that means the regular season starts August 29tj correct ? 
 
if that’s the case then that make sense why our game In 2022 counted against our record because rock creek was a out of state opponent.
and being that we play Dr Philips this year. Even tho they will be an out of county opponent, they’re still a Florida team so the game won’t count. 

I thought that the classic happened same week of KOC but counted towards record due to it being against an out of state opponent, just like when we have teams play the week of KOC out of state with those games counting. So since it's against an in-state opponent they may just treat those type of games in the classic as KOC games. Unless those games counted last year 

Miami Northwestern vs. Lakeland in Orlando.

That or First Academy vs IMG

West Boca vs Chaminade is probably the main event of the KoC week

August 15 - Cocoa vs Bradford at Cocoa. That might be a good one.

Is this a common sense question or should we be getting an "EXPERT" in here to tell us the answer?

Looks set in stone. The Bolles game dropped due to them playing in the Broward classic and they picked up the Central game. Also dropped Eau Gallie for Lake Mary

IMG openly recruits on a national level and is fine playing a national schedule with no interest in the FHSAA playoffs.  The same cannot be said about the First Academy as they want to openly recruit, play a national schedule but also desperately want a state championship in the FHSAA.  Their appeal to lift the suspension for this season was just rejected by the FHSAA board 10-0 which I applaud them for.  A Christian school that cloaks itself in righteousness and virtue should not be rewarded for cheating to win.  

Just a quick scan this is what I got for week1. It’s gonna be a monster. Any other recommendations and explanations why?
Monarch vs Bolles 
Southridge vs Columbus
Bishop Verot vs Jesuit
Tampa Bay Tech vs Venice  
Lake Mary vs Norland 
Vero Beach vs Eau Gallie
Miami Central vs Raines 
First Academy vs Milton,GA
AHP vs St Joes Philly
STA vs Mater Dei,MD
MNW vs Orange Lutheran,CA
Chaminade vs St Frances Academy,MD
 

I see and I believe Teddy and his Bulls will be up for the challenge. Win or lose the Bulls don't shy from good teams.
 

They beat St Frances Academy last year who finished top 10 in the country. They have a great defense and top notch coaching. MNW is gonna have to play mistake free ball to win.