OldSchoolLion

I have their history results. 2017 they won 11 games which is 2nd in their history to that 14-1 team. 
5 times they won 10 games. 
Coached by Phil Yancey from 1984-2006

It is Merrit Island in the state semis 

I believe Daunte played for Ocala Vanguard

Daunte Culpepper 

The public's aways complained, with or without proof (?), that STA ducked the Dade power programs. For whatever reason this game came about, I'm all for it!  Let's hope the empty promises of the past are over and this is the beginning of a yearly showdown between STA and the Miami public monsters.

C'mon, Dan, it's not like they are close or anything.   ...very exciting matchup.

Yellow Jerseys in the road has to be Merritt Island. 

Over the past 10 seasons, the 4A Cowboys have a combined record of 23-79.  With a 4-0 start, they are already guaranteed one of their best seasons in years.  2 weeks ago they won a squeaker against 5A Clewiston, who had beaten Labelle in each of their past 10 meetings.  The combined score of the past 3 games was 105-6 in favor of Clewiston.  So, Labelle can finally claim superiority in Hendry County.  And this past weekend, Labelle rallied against undefeated 4AR3 foe Oasis to win by one point.  Kudos to the Cowboys!  
2017   2-8
2016   3-7
2015   5-5
2014   1-9
2013   3-8   (70-0 playoff loss to Cocoa)
2012   4-6
2011   3-7
2010   1-10
2009   1-9
2008   0-10

Immokalee is 0-3; play Dunbar tonight

After this week we will be at the halfway mark of the regular season. Pretty insane to think that it feels like we were talking about big week 1 and week 2 matchups. Week 5 has some doozy's on it though. Let's get to it!

UPDATED CLASS 3A RANKINGS (Going into Week 5)

#1) Chaminade-Madonna.  Lions made short work of clearly overmatched Oakland Park Northeast running out to a 42-0 lead in the 2nd quarter. Lions didn't dress the entire team.  C-M now gets ready to face their biggest test of the season so far- American Heritage Plantation.  The Patriots have caught fire recently, this will clearly be one of the biggest matchups in South Florida.

#2) Clearwater Central Catholic.  Marauders dominated class 5A Tarpon Springs 47-6. In the game, CCC's passing attack continued to impress while the running game continued to produce without superstar Jerzhan Newton.  CCC heads to St. Pete to take on an improving St. Pete Northeast team.

#3) American Heritage Delray.  If it wasn't apparent already, the Stallions are back. After completely dominating Monsignor Pace, the Stallions have announced their presence as a threat in class 3A. Stallions hit the road for a few weeks, but at this time it's hard seeing them hit any snags until a match-up with University School.  Stallions also jumped from 101 to 57 in the Maxpreps Florida rankings, one of the biggest jumps for any team in Florida this week.

#4) King's Academy. Lions rhomped Miami LaSalle last week racking up over 300 yards of offense (205 on the ground). Next up is a date with North Broward Prep.

#5) Florida High.  FSU School, coming off a loss, fell behind 10-0 to Chiles, but a strong second half helped the Seminoles eek out a win.  Seminoles play Santa Fe next.

Next up: Baldwin, Tampa Catholic, Cardinal Mooney, Orlando TFA, Benjamin.

RANDOM THOUGHTS:

Ocala Trinity Catholic looks really good. They're now 4-0 and could be heading into a late season contest with Orlando TFA undefeated. Ocala Trinity is fighting for a top 4 spot in the region right now. I would put OTC at #3 in the region right now.

Tampa Catholic demolished Melbourne Central Catholic 41-0 in Melbourne.  Tampa Catholic and Berkeley Prep both have bye weeks this week and then play each other on 9/28 at TC. Huge game for playoff positioning.

Baldwin continues to impress at 4-0. Interesting game against Union County this week.

Calvary Christian Academy knocked off Key West last week. Conchs are usually pretty good. CCA making noise in a loaded region 4.

I think Sarasota Cardinal Mooney might go into their week 10 game against CCC undefeated.

Lakeland Christian lost to Berkeley Prep last week 28-7, mostly due to the LCS QB breaking his leg the week before. LCS isn't out of the playoff hunt, but they'll need some big wins in the coming weeks.

American Heritage Delray travels to Pensacola Catholic. Delray beach to Pensacola by bus.. I would need at least 10 bathroom breaks to make that drive.

GAMES TO WATCH

American Heritage- Plantation(3-1) at Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna (3-1)

The Patriots are ranked #1 in class 5A, the Lions are ranked #1 in 3A according to the most recent sportswriter polls. AHP is also ranked #8 in Florida, while C-M is ranked #10 in Florida according to Maxpreps.  Both teams are littered with major D-1 talent. Both teams are ranked in the top 100 teams in America.  Both teams are defending state champions.

Chaminade lost to Deerfield Beach, the #1 8A team 13-10 in week 1. In the game, the Lions fell behind early and a late rally came up short.  American Heritage ran into a buzzsaw in Miami Carol City who is playing at another level right now.

Pick:  Chaminade has come up short against the states elite- either because of depth issues or injury.  In this one, there is no excuse. The Lions are as close to 100% healthy right now as they will be for the remainder of the season, playing at home and had extra time to prepare for the Patriots due to playing last Thursday and not Friday.  AH-P is going to be a tough out, but it's time for Chaminade to live up to the expectations of being an elite team and not a team stockpiled with talent that under achieves.  I think they finally get it done:

C-M 24, AHP- 21.

Orlando First Academy (2-0) vs Calvary Christian (3-1)

Orlando First Academy currently owns a 22 game regular season winning streak dating back 2016. The Royals stingy defense and Wing-T based offense has confused and bewildered opposing defenses. Calvary Christian (Clearwater) feels they're next in line to be a state power. They have coaching, players, tools and most importantly finances to be in the conversation. The program is lacking big wins though.  Last year, the Royals defeated the Warriors 26-24 in Clearwater. 

Pick:  Calvary Christian has run up the score on some pretty poor teams (Umatilla, Anclote), lost to Berkeley Prep and struggled against a good Zephrhills Christian team that was without its top 2 players.  If Calvary can go to Orlando and snap TFA's streak, that would be a huge feather in the Warriors cap- but there is a reason TFA hasn't lost a regular season game in awhile.

TFA 35, Calvary 21

OTHER GAMES I'M INTERESTED IN:
Baldwin over Union County by 10
Cardinal Mooney over Lemon Bay by 21
MCC over Somerset Academy by 42
Ft. White over Bradford by 21
Ft. Meade over Lakeland Christian by 28
Ocala Trinity Catholic over Dunnellon by 17
Benjamin over Key West by 7
Kings' Academy over North Broward Prep by 20

COMING NEXT WEEK:
I'm going to try and put together a nice  mid-season post.


 

Correct answers below
1. Blue Darters-Apopka
2. Blue Jackets-Admiral Farragut
3. Blue Streaks-Sebring
4. Blue Wave-PK Yonge
5. Golden Eagles-Naples, Fleming Island, Paxon and Indian Rocks Christian
6. Golden Hawks-Miami Springs
7. Golden Tornadoes-Pompano Beach
8. Green Wave-Fort Myers and Father Lopez
9. Red Flashes-Hilliard
10. Red Raiders-Miami Edison
11. Silver Hawks-Lake Howell
 

Vero has to make it there first, their district is very much improved this season with SLW Centennial (4-0) putting up a lot of points and Treasure Coast (3-1) who has a win over Cocoa and played Mainland very tough. Vero is still the favorite obviously, but by no means is a foregone conclusion they win this district. 

Westland and Mourning of south FL face off this week and each team is 0-3.   Westland has been outscored 163-0 and Mourning has been outscored 139-0.  Westland was 0-10 last year and Mourning was 1-9...their only win coming against, you guessed it, Westland.  
 

St Pete green
 
holmes county blue

6 Miami Springs
7 Pompano Beach
11 lake howell

Williston Red Devils
Clay Blue Devils
Stanton Blue Devils
 

Red Devils  - Avon Park, Kathleen 
Blue Devils - Winter Haven,  Pahokee

2. Admiral Farragut 
3. Sebring 
5. Naples
10. Edison 

1. Apopka
2.
3.
4. P.K. Yonge
5. Fleming Island
6. 
7.
8. Fort Myers
9. Hilliard?
10.

Cocoa has a loss

Devon Clarke from Osceola 3 Star.He was in on numerous plays.His only other offer was from Bowling green.

The following Florida players who graduated last year all saw action this weekend as true freshmen.  Others did see action, but these were the more notable performances I am aware of.  
RB Jashaun Corbin(Rockledge) had 10 carries for 64 yards and scored his first career NCAA TD in Texas A&M's 48-10 victory over UL Monroe.
RB Shaun Shivers(Chaminade-Madonna) had 7 carries for 25 yards and scored 1TD(#2 on the season) in Auburn's loss to LSU. 
WR Anthony Schwartz(American Heritage Plantation) had 2 receptions for 37 yards in Auburn's loss to LSU. 
QB Henry Colombi(Chaminade-Madonna) was 9/9 passing for 55 yards in Utah State's 73-12 win over Tennessee Tech.  Playing in a backup role, he is 12/13 passing for the season.  
I got to watch Shivers and Schwartz today.  Schwartz is very smooth for a freshman.  And Shivers is one tough kid..amazing to see someone his size running between the tackles against that huge LSU line.

I just noticed that Cape Coral is 4-0. Their last winning season was 2014

Man I feel bad for guys who recruit guys in and then those guys leave...not. 

I think the mindset of some coaches today is not one of building programs to last.  No different than today's CEO's. It's all about results "now" and the ends justifies the means.  Promises are made, deals are cut...whatever it takes.  The result is organizations/teams that are unstable and cannot weather the storm. The examples are mounting...programs rising and falling quickly.