OldSchoolLion

Over the past 10 seasons, Armwood has lost only 6 regular season games on the field.  4 of those losses came at the hands of Plant.  Hillsborough and American Heritage Delray each beat Armwood in 2012.  Last night, Tampa Bay Tech became only the third Hillsborough County team to beat Armwood since 2008 in the regular season or the playoffs.
Below are the results of recent games TBT has played against Armwood....all losses, and most of them not even close.  So, last night's win over Armwood was a huge occasion for the Titans.  
2017    35-12
2016    38-14
2015    25-20
2012     30-0
2011     40-11
2010     38-6
2009     9-6
2008     45-6
2007     26-0
2004     57-19

Ok so maybe I said some things I shouldn’t have said but In all fairness Vero looked down this year from their game against Viera but obviously they made some big changes in just a week... I was at the game, fumbles and interceptions killed us and Our secondary wasn’t as fast as it should have been. Congratulations on the win, I wish Vero all the best this season

Over the past 10 seasons, Armwood has lost only 6 regular season games on the field.  4 of those losses came at the hands of Plant.  Hillsborough and American Heritage Delray each beat Armwood in 2012.  Last night, Tampa Bay Tech became only the third Hillsborough County team to beat Armwood since 2008 in the regular season or the playoffs.
Below are the results of recent games TBT has played against Armwood....all losses, and most of them not even close.  So, last night's win over Armwood was a huge occasion for the Titans.  
2017    35-12
2016    38-14
2015    25-20
2012     30-0
2011     40-11
2010     38-6
2009     9-6
2008     45-6
2007     26-0
2004     57-19

I thought about this when you said that.  

I remember at the FPC game two years ago, Vero was beating them 38-0 at half and then Jarvis Jones dad was walking up and down the sidelines on the vistors side and he was bragging about our regular season streak and then an FPC student was like HEY LETS TALK BOUT THE PLAYOFFS THO....i just looked at em and laughed 

I thought about this when you said that.  

Was nice how Vero stayed patient and composed and struck with those passes in the second half when Venice was tiring.  They just had another gear tonight.  I bet the kids from Vero are very excited.   

Edgewater beat Bishop Moore in a defensive struggle played with intensity but marred by penalties 24-20. The game lasted 3:33 minutes and was decided when Edgewater sacked the BM QB on fourth and long with less than 40 seconds left in the game. 
Edgewater has a ton of very good athletes, but shot themselves in the foot with penalties. BM took advantage of their opportunities despite being outgunned talent wise and came close to gutting out the win. Both teams are solid playoff caliber teams but will have difficult paths to Camping World Stadium. Still it would not be out of the question for either or both to make a deep run. 

42-20 few left in the 4th Vero on TOP!

Don’t know if this is the right final I’ve been getting different scores all night but if so congrats btw and good job to Dillard for leaving it all on the field. And not getting intimidated by a big name school and getting blown out by 50

Cover 0 finally catches up with the Patriots.
CC connects on a post down the middle of the field for a twenty yard score.
Hard-hitting affair in Plantation. Carol City runs around on D. 

Links are pinned on a thread at the top of the board... but here they are: 
 

in my opinion 8A was weak at the top.  lots of really good teams but no great teams.  I don't think anyone thought much of Wekiva until they beat DP mid season.  Both Winter Park and Wekiva had really good defenses but marginal offenses..  Their defenses were good enough to carry them.  Same can almost be said about DP last year.  Usually teams that get the rankings or the hype are teams with exciting playmakers on offense.  nether of those teams really had that.
 
but if you remember I had Winter Park and Wekiva ranked early in my central Florida rankings and caught major crap for it by a certain pollster but i didn't think either team would end up being as good as they were.

This game was cancelled last year due to rain. Hopefully the weather holds out this year.
Of the records I can find, Manatee leads the series 18-16.
During the Bill Castle era, Manatee leads the series 11-6. The last meeting was a 21-9 Lakeland win in 2000.
Kickoff games:
Lakeland 43 - East Bay 0
Manatee 16 - North Miami 9
Series History:
1916 - Braidentown 13   Lakeland 0
1922 - Lakeland    72    Bradentown 0
1923 - Lakeland    20    Bradentown 0
1933 - Lakeland    43    Bradenton 0
1960 - Lakeland    19    Manatee    0
1961 - Lakeland    27    Manatee    0
1962 - Manatee    14      Lakeland 7    
1963 - Lakeland    28    Manatee    27
1964 - Lakeland    22    Manatee    0
1965 - Lakeland    20    Manatee    7
1966 - Lakeland    20    Manatee    14
1967 - Manatee    6       Lakeland 0    
1968 - Manatee    13      Lakeland 12    
1969 - Lakeland    30    Manatee    6
1970 - Manatee    21      Lakeland 12    
1971 - Manatee    14      Lakeland 13    
1972 - Manatee    18      Lakeland 13    
1977 - Manatee    24      Lakeland 12    
1978 - Manatee    24      Lakeland 12    
1979 - Lakeland    14    Manatee    10
1980 - Lakeland    20    Manatee    14
1981 - Manatee    28      Lakeland 14    
1982 - Lakeland    35    Manatee    13
1983 - Manatee    19      Lakeland 14 Playoffs
1984 - Lakeland    19    Manatee    14 Playoffs
1987 - Manatee    34      Lakeland 28 3OT
1988 - Manatee    12      Lakeland 0    
1989 - Manatee    17      Lakeland 7    
1990 - Manatee    38      Lakeland 28    
1991 - Manatee    32      Lakeland 27    
1992 - Manatee    31      Lakeland 24    
1994 - Manatee    28      Lakeland 20 Playoffs
1999 - Lakeland    42    Manatee    14
2000 - Lakeland    21    Manatee    9
Lakeland Feed:
 
Manatee feed:
 

I'd love for somebody out there to find a public quote from one of the coaching legends of high school or the NCAA in which they were complaining about their position in the preseason polls and whining about lack of recognition they "deserve."  Good luck!
 

Bartow took out Bolles QB just like Bolles took out our QB the year before.  The 1995 game was a 1st quarter disaster for Hardee, but then we came back on them.  Bolles lead 21-0 and the end of the 1st and 28-7 at half.  The Hardee fans left that game feeling like we would have won had the clock not ran out us.  Final was 28-21.  

The 80's was the  "Golden Age" of football in this part of the state.  Its too bad that Hardee choose to be independent in 1986.  We went 10-0 and defeated Palmetto that year.  Many think we would have won state.  Hardee made it to the finals two years later but lost to Suwanee.  Avon Park won back to back state titles in 1987-1988.   

In 1985, two of the best teams in Florida were both from Bradenton. Manatee represented west Bradenton and Southeast represented east Bradenton in a rivalry that started in 1974.  In 1985, Manatee entered the game with a 29-game winning streak(due to Lakeland forfeiting a game in 1984) and was a heavy favorite.  Southeast had never beaten Manatee on the field.  This game was played at Hawkins Stadium(Manatee).
Manatee won the 5A state title in 1983 and repeated the feat in 1985 against powerhouse Pensacola Woodham.  Southeast played in the 1985 4A title game and finished runner-up to defending state champion Pensacola Escambia, who was led by a running back named Emmitt Smith.  Both of those title games were played in Bradenton. 
The mid 1980's was a time that saw the teams from this part of the state rise to prominence.  Later this decade, Sarasota Riverview was challenging Manatee for dominance in 5A.  3 legendary coaches led these teams...Joe Kinnan at Manatee, Paul Maechtle at Southeast and John Sprague at Riverview.   Palmetto played for a 2A title in 1986.
In addition to the Sarasota/Manatee teams, Dunedin played in two 5A finals, and Tarpon Springs played in a final.  West Central FL was loaded with talent!  Enjoy the video and some old school play.
 
 

By far the biggest upset in DP history was the 1997 first round loss to Oviedo.
DP was 10-0, demolished everyone on their schedule (including state power Evans) but lost 27-24 in OT in the upset against the Lions.
The 1997 team, to me, is on an equivalent level to the 2010, 2016 and 2017 teams that made the title game... they blew teams out early. They were up 14-0 in the 1st against Oviedo if I remember correctly.

Hey, that's my Youtube video. 
I also have the '91 & '92 Southeast/Sarasota Riverview games on there as well.
1991 - Riverview came in ranked #1 in 5A, Southeast #2 in 4A. In overtime, Southeast stops Shawn Bane at the goal-line on a two point conversion attempt to take a 21-20 win.
1992 - Southeast scores a late TD to win 19-18.

I grew up watching the games sittin in the metal stands under the announcers booth with my dad, always had his NY Giants foldable chair he sat on, listening to ChristianFM on his Walkman to get the radio call, amazing memories! The train horn was awesome as a little kid!
 
Drogo did you attend Vero too? If so probably new my dad, Coach C aka Mr Colontrelle?

In 1985, two of the best teams in Florida were both from Bradenton. Manatee represented west Bradenton and Southeast represented east Bradenton in a rivalry that started in 1974.  In 1985, Manatee entered the game with a 29-game winning streak(due to Lakeland forfeiting a game in 1984) and was a heavy favorite.  Southeast had never beaten Manatee on the field.  This game was played at Hawkins Stadium(Manatee).
Manatee won the 5A state title in 1983 and repeated the feat in 1985 against powerhouse Pensacola Woodham.  Southeast played in the 1985 4A title game and finished runner-up to defending state champion Pensacola Escambia, who was led by a running back named Emmitt Smith.  Both of those title games were played in Bradenton. 
The mid 1980's was a time that saw the teams from this part of the state rise to prominence.  Later this decade, Sarasota Riverview was challenging Manatee for dominance in 5A.  3 legendary coaches led these teams...Joe Kinnan at Manatee, Paul Maechtle at Southeast and John Sprague at Riverview.   Palmetto played for a 2A title in 1986.
In addition to the Sarasota/Manatee teams, Dunedin played in two 5A finals, and Tarpon Springs played in a final.  West Central FL was loaded with talent!  Enjoy the video and some old school play.
 
 

In 1985, two of the best teams in Florida were both from Bradenton. Manatee represented west Bradenton and Southeast represented east Bradenton in a rivalry that started in 1974.  In 1985, Manatee entered the game with a 29-game winning streak(due to Lakeland forfeiting a game in 1984) and was a heavy favorite.  Southeast had never beaten Manatee on the field.  This game was played at Hawkins Stadium(Manatee).
Manatee won the 5A state title in 1983 and repeated the feat in 1985 against powerhouse Pensacola Woodham.  Southeast played in the 1985 4A title game and finished runner-up to defending state champion Pensacola Escambia, who was led by a running back named Emmitt Smith.  Both of those title games were played in Bradenton. 
The mid 1980's was a time that saw the teams from this part of the state rise to prominence.  Later this decade, Sarasota Riverview was challenging Manatee for dominance in 5A.  3 legendary coaches led these teams...Joe Kinnan at Manatee, Paul Maechtle at Southeast and John Sprague at Riverview.   Palmetto played for a 2A title in 1986.
In addition to the Sarasota/Manatee teams, Dunedin played in two 5A finals, and Tarpon Springs played in a final.  West Central FL was loaded with talent!  Enjoy the video and some old school play.
 
 

Back in December 1998, a 28-yard field goal by Wesley Virgilio as time expired gave Estero a shocking 15-14 upset win over No.1-ranked Lakeland in the 5A state semifinals before a capacity crowd of 8,000 at Bryant Stadium in Lakeland.  After trailing all night, the Wildcats (13-1) scored on the final play to advance to the 5A title game against Osceola in Gainesville, where they lost 28-14.  The field goal denied Lakeland a chance to win its second state championship in three years. 
After being shut out in the first half, the Wildcats launched an 84-yard scoring drive that consumed almost half of the third quarter.  The PAT was blocked.  Later in the third quarter, Estero scored on a 17-yard pass play and the 2-point conversion failed.  
This was Estero's fourth straight playoff game on the road in 1998.   They defeated Stuart South Fork and South Plantation, each by 1 point, and then defeated Charlotte 34-10.  This was Estero's only trip to a final in school history.  Between 1999-2001, Estero was knocked out of the playoffs all three years by St Thomas Aquinas.