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If Dillard makes it through that stretch undefeated or with only 1 loss, my jaw will be on the floor.

They might end up winning 4S. But if they do, our excuse is that we all know that Lakeland loaded up on transfers like a fat kid on Halloween candy! LOL

Anyone who wants the mythical national championship unfortunately has to go through Mater Dei. Damn shame that they won’t come out of Santa Ana and play the South Florida squads. I would love to see: STA vs Mater Dei Miami Central vs Mater Dei CMD vs Mater Dei AHP vs Mater Dei Would be awesome matchups.

Going to be a very tough game for the Bobcats to win. I’ve heard only good things about Poinciana this season. I’m glad North Port is stepping up to the plate and scheduling tougher opponents than usual. Bold Prediction: I bet they have their first winning season in school history within the next 3 years.

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I bet Cocoa shocks STA on ESPN... could be the upset of the year considering how strong Cocoa’s defense is going to be. Only lost one DB and Virgil Marshall. I remember they called him “Swipe” because of how fast he was, almost running the route better than a receiver and swatting the ball away or getting the INT. Plus, Ryan Schneider was the OC at STA for a few years; he probably knows a few things about STA that will help them when the time comes to plan for them. Going to be an awesome, low-scoring slugfest of a showdown between the Tigers and Raiders week 3.

Agree with you,

The real question that everyone raises, but never answers, is where we should draw the line in the sand between “RECRUITING” and “ATTRACTION.”

Don’t know about the national championship, as that will almost certainly once again land in Mater Dei’s lap. But if Dillard doesn’t at least go 8-2 and win one of their three games between Aquinas, CMD, and Miami Central, that would be a huge disappointment. (In my eyes.)

Dillard gonna shock the football world

They always have been.

Sad that Cardinal Gibbons is probably going to fall off. Coach Dubuc deserves better.

Don’t think so, we have CMD week 7 and MNW in week 1 but that’s it for South Florida powers. I hope Venice can win one of those two games. This is Dillard’s toughest schedule I’ve ever seen. You guys should have reached out to St. Frances. They are the number 1 team in the nation this season and If Dillard had scheduled them, a national championship would have been in play. I think your only loss will be to MC. In order to win 3A Metro you will have to beat STA twice. Once in week 6 for HFA and again in the playoffs to finish the job. Can’t lose the district game and expect to beat them at their place for the region in the playoffs. Brian Piccolo Stadium is where state championship dreams come to die...

Lots of great matchups, I hope the rockets come out firing week 1 and show the world they aren’t playing around when they put IMG down.

Venice might actually beat them just because it’s a preseason game. Weird things happen in the week 0 preseason because although the game doesn’t matter for rankings, teams try to run new plays/ formations to try to see what works for the regular season. IMG is going down Week 1 for sure. They have basically a brand new team because they were all seniors last year, and on top of this they have been bleeding talent all summer. Miami Central’s team were all sophomores and juniors last season and they still finished as the number 3 overall team in the state, though I would argue that they deserved the king’s crown at #1 over Venice. It’s pretty damn scary to think of how much better the Rockets will be this season with all of their returning talent and the transfers they have received. Plus, I know you guys are still hurting over 2017... you guys had them man, you HAD them. They just snuck away with the victory at the end. I doubt that happens again. Like you stated earlier, it’s the season opener, and I think Miami Central is going to do enough to win because of their familiarity and continuity in their o-line and skill positions. But it’s not going to be sweet, MC is going to have to work for it. But when the smoke settles and the clock hits 0:00, I think the Rocboyz will be traveling back to the 305 with a shiny dub! Soar Rockets Soar!

Bro, stop! You KNOW the Rockets are gonna smash IMG! They will be fielding their worst team in their short school history. Rockets 28 Ascenders 20

Rockets gonna show out again and WIN! Miami runs FL

ABC logic shouldn’t work that way. Lakeland and Osceola are both better than Lehigh, PERIOD!. End of discussion. The fact that this ranking has Lakeland and Osceola at the bottom of the list is completely shameful and whomever compiled this disgrace of a prediction ought to be ashamed of themself.

And this is why you can’t believe anything Maxpreps says. Lehigh and Nease above Lakeland? Riverview above Osceola? Lake Gibson taking a backseat to Melbourne? Palmetto at number 4 overall? Vero Beach not even on the list? SMDH what a horrible take. It should be: 1. Lakeland 2. Osceola 3. Lake Gibson 4. Venice 5. Buccolz 6. Treasure Coast 7. Bartram Trail 8. Niceville 9. Vero Beach 10. Riverview 11. Palmetto 12. Manatee 13. Melbourne 14. Sarasota High 15. Lehigh

I respect your opinion, but like others have said on this board MNW had a pretty young team last season. On paper, it seems that they have nowhere to go but up.

My take is that Central, MNW, and CMD will be the top 3 ranked teams in Florida this coming season after it is over. Save this comment for a later date to see if I was right!

1A metro will be TCA vs CMD. No question! Well, the only question is who will win!? Lol

Jesse SAY SOMETHING BRO... come on. I’m not stopping you!

The change from 15-16 is probably the biggest physical shift in your teenage years. Those boys were big, fast, and disciplined last year and they got no where to go but up... and for two years, too! How do you compete with that? Good lord! Lol. I can’t wait to see them play, though!