VeniceIndianFan

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I said before the season started that Vero Beach was the darkest horse in 7A. Vindication feels good. If playing @ Dr. Phillips is the end of the road for them, then this was a great year, and they have a ton of good to build on. But they will be a tough out.

Divide the state into 3 major classifications: North, Central, and South. Let the South Florida juggernauts play for 1 state championship. Combine Sarasota County with Central Florida and let them play for one state championship. Let all of the North Florida rural schools play for their own championship. Districts of no fewer than 4 teams a piece. At the end of the season, the winner of the, "North," plays the winner of the, "Central" class. The winner of that game is to play the winner of the, "South," class, the following week. At the end of the season, we would have one true state champion.

How can someone be so depraved that they would do this in school? And in front of the kids, no less? Christ...

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But they haven't played anybody near Dillard's level yet. They'll be overwhelmed early with the difference in speed and physicality.

Dillard names their score here. Yes, playing on the road stinks when you have a far superior resume, but at least you know the outcome isn't in any doubt.

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Raines is averaging 46 points per game. I would be very hesitant to say that Miami NW has, "no competition," in 3A, now that Central is out.

I'm with @Jullian. #3 seems like the best way to do it.

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Dillard's gonna turn them inside out lmao

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Not too much damage to speak of here in Venice. A lot of tree branches and other small debris to clean up, though.

1.) Are you not allowed to advance a fumble in high school? Unfortunately, I haven't been able to find an answer to this question. Dorien Jones fumbled the ball, but it was recovered by Al Oliver and taken to the endzone before the play was blown dead and an injury timeout was called. But then the officials got together to talk it over, and they were awarded the touchdown. I did think it was strange in real time, though. 2.) The tricks that Venice uses to get teams to jump offsides and create illegal substitutions aren't necessarily an indictment of the officials, but rather, Venice's coaching staff. Yes, they're cheap and very annoying, but the refs have to call them when it happens. 3.) The onside kicks were necessary given the situation. Venice was down 14 coming out of halftime and was not stopping Cocoa's offense the entire game. It looked like Cocoa was going to run away with an easy win late in the 2nd quarter. Something just had to give. 4.) I didn't see what happened in the final few seconds, so I can't comment on that. But all in all, I seriously doubt that Cocoa is losing a game from here on out.

So, would anyone care to explain what *exactly* Venice's officials did wrong? The final score was 54-51. There certainly shouldn't be anything to complain about offensively. Cocoa had 14 penalties for 138 yards, while Venice nearly kept pace with that number with 12 for 104.

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I picked Port Charlotte with my heart to beat FB. Not the wisest choice. I also thought Osceola had every card on the table to upset Jones; also a bad choice. I also am shocked that Bishop Verot lost by 21 points to Cardinal Mooney! Goodness. Nease with a huge win over St. Augustine. TCA with a statement win over Columbia. Rough week for me. At least Venice is still unbeaten! That takes away some of the pain. lol

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Our secondary is a major liability. We have 3 new starters there. Kyni Brantley is the only experienced returner. They showed some signs of improvement last week, but they're going to have to step up in a major way with Cocoa and IMG National coming up in the next 3 weeks.