JDHoss
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It's on our "to do" list, maybe next year if not this year. We love going to KW. We made it from The Fort in 5.5 hours last time, and that was stopping for a long lunch on Islamorada. Their stadium looks nice. I think we'll make a long weekend of it, maybe finding a Thursday game in the Miami area, then leaving on Friday morning and coming back on Monday. We've seen the Conchs play a couple of times, once at PSL West Centennial and once at Southfork. Going in September or early October, the traffic shouldn't be too bad. It won't be a high level of football, but the right opponent might give you a competitive game in a unique setting.
- MarkECannon and Ray Icaza
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12 hours ago, MarkECannon said:
Wow! A clean sweep for Dade County. Can’t argue with any of those picks. Did not know that C vs WBR was on Thursday. What do any of you think of this matchup? Don’t be surprised if this nutcase, me, goes to all of them.
What do I think? I think we'll take a visit to Fran's Chicken Haven before Chaminade v West Boca, and hope to see a spectacular sunset over the Loxahatchee from the WB home side stands. I'll go with Chaminade by 2 TD.
On Friday, I think we'll hit Cafe 66 in Vero for some BBQ. I'll go with Vero by a TD, especially if Monds has taken a big step forward at QB.
On Saturday, I think I'll whip up something light to eat at home before the first game, and we'll grab something simple between games. I'll go with Carol City in a close one, and NW by a TD in a game that could certainly be closer.
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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...
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I'd guess this explains part of it. Click on the individual states to get teacher salaries and rankings. It's pretty depressing.
In addition, and again speculation on my part, but if you go to games around the state of Florida, and go to games in other southern states, the attendance numbers are in another universe. Way more often than not, the attendance for games here will be a thousand or less. Are Florida coaches required to teach a class and receive a stipend for their coaching duties? Do they receive money from booster clubs?
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On 6/20/2025 at 3:01 PM, MarkECannon said:
No argument there. I like seeing the variety at the Vero Beach event. I’m sure I’ll see the Chaminade and West Boca Raton each play this year. Probably multiple times.
V-Ro isn't a bad drive from Boca, and they have a nice stadium with plenty of parking. We'll certainly be taking these games in. It's only about 35 minutes north of us.
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8 hours ago, nolebull813 said:
West Boca vs Chaminade is probably the main event of the KoC week
Probably so, and a good excuse to stop by Fran's Chicken Haven in Boca Raton.
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Can't wait until the schedules are complete so we can start planning our schedule. If at all possible, we want to take in Venice v Northwestern at Traz Powell.
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36 minutes ago, DILLARDBOYZ954 said:
We play October 3rd , Saturday night
Perfect!
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We got to Coconut Creek today at 3:40 and were told the event had been moved to McArthur, so we kept going. We got there just as Miami Palmetto and Miramar were about to start. Palmetto dominated that one 21-6 in two quarters of play. Palmetto had two little RB who were cat quick with plenty of wiggle and one of them took it 70 yards on the first play from scrimmage.
Up next was North Miami v Sarasota Booker. Booker dominated the LOS, but had trouble finishing drives before pushing a TD over just as the lightning horn sounded and the game was stopped with Booker up 7-0. We headed to the car and sat there for over 30 minutes. It was still lightning and the radar wasn't very promising with storms still rolling east from the Everglades, so we headed home. If Coconut Creek and McArthur got to play, it was going to be awhile. Still it was great to see some live football.
We also had an early supper at Fran's Chicken Haven in Boca Raton. If you like fried chicken (who doesn't?) or chicken livers/gizzards, this is the place. They only have two (2) seat tables, but they do a MASSIVE amount of takeout and we've never had trouble getting a table. This place is a staple for us when we catch a game in southern Palm Beach or northern Broward.
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2 hours ago, DILLARDBOYZ954 said:
You guys got to check out the soul bowl between Dillard and ely , historical huge hated rivalry game. It’s the muck bowl x5
We'll have to do that
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On 5/18/2025 at 1:28 PM, 561_Fan said:
Pahokee 41, Deerfield Beach 6
was surprised to see Pahokee dominate the lines of scrimmage and out-physical Deerfield. Deerfield has some nice WRs 3 and I forgot the other kids #
Went to my first Muck Bowl last year. I wish we had known about all the food trucks. Do they do the same thing at Pahokee? I'd love to bring a couple of chairs, eat from the trucks and people watch this year. That was a great atmosphere that reminded me of a big game in my old Virginia hometown.
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9 hours ago, MarkECannon said:
Josh’s list says 4pm.
I see that now. I must have overlooked it earlier. Thanks! I wish it was starting at 6:00 though. We went to one at Palm Beach Gardens last year and the heat was suffocating.
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Anyone know when the jamboree at Coconut Creek is supposed to start on Thursday? I've looked on the FB pages of the schools and can't find anything.
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10 hours ago, DILLARDBOYZ954 said:
Close game. If you went how was the atmosphere?
Just saw the highlights on TC Palm. We are up at my in-laws in Tennessee. Our daughter picked up her 2nd Masters from the University of Kentucky on the 9th, then we had some school programs that our grandkids were in. We're heading home in the morning, and I think we'll hit up the Coconut Creek jamboree next week with Coconut Creek, Hialeah, Miramar, Norland and McArthur.
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Santaluces 15
St Lucie West Centennial 14
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On 5/5/2025 at 4:53 PM, Joshua Wilson said:
I didn't even realize that Hillsborough County was getting ready to open ANOTHER high school... I am glad I went back through this thread.
All five of these schools you have named will have football as they are relief schools for existing schools.
Morgan will be JV only this year and then next year (2026) have varsity.
Legacy will have Varsity in 2025 as I have one team already with a varsity game on the schedule for them.Has Legacy been placed in a district yet? We were out by there a week ago, and I couldn't see anything resembling a stadium, so I guess they'll share South County with Treasure Coast and Centennial.
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8 hours ago, Perspective said:
Worked out pretty well for the T.C. Williams Titans. Remember the Titans?
Oh man, did they ever. Our local paper had great coverage of Virginia high school football from across the state, and they were a fascinating follow. They steamrolled everyone except one game against George Marshall that they won by 5.
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I've seen it work in Tennessee and Virginia, but those were consolidations, where at least two schools were closed and a new one opened, and they were competitive to pretty good on day one. I'm not sure where exactly Legacy will draw from, but I would assume Treasure Coast, Centennial and maybe Tradition. The Becker Road area of PSL is exploding in population. I'd guess most of the kids in the area have been attending TC. I've been out Range Line Road a few times to fish at the McCarty Preserve, but I've not been able to tell if they are building a stadium or not.
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On 1/22/2025 at 10:04 AM, nolebull813 said:
So I looked up new public schools in Florida and this what I found. This doesn’t mean they will have football, it just means they are opening soon.
Morgan High - Hillsborough county opening fall 2025
Legacy High - Port St Lucie opening fall 2025
Wellen Park - Sarasota County opening fall 2026
Soundside High School- Santa Rosa County opening fall 2026
CCC High School- Marion County opening fall 2026
According to the (PSL) Legacy school website, they will have football this year, but I don't know if it will be restricted to JV or freshmen games. No idea if they will have their own stadium or if they will share South County Stadium with Treasure Coast, Centennial and sometimes Tradition.
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On 4/5/2025 at 4:56 PM, FBGUY1989 said:
Looking at it this way makes sense with 50 schools and what 6 stadiums not included private schools.
North End has
Traz Powell Stadium
Curtis Park
Milander Park
South End has
Harris Field
Tropical Park
Southridge Stadium
We went to Traz Powell last year. Loved the parking and layout, and would love to see a big game there. How does Tropical Park compare?
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12 hours ago, MarkECannon said:
I agree with you FBGUY1989. I used to care less. DILLARDBOY is right also. Last year Bishop Verot hosted a jamboree with Columbus and Sarasota Riverview. Of course each played a half against each other. Best Spring Game experience a I’ve ever had. That is the way to do spring games. A few years ago Venice hosted a jamboree with 3 other teams, Lakeland, Manatee and Charlotte. That was a little too long. Manatee and Charlotte were a little down. Charlotte is still down and of course Manatee has recovered.
We went to a jamboree last year at Palm Beach Gardens with Westwood, PBG, Norland, Atlantic and Coconut Creek. Outside of the 93 degree weather at 4:00 PM, we had a great time and saw some good football.
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2 hours ago, nolebull813 said:
For real! I used to look forward to going to spring games. I drove from Tampa to Orlando and Cocoa for those games. Or I would watch Tampa area ones in other years
I live in Tennessee now and my son plays so I’m obviously going to his. The team they play is ranked higher than they were at the end of this past year so there will be some intensity to perform well.
right now is track season so they need to finish that before they get to football practice
Where at in Tennessee? We retired and moved to Fort Pierce 7 years ago from East TN.
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Day and time? I'm having football withdrawals here.
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On 1/28/2025 at 11:25 AM, Hwy17 said:
This is how it was when I was growing up!
Reading through this thread, many arguments that are generally made for decentralized government apply here. Independent school districts get to keep their money and use it as they see fit rather than sending to a central government that creates a bureaucracy that decides. Why is it every decision FHSAA makes seemed centered on how much revenue it brings in? Tell me why they need more money? To pay overpaid executives? I digress.
This ties into what I was saying in the other thread. I believe a longer regular season, but a shorter harder to qualify for, post season would be better. When I was in high school the season didn't start until after labor day. We also had later, 8:30 start times. The later start times gave people a chance to get off work, maybe go downtown and visit a local restaurant with the family, then go to the game. Nowadays we have 7 or 7:30 start time when it's still 100 degrees out or a thunderstorm so the game gets canceled or postponed.
Good point about the start times. When we go out to the games, we always eat somewhere first, but being retired enables us to get out a little early. When we go to a game from Palm Beach Co on southward to Dade Co, we leave The Fort a LOT early to avoid the rush hour traffic. I can't imagine what its like to live there, get off work at 5, have to battle the traffic, then get to a game. I remember going to a game at Boca Raton a couple of years ago to watch Westwood at Boca. It took us two hours and 45 minutes to get to Boca Raton HS. When we were walking towards the gate, Westwood's bus was just pulling into the parking lot. That delayed the game by 45 minutes. Going home? After we got up on I-95, it took an hour and eight minutes to get back to The Fort.
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