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I agree.

I'm Feeling you brother. Cocoa never plays Merritt Island anymore... Fans get nutz after the game. Had a group of 16 year olds trying to get me fired up after they lost to Cocoa several years back. I had to just ignore them and keep walking to my car. I know they just wanted take their frustration out on anyone that was from the other school.

Ya'll know the FHSAA ranking isn't a true ranking this early in the season even though 4 or 5 games have been played. Have to say that Nole's rankings have a better understanding of where the teams should be regardless of classifications. I know this was posted before but here it is again for those that missed the FHSAA's rankings. https://fhsaa.com/rankings.aspx?path=football

Lakeland is tough enough... Like I said before, 4S is a tough class. If they make it to Tally, they earned it.

Just my 2 cents. The Venice team I watched play Cocoa should be in the semis at the very least... They are a good program. I do know that the competition is tough in that class though. Lots of "what ifs" are going to happen along the path to the playoffs. I honestly think Venice could win 4S if they can keep the penalties to a minimum. They have the horses on both sides of the ball.

Buchholz prolly going to tally from the north side. Really though, it is up to every team and coach to to win the game. Can't let the road woes get to your team before the game even starts. Have to go into their house like you're the landlords and jack up the rent.

You better get to 35 before half time then. Running clocks can kill the excessive scores.

Seems Sumner does that a lot... coasting into the playoffs. Sometimes they even make it to the Semi's.

Just what are they putting in the hookah pipes?

No matter what your schedule is you better win you district first and foremost. The crappy teams will probably be washed out before semi finals or total chaos will rule when it comes to scheduling in the next few years.

Have to say that some of the rankings really make no sense. You have no wins and a similar strength of schedule ranked over a team that has no losses and a higher SOS. I think Jam was poking fun at the FHSAA cause they clearly are not using pure numbers... It may be that they are using the human factor as another variable.

I'm just messing with you muckboy... Glade Central has all my respect and they will be back again eventually. Rockledge took Cocoa to the woodshed a few time so there is no disrespect there when the Rock pulls a win over other teams.

Yeah, I know they was mad at Rockledge in the 1990's... Heck, I think the Rockledge bus had a few broken windows on the ride out after the game.

I don't know, that might sound like Cocoa is rubbin it in... I don''t want to act like the clock guy at STA... That would be unsportsmanlike.

Are you talking about when they had some 19 year old wide receiver named Benjamin... Man, that was like in 2012 or so, you got to let it go my man.

LOL, I'm still laughing. STA never gonna live this down for months to come.

The baseball field is the old Huston Astro's spring training stadium. I played league flag football on the football field. Sure hope they improve that part of the institution. The soccer fields are first rate. The dorms are decent also. They've been working on this place for several years now. IMG has played tournaments on the baseball field in the past.

As a Brevard fan of High School Football since 1969 I like seeing good teams play each other. Games where you're not sure who has the advantage. For me, it's not always about the win but watching the talent shine then play outstanding at the next level. The Cocoa Venice was such a game. Both teams have outstanding talent that will succeed at the college level. Except for a few calls on Venice the game could have came down to a FG or missed extra point. The game was that close, and with Venice on the road they played full on for 4 quarters. Their tandem QB's were a nightmare for Cocoa and I'm sure Venice will be one of the top contenders in the playoffs. Both teams played their hearts out the entire game. Much respect to Venice. The last 5 or 6 years they have improved every season. Also one of the hardest teams to beat at home. Cocoa and Venice have proved on the field they are both tough teams to beat. I wish Venice the best in the playoffs. Also lots of respect to VeniceIndianFan. He seems to be a thoughtful poster.

You are getting good at this. I probably would have STA and Cocoa tied at 5 since they played so close and I don't feel like Cocoa really lost on the field or that STA won. The STA Refs should be moved to the bottom of the entire national HS rankings for Refs even though I'm sure there are worse Refs in HS football...

I agree.

I was at the Cocoa Venice game.Venice had a TD called back but on that play there was holding in my opinion. A couple other calls I didn't really see the hold but I did see a couple of holds on both side that were not called. The guy next to me said they could probably call a hold every other play. In defense of Venice, I felt like they were getting more questionable penalties called than Cocoa. Both teams could have played a cleaner game, some sloppy play and dumb penalties.

Thanks man. I've seen some of the love the board is giving you. You know how it is... always the Refs fault, same as an umpire in baseball. My computer was hacked. Just now getting back on the boards with new accounts. Anyway, just so you know, I appreciate the refs even when the calls are iffy, it's not always easy and sports would be brawls if there were no umpires.

Yep... If nothing else, I bet STA thinks twice about Cocoa the next time they play. If the refs took the game away from Cocoa then that's on the ref's. If the ref's screwed this up then Jambun will get to the bottom of it, right jambun.

Shame really, I did not see Cocoa losing after STA turned it over on downs. Less than a minute 30, STA with one timeout left and a Cocoa 1st down. How did STA get the ball back?