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Also, some out of state facts: New Smyrna Beach will be the first Florida team in history to play an Arkansas team in high school football September 12th. Melbourne Central Catholic will be the first Florida team to play a high school football game on International soil when they play in The Bahamas week 1

If you,guys have any different matchups as your opinion let us know!

The preseason awards for the out of state games this year...... Best Match up: Miami Central vs Hoover Biggest Advantage for Florida: Escambia over Vidor,TX Biggest disadvantage for Florida: Oakleaf vs Wayne County,GA Farthest Traveling Florida team: IMG Academy (1,148 miles to Plano,TX) Farthest out of state team coming to Florida: Fountain Valley,CA (2,511 miles to play South Plantation) Shortest trip for Florida team traveling oos: Hilliard (17 miles to Charlton County)

Too tough to predict the North. There are so many good teams it's tough to decide. Injuries play a big part. People are saying Apopka and Manatee will be down, but I don't think so. I will go with my homer pick and say Plant makes it out. South Dade got a bunch of transfers, and Miramar is always at the top, so I would like to see a rematch of Plant/Miramar

First Coast will not be battle tested. If you look back on the last decade, the best season in history was a 40-0 loss to a 2 loss team. Manatee was in a dog fight with FPC that year, escaping alive 13-10 First Coast is that team you never bet to win it all because they never have, and the safe bet would be to go with the field, until 1 year they prove you wrong. Same thing with Apopka until 2 years ago.

im not sure beating down a really bad Baker County team in a spring game could help you see that, but they should always be in the running. First Coast is a Jacksonville area all star team, and hold the title of "Best team with the most pathetic schedule" i think 8A North is too tough for them with Apopka, Dr Phillips, Plant, Manatee, and Fort Pierce Central lurking. and Apopka took them to the woodshed last year. I dont think they get there. same round, same result in my opinion for 1st choice Coast.

I tried to help FPC find some promoters or TV marketers to help make this game happen. Ultimately, I don't know how they did it, but I hope they have some serious horses to go. This will be the best team these kids ever played in their history. Better than Manatee and Plant last year. I hope they can pull the monumental upset.

Honestly, I would not hire former college players as head coaches. They seem to be a revolving door. These college players turned coach are so up in the air. They are doing it just to kill time to something better. Teams need to hire guys that really want to be there.

This is a lot better matchup than the debacle with University Christian. That was pathetic that an average school of 200 went and embarassed themselves vs Highlands. Hopefully Columbus can represent well for the state.

1. Aquinas 2. Bolles 3. Plant 4. Lakeland 5. Booker T Washington 6. Armwood 7. Miami Central 8. Cocoa 9. Miami Northwestern 10. Dwyer 11. Madison County 12. Glades Central 13. Lincoln 14. Manatee 15. Miramar 16. Naples 17. Apopka 18. Dr Phillips 19. Mainland 20. St Augustine 21. Niceville 22. Godby 23. Jefferson 24. AH Delray 25. Trinity Catholic

Just do it in Tampa on a date nowhere near the Big County one, and make sure it's after, so your not competing with them. Unless u want to

Why don't you post on the FHSAA classifieds and football scoop.com? I'm not sure if the FHSAA site will accept it, but it worth a shot. The footballscoop site will, and you,will get some good traffic with that one, can make it huge!

I'm gonna try and help get teams. You should have one in Tampa

And you can't please everyone. If some bad 3A teams with enrollments of 400-500 are unhappy who cares? It can't be perfect, and some teams will be at a disadvantage, but it's for the overall greater good.

And if you have the bottom feeders enrollment wise crying about playing teams with 1100, give them an option to move down to 2A if it is logistical.

The FHSAA, just like any business, will only make decisions based on money and not the concern of the product making them the money. I can bet you anything they don't sit around saying how can we make it easier on teams, but rather how can we make the most money. Honestly, the FHSAA will only compact the classes down if 1 of 2 things happen. The same amount of total playoff games are played. OR the money they receive from the playoff games is increased to make up for the loss of games. There are 96 games in the 1st round of the playoffs. You would have to figure out how to compact the top 6 classes into 4 without lessening the amount of games under 96.

I think teams shouldn't be chained to the class that their enrollment states. I know teams petition to move up, but I think if a team has less than a .333 winning percentage during a cycle , then the FHSAA can move them down if it fits logistically. And if teams have a winning percentage of .850 then I think they can be moved up. That way your not just bound by enrollment, but rather give enormous flexibility to even the playing field.

Updated games........ Savannah Country Day,GA vs Jax Episcopal ---August 22nd Richmond Hill,GA vs St Augustine ----August 29th Charlotte County,GA vs Hilliard ---- September 5th Marist,GA vs Godby August 30th

That is probably 4 schools they will never be welcomed at ever again.

How do you know they are making the return trip. When did you hear that?

Cool. There are a ton more to come. Please post any as soon as you hear of them.

Booker T vs Tucker,GA - August 30th Central vs Stephenson - August 30th Manatee vs Ware County Plant vs Lownes Lincoln vs Camden County Santa Fe vs Coffee Madison County vs Brooks County - September 5th Navarre vs Davidson,AL West Florida vs Bryant,AL Pensacola vs Jesuit,LA Fort Walton Beach vs Biloxi,MS Niceville vs Greene County,MS Naples First Batist vs Shiloh Christian,AR - September 13th New Smyrna Beach vs Pulaski Academy,AR - September 13th Cocoa vs Trinity,KY Escambia vs Vidor,TX - August 29th Bay vs Dickinson,TX - Spruce Creek vs Ozen,TX - September 13th

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Yeah they have improved. 2 years ago they were getting waxed by 1A teams by 30-40 points. Let's just hope Santa Fe is gonna go way up the 3rd year under Wiles, and Coffee is graduating ALOT of personnel. That's the only shot Santa Fe has.

Coffee will blast them by 30. File this under "when out of state games go wrong!"