Random fact

[nolebull813]

I came across this and thought this was cool and random. Back in 1981  Palatka won the state title. They had to play 4 post season games. In the 4 games they played, the margin of victory got bigger each game. Usually it’s the opposite in most cases. These are the margins. 
 

1st round vs Robert R Lee (7 points)

2nd round vs Leon (9 points)

Semis vs Buchholz (35 points)

Finals vs Suncoast (40 points)

[Dan in Daytona]

5 hours ago, nolebull813 said:

I came across this and thought this was cool and random. Back in 1981  Palatka won the state title. They had to play 4 post season games. In the 4 games they played, the margin of victory got bigger each game. Usually it’s the opposite in most cases. These are the margins. 
 

1st round vs Robert R Lee (7 points)

2nd round vs Leon (9 points)

Semis vs Buchholz (35 points)

Finals vs Suncoast (40 points)

Was that the "Give 'em Hell John L" year at Palatka or UF ?  Help out this old brother. . .

[DarterBlue2]

5 hours ago, nolebull813 said:

I came across this and thought this was cool and random. Back in 1981  Palatka won the state title. They had to play 4 post season games. In the 4 games they played, the margin of victory got bigger each game. Usually it’s the opposite in most cases. These are the margins. 
 

1st round vs Robert R Lee (7 points)

2nd round vs Leon (9 points)

Semis vs Buchholz (35 points)

Finals vs Suncoast (40 points)

It is amazing that back then you were to make and win a state title without playing against one Dade or Broward county team.

How the balance of power has shifted!

[PinellasFB]

13 minutes ago, DarterBlue2 said:

It is amazing that back then you were to make and win a state title without playing against one Dade or Broward county team.

How the balance of power has shifted!

Maybe all of those teams were in a different classification?  I remember south FL teams being good for as long as I have followed FL HS football, which is mid 80s.

[Dan in Daytona]

23 minutes ago, PinellasFB said:

Maybe all of those teams were in a different classification?  I remember south FL teams being good for as long as I have followed FL HS football, which is mid 80s.

Young man, checkout the record book. Things weren't always as they are now, enjoy

https://fhsaa.com/documents/2023/9/20//Football_2022_2023.pdf?id=4475

[nolebull813]

1 hour ago, Dan in Daytona said:

Was that the "Give 'em Hell John L" year at Palatka or UF ?  Help out this old brother. . .

Yes sir!  

[PinellasFB]

53 minutes ago, Dan in Daytona said:

Young man, checkout the record book. Things weren't always as they are now, enjoy

https://fhsaa.com/documents/2023/9/20//Football_2022_2023.pdf?id=4475

Wow it's crazy to see some of the downtrodden teams of today listed in that record book.  Dunedin HS was a state finalist two years in a row in 86 and 87!

[DarterBlue2]

13 minutes ago, PinellasFB said:

Wow it's crazy to see some of the downtrodden teams of today listed in that record book.  Dunedin HS was a state finalist two years in a row in 86 and 87!

Yes, there were. They actually went into one of those finals as the heavy favorite. 

[nolebull813]

1 hour ago, PinellasFB said:

Wow it's crazy to see some of the downtrodden teams of today listed in that record book.  Dunedin HS was a state finalist two years in a row in 86 and 87!

No Pinellas County team has ever won a state championship in football. That 1986 Dunedin team is the closest to do it. Besides those 2 Dunedin teams these are the only county teams to make it 
 

Shroecrest in 75 and 76

Dixie Hollins lost 24-0 in 1995

Admiral Farragut 69-0 in 2011

CCC 48-14 last year 

[DarterBlue2]

16 minutes ago, nolebull813 said:

No Pinellas County team has ever won a state championship in football. That 1986 Dunedin team is the closest to do it. Besides those 2 Dunedin teams these are the only county teams to make it 
 

Shroecrest in 75 and 76

Dixie Hollins lost 24-0 in 1995

Admiral Farragut 69-0 in 2011

CCC 48-14 last year 

Hasn't CCC made the title game twice? 

[nolebull813]

3 minutes ago, DarterBlue2 said:

Hasn't CCC made the title game twice? 

Maybe 

[PinellasFB]

36 minutes ago, nolebull813 said:

No Pinellas County team has ever won a state championship in football. That 1986 Dunedin team is the closest to do it. Besides those 2 Dunedin teams these are the only county teams to make it 
 

Shroecrest in 75 and 76

Dixie Hollins lost 24-0 in 1995

Admiral Farragut 69-0 in 2011

CCC 48-14 last year 

(Dixie) Hollins could be one of the worst teams in the state this year.  Looks very odd to see them on that list.

[DarterBlue2]

59 minutes ago, nolebull813 said:

Maybe 

I'm pretty sure I saw them lose to a Broward County school at Camping World several years ago. 

[nolebull813]

1 hour ago, PinellasFB said:

(Dixie) Hollins could be one of the worst teams in the state this year.  Looks very odd to see them on that list.

Yeah they should be playing vs Leto, Freedom, Brandon, Anclote, Brooksville Central etc etc 

[THAT S--T WAS FUNNY]

Yeah that Dunedin team had Stacy Simmons on it. Dude was a speed demon at WR.  He went on to star at university of florida.  I think that Dixie Hollins team had Marquel Blackwell on it. He played QB at USF when they started the program. Both spent time in the NFL. Blackwell is a college coach now.

[Longtime Observer]

6 hours ago, PinellasFB said:

Wow it's crazy to see some of the downtrodden teams of today listed in that record book.  Dunedin HS was a state finalist two years in a row in 86 and 87!

Dunedin actually got to host the 1986 state title game. You can watch the full game here

[PinellasFB]

1 hour ago, Longtime Observer said:

Dunedin actually got to host the 1986 state title game. You can watch the full game here

Wow I can't believe that is online.  I watched a bit of it.  It's crazy that DEs were 180 lbs back then lol.

[Jambun82]

9 hours ago, Dan in Daytona said:

Young man, checkout the record book. Things weren't always as they are now, enjoy

https://fhsaa.com/documents/2023/9/20//Football_2022_2023.pdf?id=4475

Dan, when you call someone a "young man" you probably should narrow it down a little bit. Didn't you play against the 1935 teams that Longtime Observer mentioned in another thread? 

[Dan in Daytona]

11 hours ago, Jambun82 said:

Dan, when you call someone a "young man" you probably should narrow it down a little bit. Didn't you play against the 1935 teams that Longtime Observer mentioned in another thread? 

Careful Jambun, I see a potential hazard in your future, inflicted by a left-right combo.

[Hwy17]

Avon Park might even be worse than Dixie Hollins or Dunedin. Hard to believe that they won back to back state championships in the 80s and were a strong program up until the early 2000s. 

[DarterBlue2]

19 hours ago, nolebull813 said:

Maybe 

In 2013, CCC lost to Trinity Christian Jax, 34-7 in the 3A finals. 

[Nulli Secundus]

On 10/4/2023 at 1:40 PM, DarterBlue2 said:

It is amazing that back then you were to make and win a state title without playing against one Dade or Broward county team.

How the balance of power has shifted!

The 80's were not great for Dade, lol.

[Jambun82]

11 hours ago, Dan in Daytona said:

Careful Jambun, I see a potential hazard in your future, inflicted by a left-right combo.

A "left-right combo" Dan? I thought that you leftists didn't believe in violence? 

[nolebull813]

20 hours ago, Nulli Secundus said:

The 80's were not great for Dade, lol.

Yeah and they didn’t cry and complain that things were unfair. And Dade always had more population than the North Florida cities. The South Florida teams took their lumps and got better. Then as soon as they start to rise to prominence all of a sudden it’s not fair. Was it fair in the 80’s when the panhandle dominated? How come there was no split then? It’s messed up. Back in the day 9-1 teams would miss the playoffs. Now 1-9 will get you the number 1 seed and home field advantage throughout 

[Nulli Secundus]

2 hours ago, nolebull813 said:

Yeah and they didn’t cry and complain that things were unfair. And Dade always had more population than the North Florida cities. The South Florida teams took their lumps and got better. Then as soon as they start to rise to prominence all of a sudden it’s not fair. Was it fair in the 80’s when the panhandle dominated? How come there was no split then? It’s messed up. Back in the day 9-1 teams would miss the playoffs. Now 1-9 will get you the number 1 seed and home field advantage throughout 

Don't remind me.  I'm one of those Dreadnaughts that did not go to the playoffs in '91 & '92 .