New teams for 2025

[Jambun82]

On 1/22/2025 at 2:39 PM, MarkECannon said:

Morgan High will be located in Wimauma, Hillsborough County.  Could not find specifics about football but I’d be willing to bet good money there will be a football program.

Do you think that the defending Stanley Cup Champion Florida Panthers can repeat this season?!

[MarkECannon]

On 5/1/2025 at 4:56 PM, Jambun82 said:

Do you think that the defending Stanley Cup Champion Florida Panthers can repeat this season?!

Jambun, the Panthers were the one team the Lightning did not want to play. The confidence was high for the Bolts in the Tampa Bay Area.  Not sure who matches up well against the Panthers but Tampa Bay did not.

[Joshua Wilson]

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

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.

 

 

[nolebull813]

Geneva 

Cornerstone Classical 

Babcock Ranch

Legacy 

Masters Academy Vero

McLaughlin

[JDHoss]

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. 

[Dr. D]

Any first-time high school must successfully complete an application period (one year), followed by a provisional period (two years) before it is eligible for full membership in the FHSAA.  During the application and the provisional period (three total years) the school is permitted to compete against other schools in the state of Florida in preseason and regular-season competition.  The school is not permitted to participate in any state championship series/competition in any sport during this three-year period.  The school is not placed in a district for the various sports, but essentially plays as an "independent" during this period.  After the successful completion of the second year of the provisional period, the school is voted on by the Board of Directors for full membership into the FHSAA.  If admitted, the school is eligible to compete in the state championship series/competition in the various sports.  The football team would then be placed in a district based on its student enrollment, although there can be adjustments depending on the number of grades (9-12) and rate of enrollment growth in the high school. 

[nolebull813]

2 hours ago, Dr. D said:

Any first-time high school must successfully complete an application period (one year), followed by a provisional period (two years) before it is eligible for full membership in the FHSAA.  During the application and the provisional period (three total years) the school is permitted to compete against other schools in the state of Florida in preseason and regular-season competition.  The school is not permitted to participate in any state championship series/competition in any sport during this three-year period.  The school is not placed in a district for the various sports, but essentially plays as an "independent" during this period.  After the successful completion of the second year of the provisional period, the school is voted on by the Board of Directors for full membership into the FHSAA.  If admitted, the school is eligible to compete in the state championship series/competition in the various sports.  The football team would then be placed in a district based on its student enrollment, although there can be adjustments depending on the number of grades (9-12) and rate of enrollment growth in the high school. 

Does this apply to public schools only?

 

[Dr. D]

The FHSAA Bylaws don't distinguish between traditional public schools, charter schools, private schools or university laboratory schools, so I'm almost certain this process applies to all schools applying for FHSAA membership.  I know in the past that schools have applied for a waiver to the 3-year waiting period, but there are no provisions for such a waiver in the FHSAA Bylaws, and I'm not aware of a waiver ever being approved.   

[THAT S--T WAS FUNNY]

1 hour ago, Dr. D said:

The FHSAA Bylaws don't distinguish between traditional public schools, charter schools, private schools or university laboratory schools, so I'm almost certain this process applies to all schools applying for FHSAA membership.  I know in the past that schools have applied for a waiver to the 3-year waiting period, but there are no provisions for such a waiver in the FHSAA Bylaws, and I'm not aware of a waiver ever being approved.   

Windermere HS had a varsity team and was part of a district when the school first opened in 2017. Also,  Innovation HS is in its first year of existence and the girls soccer team won districts and made a playoff run this year. 

[Dr. D]

Thank you for prompting me to do further research.  Windermere's situation in 2017 is too difficult to research, although your facts are accurate.  Innovation applied for and received an exemption to the 3-year waiting period per the exemptions provided in Bylaws 3.4.1.1.4 & 3.4.1.2.4 -- A newly opening school created by the consolidation or division of the student populations of existing member schools is exempt from the application and provisional periods if a) the new school is governed by the same Board as the existing member schools; and b) the new school meets all other qualifications and conditions of membership.  This exemption allowed Innovation to compete in FHSAA championship series/competition in the 2024-25 year, as the girls' soccer team did (although the football team elected to compete as an independent).  This exemption could possibly apply to PSL Legacy and any other newly opening schools which meet the above criteria.  Sorry for any confusion I may have created.       

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Makes sense. Thanks for looking that stuff up. 

[nolebull813]

I seen Frostproofs schedule and they have Providence Christian on it.if it’s the one from Riverview they used to play 11 man ball many moons ago. Over a decade ago. They were apart of an independent conference away from the FHSAA. Like Potters House, Clearwater Academy, Arlington Country Day, Eastland Christian etc 

[nolebull813]

First Baptist Christian from Bunnell is popping up on some teams schedule. Add them to the list 

[Joshua Wilson]

On 5/16/2025 at 1:23 PM, nolebull813 said:

I seen Frostproofs schedule and they have Providence Christian on it.if it’s the one from Riverview they used to play 11 man ball many moons ago. Over a decade ago. They were apart of an independent conference away from the FHSAA. Like Potters House, Clearwater Academy, Arlington Country Day, Eastland Christian etc 

More likely someone entered the wrong Providence as they played Providence from Jacksonville last year and they had a two-year deal.

[nolebull813]

3 hours ago, Joshua Wilson said:

More likely someone entered the wrong Providence as they played Providence from Jacksonville last year and they had a two-year deal.

Ahh gotcha. Providence Riverview is only an hour from Frostproof so I thought it could be them. 

[nolebull813]

I noticed St Francis from Gainesville, and The First Academy-Leesburg are dropping out of 11-man and playing an 8-man schedule 

[nolebull813]

Victory Charter School from Kissimmee has 5 teams on their schedule indicating they are playing 11 man this year