biggest surprise/disappointments of 2017

[DisabledAccount]

who do you all feel were the biggest surprise teams of 2017 and who were the biggest disappointments of the year?

[badbird]

Orlando area

surprises

Edgewater 0-10 to 8-2

Wildwood 0-10 to 9-0 and the playoffs.  They cut the program a few years ago.

disappointments

OC University miss the playoffs 3 years in a row with an All American RB

South Sumter 0-10 knew they would be down but not that bad

[DarterBlue2]

South Sumter's fall off is really shocking. Used to be there were few Orlando area teams that wanted to play them; and for good reason. 

[Sharkbait]

Franklin County going 6-4

[Panhandle Jet]

are they doing at-large bids in 1A

[Panhandle Jet]

or just the top 4 in each region

[DisabledAccount]

38 minutes ago, Panhandle Jet said:

or just the top 4 in each region

top 4 per region

[badbird]

they are all at large

[DisabledAccount]

well yeah its top 4 by region but since their are no districts they are really at large bids 

[Cjm04]

5 hours ago, Sharkbait said:

Franklin County going 6-4

My boy is the HC, I knew that program would turn around.

[STILL KRUNK]

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[DB4]

In Broward, gotta go with Plantation for a good surprise. In Dade, I feel it's pretty obvious Booker T Washington was a disappointment.

[DisabledAccount]

in broward I think boyd Anderson probably biggest disappointment this year

 

 

[gwdrum75]

My suprise and disappoinment are all based on the same team. 

Southeast having a solid year.....then the brawl against Hardee and the subsequent forfeits putting a bad ending to it. 

[Sharkbait]

4 hours ago, Cjm04 said:

My boy is the HC, I knew that program would turn around.

He has done a great job with very little talent to work with.

[Dan in Daytona]

I'll go with what 1st year HC Travis Roland did at Flagler Palm Coast

2017 - 9-0

2016 - 3-6

2015 - 4-6

[badbird]

1 minute ago, Dan in Daytona said:

I'll go with what 1st year HC Travis Roland did at Flagler Palm Coast

2017 - 9-0

2016 - 3-6

2015 - 4-6

just outside my area but he has and they are young

[DisabledAccount]

7 minutes ago, Dan in Daytona said:

I'll go with what 1st year HC Travis Roland did at Flagler Palm Coast

2017 - 9-0

2016 - 3-6

2015 - 4-6

they really came out of nowhere, they had talent over there but looks like he getting the most out of them

[Dan in Daytona]

51 minutes ago, ColumbiaHighFan2017class said:

they really came out of nowhere, they had talent over there but looks like he getting the most out of them

It also didn't hurt, he picked up a few timely transfers.

[BrowardHandicapper]

The Good

In Broward, I would say West Broward is the biggest surprise.  I knew West Broward would be improved and might compete for the 7A playoffs,  but they have really stepped on the gas late season and I believe they may see the second round.  Runner up for the biggest surprise would be Nova to me.

Performed as I expected or better:  American Heritage Plantation, Cardinal Gibbons, Miramar,  Deerfield Beach, Plantation, Western, Chaminade-Madonna, University School, Dillard

Down year but held their own:  Archbishop McCarthy, Calvary Christian, Stoneman Douglas

All over the place:  South Broward, Coconut Creek, Monarch, Stranahan, North Broward Prep,  Cooper City

 

The Bad

Blanche Ely....Where do I begin.  I confess, pre-season I had Ely cracking the top ten, by week 4 or so I had doubt things were going to turn for the better.  Ely's offense was anemic this year in every game and the defense was blasted by playoff caliber teams.  Ely scheduled heavy this year and went 2-2 in their only winnable games on the season. Losing to Stranahan and Coconut Creek and defeating Fort Lauderdale and Boyd Anderson.  It should be noted that several players left Ely over the summer to DFB and  I believe their top WR went to Chaminade-Madonna.  Any way you cut it, Ely was outclassed by playoff caliber teams.   As good as this team appeared to be in the spring, they were could deliver close to as advertised and may not even be on par with a few 2-3 Ely teams in recent years....

St. Thomas Aquinas relatively speaking have been down but this is zero surprise to me.  The overall talent on this years roster is nothing close to the last few years.  I still favor them to win states but 2-3 games could be a  rocky road.

Other teams that have been at least solid in recent years but need to seriously regroup:  Hallandale, Flanagan, Piper, Boyd Anderson,  McArthur.  None of these teams records this year are a surprise to me so not really gong to discredit their seasons.

 

 

 

 

[DisabledAccount]

18 minutes ago, BrowardHandicapper said:

The Good

In Broward, I would say West Broward is the biggest surprise.  I knew West Broward would be improved and might compete for the 7A playoffs,  but they have really stepped on the gas late season and I believe they may see the second round.  Runner up for the biggest surprise would be Nova to me.

Performed as I expected or better:  American Heritage Plantation, Cardinal Gibbons, Miramar,  Deerfield Beach, Plantation, Western, Chaminade-Madonna, University School, Dillard

Down year but held their own:  Archbishop McCarthy, Calvary Christian, Stoneman Douglas

All over the place:  South Broward, Coconut Creek, Monarch, Stranahan, North Broward Prep,  Cooper City

 

The Bad

Blanche Ely....Where do I begin.  I confess, pre-season I had Ely cracking the top ten, by week 4 or so I had doubt things were going to turn for the better.  Ely's offense was anemic this year in every game and the defense was blasted by playoff caliber teams.  Ely scheduled heavy this year and went 2-2 in their only winnable games on the season. Losing to Stranahan and Coconut Creek and defeating Fort Lauderdale and Boyd Anderson.  It should be noted that several players left Ely over the summer to DFB and  I believe their top WR went to Chaminade-Madonna.  Any way you cut it, Ely was outclassed by playoff caliber teams.   As good as this team appeared to be in the spring, they were could deliver close to as advertised and may not even be on par with a few 2-3 Ely teams in recent years....

St. Thomas Aquinas relatively speaking have been down but this is zero surprise to me.  The overall talent on this years roster is nothing close to the last few years.  I still favor them to win states but 2-3 games could be a  rocky road.

Other teams that have been at least solid in recent years but need to seriously regroup:  Hallandale, Flanagan, Piper, Boyd Anderson,  McArthur.  None of these teams records this year are a surprise to me so not really gong to discredit their seasons.

 

 

 

 

Is sta expected to rebound next year or stay about same level? 

[BrowardHandicapper]

1 minute ago, ColumbiaHighFan2017class said:

Is sta expected to rebound next year or stay about same level? 

Extremely hard to predict but we are only through the regular season.  Talk to me Summer 2018 on that one ;-)

Could they be challenged in the playoffs?

Absolutely..but don't be surprised if they go on  a tear to Orlando as others have mentioned.  They may see a fundamentally better team but they probably won't see a team as athletic as Miramar again this year.

[DB4]

I also think North Miami is a good surprise in Dade. Not just that they won district and beat NMB, but how they beat NMB (dominated).

Braddock had a nice season. Weak schedule yes, but 9 points away from that 8th seed in the playoffs.

Monsignor Pace had a nice rebound season as well.

South Miami went from way under .500 the last few years to a playoff berth.

I think Goleman disappointed. 4-5 record and 3 of the losses were by a combined 11 points. Beat South Miami, and if those 3 close losses turned to wins, they're a playoff team.

[Proseteye]

In Marion County the biggest surprises were:

 

North Marion Colts

Once a vaunted 5A team has fallen quite a way. Since HC Stephen Field left after the 2015 season when the Colts went 10-2, they have since gone 4-5 in 2016 and 3-7 this season. They have practically no Seniors on the 2017 team.

 

Trinity Catholic Celtics

So much promise with a Senior laden team, one of the largest OL's in Florida, and a new OC who won championships with previously coached teams, still could not get it done. Lost first 3 games with practically no offensive output. Won the last 6 by the skin of their teeth. Still not in the playoffs.

 

Lake Weir

A perennial bottom dweller went 6-5 this season in the very tough 6A classification.They defeated some good teams and lost a couple of close ones to better teams.  New HC Will Dettor, who is experienced in turning teams around, has this Hurricanes team pointed in the right direction.

[Pipe Dreams]

Flagler Palm Coast.

Travis Roland coach of the year.