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Regional Champions Then & Now - 5 Classes vs 8 Classes


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What we are seeing today in terms of repeat regional champions and state finalists was rare in the past.  The data below demonstrates this. 

Is this a result of "diluted" classifications and/or concentration of talent in fewer teams relative to the past?  Will the trend continue, or even get worse, if nothing changes with our current system?  Will fans get bored seeing the same teams playing for championships most years?

From 1985-1993, only one team (Buchholz) in Classes 4A & 5A won 3 regional titles in a row.  From 2011-2017, 4 teams won 3 or more titles in a row in Classes 6A and 7A.

Teams with 3 or more regional championships in Classes 4A & 5A 1985-1993 (there were 5 classes at the time):

Manatee-4 championships 1987, 1989, 1990, 1993

Buchholz-3 championships 1989, 1990, 1991

 

Teams with 3 or more regional championships in Classes 6A & 7A 2011-2017:

St Thomas Aquinas- 5 championships 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017

Armwood-5 championships 2011*, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017

Miami Central-5 championships 2011*, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015

Osceola-3 championships 2013, 2014, 2015

Bartram Trail-3 championships 2011, 2013, 2017

Mainland-3 championships 2011, 2013, 2014

Naples-3 championships 2012, 2015, 2017

*forfeited

 

5A Regional Champions 1987-1993

1987 Pine Forest, Manatee, Dunedin, Carol City  

1988 Pine Forest, Martin County, Riverview, Edison

1989 Washington, Manatee, S Plantation, Carol City

1990 Choctahatchee, Manatee, Riverview, Miami High

1991 Buchholz, Evans, Vero Bch, Southridge

1992 Orange Park, Manatee, Dillard, Miami High

1993 Apopka, Manatee, Vero Beach, Southridge

 

4A Regional Champions 1987-1993

1987 Godby, Seminole, Bartow, Ely

1988 Niceville, Titusville, Southeast, Ely 

1989 Buchholz, Merritt Island, Auburndale, Dillard

1990 Buchholz, Melbourne, Osceola, Dillard

1991 Fort Walton Beach, Edgewater, Fort Myers, St Thomas Aquinas

1992 Leon, Seabreeze, Fort Myers, St Thomas Aquinas

1993 Bay, Rutherford, Deerfield Beach, Southeast

 

7A Regional Champions 2011-2017

2011 First Coast, Lakeland, Manatee, Dwyer

2012 Lincoln, Osceola, Manatee, St Thomas Aquinas

2013 Niceville, Osceola, East Lake, Dwyer

2014 Niceville, Osceola, East Lake, St Thomas Aquinas

2015 Columbia, Viera, Braden River, St Thomas Aquinas

2016 Lee, Plant, Venice, St Thomas Aquinas

2017 Bartram Trail, Plant, Venice, St Thomas Aquinas

 

6A Regional Champions 2011-2017

2011 Bartram Trail, Armwood, Mainland, Miami Central

2012 Navarre, Gainesville, Naples, Miami Central

2013 Bartram Trail, Armwood, Mainland, Miami Central

2014 Choctawhatchee, Armwood, Mainland, Miami Central

2015 Tate, Armwood, Naples, Miami Central

2016 Navarre, Lake Gibson, Charlotte, Carol City

2017 St Augustine, Armwood, Naples, Northwestern

 

Note: I chose our current classes 6A and 7A as comparisons because I thought them to be the best example of upper classes where we are seeing repeat regional champions.

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