Which Teams Have the Largest & Smallest Trophy Cases?

[OldSchoolLion]

64 teams have won 25 or more FHSAA playoff games.  In 1975, the "regional playoff/title" was born.  Since then, 58 of these teams have won 5 or more regional titles.  Since 1975, of those 64 teams...

St Thomas Aquinas and Glades Day have the largest trophy cases, figuratively speaking.  Only 5 teams have won 15 or more regional titles.  Pahokee, Fort Meade and Trinity Christian have all won 14.

Columbia and Gainesville have the smallest trophy cases. Gainesville and Lake Gibson have both, at times, shared regions with Armwood and/or Lakeland, giving them a very tough playoff path.  Interestingly, Gainesville edged Lake Gibson 10-9 in 2010 for one of it regional titles. 

Largest Trophy Cases

St Thomas Aquinas-21 regional titles, 7 state runner-up titles, 10 state titles

Glades Day-20 regional titles, 7 state runner-up titles, 7 state titles

Bolles-15 regional titles, 6 state runner-up titles, 11 state titles  

Manatee-15 regional titles, 2 state runner-up titles, 5 state titles  

Madison County-15 regional titles, 5 state runner-up titles, 3 state titles

 

Smallest Trophy Cases

Columbia-3 regional titles, 1 state runner-up title

Gainesville-3 regional titles, 1 state title 

Lake Gibson-3 regional titles, 3 state runner-up titles

Tampa Jesuit-4 regional titles, 1 state runner-up title

Immokalee-4 regional titles, 1 state titles

[Hwy17]

Many schools have empty trophy cases. 

[DisabledAccount]

1 hour ago, Hwy17 said:

Many schools have empty trophy cases. 

And people wonder why some people are having the mindset championship or bust 

 

Only so many times a team can make playoffs and come home empty before the "can't win the big one" attitude becomes prevalent 

 

Even some of the most respected programs in the state haven't won a ton of state titles despite getting many shots in the playoffs, survive and advance is the game but only way to be viewed elite is to bring home the gold,  otherwise they are just "another team"

 

Truthfully i feel bad for some of the programs out there who haven't been able to win state yet there are schools that seem to win every few years and are lining the trophy cases up like a stacking shelf

[Hwy17]

2 hours ago, ColumbiaHighFan2017class said:

And people wonder why some people are having the mindset championship or bust 

 

Only so many times a team can make playoffs and come home empty before the "can't win the big one" attitude becomes prevalent 

 

Even some of the most respected programs in the state haven't won a ton of state titles despite getting many shots in the playoffs, survive and advance is the game but only way to be viewed elite is to bring home the gold,  otherwise they are just "another team"

 

Truthfully i feel bad for some of the programs out there who haven't been able to win state yet there are schools that seem to win every few years and are lining the trophy cases up like a stacking shelf

A coach compiles a 68-13 record including 4 unbeaten regular seasons but is 6-6 in the playoffs losing out in the first round twice, second round 3 times and 3rd round once. Fans mad because he can't win the big one.  

[DisabledAccount]

4 minutes ago, Hwy17 said:

A coach compiles a 68-13 record including 4 unbeaten regular seasons but is 6-6 in the playoffs losing out in the first round twice, second round 3 times and 3rd round once. Fans mad because he can't win the big one.  

Which team is that? 

[Hwy17]

2 minutes ago, ColumbiaHighFan2017class said:

Which team is that? 

Mine; Hardee. 

[OldSchoolLion]

11 minutes ago, Hwy17 said:

A coach compiles a 68-13 record including 4 unbeaten regular seasons but is 6-6 in the playoffs losing out in the first round twice, second round 3 times and 3rd round once. Fans mad because he can't win the big one.  

...unrealistic expectations.  Now we have teams making playoffs more often("we lost again"), all-classification polls overhyping teams, people on line overhyping teams.  One week after state finals the next year's preseason poll is out.  etc etc

It creates an environment ripe for disappointment.  HS football went from something that the average person thought of once per week, 4 months out of the year, to being in your face non-stop.  

In the dinosaur days of kids playing multiple sports, as soon as football season was over it was on to another sport and not much time to mull over a season-ending loss.  I think it was good to take some time off from football to recharge batteries.  

[Hwy17]

Looking back,  those teams of ours way over-acheived. 

[OldSchoolLion]

1 hour ago, Hwy17 said:

Looking back,  those teams of ours way over-achieved. 

There were teams who won games they never should have won, but there was no internet telling them they shouldn't.   There are advantages to being ignorant.  

[Legion37]

Lakeland has at least 6 state titles, 1 runner up title, and countless district titles. So there case equals some...

[Floridatech]

Our case is empty 

[Hwy17]

33 minutes ago, Floridatech said:

Our case is empty 

Not completely, y'all have one, correct?

[Floridatech]

40 minutes ago, Hwy17 said:

Not completely, y'all have one, correct?

1981 but compared to these other teams,  it's empty 

[OldSchoolLion]

1 hour ago, Floridatech said:

1981 but compared to these other teams,  it's empty 

Vero has won 7 regional titles during that time frame.  Only about 20-25 larger schools (out of over 300) can say that.  That's as many as Mainland, Apopka and Miami Central..pretty good company.

[Floridatech]

9 minutes ago, OldSchoolLion said:

Vero has won 7 regional titles during that time frame.  Only about 20-25 larger schools (out of over 300) can say that.  That's as many as Mainland, Apopka and Miami Central..pretty good company.

20-25 large schools is still alot of teams buddy but we ain't done nun these last two decades