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When Mater Dei faced off with St John Bosco this weekend, nearly every player, if not all, on the field will be going to an FBS school.  In USA Today's most recent Super 25 poll, 14 of the schools listed are private schools.  Of those, 12 are Catholic schools.  8 of the top 10 teams are private schools.  In Maxpreps' latest composite poll, 13 private schools were listed, including 12 of the same schools from the USA Today poll.  To the best of my knowledge, there has never been more than 9 private schools on the Final Super 25 poll since it started in 1982.  In 1990 and 1991, there were no more than 2 private schools on the Final Super 25 polls.  Those numbers have been creeping upward since.   

Below are 16 of the country's best private school football programs and the breakdown of talent at each.  In parentheses after each school is the student population.  Further below, I have done the same for 6 of the more talent-laden public schools in Florida, to give some perspective.  Not all successful private school programs in Florida are loaded with star-power, though.  Columbus High has "only" 3, 3-star players.

 

St. Thomas Aquinas(FL-2109 Coed)- 5-star(1), 4-star(10), 3-star(14) = 25 players     Note:(8) 4-star players on defense

St John Bosco(CA-825 Boys)- 5-star(1), 4-star(7), 3-star(16) = 24 players

IMG Academy(FL)- 5-star(2), 4-star(10), 3-star(11) = 23 players

Mater Dei(CA-2152 Coed)- 5-star(3), 4-star(7), 3-star(9) = 19 players

St John's (MD/DC-1113 Coed)- 5-star(1), 4-star(4), 3-star(8) = 13 players 

St Louis (HI-885 Coed)- 5-star(0), 4 star(4), 3-star(8) = 12 players

St Frances(MD-180 Coed)- 5-star(1), 4-star(7), 3-star(4) = 12 players

J Serra(CA-544 Coed)5-star(0), 4-star(5), 3-star(6) = 11 players

Punahao(HI-3768 Coed)- 5-star(0), 4-star(1), 3-star(7) = 8 players

Cardinal Gibbons(FL-1158 Coed)- 5-star(0), 4-star(1), 3-star(7) = 8 players

Dematha(MD-850 Boys)- 5-star(1), 4-star(3), 3-star(3) = 7 players

Chaminade-Madonna(FL-516 Coed)- 5-star(0), 4-star(4), 3-star(3) = 7 players

Our Lady of Good Counsel(MD-1244 Coed)- 5-star(1), 4-star(0), 3-star(5) = 6 players

Bergen Catholic(NJ-665 Boys)- 5-star(0), 4-star(1), 3-star(5) = 6 players

Archbishop Hoban(OH-855 Coed)- 5-star(0), 4-star(2), 3-star(2) = 4 players   (ABH is in Akron OH)

De La Salle(CA-1050 Boys)- 5-star(0), 4-star(2), 3-star(0) = 2 players  (DLS is in northern CA)

 

Florida Public Schools

Deerfield Beach- 5-star(0), 4-star(3), 3-star(7) = 10 players

Carol City- 5-star(0), 4-star(4), 3-star(5) = 9 players

Northwestern- 5-star(0), 4-star(0), 3-star(7) = 7 players

Miami Central- 5-star(0), 4-star(2), 3-star(5) = 7 players

Lakeland 5-star(0), 4-star(4), 3-star(2) = 6 players

Vanguard- 5-star(2), 4-star(2), 3-star(1) = 5 players

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Recruiting. Need to be separated. 

 

Do you really think Ft.  Lauderdale. Central Catholic(STA) has these kids just walking their hallways and they happen to be D1 ballplayers? Two NFL sized O lines and D lines and about 50 athletes walking around over 220?  lol.

 

59

Kervens Dabresil

DL, OL

Sr.

6-5

340

 

79

Mike Malone

OL

Sr.

6-7

330

 

78

Nate Alperi

OL

Jr.

6-10

325

 

68

Matthew Taylor

OL

Jr.

6-3

310

 

77

Marlon Martinez

OL

Jr.

6-5

305

 

74

Marcus Dumervil

OL, DL

Jr.

6-6

300

 

72

Julian Hernandez

G

Sr.

6-4

300

 

76

Vincent Murphy

OL

Sr.

6-3

295

 

73

Antonio Serrano

OL

Sr.

6-2

290

 

90

Jamari Maybin

DL

Jr.

6-1

290

 

92

Bobby Washington jr

DL

Jr.

5-10

283

 

53

Derrick Gordon

LB

Jr.

6-1

280

 

75

Julian Armella

OL

Fr.

6-5

275

 

67

John "Jake" Pope

OL

Sr.

6-7

275

 

9

Braylen Ingraham

DE

Sr.

6-4

270

 
 

Adetola Daranijo

DT

So.

6-0

267

 
 

Lucas Londos

G

So.

6-3

260

 

56

Devon Betty

OLB

Jr.

6-2

260

 

95

Jayden Royal

DT, DE

Sr.

6-3

260

 

54

Tyrique Owens

DE, DT

So.

6-2

260

 

71

Kyle Gilliland

OL

Jr.

6-7

255

 

55

Nicholas Marino

DT, LS

Sr.

6-2

254

 
 

Allan Baugh

DE

So.

6-2

253

 

99

Tyreak Sapp

DE

So.

6-2

252

 

61

Frank Kostzer

DT

Sr.

5-11

250

 

50

Kevin Izquierdo

DE, OLB

Jr.

6-3

250

 

65

Kristoff Pollas

G, DT

Jr.

 

250

 
 

Lashawn Paulino

   

6-4

245

 

58

Riyad Wilmot

DE

Jr.

6-4

240

 

52

Devin Bejacmar

DL

Sr.

6-2

230

 

 

 




 

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57 minutes ago, 181pl said:

Recruiting. Need to be separated. 

 

Do you really think Ft.  Lauderdale. Central Catholic(STA) has these kids just walking their hallways and they happen to be D1 ballplayers? Two NFL sized O lines and D lines and about 50 athletes walking around over 220?  lol.

 

59

Kervens Dabresil

DL, OL

Sr.

6-5

340

 

79

Mike Malone

OL

Sr.

6-7

330

 

78

Nate Alperi

OL

Jr.

6-10

325

 

68

Matthew Taylor

OL

Jr.

6-3

310

 

77

Marlon Martinez

OL

Jr.

6-5

305

 

74

Marcus Dumervil

OL, DL

Jr.

6-6

300

 

72

Julian Hernandez

G

Sr.

6-4

300

 

76

Vincent Murphy

OL

Sr.

6-3

295

 

73

Antonio Serrano

OL

Sr.

6-2

290

 

90

Jamari Maybin

DL

Jr.

6-1

290

 

92

Bobby Washington jr

DL

Jr.

5-10

283

 

53

Derrick Gordon

LB

Jr.

6-1

280

 

75

Julian Armella

OL

Fr.

6-5

275

 

67

John "Jake" Pope

OL

Sr.

6-7

275

 

9

Braylen Ingraham

DE

Sr.

6-4

270

 
 

Adetola Daranijo

DT

So.

6-0

267

 
 

Lucas Londos

G

So.

6-3

260

 

56

Devon Betty

OLB

Jr.

6-2

260

 

95

Jayden Royal

DT, DE

Sr.

6-3

260

 

54

Tyrique Owens

DE, DT

So.

6-2

260

 

71

Kyle Gilliland

OL

Jr.

6-7

255

 

55

Nicholas Marino

DT, LS

Sr.

6-2

254

 
 

Allan Baugh

DE

So.

6-2

253

 

99

Tyreak Sapp

DE

So.

6-2

252

 

61

Frank Kostzer

DT

Sr.

5-11

250

 

50

Kevin Izquierdo

DE, OLB

Jr.

6-3

250

 

65

Kristoff Pollas

G, DT

Jr.

 

250

 
 

Lashawn Paulino

   

6-4

245

 

58

Riyad Wilmot

DE

Jr.

6-4

240

 

52

Devin Bejacmar

DL

Sr.

6-2

230

 

 

 




 

Pembroke pines is the area in broward county loaded with talent not Fort Lauderdale

 

And why do you continue to spread false information 

 

 

Yeah there are privates that recruit but quit pretending that NO publics recruit when you know damn well there are publics recruiting as well 

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u are comical.

 

59

Kervens Dabresil

DL, OL

Sr.

6-5

340

 

79

Mike Malone

OL

Sr.

6-7

330

 

78

Nate Alperi

OL

Jr.

6-10

325

 

68

Matthew Taylor

OL

Jr.

6-3

310

 

77

Marlon Martinez

OL

Jr.

6-5

305

 

74

Marcus Dumervil

OL, DL

Jr.

6-6

300

 

72

Julian Hernandez

G

Sr.

6-4

300

 

76

Vincent Murphy

OL

Sr.

6-3

295

 

73

Antonio Serrano

OL

Sr.

6-2

290

 

90

Jamari Maybin

DL

Jr.

6-1

290

 

92

Bobby Washington jr

DL

Jr.

5-10

283

 

53

Derrick Gordon

LB

Jr.

6-1

280

 

75

Julian Armella

OL

Fr.

6-5

275

 

67

John "Jake" Pope

OL

Sr.

6-7

275

 

9

Braylen Ingraham

DE

Sr.

6-4

270

 
 

Adetola Daranijo

DT

So.

6-0

267

 
 

Lucas Londos

G

So.

6-3

260

 

56

Devon Betty

OLB

Jr.

6-2

260

 

95

Jayden Royal

DT, DE

Sr.

6-3

260

 

54

Tyrique Owens

DE, DT

So.

6-2

260

 

71

Kyle Gilliland

OL

Jr.

6-7

255

 

55

Nicholas Marino

DT, LS

Sr.

6-2

254

 
 

Allan Baugh

DE

So.

6-2

253

 

99

Tyreak Sapp

DE

So.

6-2

252

 

61

Frank Kostzer

DT

Sr.

5-11

250

 

50

Kevin Izquierdo

DE, OLB

Jr.

6-3

250

 

65

Kristoff Pollas

G, DT

Jr.

 

250

 
 

Lashawn Paulino

   

6-4

245

 

58

Riyad Wilmot

DE

Jr.

6-4

240

 

52

Devin Bejacmar

DL

Sr.

6-2

230

 

 

 




 

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17 minutes ago, 181pl said:

u are comical.

 

59

Kervens Dabresil

DL, OL

Sr.

6-5

340

 

79

Mike Malone

OL

Sr.

6-7

330

 

78

Nate Alperi

OL

Jr.

6-10

325

 

68

Matthew Taylor

OL

Jr.

6-3

310

 

77

Marlon Martinez

OL

Jr.

6-5

305

 

74

Marcus Dumervil

OL, DL

Jr.

6-6

300

 

72

Julian Hernandez

G

Sr.

6-4

300

 

76

Vincent Murphy

OL

Sr.

6-3

295

 

73

Antonio Serrano

OL

Sr.

6-2

290

 

90

Jamari Maybin

DL

Jr.

6-1

290

 

92

Bobby Washington jr

DL

Jr.

5-10

283

 

53

Derrick Gordon

LB

Jr.

6-1

280

 

75

Julian Armella

OL

Fr.

6-5

275

 

67

John "Jake" Pope

OL

Sr.

6-7

275

 

9

Braylen Ingraham

DE

Sr.

6-4

270

 
 

Adetola Daranijo

DT

So.

6-0

267

 
 

Lucas Londos

G

So.

6-3

260

 

56

Devon Betty

OLB

Jr.

6-2

260

 

95

Jayden Royal

DT, DE

Sr.

6-3

260

 

54

Tyrique Owens

DE, DT

So.

6-2

260

 

71

Kyle Gilliland

OL

Jr.

6-7

255

 

55

Nicholas Marino

DT, LS

Sr.

6-2

254

 
 

Allan Baugh

DE

So.

6-2

253

 

99

Tyreak Sapp

DE

So.

6-2

252

 

61

Frank Kostzer

DT

Sr.

5-11

250

 

50

Kevin Izquierdo

DE, OLB

Jr.

6-3

250

 

65

Kristoff Pollas

G, DT

Jr.

 

250

 
 

Lashawn Paulino

   

6-4

245

 

58

Riyad Wilmot

DE

Jr.

6-4

240

 

52

Devin Bejacmar

DL

Sr.

6-2

230

 

 

 




 

I'm missing where you actually produce EVIDENCE

 

Do you or do you not have evidence to prove that ABSOLUTELY NO PUBLICS IN FL RECRUIT 

 

Surprised since your favorite Tampa school actually got busted for what you claim only privates do (Armwood) 

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Hey Columbia you want to know why those football coaches tire of you? It's because you are f'ING clueless. No one said publics don't recruit. Your intellectual dishonesty makes folks not respect you. Google red herring. I don't understand your defending of privates. The coaches likely think your a dumba $$ with the way you defend them. Honestly you can't fix the publics without getting rid of the privates. 

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13 minutes ago, Phfootball9 said:

Hey Columbia you want to know why those football coaches tire of you? It's because you are f'ING clueless. No one said publics don't recruit. Your intellectual dishonesty makes folks not respect you. Google red herring. I don't understand your defending of privates. The coaches likely think your a dumba $$ with the way you defend them. Honestly you can't fix the publics without getting rid of the privates. 

I ain't the cause of the issue with the football coaches because if that was the case I would have issues with every sport but it's only football so unless you are actually out there shut your damn mouth about bullshit that you know nothing about and don't talk to me like I'm some moron when you don't know me

 

There is a lot of reasons why I have issues with the coaches out there but I'm not going to share them on here but you got the nerve to spread a bunch of bullshit you know nothing about 

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2 hours ago, ColumbiaHighFan2017class said:

I'm missing where you actually produce EVIDENCE

 

Do you or do you not have evidence to prove that ABSOLUTELY NO PUBLICS IN FL RECRUIT 

 

Surprised since your favorite Tampa school actually got busted for what you claim only privates do (Armwood) 

Not a Wood fan. I'm a Plant alumn. I'm sorry your hurt that Armwood tore through that sorry region, as I said they would. But let it go. The 6A title has set up perfectly for them. They get Crestview at home and then either Naples or 5 loss Northwestern in the finals.

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3 minutes ago, 181pl said:

Not a Wood fan. I'm a Plant alumn. I'm sorry your hurt that Armwood tore through that sorry region, as I said they would. But let it go. The 6A title has set up perfectly for them. They get Crestview at home and then either Naples or 5 loss Northwestern in the finals.

I never said the region was good, only that i felt Vanguard was better than most the teams armwood usually faces in that region

 

But yes in other words if armwood fails to win 6a it will be a huge choke on their part since this should be considered a cakewalk 

 

Like i said on prepgridion, hope they move up so they will see how easy they have had it for last few years

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4 minutes ago, ColumbiaHighFan2017class said:

I never said the region was good, only that i felt Vanguard was better than most the teams armwood usually faces in that region

 

But yes in other words if armwood fails to win 6a it will be a huge choke on their part since this should be considered a cakewalk 

 

Like i said on prepgridion, hope they move up so they will see how easy they have had it for last few years

Northwestern isn't a cake walk.  They just aren't CC or Central

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2 hours ago, ColumbiaHighFan2017class said:

4a north after Raines makes the 6a north look like 6a region 4

 

They need some better teams in 4a north and fast, should put cocoa in 4a North

I remember when Cocoa use to be in the North side of the bracket. Brevard is pretty much split. 3A is North 4A is South, 5A is South, 6a is South and 7A is North

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17 hours ago, Phfootball9 said:

Hey Columbia you want to know why those football coaches tire of you? It's because you are f'ING clueless. No one said publics don't recruit. Your intellectual dishonesty makes folks not respect you. Google red herring. I don't understand your defending of privates. The coaches likely think your a dumba $$ with the way you defend them. Honestly you can't fix the publics without getting rid of the privates. 

You are 100% correct about not being able to even have a starting point on fixing the public school districts, zoning rules, etc., and the playoffs without separating the private schools.

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4 minutes ago, 181pl said:

You are 100% correct about not being able to even have a starting point on fixing the public school districts, zoning rules, etc., and the playoffs without separating the private schools.

How the school system zones are established is not a fhsaa issue it's a state issue

 

If you want to fix the school zones then take the issue to Tallahassee because they are the only ones who can do anything about it

 

@gatorman-uf put it perfectly in another thread 

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 Columbia, this debate has been raging since you were in about third grade on these boards. The problem has only gotten worse every year. Texas does not have a proliferation of large private school powers like Florida. If they did they'd be out of there in a hot second you can guarantee that in Texas.

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Aquinas, Bolles, and American Heritage are the only private schools that routinely win state championships in multiple sports.  Private schools as a whole are not dominating the athletic scene in Florida.         

As examples...Tampa Catholic has won multiple baseball championships, but only one basketball championship and no football championships in over 50 years.  Chaminade-Madonna has won a few football championships, but has never won a baseball or basketball championship in over 50 years. 

Below are Florida's top 12-20 winners of state championships in 8 major sports-boys and girls.  Private schools are bolded.  It demonstrates that public schools can excel or even dominate a sport.  

Aquinas, AHP and Bolles combined to win the following last year:

State Titles: Boys lacrosse, boys cross country, football(2), baseball, boys golf, boys swimming, girls swimming, girls track, girls soccer, girls volleyball, girls tennis

State Runner-up: Boys track, boys cross country, football, girls cross country, girls golf, girls track, softball, girls lacrosse

One could argue that Florida is the most extreme example of a state with a few private schools who dominate the athletic landscape.  If those 3 schools disappeared today, I doubt anyone in Florida would be complaining much about private school advantage.

Florida State Titles Won in Major Sports

Football

Bolles (Jacksonville) 11, St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale) 9, University Christian (Jacksonville) 8, Glades Day(Belle Glade) 7, North Florida Christian (Tallahassee) 7, Glades Central (Belle Glade) 6, Jefferson County (Monticello) 6, Lakeland 6, Pahokee 6, Trinity Christian (Jacksonville) 6, Manatee (Bradenton) 5, Miami Central 5, Washington (Miami) 5, Miami Northwestern 5

Basketball-Boys

Miami 18, Malone 14, Port St. Joe 8, Seabreeze (Daytona Beach) 7, FAMU (Tallahassee) 6, Havana 6, Miami Norland 6, Andrew Jackson (Jacksonville) 5, Arlington Country Day (Jacksonville) 5, Blanche Ely (Pompano Beach) 5, Dillard (Fort Lauderdale) 5, Florida Air (Melbourne) 5, Gainesville 5, Monsignor Pace (Miami) 5, Orlando Christian Prep 5

Basketball-Girls

Ribault (Jacksonville) 10, Dillard (Fort Lauderdale) 9, Laurel Hill 7, South Broward (Hollywood) 6, Paxton 5, Benjamin(North Palm Beach) 4, Clearwater Central Catholic 4, Dr. Phillips (Orlando) 4, Edgewater (Orlando) 4, FAMU (Tallahassee) 4, First Academy (Orlando) 4, Pensacola Catholic 4, P.K. Yonge (Gainesville) 4, Southeast (Bradenton) 4, Washington (Pensacola) 4

Baseball

Key West 11, Westminster Christian (Miami) 11, Tampa Catholic 9 , Avon Park 8, Sarasota 8, Bolles (Jacksonville) 7, Brito Miami Private 7, Tate (Cantonment) 7, Archbishop McCarthy (Southwest Ranches) 6, Monsignor Pace (Miami) 6, Escambia (Pensacola) 5, Loyola (Miami) 5, Palatka5, Lakeland 5, 

Softball

Naples 10, Bartow 8, American Heritage (Plantation) 6, Gulliver Prep (Miami) 6, Hollywood Christian 5, Barron Collier (Naples) 4, Palm Beach Gardens 4, St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale) 4, American Heritage (Delray Beach) 3, Canterbury (St. Petersburg) 3, Eagle's View (Jacksonville) 3, Miami Palmetto* 3, Palm Harbor University 3, Pine Castle Christian (Orlando) 3, Trinity Prep (Winter Park) 3, Westminster Christian (Miami) 3,

Wrestling

Brandon 27, South Dade (Homestead) 11, Miami Southridge 7, Cardinal Gibbons (Fort Lauderdale) 5, Oviedo 5, Fort Myers 4, McArthur (Hollywood) 4, Flagler Palm Coast 3, Miami Norland 3, Miami Palmetto 3, Springstead (Spring Hill) 3, Stranahan (Fort Lauderdale) 3, Suwannee (Live Oak) 3

Track & Field-Boys

FAMU (Tallahassee) 13, St. Petersburg 10, Glades Central (Belle Glade) 8, Robert E. Lee (Jacksonville) 7, Miami 7, Port St. Joe 7, Seminole (Sanford) 7, Duval (Jacksonville) 6, Haines City 6, St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale) 6, Clewiston 5, Fletcher (Neptune Beach) 5, Godby (Tallahassee) 5, Maclay (Tallahassee) 5, Miami Northwestern 5, Oak Ridge (Orlando) 5,

Track & Field -Girls

Miami Northwestern 12, St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale) 11, Glades Central (Belle Glade) 10, Oak Ridge (Orlando) 9, Palm Beach Lakes 8, Lakeland Christian 6, Miami Southridge 6, Seminole (Sanford) 6, Trinity Prep (Winter Park) 6, Maclay (Tallahassee) 5, Ribault (Jacksonville) 5, Suncoast (Riviera Beach) 5, American Heritage (Plantation) 4, Holy Trinity (Melbourne) 4

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Back in the day, with the exception of St Thomas, none of the older private schools in south Florida were what I would call sports factories.  Columbus was probably the closest thing to Aquinas.  Schools like Chaminade, Cardinal Gibbons, Monsignor Pace, Archbishop Curley, and Lasalle were best known for their academics.  That's not to say they didn't excel in a sport or two during a certain time frame.  But they were in a completely different ballpark than Aquinas in terms of their athletic programs.  From early on, Aquinas pressed athletics, and for all the right reasons, too.  

In Maryland and DC, many of the Catholic schools there have emphasized athletics over the years much more so than some of the south FL private schools. Those schools have been playing against each other for years.  In a manner of speaking, those schools have grown together over the years.  They have had ample opportunity to "equalize" their athletic programs. There was motivation, ie they would get killed if they didn't and there were some big rivalries between the schools.

That is not the case in south FL. There was not a driver to "keep up" with St Thomas.  Rivalries were lacking. For whatever reason, some of these private schools have attempted to be more competitive in certain sports in recent years.   But schools like Aquinas and Columbus have a huge head start and years of athletic tradition behind them, whereas some of the aforementioned schools do not.

This is the challenge I see with forming private leagues in FL now.  There are enormous disparities in athletic programs and some schools will likely never "catch up" and be competitive in certain sports, including football.  

 

 

 

 

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1 hour ago, OldSchoolLion said:

.  If those 3 schools disappeared today, I doubt anyone in Florida would be complaining much about private school advantage.

 

That is exactly what i keep trying to explain to people 

 

People think all private schools are loading up d1 players and stealing opportunities from publics when in reality it's a select few and the majority of the privates don't come close to competing with the publics

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59 minutes ago, ColumbiaHighFan2017class said:

That is exactly what i keep trying to explain to people 

 

People think all private schools are loading up d1 players and stealing opportunities from publics when in reality it's a select few and the majority of the privates don't come close to competing with the publics

This is 100% on point!  For every Chaminade-Madonna, STA, JaxTCA  there are 10 other private schools trying to figure out how to field enough players to practice let alone play a game.

I think the call to separate private and public is aimed squarely at the traditionally highly successful private schools. C I seriously doubt that public schools would care if most non successful private schools were in their district or region.
 

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    • I feel like y'all are always solid so I don't see y'all going no worse than 7-3. Biggest question mark for Cocoa is their O-line since they are only returning 1 and on the defensive side they only return their blue chip edge in their front 7 
    • Coach Wiseman, let me just preface this by saying that you were the best HC Sarasota's program has had in the last 20+ years. You brought them from being a perpetual losing program to the doorstep of competing with Venice for a district title and a deep playoff run. SHS will curse the day they fired you now that they are back in a rut. You are a true class act, and nothing will ever convince me otherwise.  Our backfield is certainly sparse right now. We do have Dorian Jones, a rising sophomore runningback whom did considerably well considering his limited playing time last season. Our offense will need an overhaul with the graduation of 3 offensive linemen and almost our entire receiving corps. Our defensive line will be strong with the return of Ke'shawn Vaughn, Elijah Jones, and Asharri Charles. Our linebacking corps graduates virtually everybody but should have at least one bright spot with the return of Ben Zarkawiecz. Our defensive backfield is still a work in progress with the graduation of Lester and Platt. At the moment, we have more question marks than exclamation points. And that's not a good feeling with the kind of competition Venice is going to face. 
    • It's possible that they find their stride by week 5, but at the moment we just don't have the on-paper talent to compete with teams like Miami NW, IMG National, Cocoa, or Bishop Verot. If Venice can find a way to go 7-3 with that schedule I would be happy
    • Ocala Vanguard https://x.com/VanguardFB/status/1772951193179840761?s=20
    • Just wait till spring is over and the top RB in the area will take his talent to 1 Indian Ave. 
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