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...a little off-season fun here.  A number of FL hs teams have a color in their school or mascot name.  For example, in college we have the Duke Blue Devils and the Bowling Green Falcons.

Can you think of any such high schools in FL?  There are quite a few.

 

Admiral Farragut Blue Jackets

Apopka Blue Darters

Avon Park Red Devils

Bartow Yellow Jackets

Blake Yellow Jackets

Clay Blue Devils

Edison Red Raiders

Father Lopez Green Wave

Fort Myers Green Wave

Gainesville Purple Hurricanes

Hilliard Red Flashes

Holmes County Blue Devils

Kathleen Red Devils

Lake Howell Silver Hawks

Leesburg Yellow Jackets

North Fort Myers Red Knights

PK Yonge Blue Wave

Pahokee Blue Devils

Peterson Academy Tech Silver Eagles

St Augustine Yellow Jackets

St Petersburg Green Devils

Sebring Blue Streaks

Stanton Blue Devils

Vernon Yellow Jackets

West Park Prep Crimson Trunk Elephants

Williston Red Devils

Winter Haven Blue Devils

 

 

 

 

 

 


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3 hours ago, OldSchoolLion said:

...a little off-season fun here.  A number of FL hs teams have a color in their school or mascot name.  For example, in college we have the Duke Blue Devils and the Bowling Green Falcons.

Can you think of any such high schools in FL?  There are quite a few.

Father Lopez Green Wave

Apopka Blue Darters

St Augustine Yellow Jackets

Lake Howell Silverhawks

Gainesville Purple Hurricanes 

? Red Raiders, ? Red Devils, ? Crimson Tide, ? Blue Balls  :)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Clay Blue Devils

Edison Red Raiders

Fort Myers Green Wave

Hilliard Red Flashes

North Fort Myers Red Knights

Peterson Academy Tech Silver Eagles

Winter Haven Blue Devils

Admiral Farragut Blue Jackets

Bartow Yellow Jackets

P.K. Yonge Blue Wave

Sebring Blue Streaks

Stanton Blue Devils

Holmes County Blue Devils

Father Lopez Green Wave

West Park Prep Crimson Trunk Elephants

Avon Park Red Devils

Williston Red Devils

St Petersburg Green Devils

Kathleen Red Devils

Leesburg Yellow Jackets

Blake Yellow Jackets

St. Augustine Yellow Jackets

Lake Howell Silver Hawks

Vernon Yellow Jackets

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