Creek also had the refs who gave them so many fcking calls to keep their drives going. Sure, Mainland missed an extra point and that made them have to go for a TD instead of getting a tie with a field goal but like 17 penalties compared to like 4 is fcking wild.
The lack of context is breathtaking.
Also they earned their spot with results on the field that happened in the last 3 weeks. Beating Avon Ohio who is top 10 in OH and Mainland who is top 25 in FL solidified their spot in the rankings. They earned it.
And that ranking you cite is a preseason ranking that a computer gave them. It was the only ranking on file at the time that goes that far in depth in a state ranking.
My only regret is not asking you to give me the heads up and let me know that they would be 4-0 by now so I could have had them in earlier