Larger districts would help to solve this. Either that or Florida has to go to a California style section system where they don’t crown a true state champion unless it’s in an open bowl if we really want to make it competitive. For example, Northwest Florida can never compete with Southeast Florida based on population density. It’s just a numbers game. The best players will gravitate to the best programs in most parts of the state and especially in S. Fla. There are many times more good players in Southeast Florida then in Northwest Florida simply due to population. It doesn’t mean that NW has bad players. It just means it has a much smaller population to draw from.

They're out there on Buggs Island/Kerr Lake, aren't they? We stayed in Farmville about 11 years ago when we went to a state semifinal playoff game and drove down to Clarksville to look at the lake. Pretty country. 

Fort Pierce Westwood 24 Palm Beach Gardens 20 The Panthers erase a late 3rd quarter 20-0 deficit come back for a 24-20 win. After cutting it to 20-18 with 1:33 to go, they failed to execute the onside kick with PBG taking over around midfield. Westwood had two timeouts left, so conventional wisdom says you run the football twice, forcing Westwood to burn their timeouts, then run it a third time to burn another 30+ seconds off, then punt it away, leaving Westwood a long way to go with no timeouts. Instead, PBG threw the football on first down, and a quick slant fell incomplete, giving Westwood another timeout in the process. After that, Westwood was able to stop the clock to force a punt from midfield with around 1:15 to go. The snap on the punt was bad and the punter couldn't field it cleanly. Three plays later, Westwood scores on a 27 yard TD pass with 42 seconds to go, then holds on for the win as a Hail Mary falls incomplete to end the game.  Say what you will about the FIT, but those kids tonight gave everything they had, and it's great that they had that opportunity. 

I am more convinced now than ever that Jambun is actually the president of the United States.

Have you ever heard of Clarksville Virginia, or Henderson North Carolina?