![Mandarin is coming off winning the school's first ever football state championship and will be looking to go back-to-back this season in Class 8A. [PHOTO - Joshua Wilson/FHSF]](https://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Countdown-To-Kickoff-2019-Class-8A-Preview-Featured.png)
COUNTDOWN TO KICKOFF: 2019 Class 8A Season Preview
STORYLINES TO WATCH Can Mandarin repeat as Class 8A state champions? Mandarin (Jacksonville) will get every chance to repeat as ...
STORYLINES TO WATCH Can Mandarin repeat as Class 8A state champions? Mandarin (Jacksonville) will get every chance to repeat as ...
![Lakeland is looking to go back-to-back on state championships for the first time in over a decade this season. [PHOTO - Joshua Wilson/FHSF]](https://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Countdown-To-Kickoff-2019-Class-7A-Preview-Featured.png)
In our Countdown to Kickoff series, we dive into a class by class preview for each of the FHSAA’s eight ...
![Miami Central would like to get back to a scene like this from 2015 where they were winning state championships. They have a golden opportunity to do just that in Class 6A this year. [PHOTO - Joshua Wilson/FHSF]](https://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Countdown-To-Kickoff-2019-Class-6A-Preview-Featured.png)
In our Countdown to Kickoff series, we dive into a class by class preview for each of the FHSAA’s eight ...
![Miami Northwestern which has won the Class 6A state championship the last two years now resides in Class 5A and could be the instant favorite to win the classification and get the three-peat. [PHOTO - Joshua Wilson/FHSF]](https://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Countdown-To-Kickoff-2019-Class-5A-Preview-Featured.png)
In our Countdown to Kickoff series, we dive into a class by class preview for each of the FHSAA’s eight ...
![Cardinal Gibbons which won Class 5A last season will be looking for a second straight state championship in a very crowded and talented Class 4A this season. [PHOTO - Joshua Wilson/FHSF]](https://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Countdown-To-Kickoff-2019-Class-4A-Preview-Featured.png)
In our Countdown to Kickoff series, we dive into a class by class preview for each of the FHSAA’s eight ...
![One question looming is how good will Chaminade-Madonna be this season and will they be able to go for the three-peat. [PHOTO - Joshua Wilson/FHSF]](https://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Countdown-To-Kickoff-2019-Class-3A-Preview-Featured.png)
In our Countdown to Kickoff series, we dive into a class by class preview for each of the FHSAA’s eight ...
![Class 2A could be wide open this season with Champagnat and North Florida Christian being two of the potential teams that could win it all this season. [PHOTO - Joshua Wilson/FHSF]](https://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Countdown-To-Kickoff-2019-Class-2A-Preview-Featured.png)
In our Countdown to Kickoff series, we dive into a class by class preview for each of the FHSAA’s eight ...
![One of the big question this season will be to see if Madison County can repeat as Class 1A state champions for the third straight year. [PHOTO - Joshua Wilson/FHSF]](https://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Countdown-To-Kickoff-2019-Class-1A-Preview-Featured.png)
In our Countdown to Kickoff series, we dive into a class by class preview for each of the FHSAA’s eight ...
![Miami Northwestern will look to defend its state championship supremacy from a different classification during the 2019 season. [PHOTO - Joshua Wilson/FHSF]](https://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Countdown-To-Kickoff-Four-Storylines-Featured-8-5-19.png)
With fall practices well underway around the state and kickoff nearing for the first regular-season games of the 2019 season, ...
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