Week 11 – Two Weeks Until Playoffs
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Ever since Lakeland beat Venice to win the then 4S state title in Tallahassee last December, high school football programs have been aiming toward the 2024 season.
With time running down – just two weeks separate teams from the post season and withtwo hurricanes passing through west and north Florida, everything was turned upside down with families trying to put their lives back together.
In the wake of the devastation were football teams who needed to have a diversion from nature's reality – playing multiple games each week.
As we head toward week No. 11, here is a look at some top teams:
1 Lakeland (8-0, 5A). LAST WEEK: The Dreadnaughts won for the 14th consecutive time, 47-6, over Lakeland Kathleen. THIS WEEK: 11/6 – Sebring. NEXT GAME: State Playoffs, TBA.
2. Seffner Armwood (8-0, 6A). LAST WEEK: The Hawks continue to impress with a 55-0 win against Tampa Wharton. THIS WEEK: 11/1 - @Riverview. NEXT GAME: 11/7 – Tampa Sickles.
3. Bradenton IMG Academy (6-1, Independent). LAST WEEK: The Ascenders, off for two weeks, came up with an overtime win against national power East St. Louis, 14-13. THIS WEEK: 11/1 - @Baltimore St. Frances Academy. NEXT GAME: St. Thomas More.
4. Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna (8-2, 1A). LAST WEEK: The Lions finished off the regular season with a convincing 62-17 win against Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons. NEXT GAME: State Playoffs, TBA.
5. Orlando Jones (8-0, 4A). LAST WEEK: The Tigers cruised to a 77-0 win against Eagle Lake – Lake Region. THIS WEEK: 11/1 - @ Ocoee. NEXT GAME: 11/7 – Apopka Wekiva.
6. Miami Central (8-1, 3A). LAST WEEK: The Rockets won for the eighth straight time, 41-7, against Pembroke Pines Somerset Academy. NEXT GAME: State Playoffs, TBA.
7. Venice (8-1, 7A). LAST WEEK: The Indians rolled to a 75-0 win against Sarasota. THIS WEEK: 11/1 - @Sarasota Riverview. NEXT GAME: State Playoffs, TBA.
8. Jacksonville Raines (8-0, 3A). LAST WEEK: The Vikings cruised to a 47-35 win over Yulee.THIS WEEK: 10/31 – Jacksonville Atlantic Coast. NEXT GAME: 11/7 - @Glen St. Mary Baker County.
9. Cocoa (5-3, 2A). LAST WEEK: The Tigers rolled to a 48-0 win against Titusville Astronaut. THIS WEEK: 11/1 – Longtime rival Rockledge closes out the regular season. NEXT GAME: State Playoffs, TBA.
10. Orlando The First Academy (8-1, 1A). LAST WEEK: The Royals bounced back with a convincing 36-25 win against 7A Sanford Seminole and Melbourne Holy Trinity, 48-3. THIS WEEK: 11/1 - @Clearwater Calvary Christian. NEXT GAME: State Playoffs, TBA.
11. Sarasota Cardinal Mooney (8-0, 2A). LAST WEEK: The defending state champion Cougars rolled to a 55-18 win against Tarpon Springs. THIS WEEK: 11/1 – Sebring. NEXT GAME: State Playoffs, TBA.
12. Bradenton Manatee (7-1, 5A). LAST WEEK: The Hurricanes shut down Bradenton Braden River, 41-0. NEXT GAME: State Playoffs, TBA.
13. Lynn Haven Mosley (9-0, 5A). LAST WEEK: The Dolphins remained unbeaten with a 48-7 win against Gulf Breeze. rolled over Panama City Beach Arnold, 56-14. THIS WEEK: @Tallahassee FSU High. NEXT GAME: State Playoffs, TBA.
14. Orlando Edgewater (7-2, 5A). LAST WEEK: The Eagles were off. THIS WEEK: 11/1 – The annual rivalry with Orlando Boone. NEXT GAME: State Playoffs, TBA.
115Miami Norland (7-2, 4A). LAST WEEK: The Vikings rebounded with a 37-20 win against Plantation. NEXT GAME: State Playoffs, TBA.
16. Eau Gallie (8-1, 3A). LAST WEEK: The Commodores lost for the first time this season, 38-17, at Tallahassee Lincoln. THIS WEEK: 11/1 – Melbourne. NEXT GAME: State Playoffs, TBA.
17. Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas (7-3, 5A). LAST WEEK: The Raiders lost for the third time, 42-38, to Plantation American Heritage. NEXT GAME: State Playoffs, TBA.
18. Orlando Dr. Phillips (7-1, 7A). LAST WEEK: The Panthers rebounded with a 40-9 win against Celebration. THIS WEEK: 11/1 – Winter Garden West Orange. NEXT GAME: State Playoffs, TBA.
19. Lake Mary (7-2, 7A). LAST WEEK: The Rams beat Altamonte Springs Lake Brantley, 52-12. THIS WEEK: 11/1 – Orlando Bishop Moore. NEXT GAME: State Playoffs, TBA.
20. Niceville (8-1, 5A). LAST WEEK: The Eagles beat Milton, 43-3. THIS WEEK: 11/1 - @Navarre. NEXT GAME: State Playoffs, TBA.
21. Ponte Vedra Nease (7-0, 6A). LAST WEEK: The Panthers rolled along with a 48-15 win against St. Augustine Tocoi Creek. THIS WEEK: 11/1 - @St. Johns Beachside. NEXT GAME: 11/7 – St. Johns Bartram Trail.
22. St. Augustine (7-1, 4A). LAST WEEK: The Yellow Jackets rolled over Orange Park Ridgeview, 63-7. THIS WEEK: 10/31 - @Jacksonville Mandarin. NEXT GAME: State Playoffs, TBA.
23. Clearwater Central Catholic (7-2, 1A). LAST WEEK: The Marauders lost for the second straight week to a quality program, 35-7, to national power Baltimore St. Frances Academy. THIS WEEK: 11/1 - @Gulfport Boca Ciega. NEXT GAME: State Playoffs, TBA.
24. Delray Beach Atlantic (7-1, 5A). LAST WEEK: The Eagles came up with a 21-14 win against North Palm Beach Benjamin. THIS WEEK: 11/1 – A huge showdown @ No. 26 West Boca Raton. NEXT GAME: 11/7 – Coconut Creek.
25. Havana Gadsden County (7-1, 2A). LAST WEEK: The Jaguars and Perry Taylor County had the lights go out and will make the game up. THIS WEEK: - 11/1 - @ Crawfordville Wakulla Crawfordville Wakulla FL . NEXT GAME: 11/7 – Perry Taylor County.
26. West Boca Raton (7-1, 6A). LAST WEEK: The Bulls continued to make a statement with a 48-0 win against Palm Beach Gardens. THIS WEEK: 11/1 – A big home game against No. 24 Delray Atlantic. NEXT GAME: 11/7 – Royal Palm Beach.
27. Trinity Mitchell (8-0, 6A). LAST WEEK: The Mustangs remained unbeaten with a 49-7 win against Land O'Lakes Sunlake, 49-7. THIS WEEK:11/1 – Holiday Anclote. NEXT GAME: 11/7 – A huge showdown with Wesley Chapel Wiregrass Ranch.
28. Sanford Seminole (7-2, 7A), LAST WEEK: The Seminoles rebounded with a 42-7 win against Oviedo Hagerty. NEXT GAME: State Playoffs, TBA.
29. West Palm Beach Cardinal Newman (7-0, 1A). LAST WEEK: The Crusaders had the week off. THIS WEEK: 10/31 - @Gainesville Buchholz. NEXT GAME: State Playoffs, TBA.
30. Belle Glade Glades Central (8-0, 2A). LAST WEEK: The Raiders moved into the Top 30 with a competitive 17-14 win against West Palm Beach The King's Academy. THIS WEEK: 11/1 – The annual “Muck Bowl” matchup at home against Pahokee. NEXT GAME: 11/7 – A road game against Fort Myers Bishop Verot.
MORE TO WATCH: Boca Raton (7-1, 7A), Clearwater ( 7-3, 4A), Clearwater Calvary Christian (5-2, 2A), Coconut Creek Monarch (5-3, 6A), Cantonment Tate (7-2, 6A), Crawfordville Wakulla Crawfordville Wakulla FL (6-2, 3A), DeLand (4-4, 7A), Dover Strawberry Crest (5-3, 7A), Dunnellon (6-3, 3A), Flagler Palm Coast (6-1, 7A), Fort Lauderdale Calvary Christian (7-3, 2A), Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons (5-3, 2A), Fort Myers (5-2, 5A), Fort Myers Bishop Verot (5-3, 2A), Fort Myers Dunbar (7-2, 4A), Fort Pierce John Carroll (9-0, 4A), Fort Walton Beach Choctawhatchee (7-2, 4A), Gainesville (5-4, 4A), Gainesville Buchholz (6-3, 6A), Glen St. Mary Baker County (5-3, 3A), Hawthorne (6-1, R), Homestead (4-4, 6A), Jacksonville Bolles (8-1, 2A), Jacksonville Mandarin (7-2, 6A), Jacksonville Trinity Christian (5-3, 1A), Jensen Beach (6-3, 4A), Jupiter (7-1, 7A), Kissimmee Osceola (7-2, 6A), Lake Wales (5-3, 4A), Leesburg (6-3, 4A), Madison County (5-3, R), Merritt Island (6-3, 3A), Miami Booker T. Washington (4-3, 2A), Miami Christopher Columbus (7-3, 7A), Miami Northwestern (6-3, 3A), Miami Palmetto (6-2), 7A), Miami Southridge (7-2, 6A), Middleburg (6-3, 5A), Naples (7-2, 4A), Naples First Baptist (6-2, 1A), Newberry (7-2, 2A), New Port Richey River Ridge (7-2, 4A), Ocala Vanguard (8-1, 4A), Orange City University (8-1, 7A), Orange Park Oakleaf (6-3, 6A), Orlando Bishop Moore (7-1, 3A), Oviedo (7-2, 6A), Pace (8-1, 6A), Palmetto (7-1, 6A), Panama City Beach Arnold (7-3, 4A), Pines West Broward (7-2, 6A), Pensacola Catholic (8-1, 2A), Pensacola Escambia (7-2, 4A), Plantation American Heritage (6-3, 4A), Pompano Beach Blanche Ely (7-2, 5A), Ponte Vedra (7-2, 5A), Port Charlotte (6-2, 4A), Port Orange Spruce Creek (5-3, 7A), Ruskin Lennard (6-3, 6A), Sarasota Booker (5-3, 3A), Starke Bradford County (8-1, 2A), Sunrise Piper (8-1, 6A), Tallahassee Florida High (6-3, 2A), Tallahassee Lincoln (7-2, 5A),Tampa Bay Tech (5-2, 5A), Tampa Berkeley Prep (3-4, 2A), Tampa Carrollwood Day (4-3, 1A), Tampa Jesuit (4-3, 4A), Tarpon Springs (5-3, 2A), Vero Beach (5-3, 7A), Wellington Palm Beach Central (7-1, 7A), Wesley Chapel Wiregrass Ranch (8-0, 6A), Williston (4-4, R), Winter Park (5-3, 7A).
MONDAY, October 28
Davie Nova 21, Cooper City 11
Fort Myers Gateway 40, Lake Placid 34
New Smyrna Beach 42, Deltona Pine Ridge 7
Orlando The First Academy 48, Melbourne Holy Trinity 3
Sunrise Piper 55, Fort Lauderdale 23
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