When the FHSAA released the new football districts for 2017 and 2018, immediately everyone’s attention turned towards the most highly anticipated game of 2017.
With both Bolles and Trinity Christian moving up to 5A and into the same district everybody eagerly is awaiting the game.
Get out the calendar, as you will want to write down and circle Sept. 15, as that’s when Bolles will travel to Trinity to play in their first meeting since 2000.
Despite 18 state titles and 8 state runner-up finishes between them, the two have only met 5 times in their history. Bolles leads the short lived series 4-1 including winning the last game 28-21 in 2000.
While that game is the most highly anticipated game its not the only premiere game in the area.
Arch rivals Bolles and Bishop Kenny, who met annually from 1974-2004, will renew their rivalry also. No date has been set yet, just keep with DuvalSports and we will release that info as soon as it is available.
While the majority of teams will play kickoff classics, the 2017 season officially kicks off August 18 with Oakleaf forgoing its kickoff classic to play at Camden County in the first official game of the season.
The rest of the area will kick off Aug. 25 with games featuring Raines at Lee and Cocoa at Trinity highlighting the schedule.
Among the other intriguing games out so far are Lee at Bolles (Aug 18), Cocoa at Trinity (Aug 25), Mandarin at Godby (Sept 1), Columbia at Suwannee (Sept 1), Bartram Trail at Mainland (Sept 1), Godby at Sandalwood (Sept 8), Ribault at Baker County (Sept 8), Oakleaf at Bartram Trail (Sept 15), Columbia at Madison (Sept 22), Trinity at Columbia (Sept 29), West Orange at Mandarin (Oct 6), Baker County at Clay (Oct 20), UC at Madison (Oct 20), Clay at U.C. (Nov 3) and Ocala Vanguard at Oakleaf (Nov 3).
2017 Weekly Football Schedule
HAVE: Clay, Ed White, Lee, Mandarin, Oakleaf, Raines, Ribault, Sandalwood, Suwannee, Trinity, West Nassau
Aug 17-18 (Kickoff Classics)
17-First Coast at Sandalwood
18-Mandarin at Bartram Trail
18-Lee at Bolles
18-Oakleaf at Camden County
18-Parker at West Nassau
Aug 25 (Week 1)
Mandarin at Atlantic Coast
Ribault at Sandalwood
Raines at Lee
Westside vs White
Fleming Island at Clay
Oakleaf at Orange Park
Suwannee at Fort White
West Nassau at Jordan Christian
Cocoa at Trinity
Sept. 1 (Week 2)
Mandarin at Godby
Sandalwood at Fleming Island
Westside at Lee
Baker County vs White
Clay at Middleburg
Trinity at Ribault
Columbia at Suwannee
Episcopal at West Nassau
Bartram Trail at Mainland
Sept. 8 (Week 3)
Mandarin at Lee
Godby at Sandalwood
Raines vs White
Ribault at Baker County
Hamilton County at Suwannee
Providence at West Nassau
Trinity at Parker
Sept 15 (Week 4)
Deland at Mandarin
Spruce Creek at Sandalwood
Columbia at Lee
Nease vs White
Clay at Orange Park
Oakleaf at Bartram Trail
Ribault at Suwannee
Hilliard at West Nassau
Bolles at Trinity
Sept 22 (Week 5)
Mandarin at Raines
Fletcher vs White
Oakleaf at Clay
Ribault at First Coast
West Nassau at Yulee
Miami Edison at Trinity
Columbia at Madison
OPEN: Lee, Sandalwood, Suwannee
Sept 29 (Week 6)
Palm Coast at Sandalwood
Middleburg vs White
Menendez at Clay
Fleming Island at Oakleaf
Paxon at Ribault
Suwannee at Stanton
West Nassau at Baldwin
Trinity at Columbia
OPEN: Mandarin
Oct 6 (Week 7)
West Orange at Mandarin
Sandalwood at Raines
Lee at Ribault
Chiles at Suwannee
West Nassau at Bradford
OPEN: Ed White, Clay, Trinity
Oct 13 (Week 8)
Mandarin at Sandalwood
Lee at First Coast
St. Augustine vs White
Ridgeview at Clay
Raines at Oakleaf ?
Raines at Rickards ?
Suwannee at Paxon
Fernandina Beach at West Nassau
Trinity at Westside
Oct 19-20 (Week 9)
19-Lee at Jackson
20-Spruce Creek at Mandarin
Wolfson at Sandalwood
Englewood vs White
Baker County at Clay
Oakleaf at Creekside
Yulee at Suwannee
West Nassau at Paxon
Ponte Vedra at Trinity
UC at Madison County
Oct. 27 (Week 10)
Mandarin at Palm Coast
Sandalwood at Deland
Fletcher at Lee
Fleming Island vs White
Palatka at Clay
Buchholz at Oakleaf
Ribault at Yulee
Suwanee at Madison County
Jackson at West Nassau
Bishop Kenny at Trinity
Nov 3 (Week 11)
Fletcher at Mandarin
Sandalwood at Atlantic Coast
Lee at Ed White
Clay at U.C.
Vanguard at Oakleaf
Suwannee at Taylor
Nov 4
Raines at Ribault
