ORANGE PARK-The 2017 Clay County Junior High football season is quickly approaching with less than a month away from kicking off the season.
A rematch of the 2016 title game kicks off the season Aug 29 with runner-up Lake Asbury traveling to defending champion Oakleaf .
County schools Orange Park, Lakeside, Oakleaf, Lake Asbury, Wilkinson, Green Cove and Keystone Heights along with Bradford compete in the North East Florida Athletic Conference.
The league is divided into two divisions with Lakeside, Orange Park, Oakleaf and Green Cove in the North Division and Keystone, Bradford, Lake Asbury and Wilkinson in the South Division.
The two division winners meet Oct 17 at the top seed of the North Division for the conference title, while the rest of the league teams meet to decide the rest of the final standings.
Aug 29
Wilkinson at Green Cove, 6
Oakleaf at Lake Asbury, 5
Lakeside at Keystone, 6
Orange Park at Bradford, 6
Sept 5
Green Cove at Lakeside (Ridgeview), 6
Oakleaf at Orange Park (OPHS), 6
Wilkinson at Lake Asbury, 5
Bradford at Keystone, 6
Sept 12
Lake Asbury at Green Cove, 6
Oakleaf at Bradford, 6
Wilkinson at Lakeside (Ridgeview), 6
Orange Park at Keystone, 6
Sept 19
Bradford at Green Cove, 6
Oakleaf at Wilkinson, 5
Orange Park at Lake Asbury, 5
PK Yonge at Lakeside (Ridgeview), 6
Open: Keystone
Sept 26
Orange Park at Green Cove, 6
Lakeside at Oakleaf, 6
Keystone at Wilkinson, 5
Lake Asbury at Bradford, 6
Oct 3
Green Cove at Oakleaf, 6
Bradford at Wilkinson, 5
Keystone at Lake Asbury, 5
Lakeside at Orange Park (OPHS), 6
Oct 10
Baker County at Oakleaf, 6
Wilkinson at Orange Park (OPHS), 6
Keystone at Bradford, 6
Lake Asbury at Lakeside (Ridgeview), 6
Open: Green Cove
Oct 17 (Playoffs)
TBA at Green Cove, 6
TBA at Oakleaf, 6
TBA at Orange Park (OPHS), 6
TBA at Lakeside (Ridgeview), 6
North East Florida Athletic Conference (NEFAC)
North: Lakeside, Orange Park, Oakleaf, Green Cove
South: Keystone, Bradford, Lake Asbury, Wilkinson
