Area well represented in state polls as Raines tops 4A polls

Area teams are well represented in the pre-season Florida High School football rankings released by the Associated Press and FloridaHSFootball yesterday.

No surprise defending state champion Raines tops the Class 4A rankings in both polls, the Vikings open their season Friday at home against No. 8 Lee in the Graveyard.

University Christian (1-0) fresh off its season opening road 34-16 win at Metrolina Christian last week, is ranked No. 2 and will host Bolles in its home opener Friday in a battle of old school private school powers.

 

Florida High School Football Poll

The Associated Press Top 10 Florida high school football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records, rating points and previous rankings:

Class 8A

Record Pts

1. Wekiva (7) 0-0 100

3. Christopher Columbus Catholic (1) 0-0 79

4. Atlantic Community (1) 0-0 61

5. Apopka 0-0 57

(tie) Palm Beach Central 0-0 57

7. Dr. Phillips (3) 0-0 52

8. Vero Beach 0-0 39

10. Miami Senior 0-0 28

Others receiving votes: South Dade 24, Kissimmee Osceola 24, Sanford Seminole 23, Winter Park 14, Flagler Palm Coast 11, Plantation 7, Western 5, Sarasota Riverview 4, Miramar 4, Miami Palmetto 3, West Orange 1, St. Lucie West Centennial 1.

Class 7A

Record Pts

1. St. Thomas Aquinas (10) 0-0 120

2. Plant 0-0 90

4. Dwyer 0-0 84

5. Lakeland 0-0 63

6. Venice 0-0 56

7. Bartram Trail 0-0 35

8. Tampa Bay Tech 0-0 31

9. Braden River 0-0 30

Others receiving votes: Edgewater 22, Buchholz 14, Lee 13, Viera 11, Fleming Island 8, Palmetto 7, Pinellas Park 5, Chiles 4, West Broward 3, Reagan (Doral) 2, South Miami 1, Lake Minneola 1.

Class 6A

Record Pts

1. Miami Carol City (10) 0-0 135

2. Miami Northwestern (4) 0-0 128

3. Miami Central 0-0 100

5. Naples 0-0 59

6. Mainland 0-0 46

7. Miami Norland 0-0 45

8. St. Augustine 0-0 33

9. Vanguard 0-0 27

10. Escambia 0-0 25

Others receiving votes: Navarre 24, Largo 14, Hillsborough 11, Gainesville 6, Heritage 5, Fort Myers 4, Chamberlain 4, Crestview 3, North Fort Myers 3, Lake Gibson 2, Dillard 1, Gulf Breeze 1.

Class 5A

Record Pts

1. Plantation American Heritage (8) 0-0 133

2. Cardinal Gibbons (5) 0-0 125

3. West Florida 0-0 87

4. Godby (1) 0-0 73

6. Jones 0-0 42

7. Trinity Christian 0-0 37

(tie)Bishop Moore 0-0 37

9. Wakulla 0-0 29

10. Miami Jackson 0-0 28

Others receiving votes: Baker County 26, Rockledge 22, Clay 19, Bolles 15, Eastside 9, Fort Pierce Westwood 7, Gibbs 7, Jesuit 7, Jefferson 5, Menendez 4, Rickards 1.

Record Pts

1. Raines (6) 0-0 114

2. Fort Lauderdale University (2) 0-0 113

3. Cocoa (2) 0-0 94

4. Miami Booker T. Washington (3) 0-0 90

5. Monsignor Pace 0-0 45

Class 1A

Record Pts

1. Madison County (14) 0-0 140

3. Blountstown 0-0 78

4. Lafayette 0-0 64

5. Baker School 0-0 42

Others receiving votes: Jay 27, Port St. Joe 27, Union County 14, Dixie County 13, Hawthorne 12, Jefferson County 9, Franklin County 8, Williston 7, Frostproof 6.

 

FloridaHSFootball.com State Rankings

CLASS 8A

Rank, Team (City), 2017 record

1. Dr. Phillips (Orlando), 13-2

2. Columbus (Miami), 10-2

3. Wekiva (Apopka), 12-2

4. South Dade (Homestead), 10-2

5. Vero Beach, 11-1

6. Deerfield Beach, 8-3

7. Apopka, 8-4

8. Atlantic (Delray), 11-2

9. Osceola (Kissimmee), 10-1

10. Riverview (Sarasota), 11-2

Honorable Mention: Seminole (Sanford), Flagler Palm Coast, Palm Beach Central (Wellington), Manatee (Bradenton), Miami Southridge

CLASS 7A

Rank, Team (City), 2017 record

1. St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale), 11-3

2. Columbia, 7-4

3. Venice, 14-1

4. Lakeland, 10-1

5. Plant (Tampa), 12-2

6. Dwyer (Palm Beach Gardens), 11-2

7. Braden River (Bradenton), 9-2

8. Lee, 9-2

9. Bartram Trail, 11-4

10. Viera (Melbourne), 8-2

Honorable Mention: Fleming Island, Tampa Bay Tech, Nova (Davie), Wiregrass Ranch (Wesley Chapel), Edgewater (Orlando)

CLASS 6A

Rank, Team (City), 2017 record

1. Miami Carol City, 8-4

2. Miami Central, 9-3

3. Miami Northwestern, 12-2

4. Armwood (Seffner), 14-1

5. Vanguard (Ocala), 11-1

6. St. Augustine, 12-1

7. Navarre, 9-2

8. Naples, 10-2

9. Crestview, 10-1

10. Mainland (Daytona Beach), 8-4

Honorable Mention: Mitchell (New Port Richey), Niceville, Fort Myers, Tate (Cantonment), Largo

CLASS 5A

Rank, Team (City), 2017 record

1. Cardinal Gibbons (Fort Lauderdale), 11-2

2. American Heritage (Plantation), 14-0

3. Trinity Christian, 9-4

4. Immokalee, 12-1

5. Clay, 9-4

6. Godby (Tallahassee), 10-2

7. West Florida (Pensacola), 12-2

8. Rockledge, 7-4

9. Bolles, 8-3

10. Baker County, 13-2                 

Honorable Mention: Menendez, Jefferson (Tampa), Bishop Moore (Orlando), Palm Bay (Melbourne), Ribault

CLASS 4A

Rank, Team (City), 2017 record

1. Raines, 13-1

2. Cocoa, 11-2

3. Booker T. Washington, 4-5

4. University School, 10-2

5. Glades Central, 7-4

Honorable Mention: Bradford, Dunnellon, Avon Park

CLASS 3A

Rank, Team (City), 2017 record

1. Chaminade-Madonna (Hollywood), 12-2

2. Clearwater Central Catholic, 11-1

3. Florida High (Tallahassee), 7-6

4. American Heritage (Delray), 5-5

5. King’s Academy (West Palm Beach), 7-2

Honorable Mention: Taylor County (Perry), Melbourne Central Catholic, Tampa Catholic

CLASS 2A

Rank, Team (City) 

1. University Christian (1-0) 

2. Champagnat (Hialeah), 9-2

3. North Florida Christian (Tallahassee), 8-3

4. Victory Christian (Lakeland), 10-2

5. Cambridge Christian (Tampa), 9-3

Honorable Mention: Foundation Academy (Winter Garden), Moore Haven, First Baptist (Naples)

CLASS 1A

Rank, Team (City), 2017 record

1. Madison County, 14-0

2. Pahokee, 9-3

3. Blountstown, 11-2

4. Port St. Joe, 8-4

5. Baker, 12-1

Honorable Mention: Dixie County, Vernon, Williston

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Rank, Team (City), 2017 record

1. Saint Stephen’s Episcopal (Bradenton), 10-0

2. Orlando Christian Prep, 6-4

3. Windermere Prep, 10-1

4. Christ’s Church Academy, 6-3

5. Jupiter Christian, 8-3