For the third straight year, Bolles has finished as the top athletic program in the area, only this time it wasn’t even close.
Points are awarded based on how teams finish in the FHSAA state playoff series in 27 sports with teams earning 200 points for winning a state title.
A state runner-up is awarded 190 points and points are awarded in 5 point increments all the way to sixteenth with 120 points. Placing between 17-24 at state is worth 90 points and 25-32 is worth 60 points.
How dominating was Bolles this year, the Bulldogs scored points in 19 of the 27 sports.
Two years ago, Bolles won the inaugural All-Sports award holding off Creekside 1195 to 1045, Ponte Vedra was third with 905, Providence was fourth with 915 and Bartram Trail finished fifth with 805 points.
Last year, they won again in another close one holding off Bartram Trail 1185 to 1025, Ponte Vedra was third with 1010, Creekside was fourth with 920 and Clay was fifth with 735 points.
This year it wasn’t even close, they won by over 500 points and essentially clinched the title likely before the start of spring.
Bolles Bulldogs
Total Points: 2905
State Titles (6): Boys Cross Country, Girls Cross Country, Boys Swimming, Girls Swimming, Girls Soccer, Boys Track
State Runnerups: Girls Tennis
Final Four: Boys Tennis
Elite 8: Girls Golf, Football, Boys Soccer, Boys Lacrosse
Sweet 16: Girls Basketball, Boys Basketball, Boys Weightlifting, Baseball
Outlook: With six state titles its clear to see why Bolles ran away with their third straight all-sports title. The six state titles alone accounted for 1200 of the 2905 points, mix in the ten other appearances in at least the Sweet 16 and you can see why the Bulldogs were clearly the top athletic program again.
Bartram Trail Bears
Total Points: 2400
State Titles: None
State Runnerups: Boys Swimming, Girls Swimming, Cheerleading
Final Four: Girls Basketball, Girls Soccer
Elite 8: Boys Cross Country (5), Boys Golf, Boys Tennis
Sweet 16: Girls Golf, Volleyball, Boys Track, Girls Track, Baseball
Outlook: For the second straight year, Bartram Trail finishes second overall and the public school champion. A total all-around program and the model of consistency has helped the Bears finish in second again thanks to placing 17 of the 27 programs into the state playoffs, including 13 finishing at least in the Sweet 16.
Ponte Vedra Sharks
Total Points: 2240
State Titles: Boys Lacrosse
State Runnerups: None
Final Four: Boys Cross Country (3), Cheerleading (3), Boys Soccer
Elite 8: Girls Golf (5), Boys Swimming (6), Girls Soccer
Sweet 16: Girls Swimming, Volleyball, Girls Lacrosse, Softball
Outlook: For the third straight year, Ponte Vedra finished third in the all-sports awards, thanks to placing 17 of the 27 teams in the playoffs. Only longer playoff runs from either baseball or softball separated the Sharks from finishing second.
Creekside Knights
Total Points: 2110
State Titles: Girls Swimming
State Runnerups: Softball
Final Four: Boys Cross Country, Girls Cross Country, Boys Swimming, Cheerleading, Baseball
Elite 8: Girls Track (7), Girls Tennis
Sweet 16: Wrestling, Girls Basketball, Boys Tennis
Outlook: A late run by both softball and baseball to the Final Four moved Creekside to fourth for the second straight year. The Knights made the most of only having 14 of its possible 27 teams make the playoffs, as 13 of them reached at least the Sweet 16.
Fleming Island Eagles
Total Points: 2015
State Titles: Cheerleading
State Runnerups: Dual Wrestling, Individual Wrestling
Final Four: Boys Basketball
Elite 8: Girls Cross Country, Volleyball, Flag Football
Sweet 16: Boys Cross Country, Boys Soccer, Boys Weighlifting
Outlook: After back-to-back eighth place finishes, Fleming Island finally lands in the top five. The Eagles had 15 of the 27 teams in the playoffs, with 10 making at least the Sweet 16. A state title in cheerleading, runnerup finishes in both wrestling teams, a Final Four run by the boys basketball team and Elite 8 appearances by girls cross country, volleyball and flag football paced the Eagles athletic success this season.
Rest of the field
6. Providence (1890)
7. Episcopal (1710)
8. St Johns Country Day (1410)
9. Bishop Kenny (1380)
10. Nease (1180)
11. Trinity (1170)
12. Orange Park (1115)
13. University Christian (1060)
14. Mandarin (1040)
15 Baker County (990)
16 Suwannee (960)
17 Clay (950)
18 Columbia (935)
19 Ridgeview (810)
19 Raines (810)
Points are awarded based on how they finish in the state playoffs in every sport
200 = State champion
190 = State runnerup
185 = Third
180 = Fourth
175 = Fifth
170 = Sixth
165 = Seventh
160 = Eighth
155 = Ninth
150 = Tenth
145 = Eleventh
140 = Twelfth
135 = Thirteenth
130 = Fourteenth
125 = Fifteenth
120 = Sixteenth
90 = 17-24
60 = 25-32
NOTE: Lead photo courtesy of Swim Swam
