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Florida State Finals 

Small School Session at Gene Cox Stadium in Tallahassee.

Metro Category

1M
Chaminade-Madonna 48 Clearwater Central Catholic 14

Suburban Category

2S
Cocoa 38 Florida State University High 31 OT

1S
First Baptist Academy 21 Trinity Catholic (Ocala) 3

Rural Category

Hawthorne 13 Northview 2

The Large School Session will be next week at DRV PNK Stadium in Ft. Lauderdale.

Question for the new coach. How do you average 28 points and 390 total yards a game and lose all of them but one. 

On 12/2/2022 at 1:51 PM, nkypete said:

Another common opponent is South Florida.  Cards won 41-3.  Bearcats closely won 28-24.

Common opponents mean little, now a days. Tennessee kills Florida, Florida kills South Carolina, South Carolina kills Tennessee.

While USF had an incredibly band season, the UofL game was absolutely the worst played of the bunch. I don't know if it was coming off the Florida game or what, but they could do nothing right on either side of the ball that day. (I think it was because my Hot Browns were so spectacular that we killed the tailgate and jinxed everything.) The Bulls defense was horrible all season, but in the games played against teams not called UofL they scored at least 21 points in each of those games and averaged 28 points a game for the season. 

19 hours ago, Walter said:

From what I've seen, USF fans aren't very happy about this hire. Wanted someone with more Florida ties and worried about him being Jeff Scott 2.0

Not the impression I'm getting, but my fan friends are old school.

He said the right stuff in the presser and did not throw out a bunch of stupid catch phrases. I don't get excited anymore, so it is what it is. 

Go Bulls. 

Florida State Semifinals: (The teams I follow are highlighted.)

Metro Category

4M
Miami Columbus 41 Ocoee 36
Apopka 27 Palm Beach Central 24

3m
St. Thomas Aquinas 45 Tampa Jesuit 3
Homestead 30 Olando Jones 24

2M
Miami Central 39 Lakewood 21
American Hertiage 21 Jacksonville Bolles 14

1M
Chaminade-Madonna 56 True North Classical Academy 0
Clearwater Central Catholic 34 University Christian 29

Suburban Category

4S
Lakeland 14 Osceola 7
Venice 42 Buckholz 25

3S
Lake Whales 27 Columbia 7
Mainland 30 Dunbar 23

2S
Florida State University High 38 Bishop Verot 28
Cocoa 31 Bradford 21

1S
First Baptist Academy 28 Monrow 7
Trinity Catholic (Ocala) 22 Jon Carroll Catholic 10

Rural Category

Hawthorne 28 Blountstown 0
Northview 21 Union County 11

Teams I follow in Florida...

State Quarter Finals

2M Region 2:

Lakewood 63 Calvary Christian (Clearwater) 42

Lakewood is at Miami Central in the Semifinals.

3M Region 2:

Tampa Jesuit 31 Largo 0

Jesuit travels to Ft. Lauderdale to face St. Thomas Aquinas in the Semifinals.

4M Region 1:

Apopka 30 Lake Mary 23

Apopka is in Wellington to face Palm Beach Central in the Semifinals.

Another Bay Area team that made the Semifinals in their class...

Clearwater Central Catholic 21 Carrollwood Day 11

CCC travels to Miami to take on University Christian in the Semifinals of Class 1M

Teams I follow in Florida...

Playoffs Week 2

4M Region 1:

Apopka 28 Winter Park 7

The Blue Darters host Lake Mary next week in the region finals.

Teams I follow in Florida...

Playoffs Week 2

2M Region 2:

Calvary Christian (Clearwater) 29 Berkeley Prep 28 OT

Calvary Christian hosts Lakewood next week for the region championship.

3M Region 2:

Tampa Jesuit 45 Gaither 10
Largo 28 East Bay 12

Largo is at Jesuit next week for the region championship.

4M Region 1:

From last week ...
Apopka 17 Boone 3

Apopka plays Winter Park Tonight at 6.

4S Region 4:

Last week ...
Sarasota Riverview 29 Gulf Coast 15

This week ...
Sarasota Riverview 28 Sarasota 7

For what it is worth, St. Thomas Aquinas is mowing down everybody in their path in class 3M. They beat Atlantic 63-14 to qualify for the region 3 championship next week.

Michael Kelly made a point I hadn't considered in the current College Football setup.

He pulled the trigger when he did, not only because of recruiting and the early signing period, but also because of retainment. With the transfer portal being what it is, he has to consider what he needs to do to keep the players he has. 

Teams I follow in Florida...

Playoffs Week 1

2M Region 2:

Lakewood 42 Clearwater 13
Calvary Christian (Clearwater) 56 Blake 13
Berkeley Prep 42 Robinson 13

3M Region 2:

Tampa Jesuit 52 St. Petersburg 0
Gaither 27 Pinellas Park 6
Largo 22 Northeast 0
 

On 11/8/2022 at 8:34 AM, brown4 said:

Jon Gruden?

That is one of the rumors floating around. Scott Frost is another.

Gruden still lives in the area and that would be a great way to attract people back to the program. With the new on-campus stadium project underway, it's also a good way to sell seats before it is even built. 

Florida Brackets are here.

2M Region 2 District 7 got 3 teams in. 

2nd seed Calvary Christian (Clearwater) 8-2 (3-0) hosts 7th seed Blake 7-3 (1-2)

3rd seed Berkeley Prep 7-3 (2-1) hosts 6th seed Robinson 6-4 (2-1) 

5th seed Clearwater 4-6 (1-2) is at 4th seed Lakewood 6-4 (2-0)

Notes...

There are 2 Calvary Christians (Clearwater and Ft. Lauderdale) and both are in the 2M bracket, hence the city designation above.

Berkeley Prep beat Robinson 62-7 last Friday night in the last game of the regular season. 

While the all district champions make the playoffs, the regions are seeded by RPI. This is why District 6 champ and #1 seed, Tampa Catholic 8-1 (3-0), hosts district 5 champion King 3-7 (3-0), who is seeded 8th. Clearwater's SOS provided them with a higher RPI and higher seed than 3 teams with better records Robinson, Blake, and Middleton. Middleton 5-5 (2-1 in the 5th district, second to King) did not make the playoffs at all. 

After getting blown out by Temple 54-28, a game they should have won or at least been competitive in, Michael Kelly had had enough. He fired head coach Jeff Scott and the defensive coordinator, Bob Shoop for good measure. 

You know this may be a place Urban Meyer can coach and stick. The Mons Venus and 5 other strip clubs are within a mile of the stadium. Right up his alley. 😁

Teams I follow in Florida. Last week of the season.

Class 2M Region 2 District 7 teams:

Clearwater 48 Boca Ciega 13
Palm Harbor University 27 Dunedin 6
Berkeley Prep 62 Robinson 7
Calvary Christian 39 St. John Paul II 0

The rest:

Wekiva 20 Apopka 14
Tampa Catholic 20 Tampa Jesuit 19
Largo 14 St. Pete Northeast 13
Alonso 34 Brandon 8
Newson 54 Gaither 43
Spoto 51 Tampa Freedom 0
East Lake 63 Countryside 34

Teams I follow in Florida ...

More Hurricane Ian makeup games from Tuesday night:

Apopka 24 Sanford Seminole 23

Cardinal Mooney 14 Sarasota Riverview 7 

I got to see the #6 nationally rated defensive end, Keon Keeley, at Berkeley Prep against Clearwater last Friday. He is 6'6" 250. The kid is strong and fast. Clearwater was double teaming him from the get go and was unable to slow him down.  The only thing that did was the rain, which came early in the second quarter as a torrential downpour, so hard I could barely see the home stands. 

For what it is worth, Berkeley's tuition is something like $30K/yr. Their 80 acre campus looks more like a college than a high school and the Straz Field House at the end of one endzone of the stadium is impressive. However, the stadium has nothing on Marshall Stadium at Trinity. In fact, Highlands and Boone County, two other high school stadiums I am familiar with in Kentucky, are better.

Berkeley Prep does have field turf on their practice field, though. Something I've not seen at a high school.

Oct. 28/29

Teams I follow in Florida:

Class 2M Region 2 District 7 teams:

Berkeley Prep 35 Clearwater 6
Calvary Christian 38 Dunedin 7

The rest:

Tampa Jesuit 35 Hillsborough 9
Osceola 17 Largo 13
Gaither 57 Leto 0
Plant 42 Alonzo 0
Steinbrenner 52 Sickles 12
Sarasota Riverview 14 Sarasota 0
Wharton 78 Tampa Freedom 6
Apopka 23 Evans 12

Still one week left in the season, here. However, Calvary Christian has wrapped up their district.

I'm not sure how they seed the playoffs after the district champions. If like last year, after the district champions, the remaining 4 spots in the region are seeded by RPI. With the new classification layout, who knows? 

Oct. 25

Teams I follow in Florida:

Hurricane Ian Makeup Game:
Sarasota Riverview 41 Charlotte 21

Oct. 21

Teams I follow in Florida:

Class 2M Region 2 District 7 teams:

Calvary Christian 41 Lakeland Christian 14
Berkeley Prep 14 East Bay 0
East Lake 68 Clearwater 42
Dunedin 3 Tarpon Springs 0

The rest:

Apopka 21 Lake Mary 17
St. Petersburg 24 Countryside 9
Middleton 50 Sickles 15
St.Pete Lakewood 20 Largo 18
Gaither 41 Durant 35
Tampa Jesuit 24 Tampa Bay Tech 21
Venice 31 Sarasota Riverview 21
 

Teams I follow in Florida:

Class 2M Region 2 District 7 teams:

Berkeley Prep 52 Dunedin 0
Calvary Christian 55 Clearwater 35

The rest:

Tampa Jesuit 42 Gaither 21
Apopka 20 Lake Brantley 13
East Lake 49 Sickles 7
Alonso 31 Strawberry Crest 21
Largo 28 Seminole 0
Osceola 50 Countryside 14
Clearwater Academy 46 Sarasota Riverview 7

Teams I follow in Florida:

Class 2M Region 2 District 7 teams:

Clearwater 9 Pinellas Park 6
Berkeley Prep 44 IMG Academy White 7
Trinity Catholic 49 Calvary Christian 46

The rest:

Clearwater Central Catholic 23 Tampa Jesuit 21
Boca Ciega 33 Countryside 13
Gaither 25 Bloomingdale 21
Durant 24 Sickles 7
Osceola at Sarasota Riverview CANCELLED
Robinson 64 Tampa Freedom 19
Riverview 41 Alonso 14
Apopka 38 Olympia 23
 

Teams I follow in Florida (games postponed from last Friday):

Class 2M Region 2 District 7 teams:

Clearwater 41 Dunedin 0
Calvary Christian 41 Berkeley Prep 10
 

The rest:

Largo 31 Countryside 0
Tampa Bay Tech 75 Tampa Freedom 0
Palm Harbor University 10 Sickles 0
Plant City 37 Alonso 12
Tampa Jesuit 71 Leto 0
Gaither 24 Hillsborough 21
 

Games involving the teams I follow in Florida have been cancelled or postponed until Monday.

Prayers for the family. RIP, @sumoroyal

My goddaughter contacted us yesterday evening. She and her family are well.