Judging by the results on the field the first year of the new playoff system went fairly well. As Bolles, Trinity Christian and Ponte Vedra all made the playoffs, with Trinity moving on to the third round of the playoffs. Bishop Kenny would beg the differ after being left out, but in the old system only...Read More

For the last two years, Ribault has walked off the field hoisting the district trophy and with it the automatic bid to the playoffs, that could change this season. Ribault lost 25 seniors off last years run and will look to several young guys to try to bring home its third straight district title. Which opens the door for Yulee...Read More

Last year was a historic one for both Raines and West Nassau, the two will look to capitalize on that even more this season. For Raines winning its second overalls state title its first since 1997, has put the Vikings in the position to become the first are public school team to win back-to-back state title. The Vikings graduated a lot...Read More

A run to the state semifinals and knowing they were just four quarters away from playing for a state title should serves as plenty of motivation for the Bradford Tornadoes this season. They are also out to prove last season was a fluke as well and not just be one hit wonders. Keystone Heights snuck in the...Read More

The addition of two more wild card spots voted in by the Florida High School Athletic Association in the offseason, not only gives rebuilding teams like Episcopal, Providence and St. Joseph high hopes but also rewards the top two teams in each region with a bye also. Which for teams like Baldwin and Fort White, the chance to secure...Read More

A strange thing occurred last December at Camping World Stadium, instead of putting on the gold medal and their third straight state championship, University Christian had to settle for putting on the silver medal for once. While several key starters are gone, the goal remains the same for the veterans and newcomers get back to Orlando and compete for...Read More

Perhaps no one in the entire state is looking forward to the season starting more than Crescent City. As the inaugural playoff bracket unveiling show was announced it became quite evident and shocking that one particular team was notably missing from the bracket, Crescent City. Despite winning seven games the Raiders were left out of the playoff picture after the computer and point system...Read More

Beginning its eighth year as an independent football conference, the North Florida Football Conference is stronger than it has ever been in its existence. Some of that can be attributed to programs taking the conference seriously as well as their own programs. One thing for sure is nobody can argue the conference it as its good as its been. A...Read More

Beginning its eleventh season, the Sunshine State Athletic Conference has seen its share of change over the years with the addition and deletion of numerous teams for the league that spreads out all over North and Central Florida. The league, which currently sits at 25 teams, begins its eleventh season as healthy as ever despite all the attrition. Faith...Read More

TIAA Bank Field- It seemed like just yesterday when the Raines Vikings were hoisting the FHSAA Class 4A State Championship trophy at Camping World Stadium in Orlando. Fast forward nine months, as a new class of athletes are ready to reach for the ring. It starts with teams, and there were plenty of teams represented...Read More