DuvalSports.com picks the top 32 High School Football teams ever to play in North East Florida. We match them up against one another in a bracket to determine who is the the greatest high school football team of all time. Who is the Best of the Best? DuvalSports.com analyst Andre’ Ellis and Corey Davis debate match ups daily and the fans get to vote on who they believe would win each contest as well. Finally, we will resolve the question that has been on the minds of former players and football fans for nearly a century. Who is The Best of the Best in our area??
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1995 Sandalwood
Coach Bob Withrow’s Saints became only the second public team in Duval County history to appear in a State Championship game. (14-1) led by Mr. Football tailback Frankie Franklin (Indiana), the Saints finished as state runnerups after rolling off 14 consecutive wins to start the season. They would stumble 12-7 to Miami Northwestern in the state finals with a hobbled Franklin who missed two and a half playoff games with a knee injury. But don’t be fooled, this team was stacked. Players like Raheem Pontiflet and Turk Williams are known by football players are around the city. While Franklin got all the coverage as he broke rushing records galore, the offensive line and defense is what carried the team. The defense under Coach Dave McConnell recorded three shutouts and dominated powerhouses like Raines, Columbia, and Orlando Evans on their way to a #4 ranking in the 1995 USA Today poll.
2011 Fletcher
Head Coach Josh Corey kept the winning tradition going for Fletcher after taking over for Coach Reynolds. He led them deep into the 2011 post season on a balanced rushing attack by Jamari Smith. In the Playoffs Fletcher would defeat Lake Brantley 28-14, 24-7 over Deland, and 31-27 over Timber Creek in the Regional Finals. They would fall to Plant in the State Semifinals, the eventual 8A State Champion.
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