Despite losing to Cocoa on ESPN, Trinity Christian remains the No. 1 in Class 3A, joining arch-rival University Christian as the top ranked area teams

in the AP football poll this week.

Joining those two are area teams Bartram Trail, Columbia, Clay, Ribault, Sandalwood and Mandarin plus many others.

 

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

Class 8A

1. Apopka (15)  (1-0) 150 

2. Columbus (1-0) 121

3. Osceola (1-0) 110 

4. Southridge (1-0) 108

5. Atlantic  (1-0) 66

6. Flanagan  (0-1) 51

7. Deerfield Beach (0-1) 48

8. University (Orange City) (1-0) 42

9. Dr. Phillips (1-0) 37

10. Vero Beach  (1-0) 19

Others receiving votes: Mandarin 15, Manatee 15, Coral Gables 14, Miramar 13, Orlando University 7, Sandalwood 4, West Orange 3, Palm Beach Gardens 2.

Class 7A

1. Lakeland (8)   (1-0) 134

2. St. Thomas Aquinas (7) (0-1) 133

3. Braden River (1-0) 122

4. Dwyer  (1-0) 109

5. Plant  (1-0) 82

6. Columbia  (1-0) 75

7. Venice  (1-0) 60

8. Bartram Trail  (1-0) 43

9. Viera  1(1-0) 25

10. Buchholz  (1-0) 21

 Others receiving votes: Tampa Bay Tech 8, Palm Beach Lakes 5, Winter Haven 4, McArthur 2, Mater Academy 1, Oakleaf 1

Class 6A

1. Miami Central (15) (1-0) 150

2. Armwood  (1-0) 130

3. Mainland  (1-0) 123

4. Ocala Vanguard  (1-0) 104

5. Pine Forest (1-0) 76

6. Naples  (1-0) 75

7. Navarre (1-0) 47

(tie)Miami Carol City  (0-1) 47

9. Boyd Anderson (0-0) 28

10. Miami Northwestern (1-0) 14

Others receiving votes: Niceville 10, Lake Gibson 5, Port Charlotte 5, Tate 3, Heritage 3, Matanzas 3, Charlotte 1, Fort Myers 1.

Class 5A

1. Plantation American Heritage (13) (1-0) 143

2. Jesuit  (1-0) 134

3. Bishop Moore (2) (1-0) 124

4. Wakulla  (1-0) 100

5. North Marion (1-0) 85

6. Ponte Vedra (1-0) 66

7. Hallandale (1-0) 52

8. Clay  (0-1) 40

9. West Florida (1-0) 33

10. Palm Bay (1-0) 20   

Others receiving votes: Rickards 11, Dunbar 11, Miami Jackson 3, Ribault 1, Suwannee 1, Jefferson 1.

Class 4A

1. Miami Washington (15) (1-0) 150

2. Cocoa (1-0) 131

3. Bolles (1-0) 122

4. Dunnellon (1-0) 94

5. Raines  (1-0) 70

Others receiving votes: Glades Central 21, Clewiston 12.

Class 3A

1. Trinity Christian (10) (0-1) 142

2. Clearwater Central Catholic (4) (1-0) 134

3. Tampa Catholic (0-0) 90

4. Oxbridge Academy (1) (1-0) 76

5. Chaminade-Madonna (0-0) 60

Others receiving votes: Lakeland Christian 52, Delray American Heritage 46.

Class 2A

1. University Christian (15)  (1-0) 150

2. Cambridge Christian  (1-0) 135

3. North Florida Christian (1-0) 119

4. Victory Christian (1-0) 85

5. Community School of Naples (1-0) 45• thers receiving votes: Champagnat Catholic 32, Northside Christian 27, Admiral Farragut 7

Class 1A

1. Madison County (13)  (1-0) 138

2. Port St. Joe (1) (1-0) 120

3. Pahokee  (1-0) 110

4. Trenton (0-1) 97

5. Union County  (1-0) 58

Others receiving votes: South Walton 12, Fort Meade 12, Blountstown 7, Baker School 6.

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