Region 1: It’s hard not to take St Augie in this region. I’ll try to get 307mac over here to give us a breakdown. He is a Yellow Jacket graduate. Would love to see Choctawachee get in. Their head coach Frank Beasley was very kind to this board back when he was head of Football Operations at the FHSAA.

Region 2: Having seen Jones play twice I cannot see them not making it through the Region. It appears they have been coasting the last few weeks. That may be because of some injuries but I don’t know. If their QB is healthy they will be hard to stop with those D1 receivers they have. If they have a weakness it is you can pound their interior defensive line and take advantage of it in the late stages of the game. I would be surprised if Lake Wales makes it through but they did play Jones tough in the regular season. I was at that spring game with Gatorman to see Vanguard. They started slow this season but have picked up steam as the season moved a long.

Region 3: This is a very competitive region. Gatorman gave a good breakdown. Is Port Charlotte for real? Does Naples still have the cache that the program is known for? Is Dunbar going to catch that magic they had in the playoffs last year? I’m going to see Jesuit @ Clearwater so I will be able to tell you more about them after Friday. Many fans think the game will be Clearwater’s talent vs Jesuit’s coaching.

Region 4: I would love to see Norland make it past Am Her Plantation. Not sure they will be able to beat them a second time.

Mitchell needs to schedule some tougher games outside of Pasco. That said they are a team you don’t want to play.

You probably already know this. Mitchell's opponents combine records are 36-63. That is one of the determining factors that go into determining power ratings is strength of schedule. Most likely the opponents had a better strength of schedule even though they beat that team...

Being a Manatee fan and not playing STA in the semifinals if the Canes can get there is big. Manatee has gone to battle with STA many times over the past 16 years. But this year I believe Manatee can beat them especially at home. I agree with Gatorman that Manatee has the easiest path to the semifinals. But you still have to win to move on!

Region 1
This is a tough region. Barring an upset, I think #1 Niceville will play the winner any of the following teams. #2 Lincoln and #3 Mosley. Sleeper team is #7 Mainland...
Region 2
I believe #1 overall seed Lakeland is the team to beat. But wow, do we have some games in this region! I believe the winner of the #2 Orlando Edgewater and #3 Tampa Bay Tech will challenge Lakeland for a trip to the Finals.
Region 3
Unless #1 Manatee gets upset, they are the clear winners of this region. This is the weakest region by far. But you still have to perform on the field and win to move on. Sleepers maybe are #2 Ft Myers, #3 Riverdale and #4 Immokalee.
Region 4
I really believe #3 STA will come out of this region. I do think they are a little down this year but still very talented and dangerous. The region finals will be #1 Atlantic vs #3 STA. With STA moving on to the semifinals.

My final 4 Semifinals
Niceville at Manatee
STA at Lakeland

Finals
Manatee vs Lakeland

Watch, there will be some big upsets, and all of this will be wrong!!

From what I have been told they are going to reseed the teams for the semifinals.

The interesting thing is if they are going to pair teams by seedings in the semifinals. Which means Region 1 winner will not play Region 2 winner and the same for Region 3 vs Region 4.

The FHSAA states in 4.7.2.2.2 State Semifinals
(a) Dates and Times. See the football webpage at FHSAA.com
(b) Bracketing. Teams will be seeded based on the FHSAA/MaxPreps ranking at conclusion of the regular season.
The one (1) seed will play the four (4) seed and the two (2) seed will play the three (3) seed.
(c) Host Schools. Teams with highest regular season FHSAA/Maxpreps ranking will be designated "Home" team.

So, with that stated not sure if that's correct? According to the brackets it still Regions 1 vs 2 and 3 vs 4 in semifinals.

I see all four #1 seeds making it to the final four. I think Manatee has a good chance at a state championship this year but it they will be tested for sure.

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I think the Canes have a good chance of making a big run this year. I am looking forward to seeing how it plays out.

Coaching makes a huge difference.

Always liked that song SK!

I hope you are right Fla2014. It’s been since the mid 2000’s since we have been relevant. If they can keep their good players away from Mooney and Venice it could happen.

That's why I wouldn't let my first two play youth football; I didn't want them to get bad habits. It's just a fact that a lot of guys out there being supportive good dads who don't necessarily know how to coach. You have a portion of others are living vicariously through their kids, and they may have unrealistic expectations. Occasionally you get a really good staff. As big as youth leagues are, you'd think they'd supply some kind of mandatory training.

My youngest, a pretty good basketball player, was recruited to play WR, and they asked me to coach OL. They promised they had a legit shot at a National Title, but needed some hands. And, little Punta Gorda, Pop 17,000 did in fact win a NC that year, beating teams from the 2nd and 4th largest cities in America, Chicago and Houston . But there were two other guys with college experience, and this staff was with the rest from the beginning.

One of our players is now the Tarpon HC. All three of my boys had pretty good high school careers; two were offered scholarships, and one of them went and played in the NAIA.