The FHSSA are suspending Head Coach for providing benefits to players that weren’t enrolled at the school when they were provided. Head Coach Jeff Conaway will include a penalty that is similar to Michigan’s Jim Harbaugh when the Wolverine’s were found violating spying rules on other teams. Conaway will be suspended for a year will be allowed to perform all his duties except he will not be allowed to coach at the games. First Academy will have to pay $36,000 in fines. The following are articles further about the violations and penalties.

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Saw a story on WTVT, Channel 13 Tampa, about the Florida Coaches Coalition that will address the state government of the importance of making coaches pay competitive to other states and at least fair to the hours and work they give to high school athletes in the state. The following is a statement page by the Coalition on their website.

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Not money, rather the M1. It's slow so lets do some trading. I'm trying to get each son one for family range days to move them away from the plastic rifles - they're fun shooters. Wavebb is already on this. I just wish Neutral was still around with his network.

Or, any Demilled ROTC Parade M-1s no matter what condition or how many times they've hit the concrete. The Govt. stopped supplying M1s to ROTC a decade ago because of the political climate. They've been replaced with Daisey Drill rifles. So if your school hasn't destroyed them or pitched them ask (They don't like selling them in country surplus outlets for the same reasons they aren't being used in ROTC programs-public perception). Most types who are on school boards with blow a fuse if they looked closely at the few color guards who still used them and knew what they were (see video and what looks like a Springfield 03-A3).

I'm building an exhibit that I need some Demilled rifles for. It's an historical event being commemorated in 2026. I'll pay cash for all of the above and a finders fee. It's an opportunity for ROTC commanders to use them as a fundraiser for their cadets. Seems better option than storing the obsolete ones that can possibly draw too much negative attention to the program.

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On a different thread I posted about trying to go the Auburndale spring game. Gofan mistakenly had the game scheduled to take place last Friday at and against Bartow High. I purchased a ticket before driving to Bartow. I arrive and there is no game. I went back on the GoFan app yesterday to find out about a refund. They do not communicate by phone . I searched for a phone number online. Called it and left a message but the automated answering did not identify it as GoFan. I have not received a return phone call. Back to the app. There is a Chat option. It informed me that even though the event was not even scheduled there would be no refund. It then referred me to the hosting school so I should contact them. I called Bartow High. The operator abruptly transferred me to what must be the athletic director. It answered with a beep. Nothing identifying that it was the athletic director. I left a message. I’m not going to spend much more energy on this over $8 so we’ll see if I receive any responses to my voicemails.

Back to GoFan. These companies that do not have a live person to speak to are very frustrating and impersonal. The Chat answered my responses in a nano second so that was not a human being.

After last year’s Kickoff Classic at Bishop Verot, I came away stating that STA was a very complete team. I know it’s just a spring jamboree but I have witnessed another complete team. You can guess by the title of this thread it is Cardinal Mooney. After watching them play Thursday night they remind you of a top tier Jesuit team.

This was the Clearwater High Jamboree played last Thursday that included Mitchell (Pasco) and of course Clearwater. Mooney easily dismantled both teams scoring 4-5 TD’s in each contest. Clearwater was the usual Clearwater. Loaded with talent, maybe more than usual, especially on defense, but that did not phase Mooney. Mitchell is very young this year. Eventual state champ, West Boca Raton, knocked Mitchell out of the playoffs last year. It doesn’t help that that 3 of their top returning skill players did not play. The top RB and top receiver transferred to Clearwater Central Catholic and their other fine WR is recovering from an injury. Clearwater defeated Mitchell in the final half played.

Cardinal Mooney travels to STA for this year’s kickoff classic. I’m not ready to put them in STA’s echelon buy they are currently knocking on the door.

On Friday I was going to support my local team, the Auburndale Bloodhounds. They were scheduled to host Ft. Meade. I get to the Auburndale campus. Nobody was there. Looked at GoFan and it said the Bloodhounds were playing at Bartow so I drove to Bartow. I arrive there and the same thing, no game being played there tonight. I double checked GoFan. The date, time and location was all there. Friday, May 23rd 7pm at Bartow High School. My plan of seeing 16 teams in 9 days came crashing down to 14. So I sighed and drove home.

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On Gatorman’s thread about the Ft Myers Jamboree I concur with his synopsis. I’ll add a few points.
* Ft Myers WR Fred Jackson is a star in the making. He will probably be QB Andrezzone’s favorite target. Jackson has very good speed and will be a difficult cover. He looks to have nice hands but what I liked the most is he knows what to do once he catches the ball.
* First time I’ve been to Edison Stadium since the turf was installed. Love the midfield graphic of Sam Siriani Field.
* I’ve told been told the Green Wave has 10 transfers coming in. I hope a couple of them are big OL with mean streaks.

Port Charlotte
* Very impressive. Hard to find a weakness.
* DL is much smaller than last but they are replacing 2 very large human beings.
* This program must find the way to beat tougher teams in the playoffs. Won’t know just how good a team this is until they do.

Lake Wales
*Typical Lake Wales team with plenty of good athletes all over the field.
* The success of this team will depend on whether QB Chad Williams will finally put it all together. He has it all as an athlete to be better than average . Believe it or not I seen Williams play 3 times in one year for 3 different teams. Auburndale in their spring game last year, Lakeland in the regular season and playoffs last year and Lake Wales Friday night.

I really enjoy attending games with the Gatorman. The only problem is get into conversations mostly about football and sometimes forget to watch the game.

The Legendary Deland Head Coach was interviewed following their spring game Friday night at Lake Brantley.
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I knew to never air dirty laundry on social media about the USPS while I was employed, but I dont know that I'd even call this airing dirty laundry? Then there's whole FHSAA has a rule.....(Are you kidding me?)

Sitting in the parking lot at Fort Myers HS, to watch the FT Myers spring Jamboree. One of the officials for tonight parked next to me and had a interesting conversation with him.

He's 66, indicating to me he's been officiating for 49 years. Will be out there running around tonight with one artificial knee. Told me the Lee County Officiating Assoc had its 1st meeting for the 2025 football season last week. Of the 40+ officials that showed up, only 7 were younger than 50. He wondered aloud what Lee County was going to do in 10 years, with such low participation among its members in Lee County in as far as having enough officials?

Manatee won which is always a nice thing, didn't really know much about Gulf Coast going into this one. Gulf Coast reminded me of the Riverdale, Immokolee, Pinellas Park teams Manatee faced in the playoffs last year, in that they had good size with a approach offensively that focused on utilizing that size with numbers at the point of attack. While Manatee has some huge holes to fill on its defensive line, I thought the new guys performed adequately, LB's were just okay and the DB's have some work to do this off-season.

Offensively Manatee was pretty vanilla, the OL did just about what you'd expect(dominate most of the game). Played 4 different players at RB, didn't really show anything from a passing standpoint.

Second half saw Manatee do alot of substitution, with Gulf Coast sticking with its starters almost the entire game. Got the feeling the Gulf Coast staff expects this team to be in the playoffs this coming season.

I expect some transfers for Manatee by the time they play their kickoff classic...particularly on defense.

The Tarpons honored Binky Waldrop Field by scoring in two plays on the first drive and on all five of their first-half drives. Three QBs vying for the top spot all played decently. But Barron Collier had some issues, and their new coach is trying to turn them around—he's made a career doing that so far.

But the night was about another coach; we named the field after Binky Waldrop. All three of my sons got to play for Binky, and when we had our first great Tarpon team in 1970, he was one of those little kids playing in the end zone, just dying to be a Tarpon. My boys, under his coaching, made us the winningest family in Tarpon football history with 84 wins between us.

We had a nice ceremony with lots of former players showing up in a celebration of a brand and era of football that is now only remembered as a historical reference.

anyone need a week 1 game?
the fhsaa site is confusing

With Venice, Booker, and Cardinal Mooney chasing rings and not playing each other, we have Sarasota and Riverview left. Neither team is ring chasing, neither team will win their district, and both teams are rebuilding. With that being said, the rivalry has more coals added to it. Coach Campbell, RHS legend, will be on the opposing side leading the Sailors. I think this game will come down to coaching. It's a long way away, but I am looking forward to this game.

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