"HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: FHSAA announces new district assignments
All 17 area teams divided among six Suburban classes
Dennis MaffezzoliSarasota Herald-Tribune
The Florida High School Athletic Association came out Wednesday with its new football districts for the next two seasons and it's good news for area schools as far as travel goes.
All 17 area teams in the FHSAA are divided among six districts in Classes 1A to 4A.
Eight of the area teams are in Class 4A, four are in Class 3A, three in 2A and two in 1A.
After playing as an independent last year, Bayshore High will return to district play in 2A with Booker High, Lemon Bay High and DeSoto County, which also played as an independent last season.
Schools have until March 18 to appeal their new district assignments, which are strictly for high school football.
District planning meetings, which focus on scheduling, will take place March 23-30.
Suburban districts
1S: 65-600 students (29 schools)2S: 601-1,445 students (66 schools)
3S: 1,446-1,895 students (67 schools)
4S: 1,896-3,226 students (68 schools)
Class 4A-District 13
AREA TEAMS: Lakewood Ranch, Manatee, Palmetto.Class 4A-District 14
AREA TEAMS: North Port, Riverview, Sarasota, Venice.Class 4A-District 15
AREA TEAM: Charlotte.OUT-OF-AREA TEAMS: Cape Coral Ida Baker, Lehigh Acres, Lehigh Senior, Fort Myers Riverdale.
Class 3A-District 13
AREA TEAMS Braden River, Parrish Community, Port Charlotte, Southeast.Class 2A-District 15
AREA TEAMS: Bayshore, Booker, Lemon Bay..OUT-OF-AREA TEAMS: DeSoto County.
Class1A-District 6
AREA TEAMS: Bradenton Christian, Cardinal Mooney.OUT-OF-AREA TEAMS: Fort Pierce John Carroll
Dennis Maffezzoli is the deputy sports editor for the Sarasota Herald-Tribune and chief reporter for Sarasota Herald-Tribune and HTpreps covering Sarasota, Manatee and Charlotte counties. Support local journalism by subscribing. "