FORT MYERS - The following is the Beef 'O' Brady's Top 25 high school football poll. First place votes are in parentheses, followed by classification, record and points.
1. Dwyer (Palm Beach Gardens) (7) 4A 13-1 269
2. Niceville (2) 4A 14-0 254
3. Plant (Tampa) (1) 5A 12-1 244
4. Cocoa (1) 2A 14-0 242
5. Manatee (Bradenton) 5A 13-1 240
6. DeLand 6A 13-1 211
7. Bolles (Jacksonville) 2B 12-1 206
8. Miramar 6A 13-1 204
9. St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale) 5A 13-1 202
10. Pensacola 3A 13-1 179
11. Miami Central 6A 12-2 157
12. Glades Central (Belle Glade) 2A 13-1 151
13. Lakeland 5A 13-1 143
14. Armwood (Seffner) 4A 12-2 119
15. Belen Jesuit (Miami) 3A 11-3 107
16. Apopka 6A 12-2 99
17. Miami Northwestern 6A 10-2 94
18. St. Augustine 3A 12-1 80
19. Dr. Phillips (Orlando) 6A 11-1 61
20. Tampa Jefferson 3A 12-2 59
21. Ely (Pompano Beach) 5A 11-2 55
22. Charlotte (Punta Gorda) 4A 11-2 43
23. Tampa Catholic 2B 11-2 41
24. American Heritage (Delray Beach) 1A 11-3 31
25. Lake Wales 3A 11-2 19
Others receiving votes
Chaminade (Hollywood) 2B 12-1 11
Glades Day (Belle Glade) 1B 12-2 11
Countryside (Clearwater) 5A 11-2 8
Treasure Coast (Port St. Lucie) 6A 9-2 8
Edgewater (Orlando) 4A 10-4 7
South Dade (Homestead) 6A 10-2 5
Venice 5A 9-2 5
Jackson (Jacksonville) 3A 11-1 3
Trinity Christian (Jacksonville) 1A 13-1 3
Kathleen (Lakeland) 4A 3-7 2
Washington (Miami) 3A 10-2 2
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Lakeland Kathleen? Give me a break. 3-7 and they receive votes? They had an academic scandal that cost them most of their wins. These are supposed to be scholar athletes. Lehigh did not have a great record, but got to the regional 3A finals. Give them the props they deserve for a job well done. Had they not had coaching issues to start the season, they would not have lost the 1st four games. Once coaching changes were made, they were on track. They will be back next season. They are only graduating 4 from a stiff defense and have a pure passer coming into the picture and two returning running backs from this years team. They should definitely go deep into the playoffs once again. I guarantee they won't be a one dementional offensive team next season.
Posted by: George Wallace | December 14, 2009 at 10:50 PM
THIS IS TRULY PARIDY. MY BELOVED BULLS, NOR ST. THOMAS BEING RATEDNUMBER ONE. PAHOKEE NOT EVEN BEING RATED. THE BEGINNING ALMOST READS LIKE A WHO'S WHO, BUT I CONGRATULATE ALL THE TEAMS WHO ARE STILL PLAYING. PSALMS 40
Posted by: RICK TRUTH SPEAKER | December 15, 2009 at 01:58 PM