Unbeaten Pahokee, Dwyer and Oxbridge Academy earned rankings this week in FloridaHSFootball.com’s Hybrid Team Rankings released late Wednesday.
Jakairi Moses and Dwyer are ranked No. 3 in FloridaHSFootball’s Class 7A Hybrid Team Rankings. (Photo by Damon Higgins)
The Panthers, coming off a 40-3 victory against Palm Beach Lakes, are the No. 3 team in Class 7A. Dwyer is 3-0, and hosts crosstown rival Palm Beach Gardens Friday.
The ThunderWolves, who routed Class 8A Winter Garden-West Orange 49-7 in Week 4 to improve to 4-0, are the No. 2-ranked team in Class 3A. Oxbridge hosts district rival Saint John Paul II Academy tonight.
The Blue Devils, also 4-0, are ranked No. 3 in Class 1A. Pahokee defeated district rival Crescent City 43-20 last week, and travels to Clewiston Friday.
Six other Palm Beach County teams received votes in this week’s poll. They are: Atlantic, Boca Raton and Park Vista (Class 8A); Palm Beach Lakes (Class 7A); Glades Central (Class 4A); and American Heritage (Class 3A).
FloridaHSFootball.com’s Team Hybrid Rankings are compiled using votes from media panelists, strength of schedule, and an average of computers polls, including USA TODAY, MaxPreps and Joe Pinkos.
Here is this week’s FloridaHSFootball.com’s Hybrid Team Rankings, with local teams highlighted in bold:
CLASS 8A
1. Apopka (13), 4-0, .861, 2
2. Miami Southridge, 2-1, .744, 4
3. Flanagan, 2-1, .721, 1
4. Dr. Phillips, 3-1, .656, 6
5. Kissimmee Osceola, 4-0, .622, 9
6. Sanford Seminole, 3-0, .557, NR
7. Coral Gables, 4-0, .535, NR
8. Columbus, 2-2, .510, 3
9. Orange City University, 3-1, .442, 8
10. Miramar, 3-1, .429, 11
11. Sandalwood, 3-0, .411, NR
12. Deerfield Beach, 1-2, .392, 5
Also Receiving Votes: Vero Beach .385, Mandarin, .381, Delray Beach Atlantic, .375, Manatee .344, Fort Pierce Central .342, Boca Raton .314, Winter Park .293, Southwest Miami .289, Park Vista .240, Miami Palmetto .240
CLASS 7A
1. St. Thomas Aquinas (12), 2-1, .923, 1
2. Venice (1), 3-0, .783, 4
3. Dwyer, 3-0, .731, T5
4. Viera, 3-1, .630, 8
5. Tampa Bay Tech, 3-0, .607, 12
6. Lakeland, 3-1, .559, 3
7. Bartram Trail, 3-1, .544, 7
8. Lincoln, 2-1, .542, 11
9. Braden River, 3-0, .535, 5
10. Plant, 3-0, .506, 9
11. Plant City, 2-1, .476, 10
12. Buchholz, 3-0, .404, NR
Also Receiving Votes: Robert E. Lee .327, Winter Haven .317, Palmetto .314, Fletcher .305, Palm Beach Lakes .302, South Fort Myers .282, McArthur .278, Leon .277, Mater Academy .234
CLASS 6A
1. Miami Central (13), 4-0, .920, 1
2. Armwood, 3-0, .842, 2
3. Miami Northwestern, 3-1, .765, 5
4. Mainland, 4-0, .754, 3
5. Ocala Vanguard, 3-0, .657, 6
6. Niceville, 4-0, .651, 7
7. Naples, 3-0, .573, 10
8. Miami Carol City, 1-2, .523, 4
9. Boyd Anderson, 3-0, .460, 11
10. Charlotte, 3-0, .438, NR
(tie) Navarre, 3-0, .438, 9
12. Pine Forest, 3-1, .437, 8
Also Receiving Votes: Palm Bay Heritage .381, Sebastian River .354, Miami Norland .354, Tate .351, Gulf Breeze .347, Fort Myers .344, Lake Gibson .314, Matanzas .304, Dillard .275, Port Charlotte .244
CLASS 5A
1. Plantation American Heritage (13), 4-0, .893, 1
2. Jesuit, 3-0, .760, 3
3. Wakulla, 2-1, .628, 5
4. Bishop Moore, 3-1, .621, 2
5. Cardinal Gibbons, 4-0, .597, NR
6. Rickards, 2-1, .554, 6
7. Palm Bay, 3-0, .520, NR
8. Baker County, 3-0, .513, NR
9. Hallandale, 2-1, .506, 7
10. Clay, 3-1, .499, 4
11. Ponte Vedra, 3-0, .491, NR
12. North Marion, 2-1, .417, 8
Also Receiving Votes: Jefferson .372, Ribault .363, Lely .343, Dunbar .323, Nature Coast .245
CLASS 4A
1. Cocoa (1), 2-1, .950, 2
2. Miami Booker T. Washington (12) 3-1, .941, 1
3. Bolles, 3-0, .736, 3
4. Raines, 3-0, .682, 4
5. Dunnellon, 3-0, .507, 6
6. Jones, 4-0, .452, NR
Also Receiving Votes: Glades Central .431, Avon Park .346, Miami Edison .323, University School .296
CLASS 3A
1. Jacksonville Trinity Christian (4), 2-2, .886, 1
2. Oxbridge Academy (6), 4-0, .838, 2
3. Clearwater Central Catholic (3), 4-0, .776, 4
4. Chaminade-Madonna, 2-1, .755, 5
5. Lakeland Christian, 4-0, .501, NR
6. Melbourne Central Catholic, 4-0, .499, NR
Also Receiving Votes: Delray American Heritage .497, Florida High .340, Episcopal .311, Orlando The First Academy .234
CLASS 2A
1. Cambridge Christian (12), 4-0, .906, 2
2. North Florida Christian, 3-0, .829, 3
3. University Christian (1), 1-2, .767, 1
4. Victory Christian, 3-0, .656, NR
5. Champagnat Catholic, 3-0, .588, NR
6. Northside Christian, 3-1, .545, 6
Also Receiving Votes: Admiral Farragut .379, Naples First Baptist .352, Moore Haven .304, Seffner Christian .304
CLASS 1A
1. Madison County (9), 3-0, .924
2. Trenton (3), 2-1, .816, 1
3. Pahokee (1), 4-0, .801, 4
4. Port St. Joe, 2-1, .770, 2
5. Newberry, 4-0, .703, NR
6. South Walton, 4-0, .434, NR
Also Receiving Votes: Fort White .431, Fort Meade .341, Blountstown .339
