Oxbridge Academy maintained its hold on the top spot in the Associated Press Class 3A state football poll released Tuesday.
The ThunderWolves, coming off a 38-0 win over St. Lucie West-Centennial last week, totaled () points. Hollywood-Chaminade Madonna is No. 2 with () points, followed by (), () and ().
Unbeaten Seminole Ridge received 10 votes in this week’s Associated Press Class 8A state football poll. (Allen Eyestone/Palm Beach Post)
The only other area team to earn a state ranking this week is Pahokee. The Blue Devils are No. 2 in Class 2A.
Also receiving votes in this week’s poll are Seminole Ridge (8A), Dwyer (7A), Forest Hill (7A) and King’s Academy (3A).
Here is this week’s Associated Press state football poll, with local teams highlighted in bold:
Class 8A
RecordPtsPrv
1. Apopka (5) 6-1•82•3
2. Deerfield Beach (3) 3-2•80•2
3. Vero Beach (1) 5-0•65•5
4. Kissimmee Osceola •5-0•63•4
5. South Dade 5-0•47•7
6. Christopher Columbus Catholic 5-1•41•8
7. Dr. Phillips 4-1•38•1
8. Miramar 5-1•23•9
9. Miami Southridge 2-2•13•6
10. Wekiva 5-1•12•NR
(tie)Winter Park 7-0•12•NR
Others receiving votes: Seminole Ridge 10, Miami 4, Ridge Community 3, Spruce Creek 2.
Class 7A
RecordPtsPrv
1. St. Thomas Aquinas (9) 5-1•90•1
2. Plant 5-0•77•3
3. Venice 5-1•74•2
4. Lakeland 5-0•60•4
5. Braden River 3-1•52•6
6. Fleming Island 6-0•40•7
7. Viera 4-1•34•9
8. Bartram Trail 4-2•25•8
9. R.E. Lee 5-1•21•5
10. Columbia 4-2•9•10
Others receiving votes: East Ridge 6, Bartow 3, Dwyer 2, Forest Hill 1, Tampa Bay Tech 1.
Class 6A
RecordPtsPrv
1. Miami Central (8) 7-1•89•1
2. Miami Northwestern 4-1•73•3
3. Armwood (1) 5-0•72•2
4. Miami Carol City •3-1•70•4
5. Ocala Vanguard 5-0•54•5
6. St. Augustine 5-0•44•6
7. North Fort Myers 5-0•31•9
8. Mainland 3-3•13•8
(tie) Miami Norland 3-2•13•10
10. Navarre 5-1•12•7
Others receiving votes: Mitchell 8, Crestview 8, Escambia 3, Gainesville 3, Sebring 2.
Class 5A
RecordPtsPrv
1. Plantation American Heritage (9) 4-0•90•1
2. Cardinal Gibbons 5-0•78•2
3. Rickards 5-0•67•3
4. Jones 6-1•59•4
5. Trinity Christian-Jacksonville 5-2•52•6
6. Godby 6-0•48•7
7. Bishop Moore 4-1•37•8
8. Bolles School 4-2•25•5
9. Immokalee 5-0•22•NR
10. Wakulla 5-2•7•NR
Others receiving votes: Palm Bay 4, West Florida 3, Ponte Vedra 1, Dunbar 1, Baker County 1.
Class 4A
RecordPtsPrv
1. Cocoa (9) 6-0•90•1
2. Fort Lauderdale University 4-0•76•2
3. Raines 5-1•70•3
4. Miami Washington 3-3•68•4
5. Dunnellon 5-1•56•5
Others receiving votes: None.
Class 3A
RecordPtsPrv
1. Oxbridge Academy (8) 4-1•89•1
2. Chaminade-Madonna College Prep (1) 3-2•73•2
(tie) Clearwater Central Catholic 6-0•73
4. Lakeland Christian 5-0•59•5
5. Melbourne Central Catholic 3-2•54•3
Others receiving votes: First Academy-Orlando 6, King’s Academy 6.
Class 2A
RecordPtsPrv
1. University Christian (9) 6-0•90•1
2. Champagnat Catholic 5-1•81•2
3. Victory Christian 5-0•68•5
4. Cambridge Christian 5-1•62•4
5. North Florida Christian 5-1•46•3
Others receiving votes: Moore Haven 13.
Class 1A
RecordPtsPrv
1. Madison County (8) 7-0•89•1
2. Pahokee (1) 4-1•80•2
3. Baker School 6-0•73•3
4. Dixie County 7-0•64•4
5. Union County 6-1•54•5
Others receiving votes: None.
