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FHSAA staff prepared an eight-district plan for Classifications 6A through 3A as
passed by the Board of Directors in November.
However, there was extensive travel within this plan so the FHSAA staff
made a unanimous decision to change to a 16-district format which now appears on
the FHSAA web site (and is attached to this e-mail). Some examples of the extensive travel include
schools in several districts making multiple trips in a single football season
from Jacksonville to Pensacola or Niceville.
Also, in other districts there were schools in Naples and Ft. Myers
making multiple trips from Southwest Florida to Palm Beach County, Broward
County, Miami-Dade County and also to Key West.
Tentative classifications and district assignments for the 2009 &
2010 FHSAA State Football Series are now posted on the FHSAA web site. Schools will have until noon on Jan. 9, 2009,
to submit written requests for reassignment to a different classification and/or
district if they believe the change is warranted. Schools have the option of playing in its
assigned classification or one classification higher. Schools in the lower 10%
of the population breakdown of each classification have the option of playing
down one classification if it is deemed more suitable for district travel
reasons. As of December 12, no schools
have made a request to either play up or play down.
Class 6A
72 schools
Student population: 2363-4147
REGION 1
(21 schools)
DISTRICT 1
(4 schools)
Forest
(Ocala)
Mandarin
(Jacksonville)
Orange Park
Sandalwood
(Jacksonville)
DISTRICT 2
(7 schools)
DeLand
Deltona
Lake Brantley (Altamonte
Springs)
Lake Mary
Lyman
(Longwood)
Seminole
(Sanford)
Spruce Creek (Port
Orange)
DISTRICT 3
(4 schools)
Colonial
(Orlando)
Timber Creek
(Orlando)
University
(Orlando)
Winter Park
DISTRICT 4
(6 schools)
Apopka
East Ridge
(Clermont)
Ocoee
Olympia
(Orlando)
Wekiva
(Apopka)
West Orange (Winter
Garden)
REGION 2
(20 schools)
DISTRICT 5
(4 schools)
Boone
(Orlando)
Cypress Creek
(Orlando)
Dr. Phillips
(Orlando)
Freedom
(Orlando)
DISTRICT 6
(6 schools)
Bloomingdale
(Valrico)
Brandon
North Port
Riverview
(Sarasota)
Sarasota
Wharton
(Tampa)
DISTRICT 7
(5 schools)
Centennial (Port St.
Lucie)
Jupiter
Palm Beach
Gardens
Treasure Coast (Pt. St.
Lucie)
Vero Beach
DISTRICT 8
(5 schools)
Atlantic (Delray
Beach)
Boca Raton
Palm Beach Central
(Wellington)
Park Vista (Lake
Worth)
Seminole Ridge
(Loxahatchee)
REGION
3
(15
schools)
DISTRICT
9
(3
schools)
Deerfield
Beach
Douglas
(Parkland)
Taravella
(Coral Springs)
DISTRICT
10
(4
schools)
Miramar
Piper
(Sunrise)
South
Plantation (Plantation)
Western
(Davie)
DISTRICT
11
(4
schools)
Cypress
Bay (Weston)
Everglades
(Miramar)
Flanagan
(Pembroke Pines)
West
Broward (Pembroke Pines)
DISTRICT
12
(4
schools)
Dr.
Krop (Miami)
Goleman
(Miami)
North
Miami
North
Miami Beach
REGION
4
(16
schools)
DISTRICT
13
(4
schools)
Columbus
(Miami)
Coral
Gables
Hialeah
Miami
DISTRICT
14
(4
schools)
Miami
Coral Park
Miami
Palmetto
Miami
Sunset
South
Miami
DISTRICT
15
(4
schools)
Braddock
(Miami)
Ferguson
(Miami)
Southwest
Miami
Varela
(Miami)
DISTRICT
16
(4
schools)
Coral
Reef (Miami)
Miami
Killian
Miami
Southridge
South
Dade (Homestead)
Class 5A
70 schools
Student population: 2015-2362
REGION 1
(16 schools)
DISTRICT 1
(4 schools)
Buchholz
(Gainesville)
First Coast
(Jacksonville)
Fleming Island (Orange
Park)
Fletcher (Neptune
Beach)
DISTRICT 2
(3 schools)
Flagler Palm Coast
(Bunnell)
Middleburg
Pine Ridge
(Deltona)
DISTRICT 3
(5 schools)
Evans
(Orlando)
Hagerty
(Oviedo)
Lake Howell (Winter
Park)
Oviedo
Winter
Springs
DISTRICT 4
(4 schools)
Bayside (Palm
Bay)
Melbourne
Palm Bay
(Melbourne)
Port St.
Lucie
REGION 2
(19 schools)
DISTRICT 5
(5 schools)
George Jenkins
(Lakeland)
Lakeland
Liberty
(Kissimmee)
Osceola
(Kissimmee)
South Lake
(Groveland)
DISTRICT 6
(5 schools)
Alonso
(Tampa)
Chamberlain
(Tampa)
Gaither
(Tampa)
Newsome
(Lithia)
Plant City
DISTRICT 7
(4 schools)
Freedom
(Tampa)
Plant
(Tampa)
Riverview
Tampa Bay
Tech
DISTRICT 8
(5 schools)
Clearwater
Countryside
(Clearwater)
East Lake (Tarpon
Springs)
Palm Harbor
University
Springstead (Spring
Hill)
REGION 3
(15 schools)
DISTRICT 9
(4 schools)
Northeast (St.
Petersburg)
Pinellas Park
(Largo)
St.
Petersburg
Seminole
(Seminole)
DISTRICT 10
(4 schools)
Gulf Coast
(Naples)
Manatee
(Bradenton)
Port
Charlotte
Venice
DISTRICT 11
(4 schools)
John I. Leonard
(Greenacres)
Lake Worth
Royal Palm
Beach
Santaluces
(Lantana)
DISTRICT 12
(3 schools)
Spanish River (Boca
Raton)
Wellington
West Boca
Raton
REGION 4
(20 schools)
DISTRICT 13
(4 schools)
Boyd Anderson (Lauderdale
Lakes)
Ely (Pompano
Beach)
Northeast (Oakland
Park)
Plantation
DISTRICT 14
(5 schools)
Coconut
Creek
Cooper City
Coral Glades (Coral
Springs)
Coral
Springs
Monarch (Coconut
Creek)
DISTRICT 15
(4 schools)
McArthur
(Hollywood)
Nova
(Davie)
St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort
Lauderdale)
South Broward
(Hollywood)
DISTRICT 16
(7 schools)
American
(Hialeah)
Hialeah-Miami
Lakes
Homestead
Miami Beach
Miami Carol
City
Miami
Northwestern
Miami
Springs
Class 4A
74 schools
Student population: 1740-2014
REGION 1
(20 schools)
DISTRICT 1
(6 schools)
Crestview
Escambia
(Pensacola)
Milton
Pace
Pine Forest
(Pensacola)
Tate
(Cantonment)
DISTRICT 2
(5 schools)
Choctawhatchee (Fort Walton
Beach)
Fort Walton
Beach
Mosley (Lynn
Haven)
Navarre
Niceville
DISTRICT 3
(4 schools)
Chiles
(Tallahassee)
Columbia (Lake
City)
Leon
(Tallahassee)
Lincoln
(Tallahassee)
DISTRICT 4
(5 schools)
Ed White
(Jacksonville)
Ridgeview (Orange
Park)
Robert E. Lee
(Jacksonville)
Terry Parker
(Jacksonville)
Wolfson
(Jacksonville)
REGION 2
(18 schools)
DISTRICT 5
(4 schools)
Central
(Brooksville)
Gainesville
Lecanto
West Port
(Ocala)
DISTRICT 6
(4 schools)
Ridgewood (New Port
Richey)
River Ridge (New Port
Richey)
Tarpon
Springs
Wiregrass Ranch (Wesley
Chapel)
DISTRICT 7
(4 schools)
East River (Orlando) [new
school]
Edgewater
(Orlando)
Harmony
St. Cloud
DISTRICT 8
(6 schools)
Bartow
Haines City
Kathleen
(Lakeland)
Lake Gibson
(Lakeland)
Lake Region (Eagle
Lake)
Ridge
(Davenport)
REGION 3
(19 schools)
DISTRICT 10
(7 schools)
Armwood
(Seffner)
Durant (Plant
City)
East Bay
(Gibsonton)
Hillsborough
(Tampa)
King
(Tampa)
Leto
(Tampa)
Sickles
(Tampa)
DISTRICT 11
(5 schools)
Boca Ciega
(Gulfport)
Dixie Hollins (St.
Petersburg)
Dunedin
Gibbs (St.
Petersburg)
Largo
DISTRICT 11
(3 schools)
Charlotte (Punta
Gorda)
Lakewood Ranch
(Bradenton)
Palmetto
DISTRICT 12
(4 schools)
Baker (Cape
Coral)
Barron Collier
(Naples)
Cape Coral
Palmetto Ridge
(Naples)
REGION 4
(17 schools)
DISTRICT 13
(4 schools)
Mainland (Daytona
Beach)
New Smyrna
Beach
Seabreeze (Daytona
Beach)
Viera (Melbourne)
DISTRICT 14
(4 schools)
Fort Pierce
Central
Martin County
(Stuart)
Sebastian River
(Sebastian)
South Fork
(Stuart)
DISTRICT 15
(4 schools)
Dwyer (Palm Beach
Gardens)
Forest Hill (West Palm
Beach)
Okeechobee
Palm Beach Lakes (West Palm
Beach)
DISTRICT 16
(5 schools)
Dillard (Fort
Lauderdale)
Hollywood Hills
(Hollywood)
Miami
Central
Reagan
(Doral)
Stranahan (Fort
Lauderdale)
Class 3A
72 schools
Student population: 1391-1739
REGION 1
(17 schools)
DISTRICT 1
(4 schools)
Gulf Breeze
Pensacola
Rutherford
(Springfield)
Washington
(Pensacola)
DISTRICT 2
(5 schools)
Bishop Kenny
(Jacksonville)
Englewood
(Jacksonville)
Forrest
(Jacksonville)
Paxon
(Jacksonville)
Stanton
(Jacksonville)
DISTRICT 3
(4 schools)
Bartram Trail
(Jacksonville)
Clay (Green Cove
Springs)
Creekside
(Jacksonville)
Nease (Ponte Vedra
Beach)
DISTRICT 4
(4 schools)
Matanzas (Palm
Coast)
Menendez (St.
Augustine)
Palatka
St.
Augustine
REGION 2
(21 schools)
DISTRICT 5
(6 schools)
Dunnellon
Belleview
Eastside
(Gainesville)
Lake Weir
(Ocala)
North Marion
(Citra)
Vanguard
(Ocala)
DISTRICT 6
(4 schools)
Citrus
(Inverness)
Hernando
(Brooksville)
Leesburg
Nature Coast
(Brooksville)
DISTRICT 7
(6 schools)
Gulf (New Port
Richey)
Hudson
Land
O’Lakes
Mitchell (New Port
Richey)
Sunlake (Land
O’Lakes)
Zephyrhills
DISTRICT 8
(5 schools)
Blake
(Tampa)
Jefferson
(Tampa)
Lakewood (St.
Petersburg)
Osceola
(Seminole)
Spoto
(Riverview)
REGION 3
(19 schools)
DISTRICT 9
(5 schools)
Auburndale
Celebration
Oak Ridge
(Orlando)
Poinciana
(Kissimmee)
Winter
Haven
DISTRICT 10
(4 schools)
Bayshore
(Bradenton)
Braden River
(Bradenton)
Sebring
Lemon Bay
(Englewood)
DISTRICT 11
(5 schools)
Fort Myers
Mariner (Cape
Coral)
North Fort
Myers
Riverdale (Fort
Myers)
South Fort
Myers
DISTRICT 12
(5 schools)
East Lee County (Lehigh
Acres)
Estero
Lehigh (Lehigh
Acres)
Lely
(Naples)
Naples
REGION 4
(15 schools)
DISTRICT 13
(5 schools)
Eau Gallie
(Melbourne)
Fort Pierce
Westwood
Jensen
Beach
Merritt
Island
Titusville
DISTRICT 14
(4 schools)
Fort
Lauderdale
Hallandale
Olympic Heights (Boca
Raton)
Pembroke Pines
Charter
DISTRICT 15
(3 schools)
Miami
Jackson
Miami
Norland
Westland
Hialeah
DISTRICT 16
(3 schools)
Belen Jesuit Prep
(Miami)
Key West
Mater Academy (Hialeah
Gardens)
Class 2A
57 schools
Student population: 1015-1390
REGION 1
(15 schools)
DISTRICT 1
(7 schools)
Arnold (Panama City
Beach)
Bay (Panama
City)
East Gadsden
(Havana)
Godby
(Tallahassee)
Rickards
(Tallahassee)
Wakulla
(Crawfordville)
West Florida
(Pensacola)
DISTRICT 2
(8 schools)
Andrew Jackson
(Jacksonville)
Baker County (Glen St.
Mary)
Ponte Vedra
Raines
(Jacksonville)
Ribault
(Jacksonville)
Santa Fe
(Alachua)
Suwannee (Live
Oak)
West Nassau
(Callahan)
REGION 2
(17 schools)
DISTRICT 3
(8 schools)
Astronaut
(Titusville)
Atlantic (Port
Orange)
Bishop Moore
(Orlando)
Cocoa
Jones
(Orlando)
Rockledge
Satellite (Satellite
Beach)
Space Coast
(Cocoa)
DISTRICT 4
(9 schools)
Anclote (Holiday) [new
school]
Avon Park
Crystal
River
Eustis
Lake Wales
Pasco (Dade
City)
South Sumter
(Bushnell)
Tavares
Wesley
Chapel
REGION 3
(15 schools)
DISTRICT 5
(6 schools)
George Steinbrenner (Seffner) [new
school]
Jesuit
(Tampa)
Lennard
(Ruskin)
Middleton
(Tampa)
Robinson
(Tampa)
Strawberry Crest (Seffner) [new
school]
DISTRICT 6
(9 schools)
Booker
(Sarasota)
Cypress Lake (Fort
Myers)
DeSoto County
(Arcadia)
Golden Gate
(Naples)
Hardee
(Wauchula)
Immokalee
Island Coast (Cape
Coral)
LaBelle
Southeast
(Bradenton)
REGION 4
(10 schools)
DISTRICT 7
(5 schools)
American Heritage
(Plantation)
Boynton
Beach
Glades Central (Belle
Glade)
Pompano
Beach
Suncoast (Riviera
Beach)
DISTRICT 8
(5 schools)
Archbishop McCarthy (Fort
Lauderdale)
Cardinal Gibbons (Fort
Lauderdale)
Hialeah
Gardens
Miami
Edison
Washington
(Miami)
Class 2B
58 schools
Student population: 522-1014
REGION 1
(13 schools)
DISTRICT 1
(7 schools)
Bozeman
(Southport)
Chipley
Marianna
Northview
(Bratt)
Pensacola
Catholic
South Walton (Santa Rosa
Beach)
Walton (DeFuniak
Springs)
DISTRICT 2
(6 schools)
Dixie County (Cross
City)
Fort White
FSU
(Tallahassee)
Madison County
(Madison)
Taylor County
(Perry)
Union County (Lake
Butler)
REGION 2
(15 schools)
DISTRICT 3
(7 schools)
Baldwin
Bishop Snyder
(Jacksonville)
Bolles
(Jacksonville)
Bradford
(Starke)
Episcopal
(Jacksonville)
Fernandina
Beach
Yulee
DISTRICT 4
(8 schools)
Interlachen
Keystone
Heights
Mount Dora
Newberry
Trinity Catholic
(Ocala)
Umatilla
Williston
Villages
REGION 3
(15 schools)
DISTRICT 5
(8 schools)
Berkeley Prep
(Tampa)
Clearwater Central
Catholic
Cocoa Beach
Frostproof
Lake Highland Prep
(Orlando)
Lake Nona (Orlando) [new
school]
Mulberry
Tampa
Catholic
DISTRICT 6
(7 schools)
Bishop Verot (Fort
Myers)
Cardinal Mooney
(Sarasota)
Clewiston
Dunbar (Fort
Myers)
Gateway Charter (Fort
Myers)
Lake Placid
St. Petersburg
Catholic
REGION 4
(15 schools)
DISTRICT 7
(6 schools)
Cardinal Newman (West Palm
Beach)
Coral Springs
Charter
Inlet Grove (Riviera
Beach)
North Broward Prep (Coconut
Creek)
Pahokee
St. Andrew’s (Boca
Raton)
DISTRICT 8
(9 schools)
Archbishop Carroll
(Miami)
Chaminade
(Hollywood)
Doral Academy
(Miami)
Gulliver Prep
(Miami)
LaSalle
(Miami)
Monsignor Pace
(Miami)
Pine Crest (Fort
Lauderdale)
Ransom Everglades
(Miami)
Somerset Academy
(Pembroke)
Class 1A
58 schools
Student population: 259-521
REGION 1 (Rural Schools)
(12 schools)
DISTRICT 1
(6 schools)
Baker
Freeport
Holmes County
(Bonifay)
Jay
Sneads
Vernon
DISTRICT 2
(6 schools)
Blountstown
Franklin County
(Eastpoint)
Liberty County
(Bristol)
Port St.
Joe
West Gadsden
(Greensboro)
Wewahitchka
REGION 2 (Urban)
(15 schools)
DISTRICT 3
(7 schools)
Father Lopez (Daytona
Beach)
North Florida Christian
(Tallahassee)
P.K. Yonge
(Gainesville)
Providence
(Jacksonville)
St. Joseph (St.
Augustine)
Trinity Christian
(Jacksonville)
University Christian
(Jacksonville)
DISTRICT 4
(8 schools)
Crescent
City
First Academy
(Orlando)
Florida Air
(Melbourne)
Holy Trinity Episcopal
(Melbourne)
Melbourne Central
Catholic
St. Edward’s (Vero
Beach)
Taylor
(Pierson)
Trinity Prep (Winter
Park)
REGION 3
(14 schools)
DISTRICT 5
(8 schools)
Bell
Branford
Chiefland
Hamilton County
(Jasper)
Hilliard
Lafayette
(Mayo)
Trenton
Wildwood
DISTRICT 6
(6 schools)
Evangelical Christian (Fort
Myers)
Fort Meade
Indian Rocks Christian
(Largo)
Lakeland
Christian
Northside Christian (St.
Petersburg)
Shorecrest (St.
Petersburg)
REGION 4
(17 schools)
DISTRICT 7
(9 schools)
Academy (Coral Springs) [eligible in
2010]
American Heritage (Delray
Beach)
Benjamin (North Palm
Beach)
Calvary Christian (Fort
Lauderdale)
John Carroll (Fort
Pierce)
King’s Academy (West Palm
Beach)
Parkway
(Miramar)
Pope John Paul II (Boca
Raton)
Westminster Academy (Fort
Lauderdale)
DISTRICT 8
(8 schools)
Archbishop Curley
(Miami)
Dade Christian
(Miami)
Florida Christian
(Miami)
Hillel (North Miami
Beach)
Marathon
Miami Country
Day
Palmer Trinity
(Miami)
Westminster Christian
(Miami)
Class 1B
58 schools
Student population: 48-258
REGION 1
(15 schools)
DISTRICT 1
(8 schools)
Aucilla Christian
(Monticello)
Cottondale
FAMU
(Tallahassee)
Graceville
Jefferson County
(Monticello)
John Paul II
(Tallahassee)
Munroe
(Quincy)
Rocky Bayou Christian
(Niceville)
DISTRICT 2
(7 schools)
Arlington Country Day
(Jacksonville)
Cedar Creek Christian
(Jacksonville)
Eagle’s View
(Jacksonville)
Hawthorne
Oak Hall
(Gainesville)
St. Francis
(Gainesville)
St. Johns (Orange
Park)
REGION 3
(12 schools)
DISTRICT 3
(6 schools)
Calvary Christian (Ormond
Beach)
Lighthouse Christian
(DeLand)
Merritt Island
Christian
Trinity Christian
(Deltona)
Warner Christian (South
Daytona)
Temple Christian
(Titusville)
DISTRICT 4
(6 schools)
Lake Mary
Prep
Master’s
(Oviedo)
Mount Dora
Bible
Orangewood Christian
(Maitland)
Orlando
Lutheran
Pine Castle Christian
(Orlando)
REGION 3
(15 schools)
DISTRICT 5
(7 schools)
Agape Christian
(Orlando)
All Saints’ (Winter
Haven)
Cambridge
(Tampa)
Central Florida Christian
(Ocoee)
Santa Fe Catholic
(Lakeland)
Vanguard (Lake
Wales)
Victory Christian
(Lakeland)
DISTRICT 6
(8 schools)
Admiral Farragut (St.
Petersburg)
Bradenton Christian
Calvary Christian
(Clearwater)
Keswick Christian (St.
Petersburg)
Out-of-Door
(Sarasota)
Moore Haven
St. John Neumann
(Naples)
St. Stephen’s
(Bradenton)
REGION 4
(16 schools)
DISTRICT 7
(8 schools)
Berean Christian (West Palm
Beach)
Boca Raton
Christian
Glades Day (Belle
Glade)
Highlands Christian (Pompano
Beach)
Jupiter
Christian
Summit Christian (West Palm
Beach)
Zion Lutheran (Deerfield
Beach)
Village
Academy (Delray Beach)
[eligible in 2010]
DISTRICT 8
(8 schools)
Barrington Christian (Florida City) [eligible
in 2010]
Coral Springs
Christian
Hollywood
Christian
Miami MacArthur
North
Sheridan Hills Christian
(Hollywood)
Upperroom Christian
(Lauderhill)
Westlake Prep
(Davie)
Westwood Christian (Miami |
Charles King is the producer of the weekly Orlando Sentinel Varsity
Sports television show. Before that, he created and ran his own high
school football Web site, FridayNightFootball.net, from 2002-07. (Then we hired him.
Hee, hee.) While running his site, Charles also developed and produced Friday Night Football, a radio show that broadcast a high school game every week and followed up with a post-game show, for which he was a co-host. The show broadcast more than 90 games, including six state championships. In 2004 he created, produced, edited and co-hosted FNF-TV, a half-hour weekly TV show dedicated to high school football in Central Florida. You can e-mail Charles by clicking here.
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Austin Lyon began covering high school sports at the age of 15 as a correspondent for the Orlando Sentinel. He has also worked in radio and television, including handling play-by-play for numerous football and basketball state championship broadcasts. He was teh play-by-play voice for Friday Night Football, a weekly high school game of the week in Central Florida. He has lived in Orlando since he was 8 and is a graduate of Bishop Moore and UCF.
Joe Williams is the dean of sports in
Ty Ensor hasn't been a football coach all his life. It just seems that way. Ensor, a former football and baseball player at Baker High School (Class of '91), was a high school football coach in Central Florida from 1999-2007. Most of his experience is on the offensive side of the ball, and he served as a position coach Cypress Creek and Apopka, as co-offensive coordinator at Dr. Phillips, as offensive coordinator and Osceola. He was also Apopka's head coach from 2003-05. He is married with twin sons. 