About Charles King

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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Week Ten Games:
St. Cloud vs. Harmony
Winter Park vs. Edgewater
Lake Mary vs. Seabreeze

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Edgewater at Winter Park – The Wildcats have won three of four games to get back in the playoff race, and I expect Winter Park to be highly competitive in this game. Edgewater has been better on offense the last several weeks, and has shown some explosiveness behind the running of quarterback Kent Gainous. The winner of this game will be the team that doesn’t turn the ball over… Austin’s Pick: Edgewater

St. Cloud at Harmony – This rivalry is quickly becoming one of the most heated in the area, and this year’s game carries serious playoff implications. St. Cloud’s E.J. White was voted as the FACA District Player of the Year earlier this week, and I predict he’ll show everyone why with a big performance in this game… Austin’s Pick: St. Cloud

Lake Mary at Seabreeze – The Sandcrabs have been playing better as of late behind quarterback Dominique Roberts, but I expect Lake Mary to keep this game close into the fourth quarter and Nate Rawlins will throw a touchdown pass late to help the Rams score an upset victory…Austin’s Pick: Lake Mary

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Edgewater at Winter Park – Despite Edgewater's struggles this year, the Eagles are favored to win this game...I know that. But the Wildcats' defense is better than many realize. But can Winter Park move the ball? That is the key. Running back Zee Ware is now fully healthy and his play could be the difference. For the first time in a decade, I see Edgewater missing the playoffs in an upset… Charles' Pick: Winter Park

St . Cloud at Harmony – What a great story St. Cloud has been this season! The passing game with EJ White, Donnie Jennert and James Boone has been great all year. But this is a huge rivalry game, and anything can happen. I'm giving the nod to Harmony here because the Longhorns will be at home. Of all the heated rivalries in the area, this one is the most underrated. Expect something thrilling to come from this game either way… Charles' Pick: Harmony

Lake Mary at Seabreeze – Both teams have been hit hard by injuries this year but Seabreeze is starting to hit stride...and just in time. These two wide open offenses may play until 11pm Friday. This game will likely be competitive, but will Lake Mary show up?…Charles' Pick: Seabreeze

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Buddy Collings is a senior sports writer for the Orlando Sentinel. He has covered high school sports since the 1970s, when you had to get fouled to manage a 3-point play in basketball. Collings graduated from Melbourne High and the University of Florida, then worked for the Gainesville Sun for 12 years before coming to the Sentinel in 1998. In college he began tracking Florida high school sports record and later  published record books. For more than 20 years he has been a clearing house for state records. He is married with three children. You can e-mail Buddy by clicking here.

The Lyon's Den

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.

Cup of Joe

Joe Williams is the dean of sports in Lake County. In November, he’ll celebrate his 30th anniversary at the paper, and all those years were spent writing about athletes, coaches and sports in Lake. A native of Long Island, N.Y., Williams delivered papers as a boy for Newsday and the Long Island Press. He moved the New Port Richey, where he became a sports writer at the New Port Richey Press the summer he graduated from high school. In his prime, Williams was a feared softball player. He’s a proud father of four and still breaking stories for us. You can e-mail Joe by clicking here.

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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.

The Stat King

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. He also developed, produced and co-hosted Friday Night Football, a radio show that broadcast a high school game every week and followed up with a post-game show. The show broadcast more than 90 games, including six state championships. In 2004 he created and produced FNF-TV, a half-hour weekly TV show dedicated to high school football in Central Florida. You can e-mail Charles by clicking here.

Chip's Recruiting Tips

Chip Humble has more than 15 years of experience connecting athletes with coaches and colleges. He is director of scouting for Collegiate Sports of America PrepStar and co-founder of Next Level, a non-profit group that assists athletes in securing scholarships to college. He is also chairman of the Central Florida All-Star Game. Humble was born in Ohio, is a graduate of Florida Southern and lives in Lake Mary. He can be reached at chumble@csaprepstar.com