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Florida Football: Week 8 2A Rankings

As mentioned in this week’s 1A rankings, we’re now going with separate posts for each class in an effort to shorten things a bit. Again, it’s also worth noting that some teams are now highlighted. Clicking them sends you to the individual Team Card page.

Of course, there are still several teams that don’t have a Team Card page. As athletes, coaches, fans, etc., it’s your five-minute investment that creates the Team Card for your particular team. In most cases, there’s already a spot ready. You just have to register and go on your merry way uploading those pics of your son making the game-saving tackle, or maybe missing the game-winning field goal. But you still love him, right?

Click here to get started created your Team Card. Also don’t forget that there’s also a Star Card option where you can focus on you, everybody’s favorite person, especially if you’re Rickey Henderson, who liked to talk about himself in the third person. If you don’t get it, ask your English teacher and start studying for that big test. Or, if you’d rather spend your time here, just realize that the answer is most likely C, no matter what the question might be. Of course, that’s only the case about 35 percent of the time. It’s the most common answer, but 35 percent isn’t what you want to see at the top of your test. For that one, just ask your math teacher, fool.

Anyway, create your card today and share the link with teammates, other parents, coaches, the high school newspaper staff or anyone else who might wish to contribute. It’s one team, but anyone who registers can upload under that Team Card.

As mentioned in the 1A rankings, we’re happy to report that Local Replay is rapidly going mainstream just three months since launching, and 2008 promises to be a big year. If you haven’t joined the party, you’re missing out. We’re adding photographers and writers every month, and we’re tweaking the site to add more features. Don’t forget that this isn’t just a football site. We purport to cover all prep sports, including AAU and other youth programs. This fall, we’re a little overwhelmed to delve too far into volleyball, swimming and golf. But there are sporadic posts on those sports, and we’ll have full coverage of the state swim meet in early November. We’re also set to roll into the football playoffs and then carry the momentum over to basketball and soccer seasons.

Coaches, we’d also like to have your team stats, which can be sent directly to me by e-mail at: rwhite3135@cfl.rr.com or to the regular Local Replay e-mail.

The photos, video footage and stats will be there for years to come, as the site doesn’t have any plans to remove anything. Local Replay’s computer gurus (me included) wouldn’t know a mike back if he hit ‘em in the groin, but we start to salivate if you talk about server space and bandwidth. Anyway, on to this week’s rankings and on toward a fateful stop in Orlando.

Alright, alrighty. We’ll zip it and give you what you came for. This week’s 2A rankings:

Seven teams came into Week 7 still undefeated, but the club lost three members. Inlet Grove (5-1) lost to Dade Christian. Meanwhile, Fernandina Beach (6-1) dropped a 17-16 game to West Nassau. Fortunately for the team, district rival Keystone Heights lost to a surging Bolles crew. That helps the playoff hopes of Fernandina Beach, which also defeated the Keys this year. Fort Myers’ Bishop Verot also lost in Week 7 to fall to 5-1, where the team joins a cast of one-loss teams that includes South Sumter. Sumter survived a scare from Nature Coast in a 45-42 game, and Tampa Catholic (5-1) was a big winner against a good Jacksonville Trinity Christian team.

2A
1. Madison County (5-1)
2. (DeFuniak Springs) Walton (6-0)
3. (Jacksonville) Bolles (6-0)
4. (Plantation) American Heritage (7-0)
5. (Miami) Gulliver Prep (7-0)
6. Fernandina Beach (6-1)
7. (Riviera Beach) Inlet Grove (5-1)
8. (Fort Myers) Bishop Verot (5-1)
9. (Bushnell) South Sumter (6-1)
10. Tampa Catholic (5-1)
11. (Miami) Archbishop Carroll (4-1)
12. Marianna (4-2)
13. (Miami) LaSalle (4-2)
14. Keystone Heights (4-2)
15. Mount Dora (4-2)
16. (Boca Raton) St. Andrew’s (5-2)
17. (West Palm Beach) Cardinal Newman (4-2)
18. Mulberry (3-3)
19. (Orlando) Lake Highland Prep (3-3)
20. (Starke) Bradford (3-3)