2009 & 2010 State Football Series Assignments (Tentative)
C. Football
1. Number of Classifications: The FHSAA State Football Series in the 2009-10 through 2010-11 school years shall be conducted in eight (8) classifications. The eight classifications are 6A, 5A, 4A, 3A, 2A, 2B, 1A and 1B.
2. Division of Classifications: (a) The total number of existing member schools that committed to participate in the FHSAA State Football Series for the 2009-10 through 2010-11 school years shall be ranked in order of student population and divided across the eight basic classifications (6A, 5A, 4A, 3A, 2A, 2B, 1A, and 1B). Schools in the lower four classifications shall be as equal in number as possible so as to limit the number of schools in each of the upper four classifications to a maximum number of 72 schools. Any remainder shall be evenly distributed among the basic classifications beginning with the lowest classification and working up. The student population of the smallest school in each classification shall form the dividing line between that classification and the next lowest classification. Schools that have the same student population as a school whose student population forms the dividing line between classifications shall be placed with that school into the higher classification. The requisite number of schools then shall be assigned to each successive classification. Once the dividing lines between classifications for the two-year term are determined, they shall not be changed during that two-year term.
(b) The dividing lines between the classifications for the 2009-10 through 2010-11 school years are as follows:
• Class 6A (72) – schools with 2363 or more students;
• Class 5A (70) – schools with 2015 to 2362 students;
• Class 4A (74) – schools with 1740 to 2014 students;
• Class 3A (72) – schools with 1391 to 1739 students;
• Class 2A (57) – schools with 1015 to 1390 students;
• Class 2B (58) – schools with 522 to 1014 students;
• Class 1A (58) – schools with 259 to 521 students; and
• Class 1B (58) – schools with 258 or less students.
(c) A new member school that requests to participate in the FHSAA State Football Series at the time of joining, and is eligible to do so, shall be assigned to the appropriate classification according to its student population or projected student population beginning with the next two-year scheduling cycle.
3. Assignment to Districts: Schools in each classification shall be assigned to districts on a geographic basis with an effort to balance the number of schools in the districts when possible. The larger four classifications shall be divided into eight sixteen (8) (16) districts with the top four two teams advancing to the regional complex. Schools in the smaller four classifications shall be divided into eight (8) districts with the top two teams advancing to the regional complex.
Last updated
Thursday, December 18, 2008 9:16 AM
Class 6A : Class 5A : Class 4A : Class 3A : Class 2A : Class 2B : Class 1A : Class 1B
Independent (sponsors program but does not participate in playoffs)
Class 6A
72 schools
Fall 2008 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
Fall 2008
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
Fall 2008
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 9
(7 schools)
Armwood (Seffner)
Durant (Plant City)
East Bay (Gibsonton)
Hillsborough (Tampa)
King (Tampa)
Leto (Tampa)
Sickles (Tampa)
DISTRICT 10
(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
Fall 2008
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
Fall 2008
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
Fall 2008 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 Pines)
Class 1A
58 schools
Fall 2008 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
Fall 2008 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)
Independent
(21 schools)
Academy at the Lakes (LandO’Lakes)
Bay Point (Miami)
Bishop McLaughlin (Spring Hill)
Bronson
Canterbury (St. Petersburg)
Carrollwood Day (Tampa)
Choice Learning (Miami)
Coral Shores (Tavernier)
First Academy (Leesburg)
Florida Deaf (St. Augustine)
Foundation Academy (WinterGarden)
Gateway (Kissimmee)
Hernando Christian (Brooksville)
Maclay (Tallahassee)
Mandarin Christian (Jacksonville)
Miami Christian
Northwest Christian (Miami)
Posnack Jewish (Plantation)
St. John Lutheran (Ocala)
Tenoroc (Lakeland)
University (Ft. Lauderdale)