FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 13, 1998


Winter Park, St. Thomas Aquinas, Bishop Kenny, Bolles, Maclay, St. Johns Country Day lead All-Sports Award standings

GAINESVILLE – Winter Park, St. Thomas Aquinas, Bishop Kenny, Bolles, Maclay and St. Johns Country Day high schools hold early leads in their respective classifications in the 1997-98 FHSAA Floyd E. Lay All-Sports Award standings.

Winter Park leads Class 6A; St. Thomas Aquinas of Fort Lauderdale, Class 5A; Bishop Kenny of Jacksonville, Class 4A; Bolles of Jacksonville, Class 3A; Maclay of Tallahassee, Class 2A and St. Johns Country Day of Orange Park, Class A; following the conclusion of the fall sports season.

The standings, which are compiled and updated following the conclusion each sports season, rank member senior high schools based on their finish against schools in their classification in FHSAA Championship competition. Twenty points are awarded for a first-place finish, 18 for second place, 16 for third, 14 for fourth, 12 for fifth, 11 for sixth, 10 for seventh, 9 for eighth, 8 for ninth, 7 for 10th, 6 for 11th, 5 for 12th, 4 for 13th, 3 for 14th, 2 for 15th and 1 for 16th.

Points are divided evenly between schools who share finishes in championship competition. For example, in team sports, the FHSAA does not award a third place, fourth place, etc. In these cases, the points for third place and fourth place – a total of 30 – are shared evenly (15 points each) by the two schools which lose in the semifinal round. The four schools which lose in the regional finals share the points for fifth through eighth place (10.5 points each) and the eight schools which lost in the regional semifinals share the points for ninth through 16th place (4.5 points each).

Standings are kept separately for girls programs, boys programs and overall athletic program.

The awards program is named for Floyd E. Lay, who was Executive Secretary (now known as Commissioner) of the Association from 1963-80.

The standings for all classifications are as follows:

Overall Standings

CLASS 6A
1. Winter Park, 61.0
2. Lake Brantley (Altamonte Springs), 56.0
3. Niceville, 53.0
4. Oviedo, 50.0
5. Dr. Phillips (Orlando), 38.0
6. Riverview (Sarasota), 34.5
7. (tie) Olympic Heights (Boca Raton), 32.5
7. (tie) Spanish River (Boca Raton), 32.5
9. Plantation, 31.0
10. Palm Bay (Melbourne), 30.0

CLASS 5A
1. St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale), 87.5
2. Cypress Lake (Fort Myers), 45.5
3. Satellite (Satellite Beach), 44.0
4. Gainesville, 40.5
5. Nease (St. Augustine), 40.0
6. (tie) Estero, 34.0
6. (tie) Leon (Tallahassee), 34.0
6. (tie) Washington (Pensacola), 34.0
9. Fort Myers, 28.5
10. Northeast (St. Petersburg), 26.0

CLASS 4A
1. Bishop Kenny (Jacksonville), 67.5
2. Pace, 56.5
3. Cardinal Gibbons (Fort Lauderdale), 52.0
4. Eastside (Gainesville), 47.0
5. Jesuit (Tampa), 40.5
6. Rockledge, 38.0
7. Belen Jesuit (Miami), 36.0
8. Lecanto, 33.5
9. Astronaut (Titusville), 29.0
10. Bishop Moore (Orlando), 26.5

CLASS 3A
1. Bolles (Jacksonville), 77.0
2. Episcopal (Jacksonville), 60.0
3. Berkeley Prep (Tampa), 56.0
4. Pine Crest (Fort Lauderdale), 51.0
5. Pensacola Catholic, 48.5
6. Ransom Everglades (Miami), 48.0
7. Gulliver Prep (Miami), 40.0
8. Pope John Paul (Boca Raton), 33.5
9. St. Andrew's (Boca Raton), 31.0
10. Cardinal Mooney (Sarasota), 30.0

CLASS 2A
1. Maclay (Tallahassee), 89.5
2. Trinity Prep (Winter Park), 85.0
3. Lake Highland Prep (Orlando), 69.0
4. Westminster Academy (Fort Lauderdale), 51.5
5. Tampa Prep, 50.0
6. Benjamin (North Palm Beach), 33.5
7. St. Edward's (Vero Beach), 29.0
8. (tie) John Carroll (Fort Pierce), 26.0
8. (tie) North Florida Christian (Tallahassee), 26.0
10. Baker, 25.5

CLASS A
1. St. Johns Country Day (Orange Park), 62.5
2. Bradenton Christian, 55.5
3. Admiral Farragut (St. Petersburg), 43.0
4. Indian Rocks Christian (Largo), 36.0
5. Orangewood Christian (Maitland), 33.0
6. Oak Hall (Gainesville), 31.0
7. Keswick Christian (St. Petersburg), 25.0
8. (tie) Shorecrest Prep (St. Petersburg), 21.0
8. (tie) Summit Christian (West Palm Beach), 21.0
10. St. Joseph (St. Augustine), 20.5


Girls Standings

CLASS 6A
1. (tie) Lake Brantley (Altamonte Springs), 36.0
1. (tie) Winter Park, 36.0
3. Oviedo, 34.5
4. Spanish River (Boca Raton), 32.5
5. Niceville, 24.5
6. Bloomingdale (Valrico), 23.0
7. (tie) Dr. Phillips (Orlando), 20.0
7. (tie) Olympic Heights (Boca Raton), 20.0
7. (tie) Riverview (Sarasota), 20.0
10. East Lake (Tarpon Springs), 18.5

CLASS 5A
1. St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale), 46.5
2. Cypress Lake (Fort Myers), 30.5
3. Satellite (Satellite Beach), 29.0
4. Washington (Pensacola), 28.0
5. Gainesville, 25.0
6. Nease (St. Augustine), 24.0
7. Venice, 23.0
8. (tie) Plant (Tampa), 21.0
8. (tie) Spruce Creek (Port Orange), 21.0
10. Choctawhatchee (Fort Walton Beach), 20.0

CLASS 4A
1. Bishop Kenny (Jacksonville), 46.5
2. Cardinal Gibbons (Fort Lauderdale), 39.5
3. Pace, 36.5
4. Eastside (Gainesville), 27.5
5. Bishop Moore (Orlando), 26.5
6. Palm Harbor University, 24.5
7. Astronaut (Titusville), 18.5
8. Hudson, 18.0
9. Lecanto, 16.5
10. Central (Brooksville), 16.0

CLASS 3A
1. Bolles (Jacksonville), 46.5
2. Berkeley Prep (Tampa), 31.0
3. Pensacola Catholic, 30.5
4. Episcopal (Jacksonville), 30.0
5. (tie) Academy of the Holy Names (Tampa), 28.5
5. (tie) Pine Crest (Fort Lauderdale), 28.5
7. Gulliver Prep (Miami), 24.5
8. St. Andrew's (Boca Raton), 20.0
9. Winter Springs, 19.5
10. Clearwater Central Catholic, 19.0

CLASS 2A
1. Trinity Prep (Winter Park), 49.0
2. Maclay (Tallahassee), 44.5
3. Lake Highland Prep (Orlando), 32.5
4. Tampa Prep, 30.0
5. Benjamin (North Palm Beach), 28.5
6. Westminster Academy (Fort Lauderdale), 21.5
7. Jay, 20.5
8. Westminster Christian (Miami), 18.5
9. (tie) Carrollton (Miami), 18.0
9. (tie) John Caroll (Fort Pierce), 18.0

CLASS A
1. Bradenton Christian, 40.5
2. Keswick Christian (St. Petersburg), 25.0
3. Orangewood Christian (Maitland), 22.5
4. (tie) First Academy (Orlando), 20.0
4. (tie) Oak Hall (Gainesville), 20.0
4. (tie) St. Johns Country Day (Orange Park), 20.0
7. (tie) Evangelical Christian (Fort Myers), 18.0
7. (tie) Indian Rocks Christian (Largo), 18.0
7. (tie) Jupiter Christian, 18.0
10. Shorecrest Prep (St. Petersburg), 16.5


Boys Standings

CLASS 6A
1. Christopher Columbus (Miami), 29.0
2. Niceville, 28.5
3. Planatation, 26.5
4. Winter Park, 25.0
5. (tie) Lake Brantley (Altamonte Springs), 20.0
5. (tie) Miami Carol City, 20.0
7. (tie) Columbia (Lake City), 18.0
7. (tie) Dr. Phillips (Orlando), 18.0
9. Leto (Tampa), 16.0
10. Oviedo, 15.5

CLASS 5A
1. St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale), 41.0
2. Wolfson (Jacksonville), 23.0
3. Boca Raton, 20.0
4. Estero, 20.0
5. Seminole, 19.0
6. Leon (Tallahassee), 18.5
7. Rutherford (Springfield), 18.0
8. (tie) Fort Myers, 16.0
8. (tie) Nease (St. Augustine), 16.0
10. Gainesville, 15.5

CLASS 4A
1. Jesuit (Tampa), 40.5
2. Belen Jesuit (Miami), 36.0
3. Rockledge, 26.0
4. Hernando (Brooksville), 24.5
5. Bishop Kenny (Jacksonville), 21.0
6. Pace, 20.5
7. Raines (Jacksonville), 20.0
8. Eastside (Gainesville), 19.5
9. Glades Central (Belle Glade), 18.0
10. Lecanto, 17.0

CLASS 3A
1. Bolles (Jacksonville), 30.5
2. (tie) Episcopal (Jacksonville), 30.0
2. (tie) Ransom Everglades (Miami), 30.0
4. Berkeley Prep (Tampa), 25.0
5. (tie) Pine Crest (Fort Lauderdale), 22.5
5. (tie) Pope John Paul (Boca Raton), 22.5
7. Taylor County (Perry), 20.0
8. Marianna, 18.5
9. (tie) Clewiston, 18.0
9. (tie) Pensacola Catholic, 18.0

CLASS 2A
1. Maclay (Tallahassee), 45.0
2. Lake Highland Prep (Orlando), 36.5
3. Trinity Prep (Winter Park), 36.0
4. Westminster Academy (Fort Lauderdale), 30.0
5. Port St. Joe, 24.5
6. Lakeland Christian, 23.0
7. North Florida Christian (Tallahassee), 21.5
8. (tie) Chiefland, 20.0
8. (tie) Tampa Prep, 20.0
10. Lafayette (Mayo), 18.0

CLASS A
1. St. Johns Country Day (Orange Park), 42.5
2. Admiral Farragut (St. Petersburg), 32.0
3. Upperroom Christian (Lauderhill), 20.0
4. (tie) Indian Rocks Christian (Largo), 18.0
4. (tie) St. Stephen's Episcopal (Bradenton), 18.0
6. (tie) Holy Cross (Miami), 16.0
6. (tie) Warner Christian (South Daytona), 16.0
8. Bradenton Christian, 15.0
9. Mount Dora Bible, 14.0
10. Oak Hall (Gainesville), 11.0


Contact:
Jack Watford
Director of Communications, FHSAA
(352) 372-9551 ext. 170
jwatford@fhsaa.org