Mustangs hold, Blue Darters fall from AP Top 10 poll

The Apopka Blue Darters, coming off a 21-7 loss to Jacksonville Mandarin, fell out of the Class 8A Associated Press Top 10 poll. The Blue Darters did receive six votes, which was not enough to hold their previous #9 ranking. The Wekiva Mustangs, on the other hand, maintained their #6 ranking after a 34-0 win over the defending state champion Dr. Phillips Panthers last Friday.

Both Apopka and Wekiva are in action this Friday. The Blue Darters (5-2, 1-0) travel to Winter Garden to play district rival West Orange (5-2, 1-0), while Wekiva (5-1, 0-1) hosts the Evans Trojans (1-5, 0-1).

Both games are scheduled to kickoff at 7 PM on Friday and admission is $6.

Here is the full Associated Press Top 10 Florida high school football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, city, record, and total voting points. Apopka teams are in bold:

Class 8A

Record, Pts, Prv

1. Atlantic Community (9) 6-0, 140, 2

2. Vero Beach (3) 7-0, 126, 3

3. Deerfield Beach (2) 6-1, 118, 1

4. South Dade 6-0, 109, 4

5. Christopher Columbus Catholic (1) 6-1, 93, 5

6. Wekiva 5-1, 73, 6

8. Plantation 6-0, 26, NR

9. Kissimmee Osceola 5-1, 22, 7

10. Flagler Palm Coast 6-1, 20, NR

Others receiving votes: DeLand 11, Winter Park 8, Apopka 6, Treasure Coast 5, Miami Southridge 5, Miami Palmetto 2, Mandarin 1, Manatee 1.