Blue Darters Land in AP Week 2 Poll

A familiar opponent moves up to #2

There was no change at the top of the Associated Press Poll for high school football teams in Class 8A. The Apopka Blue Darters, coming off a 78-0 win over Edgewater High School, remain in the #1 position with unanimous agreement. All 13 voters put the 2-0 Blue Darters in first place for the second straight week heading into their matchup with the Deland High Bulldogs (1-1) at Roger Williams Field in Apopka this Friday at 7pm. The Bulldogs are coming off a 10-7 win over Seabreeze High School in Daytona Beach after losing its opener to Daytona Beach Mainland 35-0.

Moving up in the poll to #2 was the Kissimmee Osceola Kowboys, the 2015 Class 8A state runners-up. Apopka beat the Kowboys 14-3 earlier this year in a spring jamboree game in Kissimmee.

Orange City University (2-0) is the only other school in Central Florida ranked in the poll, although Lake Brantley of Altamonte Springs and Sanford Seminole High School received votes. Orange City moved from #7 to #6.

Here is the Associated Press Florida high school football rankings for following Week 2 action. Ranking is followed by first-place votes in parentheses, records, rating points and previous ranking:

CLASS 8A

1. Apopka (13), 2-0, 130, 1

2. Kissimmee Osceola, 2-0, 112, 3

3. Miami Southridge, 1-0, 106, 4

4. Delray Beach Atlantic, 2-0, 88, 5

5. Flanagan, 1-1, 58, 6

6. Orange City University, 2-0, 56, 7

7. Dr. Phillips, 2-0, 45, 9

8. Columbus, 1-1, 44, 2

9. Vero Beach, 2-0, 30, 10

10. Deerfield Beach, 0-1, 24, 8

Others receiving votes: Sandalwood 6, Mandarin 4, Coral Gables 4, Lake Brantley 3, Manatee 3, Sanford Seminole 1, Boca Raton 1