Log in

#3 Apopka takes on #6 Jones at Camping World Stadium; Mustangs need a bounceback win against DP

Posted

Associated Press Polls: Blue Darters hold at #3 in 8A; Wekiva falls from Top 10 in 7A

The Apopka Blue Darters put their undefeated season and Class 8A, No. 3 state ranking on the line Friday night when it goes to Orlando’s Camping World Stadium to take on the Jones Fightin' Tigers, who is 4-1 and ranked No. 6 in 5A in this week’s Associated Press Florida high school football poll.

It is a memorable venue for Apopka, which won the 2014 Class 8A state championship 30-23 over Miami Columbus in 2014 at Camping World Stadium, then called the Citrus Bowl.

Apopka (4-0 on the season) is coming off a 35-0 homecoming win against Lake Brantley, while Jones routed Leesburg 53-0 last week.

The Wekiva Mustangs (5-1 on the season) will look to rebound from last week's 52-21 loss against Edgewater in which they led 21-7 in the first quarter. The loss knocked the Mustangs out of the AP Class 7A top ten poll, although they were listed as receiving votes. Wekiva returns home to face the 4-2 Dr. Phillips Panthers.

Both games (Apopka at Jones, and Dr. Phillips at Wekiva) kickoff at 7 PM tonight. And if you can't make the games, check The Apopka Voice Facebook page for live updates, and final score alerts throughout the evening.

Here are the complete Oct. 1 AP rankings as voted on by a panel of state newspaper sportswriters. Teams are listed with first-place votes in parentheses, records, rating points and their ranking from the previous week:

Class 8A Record Pts Prv

1. South Dade (11) 5-0 110 1

2. Sanford Seminole 5-0 99 2

3. Apopka 4-0 86 3

4. Bartram Trail 5-0 74 4

5. Vero Beach 4-0 65 5

6. Western 4-153 6

7. Miami Palmetto 5-1 43 7

8. Deerfield Beach 4-2 28 8

9. Christopher Columbus Catholic 3-2 20 9

10. Douglas 4-0 17 10

Others receiving votes: Flagler Palm Coast 5, Kissimmee Osceola 4, Oakleaf 1.

Class 7A Record Pts Prv

1. Lakeland (8) 6-0 107 1

2. St. Thomas Aquinas (3) 4-0 102 2

3. Edgewater 6-0 82 3

4. Armwood 4-1 64 5

5. Atlantic Community 3-1 61 4

6. Palm Beach Lakes 4-0 55 6

7. Tampa Bay Tech 5-0 47 9

8. Plantation 5-0 46 7

9. Venice 3-2 16 10

10. Niceville 6-0 11 NR

Others receiving votes: Wekiva 9, Lincoln 2, Fleming Island 2, Viera 1.

Apopka Blue Darters, Associated Press Florida High School Football Poll, Wekiva Mustangs

Comments

No comments on this item Please log in to comment by clicking here