Blue Darters slip to #7 in MaxPreps poll after loss to Edgewater

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Posted Wednesday, September 29, 2021 11:12 pm

From Staff Reports

Despite a 16-7 loss to the Edgewater Eagles last Friday night, the Apopka Blue Darters only fell one spot in the MaxPreps statewide poll of Class 8A schools. Apopka is 3-1 on the season and ranked #7. This Friday they face the Evans Trojans in Orlando.

Other local teams in the top 25 are Lake Mary (#2), (Sanford) Seminole (#3), Winter Park (#14), (Winter Garden) West Orange (#15), (Orlando) Boone (#18), (Orlando) Dr. Phillips (#19), and Ocoee (#20).

Apopka at Orlando Evans

It may seem late in the season to begin district play, but with a cancelled game against Ocoee two weeks ago, the Blue Darters begin their District 8A-3 against (Orlando) Evans this Friday.

The Trojans are 2-3 on the year after losing to Winter Park 28-0 last Friday. After starting the season 2-0, Evans has lost its last three games. The Blue Darters are also going to be in a bad mood after their three-game winning streak got snapped at home last Friday against #3 ranked Edgewater (in the 7A poll).

Here are the Week #5 MaxPreps rankings for Class 8A Florida High Schools:

#	School	Ovr.	Rating	Str.
1	Venice	8-1	65.9	36.4
2	Seminole (Sanford)	9-1	61.4	36.1
3	Lake Mary	8-1	55.7	33.7
4	Treasure Coast (Port St. Lucie)	7-2	54.0	26.9
5	West Orange (Winter Garden)	9-1	52.1	23.4
6	Western (Davie)	7-2	49.9	25.1
7	Riverview Sarasota (Sarasota)	7-2	48.8	37.5
8	Vero Beach	6-2	46.4	31.1
9	Bartram Trail (St. Johns)	8-1	46.0	32.9
10	Apopka	6-2	45.9	28.1
11	Palm Beach Central (Wellington)	8-0	45.4	16.6
12	Osceola (Kissimmee)	7-2	44.6	19.7
13	Palmetto (Miami)	6-2	44.3	25.5
14	Columbus (Miami)	6-3	44.3	32.3
15	Deerfield Beach	7-2	44.1	20.2
16	Newsome (Lithia)	7-2	40.0	25.2
17	Flagler Palm Coast (Palm Coast)	4-4	37.2	32.3
18	Creekside (St. Johns)	7-2	36.6	26.6
19	Winter Park	6-3	35.8	23.9
20	Boone (Orlando)	7-2	34.4	15.0
21	Timber Creek (Orlando)	7-2	34.4	18.8
22	Oviedo	5-4	32.9	26.5
23	Boca Raton	7-2	32.6	16.6
24	Dr. Phillips (Orlando)	4-6	31.9	36.0
25	Durant (Plant City)	8-2	31.8	9.1