Florida High School Athletic Association

You realize the high school playoffs here in the state of Florida, in some instances for the Sunshine Athletic Association teams, begin a week from this Friday.

And for the FHSAA, they begin in a couple of weeks.

So we'll kind of let you know where things stand among your alma mater, local high schools in the area as the regular season is winding on down.

And as I did say, we will touch upon some college football as well.

Justin Barney of Channel 4.

Justin, leave us with this.

The FHSAA high school playoffs right around the corner.

Reigns looks like they might be competing for that tournament where the best eight teams in the state go, potentially Lake City, Columbia as well.

I don't know.

I guess it's the FHSAA.

Whoever put those two in the same district, that's nonsense.

Yes.

Um, he told me back then, a third straight state title for West Boca, not enough.

Uh, their goal, their eyes, their plans, everything is sought after, um, going out and winning the actual open championship for the first time here in the FHSAA, and a win tonight and winning out through the season would help boo- bolster that ranking so they're able to do so.

So I'm excited for the Friday night lights and the Friday Night Football tonight.

I was really, really hoping, um, as I see [laughs] my guy Mike Rizzo sporting his, uh, his Indians gear, uh, was really hoping that if we did have a game five there in baseball, it would've landed on a night like Friday night, so after that I can tune into some ball, not have to choose between college football and, uh-

Let me do this first.

Um, it, it, it's been a couple years, right, since the FHSAA decided to bring in MaxPrep rankings, correct? This isn't new.

I mean, we've done this for a few years, right?

Uh, it, it's kind of gone back and forth.

Mm-hmm.

And I mean, to say that was something that was as controversial, if not more, would probably be...

I mean, that would be correct, but also looking, uh, or not looking at MaxPreps as kind of hyper-focused as people are now, I think there, there probably just wasn't a lot of discussion on other rankings 'cause people were so fixated on what the FHSAA was producing on a weekly basis.

All right.

I think you can do that.

Are you going to, are you planning on wrestling on FHSAA this year? I don't think so.

No? Saving it, kind of growing up a little, getting a little bit more experience under your belt?

Yeah.

Coach, congrats on the win.

How does you look at how kind of wonky the FHSAA has had these districts over the past few years? You have over half of your games.

I was

about to say, don't get Tom McPherson started on that.

Does that change the coaching philosophy at all for you compared to you've got some of these districts where it's only three teams, whereas opposed to you, pretty much the rest of the season is going to be district play for you in Fleming Island?

No, I mean, I appreciate the comment, Hack.

Yes, I've been known to speak out on a few things, but I've never spoke out on districts in the FHSAA.

I can tell you 100%.