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Evans High athlete Brian Dillard runs the ball for a gain last week in a game against Lake Nona. The senior turned in a stellar performance, catching 10 passes for 140 yards and a TD and returning two kickoffs for 105 yards, including a 90-yard TD, in a close 31-27 loss.

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Vote for the Central Florida High School Football Player of the Week after a Hail Mary, huge rushing performances and five-touchdown games in Week 1.

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Raines’ Nate Bennett (26), left, and Kyree Beamon (45) combine to tackle Oakleaf’s Jailen Dulane (10), center, during the first quarter of their game at Oakleaf High School on Aug. 21, 2026, in Orange Park. Raines won 21-7.

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IMG Academy remains No. 1 in the Florida high school football Top 25 after Week 1, while West Boca Raton and Miami Northwestern make major moves.

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Which athlete had the best performance in the nation from August 17-23?

Cooper City quarterback Nick Dyer (12) looks for a receiver during the Cowboys' season-opener against North Broward Prep. He completed 12 of 19 passes for 298 yards and three touchdowns and ran for another score in a 48-21 victory.

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Five-touchdown passing games, a Hail Mary catch on the final play and a 58-yard pick-6 for the winning score highlight 15 nominees from Week 1 of the Florida high school football season.

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Which athlete had the best performance in the nation from August 17-23?

Carol City quarterback Malik Leonard (7), shown here during a preseason game against West Boca Raton, ran for touchdown and passed for another to lead the Chiefs past Daytona Beach Mainland, 38-3, in the regular-season opener for both schools on Aug. 21, 2026.

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Carol City routed Mainland, West Boca Raton shut down American Heritage and DeLand survived Lake Wales during Week 1 of Florida high school football.

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The 2026 Florida high school football season was underway this week, and High School On SI has final scores for over 200 games on Friday night. View our full F

The Cardinal Mooney Catholic High School Cougars hosted the St. Thomas Aquinas High School Raiders in their first football game of the season Friday, Aug. 14, 2026 in Sarasota.

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The 2026 Florida high school football season continues on Friday, August 21, with 252 games across the state. You can follow every game live on our Florida high

West Orange quarterback AJ Chung threw three touchdown passes, including the game-winner with less than 2 minutes left, to lead the Warriors to a 28-24 comeback victory against Archbishop Hoban (Ohio).

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Florida high school football opened the 2026 season Thursday with big wins by West Orange, Chaminade-Madonna, Columbus, Dillard and Seminole.

Evangelical Christian softball coach Johnny Manetta has been suspended by the FHSAA for one year fir alleged rules violations related to recruiting.

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Evangelical Christian softball faces a season without championship coach Johnny Manetta and new transfer procedures following FHSAA sanctions.

Purdue commit Amos Bradford scored the first two touchdowns of the 2026 season for Chaminade-Madonna, sparking the Lion's 49-21 weather-shortened victory over Monarch.

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Chaminade-Madonna rolls past Monarch 49-21 behind Amos Bradford and Brady Quinn before lightning ends the game early, setting up a showdown with Sierra Canyon.

West Boca Raton quarterback Trey Moran (1) passes against Carol City in the first quarter of a Kickoff Classic game on Aug. 14, 2026, in Boca Raton, FL. West Boca Raton kicks off the season on Aug. 21 at American Heritage Plantation in a battle of state champions.

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Florida high school football kicks off with five marquee Week 1 games, including West Boca Raton-American Heritage and Jones-Santa Margarita.

IMG Academy wide receiver Eric McFarland III (3) runs over Venice defensive back Malec Borrelli (25) in a game last September. McFarland, a Texas A&M commit, is one of the top high school football players in the nation.

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A look at 20 Division I commits from 14 schools, including national powers IMG Academy and St. Thomas Aquinas, make up the list that includes offensive and defensive stars

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Four-star UCLA commit George Toia is reportedly leaving Byron Nelson in Texas to play his senior football season at Westminster Academy in Florida.

Bishop Moore junior quarterback Blake McCullough runs the ball against Lake Brantley in a preseason Kickoff Classic game on Aug. 14, 2026. He completed 8 of 11 passes for 147 and two touchdowns to guide the Hornets to a 38-21 victory.

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Vote for Florida's high school football Player of the Week after 14 standouts delivered huge performances during Kickoff Classic games across the state.

Bradenton Christian quarterback Holland Hume.

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Which athlete had the best performance in the nation from August 10-16?

Hernando topped Sunlake, 15-14, in their preseason Kickoff Classic, but both teams lost when the game was halted by a fourth quarter bench-clearing brawling.

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Hernando and Sunlake's Florida high school football preseason game was ended early after a bench-clearing brawl erupted during the fourth quarter.

Buchholz running back Ashton Norris (17), shown here during a Class 6A playoff game last November, rushed for more than 150 yards to lead the Bobcats past Lake Mary, 26-17, in a preseason Kickoff Classic game on Thursday night.

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Florida high school football Kickoff Classic action featured Miami Carol City's overtime win, a St. Thomas Aquinas rout and Buchholz's victory over Lake Mary.

Late Palmetto wrestling coach Bryan Wilkes, second row far left, stands with his team following a successful tournament finish in December of 2019. Wilkes, 63, coached the Tigers for 17 years.

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Wilkes coached wrestling at Manatee and Palmetto high schools for 30 years and was honored by the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2022.

Columbia freshman shortstop Alannah Lord throws to first base during the FHSAA Class 4A high school softball championship against Lake Wales at Boombah-Soldiers Creek Park in Longwood on May 23, 2026. Columbia won the game, and Lord was named Florida Dairy Farmers Class 4A Player of the Year.

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Nominees slugged their way to some impressive finishes, compiling high batting averages, sparking their teams to big postseason finishes, and earning college scholarships in 2026

Eric Bright Jr. coached Jefferson County's football team to a 2-9 record in his first season in 2025. After choosing to opt out of the FHSAA and join the Sunshine State Athletic Association for the 2026 season, the school decided to cancel the varsity and junior varsity programs because of low turnout.

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Six-time Florida state champion Jefferson County has canceled its 2026 varsity and junior varsity football seasons because of low participation.

On Wednesday night, Booker High announced that they will cancel the 2026 varsity season

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Booker High School in Sarasota has canceled its 2026 varsity football season and will field only a junior varsity team as the program begins a rebuild.

Four high school football players from Evans and one from Edgewater have been suspended for this week's Kickoff Classic games after making profane social media posts.

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Five Florida high school football players from Evans and Edgewater were suspended from Kickoff Classic games following social media posts targeting rivals.

Prior to Carlos Woods' (left) dismissal from Sarasota Booker, an investigation by the FHSAA found that eighth grade football players practiced with the varsity team in the spring. Booker has since been fined $500.

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Booker is fined $500 and placed on probation for one year

Former Cornerstone Charter School softball star Olivia Nogueras, a 2025 graduate, recently suffered her second head injury in less than a year after a melee at a club near UCF. She now is recovering at home and the Orange County Sheriff's Office is investigating.

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Nogueras was hurt during melee at Knight Library club near UCF, her second head injury in less than a year.