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The Coastal Florida high school football show: Previewing Week 3 national tilt between Cocoa-IMG Academy

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The Coastal high school football podcast
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The Coastal Florida high school football show: Previewing Week 3 national tilt between Cocoa-IMG Academy

SBLive's Andy Villamarzo talks with USA Today's Jon Santucci about one of the top Florida high school football games on the Week 3 slate

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Miami Northwestern defensive back J'Vari Flowers (#4) is unable to catch Venice High running back Jamarice Wilder (#3) on his way to the end zone untouched. The Venice High Indians hosted the Miami Northwestern Bulls in a non-conference game Friday evening, Aug. 30, 2024.
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Vote: South Suncoast Florida high school football Player of the Week (9/2/2024)

We’ve selected 10 candidates to choose from this past week’s regular season games

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Nease Panthers Emmanuel Williams (8) celebrates with teammate Maddox Spencer (14) after Williams pulled in an open field pass that he ran in for a touchdown early in the fourth quarter. The Niceville Eagles traveled to Nease High School in St. Johns County for the FHSAA Region 1-4S high school football playoff game Friday, November 10, 2023. The Eagles led 35 to 7 at the half and came away with a 55 to 21 victory over the Panthers.
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Vote: Northeast Florida high school football Player of the Week (9/2/2024)

We’ve selected 10 candidates to choose from this past week’s regular season games

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Vote: Tampa Bay Florida high school football Player of the Week (9/2/2024)

We’ve selected 15 candidates to choose from this past week’s regular season games

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Mitchell quarterback Cayden Thomas against Hudson in the spring of 2024
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Vote: North Suncoast Florida high school football Player of the Week (9/2/2024)

We’ve selected 12 candidates to choose from this past week’s regular season games

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Nigel Nelson (23) celebrates scoring a touchdown and taking a 6-0 Crusaders lead during the Pace vs Catholic football game at Pensacola Catholic High School on Friday, Aug. 30, 2024.
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Vote: Florida Panhandle high school football Player of the Week (9/2/2024)

We’ve selected 12 candidates to choose from this past week’s regular season games

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Hawthorne Hornets quarterback Adrian Curtis (12) throws the ball against the Newberry Panthers before the game at Hawthorne High School Football Stadium in Hawthorne, FL on Friday, August 30, 2024. [Matt Pendleton/Gainesville Sun]
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Vote: Mid-Central Florida football Player of the Week (9/2/2024)

We’ve selected eight candidates to choose from this past week’s regular season games

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Week 1 high school football action between Barron Collier High School and Immokalee High School at Barron Collier in Naples on Friday, Aug. 23, 2024. Immokalee won.
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50 things we observed from Florida's high school football Week 2 action

Week 2 kicked off around the Sunshine State and we list 50 things we noticed

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Vote: Who should be the Florida High School Athlete of the Week (9/1/2023)?

Vote now to select SBLive Sports Florida High School Athlete of the Week for Aug. 26-31

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De Smet vs IMG Academy football Sept 3 2022
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Top 25 Florida high school football rankings (9/1/2024)

IMG Academy remains No. 1 after defating Bergen Catholic (NJ) in Ocean City; Cocoa is the state's new No. 2

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The Bishop Verot Vikings compete against the St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders in a preseason game at Bishop Verot High School in Fort Myers on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024.
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50 Week 3 Florida high school football games to watch

We’ve picked out 50 of the top Week 3 games involving high school teams from the state of Florida

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Aug 8, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes wide receiver Jeremiah Smith (4) lines up across from cornerback Miles Lockhart (13) during football practice at the Woody Hayes Athletic Complex.
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Jeremiah Smith, former Chaminade Madonna star WR, scores 1st TD at Ohio State as a true freshman

Smith scored late in the opening quarter of the Akron-Ohio State game

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Cocoa's Jayvan Boggs escape tacklers to run for a touchdown during a game with Mainland at Daytona Stadium in Daytona Beach, Friday, Aug. 30, 2024.
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Cocoa breezes by Mainland; How the Florida high school football Top 25 fared

No. 3 Cocoa running clocks last year's Class 3S state champion, Mainland, on the road

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Wiregrass Ranch improved to 2-0 after a 21-19 win over Coearwater
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5 takeaways from Wiregrass Ranch’s victory over Clearwater

The Bulls pull off a nail biter of a win on the road at Jack White Stadium

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Blanche Ely quarterback Omari McNeal scored the game winning touchdown in overtime as  Blanche Ely stunned nationally ranked Chaminade-Madonna, 35-34.
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5 takeaways from Blanche Ely's stunning overtime win over nationally-ranked Chaminade Madonna

In what might be the upset of the young season, the Tigers upended the Lions in overtime

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Venice's Dorian Irving-Jones (#21) had 26 rushes for 146 yards and a touchdown, along with two receptions for nine yards and another score. Spring football was back as Venice hosted the Naples Golden Eagles at Venice's Powell-Davis Stadium Tuesday evening May 21, 2024. Venice went on to win 27-17.
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5 takeaways from Venice's overtime win over Miami Northwestern

The Indians and Bulls needed additional time to decide a winner in arguably Florida's Game of the Week

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Sunlake (FL) names field after former head coach Bill Browning

The former Seahawk head coach was honored Friday evening with the field being named after him

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West Boca Raton football Jaydin Broadnax (5) defends a pass during a win over Benjamin on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024.
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5 takeaways from Florida high school football Thursday night kickoff [8/29/2024] 

There was plenty of action that took place across the state and we provide some takeaways from the night

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Vote: Which 2023 Florida state championship football teams will repeat?

Every team has a different challenge with the new 7A-1A classifications, but the same ultimate goal

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IMG Academy is one of the top high school football teams in the nation again in 2024.
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5 takeaways from IMG Academy's bounce back win over Bergen Catholic (NJ)

The Ascenders go to Carey Stadium and pickup a much needed win before next week's showdown with Cocoa

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Jaime Ffrench prospect highlights: Mandarin (Florida) 2025 5-star wide receiver
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Florida high school star WR Jaime Ffrench commits to Texas Longhorns

The Mandarin wide receiver picked the Longhorns over Miami (FL), LSU and Tennessee

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St. John Bosco defeated Chaminade Madonna 34-27 on Saturday night
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Vote: Who is the top returning high school wide receiver in South Florida heading into 2024?

These are 25 wide receivers that we've identified heading into the 2024 season

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Cypress Creek wide receiver Shaan Patel
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Vote: Who is the top returning high school wide receiver on North Suncoast heading into 2024?

These are 10 wide receivers that we've identified heading into the 2024 season

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The Coastal high school football podcast
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The Coastal Florida high school football show: Previewing Week 2 showdown between Miami Northwestern-Venice

SBLive's Andy Villamarzo talks with Venice Gondolier's Evan Lepak about one of the top Florida high school football games on the Week 2 slate

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Booker head football coach Scottie Littles will miss four games of the regular season after being found guilty of having improper contact with a player from another team.
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Florida high school football coach has suspension lifted, returns to Sarasota Booker's sideline

Per a report, the Florida High School Athletic Association has lifted Scottie Littles' 6-game suspension

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