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Florida high school football: South Florida schools unanimously sweep No. 1 spots in Metro

chris boyle, the gainesville sun
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A quartet of South Florida juggernauts unanimously swept the No. 1 spots in the four Metro classifications.

Columbus, St. Thomas Aquinas, Miami Central and Chaminade-Madonna each received all 10 first-place votes in the USA TODAY Florida Network poll. Columbus snatched the top spot two weeks ago from Seminole and strengthened its case with a 21-6 victory Friday over Homestead.

Pine Forest is the only team from the suburban classifications unanimously voted No. 1, but Lakeland, Florida High and First Baptist all remained top of their class.

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The only change this week comes from the rural ranks where Hawthorne and Pahokee flipped spots. Hawthorne kept its unbeaten record intact with a 21-12 home win over Gibbs, while Pahokee rebounded from a loss to Dwyer by taking down Delray Beach Atlantic by two scores.

Class 4M

Palm Beach Central quarterback Ahmad Haston (5) looks down the line of scrimmage in the first quarter during the football game between Pahokee and host Palm Beach Central on Friday, September 16, 2022, in Wellington, FL. Final score, Pahokee, 34, Palm Beach Central, 14.
Palm Beach Central quarterback Ahmad Haston (5) looks down the line of scrimmage in the first quarter during the football game between Pahokee and host Palm Beach Central on Friday, September 16, 2022, in Wellington, FL. Final score, Pahokee, 34, Palm Beach Central, 14.

1. Columbus (Miami) 7-0 (10 first-place votes)

2. Seminole (Sanford) 5-1

3. Palm Beach Central (Wellington) 5-1

4. Ocoee 5-1

5. Winter Park 5-1

6. Lake Brantley (Altamonte Springs) 4-1

7. Apopka 3-2

8. Western (Davie) 3-2

9. Hagerty (Oviedo) 5-0

10. Lake Mary 4-1

ARV: Newsome (Lithia), East Lake (Tarpon Springs), Miami Palmetto, Mandarin (Jacksonville), Sumner (Riverview)

Class 3M

Treasure Coast High School hosts St. Thomas Aquinas for Friday night high school football at the South County Stadium on Friday, Sept. 23, 2022, in Port St. Lucie. St. Thomas Aquinas won 21-7.
Treasure Coast High School hosts St. Thomas Aquinas for Friday night high school football at the South County Stadium on Friday, Sept. 23, 2022, in Port St. Lucie. St. Thomas Aquinas won 21-7.

1. St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale) 6-0 (10)

2. Edgewater (Orlando) 6-0

3. Tampa Bay Tech 7-0

4. Wharton (Tampa) 5-1

5. Homestead 6-1

6. Jones (Orlando) 4-2

7. Dillard (Fort Lauderdale) 2-3

8. Largo 5-0

9. Oviedo 4-1

10. Jesuit (Tampa) 3-3

ARV: Miramar, Armwood (Seffner), Blanche Ely (Pompano Beach), Plantation, Fletcher (Neptune Beach)

Class 2M

1. Miami Central 6-0 (10)

2. American Heritage (Plantation) 6-1

3. Booker T. Washington (Miami) 7-1

4. Cardinal Gibbons (Fort Lauderdale) 6-1

5. Miami Northwestern 3-3

6. Andrew Jackson (Jacksonville) 5-1

7. Raines (Jacksonville) 4-1

8. Bolles (Jacksonville) 4-3

9. Miami Norland 4-1

10. Lakewood (St. Petersburg) 3-2

ARV: Ed White (Jacksonville), Tampa Catholic, Calvary Christian (Fort Lauderdale), Bishop Kenny (Jacksonville), Gulliver Prep (Miami)

Class 1M

1. Chaminade-Madonna (Hollywood) 5-0 (10)

2. Trinity Christian (Jacksonville) 6-0

3. Cardinal Newman (West Palm Beach) 6-0

4. Clearwater Central Catholic 5-1

5. University Christian (Jacksonville) 6-0

ARV: Avant Garde (Hollywood), Northside Christian (St. Peterburg), Carrollwood Day (Tampa), First Academy (Orlando), Benjamin (Palm Beach Gardens)

Class 4S

1. Lakeland 5-0 (9)

2. Buchholz (Gainesville) 5-0 (1)

3. Bartram Trail (St. Johns) 6-0

4. Venice 2-2

5. Vero Beach 7-0

6. Osceola (Kissimmee) 2-3

7. Niceville 6-1

8. Creekside (St. Johns) 5-1

9. Treasure Coast 1-4

10. Lake Minneola 5-1

ARV: Navarre, Centennial (Port St. Lucie), Manatee (Bradenton), Martin County (Stuart), DeLand

Class 3S

Quarterback Tierra Wilson (5) looks for an open receiver during the Niceville vs Pine Forest football game at Pine Forest High School in Pensacola on Friday, Oct. 7, 2022.
Quarterback Tierra Wilson (5) looks for an open receiver during the Niceville vs Pine Forest football game at Pine Forest High School in Pensacola on Friday, Oct. 7, 2022.

1. Pine Forest (Pensacola) 7-0 (10)

2. Naples 5-1

3. Lake Wales 5-0

4. Rockledge 5-1

5. Mainland (Daytona Beach) 4-1

6. Dunbar (Fort Myers) 3-0

7. Eau Gallie (Melbourne) 6-1

8. Lincoln (Tallahassee) 4-2

9. Sebring 3-2

10. Columbia (Lake City) 3-3

ARV: Vanguard (Ocala), North Fort Myers, Escambia (Pensacola), Port Charlotte, Jensen Beach

Class 2S

1. Florida High (Tallahassee) 6-0 (9)

2. Cocoa 2-3

3. South Sumter (Bushnell) 7-0

4. Bradford (Starke) 5-0 (1)

5. Wakulla 6-1

6. Pensacola Catholic 6-0

7. West Florida 3-2

8. North Marion (Citra) 5-2

9. Walton (DeFuniak Springs) 5-1

10. Bishop Verot (Fort Myers) 3-1

ARV: Bay (Panama City), Baldwin, Baker County (Glen St. Mary), Eastside (Gainesville), Suwannee (Live Oak)

Class 1S

Scenes from the First Baptist Academy football team win over Bishop Verot at FBA on Friday, Sept. 23, 2022.
Scenes from the First Baptist Academy football team win over Bishop Verot at FBA on Friday, Sept. 23, 2022.

1. First Baptist Academy (Naples) 3-1 (5)

2. Trinity Catholic (Ocala) 4-2 (3)

3. North Florida Christian 7-0 (1)

4. Lakeland Christian 4-0

5. John Carroll Catholic (Fort Pierce) 4-1

ARV: St. John Paul II (Tallahassee), Evangelical Christian (Fort Myers), Victory Christian (Lakeland), Moore Haven, Munroe (Quincy)

Class 1R

1. Hawthorne 5-0 (7)

2. Pahokee 5-2 (2)

3. Chiefland 5-0 (1)

4. Union County (Lake Butler) 4-1

5. Madison County 2-4

ARV: Chipley, Williston, Northview (Bratt), Port St. Joe, Wildwood

This article originally appeared on The Gainesville Sun: Florida high school football: USA TODAY Florida Network poll after Week 7