Northeast Florida high school football, volleyball, cross country Power Polls through Week 2
The Times-Union highlights the top teams across high school football for teams in Jacksonville and Northeast Florida after Week 2 of the 2022 FHSAA season.
FOOTBALL POWER RANKINGS
1. Trinity Christian
2-0, District 1-1M
Previous: 1.
Last week: Won 41-28 vs. Raines.
This week: at NFEI, 7 p.m. Friday.
Notable: Even 250-plus penalty yards couldn't derail Conquerors in victory over Raines.
Raines at Trinity: Darnell Rogers, Treyaun Webb stand tall on flag-filled night
2. Bolles
2-0, District 2-2M
Previous: 2.
Last week: Won 27-20 vs. Mandarin.
This week: at Brunswick, 8 p.m. Friday.
Notable: Sophomore Emmett Grzebin might be next star of Bulldogs' fabled ground game.
Bolles vs. Mandarin: Key takeaways from all-Duval clash
3. Bartram Trail
2-0, District 3-4S
Previous: 3.
Last week: Won 38-27 at Daytona Beach Seabreeze.
This week: at Daytona Beach Mainland, 7 p.m. Friday.
Notable: Special teams, as usual, a strength for Bears; junior Liam Padron nailed a 48-yard field goal against Seabreeze.
Lessons from last time out: Bartram Trail wins tale of two halves against Seabreeze
Best of the Best series: Top quarterbacks in Northeast Florida
4. Fleming Island
2-0, District 3-4S
Previous: 4.
Last week: Won 51-20 at Tallahassee Rickards.
This week: at Nease, 7 p.m. Friday.
Notable: Sophomore QB Cibastian Broughton is coming off career game (five TDs) against Rickards.
Best of the Best series: Top running backs
5. Jackson
2-1, District 1-2M
Previous: 6.
Last week: Won 21-6 at Westside.
This week: at Fletcher, 6:30 p.m. Friday.
Notable: Three more takeaways last week for Grayson Howard and the swarming Tigers D.
Here's how Week 2 football unfolded: Riverside, Jackson, Ribault among Northeast Florida's winners
6. University Christian
2-0, District 1-1M
Previous: 7.
Last week: Won 41-6 at Hilliard.
This week: vs. Charlton County in Brunswick, 5 p.m. Friday.
Notable: UC on a roll against rural class opponents entering Charlton County contest.
7. Bishop Kenny
2-0, District 2-2M
Previous: 8.
Last week: Won 45-25 vs. Middleburg.
This week: at Tocoi Creek, 7 p.m. Friday.
Notable: Coming off six-TD game against Middleburg, James Resar faces tricky test at Toros.
8. Creekside
2-0, District 3-4S
Previous: Not ranked.
Last week: Won 62-41 vs. Nease.
This week: at Glynn Academy, 8 p.m. Thursday.
Notable: Knights travel north for first out-of-state game in school history after 62-point explosion.
9. White
1-1, District 3-2M
Previous: Not ranked.
Last week: Won 28-10 at Sandalwood.
This week: vs. Englewood, 6:30 p.m. Friday.
Notable: Tavales Thomas carries on Commander tradition of two-way stars in secondary.
10. Mandarin
1-1, District 1-4M
Previous: Not ranked.
Last week: Lost 27-20 at Bolles.
This week: vs. Riverside, 6:30 p.m. Friday.
Notable: Even in narrow defeat at Bolles, Tramell Jones-Jaime Ffrench air combination shows it's a force for years to come.
Dropped out: Columbia (0-2, District 3-3S); Parker (1-1, District 1-3M); Raines (1-1, District 2-2M).
On the bubble: Baker County (1-0, District 5-2S); Bradford (1-0, District 6-2S); Parker (1-1, District 1-3M); Raines (1-1, District 2-2M); Riverside (2-0, District 3-2M); St. Augustine (1-1, District 4-3S); Union County (1-1, Region 3-1R).
See the stats leaderboard: Northeast Florida high school football leaders through Week 2
Peak performers: Week 2 stars from Bolles, Fleming Island, Fletcher and more
VOLLEYBALL POWER RANKINGS
The Times-Union rolls out its first high school volleyball poll of the 2022-23 FHSAA season. Records are through matches played Monday night.
1. Ponte Vedra
Record: 5-3, Class 5A
Last week: Wins vs. Bartram Trail (2-0), Winter Park (2-0), Berkeley Prep (2-0), Bishop Gorman (2-0); losses vs. Wildwood Lafayette (2-0), New Smyrna Beach (2-1), Lake Brantley (2-1).
This week: Thursday vs. Beachside, Sept. 13 vs. Fleming Island.
Notable: After going 3-3 against strong national field at Nike Tournament of Champions, Sharks take on impressive newcomer Beachside.
2. Trinity Christian
Record: 8-0, 3A
Last week: Wins vs. Vero Beach (2-0), vs. Carrollton (2-1), vs. Fivay (2-0), vs. Miami Palmetto (2-1), vs. Gainesville Buchholz (2-0), vs. Lyman (2-0).
This week: Sept. 13 vs. Episcopal.
Notable: Conquerors swept through field in Nike Tournament of Champions' elite bracket.
3. Bishop Kenny
Record: 6-2, 4A
Last week: Wins vs. Providence (3-1), vs. Fort Myers Canterbury (2-1), vs. West Orange (2-0), vs. Fort Myers (2-0), vs. Lakeland (2-0); losses vs. West Boca Raton (2-0), vs. DeLand (2-0).
This week: Thursday vs. Bolles.
Notable: Ally Cavanaugh is closing in fast on 1,000-kill mark, could reach quadruple figures this week.
4. Bartram Trail
Record: 3-2, 7A
Last week: Loss at Ponte Vedra (3-0); wins vs. Episcopal (3-0), vs. Creekside (3-1).
This week: Sept. 13 at Nease.
Notable: Hard-hitting senior Jenna Otts has double-digit kills in every Bears match this season.
5. Ridgeview
Record: 4-1, 5A
Last week: Wins vs. Fleming Island (3-0), at Mandarin (3-1).
This week: Thursday at Atlantic Coast, Monday at Providence.
Notable: Junior Haley Robinson came one dig away from a rare blocks-kills-digs triple double.
On the bubble: Atlantic Coast (3-1, 7A), Baker County (4-0, 4A), Beachside (4-0, 4A), Bolles (3-1, 4A), Creekside (3-1, 7A), Fletcher (3-1, 6A), Providence (2-2, 3A), St. Johns Country Day (5-0, 2A), Union County (5-0, 1A).
CROSS COUNTRY RANKINGS
The Times-Union tracks top performances in high school cross country for Jacksonville and Northeast Florida through meets held on Monday night.
A glance at the top high school cross country times in the area this season. Course times in 5K events below. * indicates new time.
Cross country: Teams, runners to watch
Time, runner, school, event
BOYS
15:47.00: Tanner Simonds, Creekside, Cecil Field Summer Classic
15:47.00: Graham Myers, Fleming Island, Cecil Field Summer Classic
16:03.00: Jack Dravo, Creekside, Cecil Field Summer Classic
16:05.00: Hudson Finocchio, Creekside, Cecil Field Summer Classic
16:06.00: Andrew McGraw, Bolles, Cecil Field Summer Classic
16:16.00: Jacob Harvey, Creekside, Cecil Field Summer Classic
16:17.00: Grant Doherty, Ponte Vedra, Craig Speziale Invitational*
16:22.00: Jack Zurn, Creekside, Cecil Field Summer Classic
16:22.00: Gavin Nelson, Mandarin, Cecil Field Summer Classic
16:24.00: Christopher Joost, Bolles, Cecil Field Summer Classic
GIRLS
18:13.00: Jillian Candelino, Bolles, Cecil Field Summer Classic
18:23.00: Lindy White, Ponte Vedra, Cecil Field Summer Classic
18:28.00: Ella Mickler, Bolles, Cecil Field Summer Classic
19:10.00: Katelyn Lawrence, St. Augustine, Craig Speziale Invitational*
19:17.00: Rylan Holmquist, St. Augustine, Cecil Field Summer Classic
19:20.00: Lucrezia Gowdy, Episcopal, Cecil Field Summer Classic
19:21.00: Daisy Ross, Ponte Vedra, Craig Speziale Invitational*
19:26.60: Elizabeth Csikai, Bolles, Florida Horse Park Invitational*
19:32.00: Alyson Johnson, Creekside, Cecil Field Summer Classic
19:42.00: Sofia Bushkell, Ponte Vedra, Craig Speziale Invitational*
This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: Northeast Florida Power Polls: Week 2 football, volleyball, cross country
