Volleyball, cross country and more: FHSAA releases 2022 Northeast Florida fall sports districts

The new school year is already taking shape.

The Florida High School Athletic Association released preliminary fall sports classifications Wednesday for sports other than football for the 2022-23 and 2023-24 school years.

The FHSAA released the new lists for bowling, cross country, golf, swimming and girls indoor volleyball.

The association is reverting to a standard two-year cycle, after a single-year cycle in 2021-22 due to planning complications stemming from the coronavirus pandemic.

Also notable: Fall sports like volleyball will follow the FHSAA's traditional classification format based on student enrollment, unlike the modified metro-suburban split that will govern high school football this fall. Under the 2022 football system, the eight most densely-populated counties (Duval, Seminole, Orange, Hillsborough, Pinellas, Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade) are grouped into one of four Metro divisions, with all other teams in the Suburban category.

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For Jacksonville, many districts are fairly similar to their 2021 counterparts, such as the strong volleyball District 3-6A that continues to group Fleming Island, Fletcher and Ponte Vedra.

The classifications below are not necessarily final. Schools may appeal their assignments to the FHSAA through Friday, May 27.

2022 FHSAA girls volleyball classification

District 1-7A

Atlantic Coast, Bartram Trail, Creekside, Flagler Palm Coast, Mandarin, Sandalwood

District 3-6A

First Coast, Fleming Island, Fletcher, Nease, Oakleaf, Orange Park, Ponte Vedra

District 2-5A

Belleview, Columbia, Tallahassee Lincoln, Tallahassee Rickards, Ocala Vanguard

District 3-5A

Englewood, Parker, Riverside, Stanton, Westside, White

District 4-5A

Clay, Daytona Beach Mainland, Menendez, Middleburg, Ridgeview, Daytona Beach

Seabreeze, St. Augustine

District 2-4A

Baker County, Gadsden County, Tallahassee Godby, Suwannee, Wakulla

District 3-4A

Fernandina Beach, Jackson, Paxon, Raines, Ribault, West Nassau, Yulee

District 4-4A

Bishop Kenny, Bolles, Keystone Heights, Tocoi Creek, Wolfson

District 2-3A

Baldwin, Bishop Snyder, Episcopal, Providence, Trinity Christian

District 3-3A

Bradford, Crescent City, Interlachen, P.K. Yonge, Palatka, Taylor County

District 2-2A

Christ's Church, Eagle's View, First Coast Christian, St. Johns Country Day, University Christian

District 3-2A

Beaches Chapel, Covenant, Harvest Community, Impact Christian, Parsons Christian

District 4-2A

Countryside Christian, Florida Deaf, Gainesville Oak Hall, Peniel Baptist, Gainesville St. Francis, St. Joseph

District 5-1A

Aucilla Christian, Hamilton County, Hilliard, Madison County

District 6-1A

Bell, Branford, Fort White, Mayo Lafayette, Union County

2022 FHSAA boys bowling classification

Region 3

Port Orange Atlantic, DeLand, Flagler Palm Coast, Daytona Beach Mainland, Matanzas, Menendez, Palatka, Pine Ridge, Daytona Beach Seabreeze, Spruce Creek, St. Augustine, Orange City University

2022 FHSAA girls bowling classification

Region 1

Atlantic Coast, Baldwin, Englewood, Fernandina Beach, First Coast, Fletcher, Mandarin, Parker, Paxon, Raines, Riverside, Sandalwood, Stanton, Westside, White, Wolfson, Yulee

Region 2

Belleview, Columbia, Dunnellon, Ocala Forest, Fort White, Lake Weir, Ocala Trinity Catholic, Ocala Vanguard, Ocala West Port

Region 3

Port Orange Atlantic, DeLand, Flagler Palm Coast, Daytona Beach Mainland, Matanzas, Menendez, Palatka, Pine Ridge, Daytona Beach Seabreeze, Spruce Creek, St. Augustine, Orange City University

2022 FHSAA cross country classification

District 1-4A

Atlantic Coast, Bartram Trail, Gainesville Buchholz, Tallahassee Chiles, Creekside, Crestview, First Coast, Flagler Palm Coast, Fletcher, Ocala Forest, Mandarin, Navarre, Nease, Niceville, Oakleaf, Pace, Sandalwood, Cantonment Tate, Ocala West Port

District 2-3A

Clay, Columbia, Fleming Island, Gainesville, Matanzas, Menendez, Middleburg, Orange Park, Parker, Ponte Vedra, Ridgeview, Riverside, St. Augustine, Stanton, Westside,  White

District 1-2A

Panama City Bay, Chipley, Florida High, Tallahassee Godby, Marianna, North Bay

Haven, Pensacola, Pensacola Catholic, Panama City Rutherford, South Walton, Suwannee, Wakulla, Walton, West Florida

District 2-2A

Baker County, Baldwin, Bishop Kenny, Bolles, Bradford, Gainesville Eastside, Episcopal, Fernandina Beach, Fort White, Interlachen, Jackson, Keystone Heights, Newberry, Palatka, Paxon, Raines, Ribault, Alachua Santa Fe, Tocoi Creek, West Nassau, Wolfson, Yulee

District 2-1A

Bishop Snyder, Christ's Church,  Tallahassee Community Christian, Florida Deaf,  Hamilton County, Harvest Community, Hilliard, Tallahassee Maclay, Tallahassee North Florida Christian, Providence, Tallahassee St. John Paul II, St. Johns Country Day, St. Joseph, Trinity Christian, University Christian

District 3-1A

Bell, Spring Hill Bishop McLaughlin, Branford, Bronson, Cedar Key, Chiefland, Leesburg First Academy, Bunnell First Baptist, Hernando Christian, Meadowbrook Academy, Mount Dora Christian, Gainesville Oak Hall, P.K. Yonge, Peniel Baptist, Redeemer Christian, Seven Rivers Christian, Gainesville St. Francis, Ocala St. John Lutheran, Trenton, Ocala Trinity Catholic, Wildwood

2022 FHSAA golf classification

District 3-3A

Atlantic Coast, Bartram Trail, Creekside, First Coast, Fleming Island, Fletcher, Mandarin, Nease, Oakleaf, Sandalwood

District 2-2A

Clay, Columbia, Tallahassee Godby, Tallahassee Lincoln, Middleburg, Orange Park, Tallahassee Rickards, Ridgeview, Suwannee, Wakulla

District 3-2A

Bishop Kenny, Fernandina Beach, Jackson, Parker, Paxon, Ponte Vedra, Raines, Riverside, Stanton, West Nassau, Yulee

District 4-2A

Belleview, Dunnellon, Gainesville Eastside, Gainesville, Lake Weir, Matanzas, Menendez, North Marion, Palatka, Alachua Santa Fe, St. Augustine, Tocoi

Creek, Ocala Vanguard

District 3-1A

Bradford, Branford, Keystone Heights, Mayo Lafayette, Madison County, Peniel Baptist, St. Joseph, Taylor County, Union County

District 4-1A

Baldwin, Bishop Snyder, Bolles, Christ's Church, Episcopal, Harvest Community,  Hilliard, Providence, St. Johns Country Day, Trinity Christian, University Christian,  Wolfson

2022 FHSAA swimming classificat

District 1-4A

Atlantic Coast, Bartram Trail, Gainesville Buchholz, Creekside, Flagler Palm Coast, Mandarin, Sandalwood

District 2-3A

Belleview, Tallahassee Chiles, Columbia, Ocala Forest, Gainesville, Tallahassee

Leon, Tallahassee Lincoln

District 3-3A

Englewood, First Coast, Fleming Island, Fletcher, Matanzas, Middleburg, Nease, Oakleaf, Orange Park, Parker, Ponte Vedra, Ridgeview, St. Augustine

District 2-2A

Bishop Kenny, Fernandina Beach, Paxon, Raines, Stanton, West Nassau, Westside, White, Yulee

District 3-2A

Baker County, Clay, Dunnellon, Gainesville Eastside, Lake Weir, Menendez, North Marion, Palatka, Riverside, Alachua Santa Fe, Suwannee, Tocoi Creek, Ocala Vanguard

District 2-1A

Baldwin, Bishop Snyder, Bolles, Christ's Church, Episcopal, Florida Deaf, Hilliard, Jackson, Providence, St. Johns Country Day, St. Joseph, Wolfson

Clayton Freeman covers high school sports and more for the Florida Times-Union. Follow him on Twitter at @CFreemanJAX.

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