Where Gainesville area football teams landed in the newest FHSAA rankings

Ainslie Lee, The Gainesville Sun
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The second set of the FHSAA's high school football rankings were revealed on Wednesday afternoon despite coming off a week that saw a slew of schedule changes due to Hurricane Ian's impact across the state.

While a handful of local teams never took the field for their Week 6 matchups — whether that be due to a scheduled idle week or last week's storm — others were able to play and saw it pay off in this week's edition of the FHSAA's rankings.

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Bradford, which sits as the area's highest-ranked program, blanked Keystone Heights 38-0, pushing the Tornadoes up two slots and into the No. 8 spot.

Meanwhile, teams such as Eastside, which beat North Marion 14-6, and Hawthorne, which topped Gibbs 21-12, rocketed up the polls. Eastside's rise came to the tune of 77 spots, while Hawthorne got a 25-spot boost.

Take a look at the the area's top 10 teams, according to this week's FHSAA rankings and if each program would make it into the playoffs had they started today.

No. 8 — Bradford (6-0)

LAST WEEK: No. 10, def. Keystone Heights 38-0

IF THE PLAYOFFS WERE TODAY: Ranked No. 1 in 2S-R2, the Tornadoes are in.

No. 12 — Buchholz (4-0)

LAST WEEK: No. 11, did not play

IF THE PLAYOFFS WERE TODAY: Ranked No. 1 in 4S-R1, the Bobcats are in.

No. 25 — Williston (5-0)

LAST WEEK: No. 40, def. Newberry 42-19

IF THE PLAYOFFS WERE TODAY: Ranked No. 1 in 1R-R4, the Red Devils are in.

No. 30 — Chiefland (4-0)

LAST WEEK: No. 35, did not play

IF THE PLAYOFFS WERE TODAY: Ranked No. 2 in 1R-R4, the Indians are in.

No. 37 — Hawthorne (5-0)

LAST WEEK: No. 62, def. Gibbs 21-12

IF THE PLAYOFFS WERE TODAY: Ranked No. 3 in 1R-R4, the Hornets are in.

No. 43 — Union County (3-1)

LAST WEEK: No. 48, did not play

IF THE PLAYOFFS WERE TODAY: Ranked No. 1 in 1R-R3, the Fightin' Tigers are in.

No. 72 — Eastside (3-1)

LAST WEEK: No. 149, def. North Marion 14-6

IF THE PLAYOFFS WERE TODAY: Ranked No. 3 in 2S-R2, the Rams are in.

No. 131 — Lafayette (4-1)

LAST WEEK: No. 124, did not play

IF THE PLAYOFFS WERE TODAY: Ranked No. 2 in 1R-R3, the Hornets are in.

No. 135 — Lake City Columbia (2-3)

LAST WEEK: No. 144, did not play

IF THE PLAYOFFS WERE TODAY: Ranked No. 3 in 3S-R1, the Tigers are in.

No. 218 — Newberry (3-2)

LAST WEEK: No. 184, lost to Williston 42-19

IF THE PLAYOFFS WERE TODAY: Ranked No. 6 in 1R-R4, the Panthers are in.

This article originally appeared on The Gainesville Sun: FHSAA rankings: Where did Gainesville area high school football land?