Football Hotbed Preseason Florida High School Football Rankings


Marcus Benjamin @_benjaminmoney

Welcome everyone to the 2018 high school football season.  Buckle up because this will be a fun ride.  We have marquee match-ups between perennial programs starting in week one and the momentum will not subside until champions are crowned at the end of the season.  We all know preseason rankings do not mean much until the pads and helmets are strapped on, but it is always fun to stimulate conversation with preseason rankings.  Here is the Football Hotbed Top 25 in the state of Florida that will compete for a state championship in 2018.

1. Miami Carol City (6A)

At #5 American Heritage (Plantation) Friday 7:30 PM

2. Miami Central (6A)

Miami Central QB Maurice Underwood

At #3 Cardinal Gibbons (Fort Lauderdale) Saturday 7:00 PM

3. Cardinal Gibbons (Fort Lauderdale) (5A)

Cardinal Gibbons QB Nik Scalzo

Vs. #2 Miami Central Saturday 7:00 PM

4. St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale) (7A)

Vs. #34 (national ranking) DeMatha (Hyattsville, MD) 8:00 PM

5. American Heritage (Plantation) (5A)

Vs. #1 Miami Carol City Friday 7:30 PM

6. Columbia (Lake City) (7A)

At Gainesville Thursday 7:30 PM

7. Miami Northwestern (6A)

At Miramar Friday 7:00 PM

8. Deerfield Beach (8A)

Deerfield Beach RB Jaylan Knighton

At #9 Chaminade-Madonna (Hollywood) Friday 7:00 PM

9. Chaminade-Madonna (Hollywood) (3A)

Chaminade-Madonna S Keontra Smith

Vs. #8 Deerfield Beach Friday 7:00 PM

10. Miami Columbus (8A)

Vs. Mater Academy Charter (Hialeah Gardens) Friday 5:30 PM

11. Cocoa (4A)

Vs. Palm Bay Friday 7:00 PM

12. Miami Southridge (8A)

At Traz Powell Stadium (Miami) vs. American (Hialeah) Thursday 7:30 PM

13. Wekiva (Apopka) (8A)

Vs. Jones (Orlando) Friday 7:00 PM

14. Trinity Christian (Jacksonville) (5A)

Vs. Braden River (Bradenton) Friday 7:30 PM

15. Raines (Jacksonville) (4A)

Vs. Lee (Jacksonville) Friday 7:00 PM

16. Armwood (Seffner) (6A)

Vs. Tampa Bay Tech Friday 7:30 PM

17. Immokalee (5A)

At Golden Gate (Naples) 7:00 PM

18. Lakeland (7A)

Vs. Manatee (Bradenton) Friday 7:30 PM

19. Dwyer (Palm Beach Gardens) (7A)

Vs. Park Vista Friday 7PM

20. Plant (7A)

Vs. Hillsborough Friday 7:30 PM

21. Miami Booker T. Washington (4A)

At Traz Powell Stadium (Miami) Vs. Dillard (Fort Lauderdale) Friday 7;30 PM

22. Osceola (Kissimmee) (8A)

Vs. Lake Gibson Friday 7:30 PM

23. Venice (7A)

vs. Vero Beach Friday 7:30 PM

24. University School (Davie) (4A)

Vs. Glades Central Friday 7:00 PM

25. Vanguard (Ocala) (6A)

At Kathleen (Lakeland) Friday 7:30 PM

Others Receiving Votes:

Miami Norland

At Traz Powell Stadium (Miami) vs. Piper (Sunrise) Saturday 7:00 PM

Miami Palmetto

At Hialeah-Miami Lakes Friday 3:30 PM

Miramar

Vs. Miami Northwestern Friday 7:00 PM

Palm Beach Central (Wellington)

At Atlantic (Delray) Friday 7:00 PM

Piper (Sunrise)

At Traz Powell Stadium Vs. Miami Norland Saturday 7:00 PM

Plantation

At West Broward (Pembroke Pines) Friday 7:00 PM

South Dade (Homestead)

At Tropical Park (Miami) Vs. Coral Gables Friday 7:30 PM

Vero Beach

At Venice Friday 7:30 PM

 

Marcus Benjamin works as the senior writer and editor for FootballHotbed.com. He attended Florida A&M and Florida Memorial University completing a bachelors degree in communications in 2010. He's covered high school football in the South Florida area since 2010 for the Miami Herald, Miami Sports Tribune and ShawSports.net. He is married and lives in Fort, Lauderdale, FL.

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