Edgewater, coming off a school-record, 84-point performance a romp past Lyman on Friday, remained atop the Sentinel’s Super 16 Coaches Poll for the fourth week in a row. The Eagles (6-0) gained 14 of the 15 first-place votes.
Orlando’s The First Academy (4-2) gained the other first-place vote, but remained stationary at No. 4, while Jones and Bishop Moore flip-flopped from last week, with Jones moving into the No. 2 slot.
The big news of the week was Seminole, which had fallen out of the Super 16 two weeks ago for the first time since 2015. The Seminoles jumped back in and all the way up to No. 12 after an impressive dismantling of Lake Brantley, which went into Sanford undefeated Friday, but left humbled after a 43-21 defeat.
The loss dropped Brantley (4-1) from No. 10 last week down to the No. 16 position.
The Nos. 5 through 9 spots remained unchanged with No. 5 Dr. Phillips (5-1) followed by Boone (6-0), Evans (5-1), DeLand (5-0) and Osceola (4-2), while Lake Mary (3-2) moved up to No. 10.
East Ridge (6-0) and Windermere (6-0) remained unbeaten but still are having trouble gaining favor from the voters. East Ridge, No. 16 last week, dropped out with the resurfacing of Seminole. Windermere, winner of 16 straight games, is outside the Super 16 for the second straight week. Windermere had climbed to No. 14 two weeks ago, its highest ranking ever.
Sentinel Super 16 Coaches Poll
Teams are listed with record, number of votes, first-place votes, results from last week and next game. All games start at 7 p.m. unless noted.
Voting: 1st-place vote = 1 point, 2nd = 2 points, etc. There were 15 coaches voting this week (listed below). A coach cannot vote for his own team.
Edgewater (6-0) 14 (13): def. Lyman 84-6; Next: Friday, at No. 15 Winter Park (3-2)
Jones (4-2) 43: def. Auburndale 37-3; Next: Oct. 10, at Lake Wales (5-1)
Bishop Moore (6-0): def. Tampa Catholic 29-20; Next: Oct. 10, at Eustis (1-5)
The First Academy (4-2) 50 (1): def. Gadsden County 45-14; Next: Friday, at Baltimore (Md.) St. Frances (4-1)
Dr. Phillips (5-1) 73: def. Olympia 42-6; Next: Oct. 10, at East Ridge (6-0)
Boone (6-0) 93: def. Timber Creek 35-7; Next: Oct. 10, vs. No. 15 Winter Park (3-2)
Evans (5-1) 96: def. Lake Howell 47-7; Next: Oct. 10, vs. Wekiva (1-5)
DeLand (5-0) 99: at Spruce Creek, ppd (Nov. 6); Next: Friday, vs. Mainland (4-1)
Osceola (4-2) 110: def. Melbourne 18-10; Next: Oct. 10, vs. Viera (3-2)
Lake Mary (3-2) 117: def. Hagerty 55-17; Next: Friday, vs. North Miami Beach (3-2)
West Orange (5-1) 133: def. Apopka 51-0; Next: Oct. 10, vs. Ocala West Port (1-5)
Seminole (3-3) 156: def. No. 10 Lake Brantley 43-21; Next: Oct. 10, at Lake Mary (3-2)
Ocoee (4-2) 169: def. Ocala West Port 42-0; Next: Friday, at Hudson (1-5)
Oviedo (3-2) 177: def. Wekiva 64-0; Next: Friday, vs. Hagerty (3-2)
Winter Park (3-2) 183: def. Freedom 63-8; Next: Friday, vs. Edgewater (6-0)
Lake Brantley (5-1) 184: lost at Seminole 43-21; Next: Friday, vs. Tohopekaliga (3-2)
Others receiving votes in order of votes received: East Ridge, Windermere, South Lake, St. Cloud, Hagerty.
Coaching panel: Orange County — David Aubrey (Lake Nona), Patrick Browning (Edgewater), Travis Gabriel (Olympia), Matt Hedrick (Bishop Moore), Karlos Odum (Evans), Tim Shifflet (Winter Park), Riki Smith (Windermere), Geno Thompson (West Orange), Elijah Williams (Jones). Seminole County — Greg Odierno (Oviedo), Scott Perry (Lake Mary). Lake County — Luke Hutchinson (Mount Dora), Brad Lord (South Lake). Osceola County — Eric Pinellas (Osceola), Mike Short (St. Cloud).
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