As Hurricane Milton heads to Florida, our thoughts and prayers are with those in its path. As the storm approaches, we expect to see a lots of changes to this week’s schedule. With the help of our friends at FloridaHSFootball.com, we’ll try to keep you up-to-date on all of the changes.
As far as the latest High School Football America Florida Top 25 high school football rankings, powered by NFL Play Football, Norland moves from No. 9 to No. 7 after a 33-14 win over former No. 5 Cocoa. The loss drops the two-time reigning state champs to No. 11.
Next up for Norland is a showdown with No. 8 American Heritage (Plantation) on Saturday. Cocoa will try to rebound against Apopka, which is currently ranked No. 265 in the HSFA 300 national rankings.
Friday night, top-ranked St. Thomas Aquinas is scheduled to play No. 6 Chaminade-Madonna in a showdown between two of the best Florida high school football programs over the last decade. STA comes into the game having won a state record five straight state titles. C-M has won three straight.
High School Football America Florida Top 25
| Ranking/Team | Record | Last Week |
| No. 1 St. Thomas Aquinas | (6-1) | 1 |
| No. 2 IMG Academy | (5-1) | 2 |
| No. 3 Venice | (6-1) | 3 |
| No. 4 Lakeland | (6-0) | 4 |
| No. 5 Miami Central | (5-1) | 6 |
| No. 6 Chaminade-Madonna | (5-2) | 7 |
| No. 7 Norland | (5-1) | 9 |
| No. 8 American Heritage (Plantation) | (3-3) | 8 |
| No. 9 Clearwater Central Catholic | (7-0) | 10 |
| No. 10 Jones (Orlando) | (6-0) | 11 |
| No. 11 Cocoa | (3-3) | 5 |
| No. 12 Columbus (Miami) | (4-2) | 12 |
| No. 13 The First Academy | (6-1) | 13 |
| No. 14 Atlantic (Delray Beach) | (5-1) | 14 |
| No. 15 Northwestern (Miami) | (3-3) | 15 |
| No. 16 Armwood | (6-0) | 16 |
| No. 17 Southridge | (6-1) | 17 |
| No. 18 Seminole (Sanford) | (6-0) | 18 |
| No. 19 Palmetto (Miami) | (4-2) | 20 |
| No. 20 Monarch | (4-2) | 21 |
| No. 21 Nease | (5-0) | 22 |
| No. 22 St. Augustine | (4-1) | 23 |
| No. 23 Tampa Bay Tech | (4-2) | 24 |
| No. 24 Gadsden County | (5-1) | 25 |
| No. 25 Dr. Phillips | (5-0) | NR |
Dropped-out: No. 19 Booker T. Washington (Miami)
Editor’s Note: The High School Football America national, regional and state rankings are developed using our proprietary algorithm.
