Trinity Catholic from Ocala was considered a heavy favorite heading into the Florida 1S high school football state championship against First Baptist Academy. TC entered the game ranked No. 247 in the High School Football America 300 national rankings, powered by NFL Play Football. First Baptist ranked outside the Top 500.
When the final horn sounded, First Baptist owned its first-ever state football championship with a 21-3 win.
Jeff is an award-winning journalist and expert in the field of high school sports, underscored with his appearance on CNBC in 2010 to talk about the big business of high school football in America.Jeff turned to his passion for high school football into an entrepreneurial venture called High School Football America, a digital media company focused on producing original high school sports content for radio, television and the internet.Jeff is co-founder and editor-in-chief of High School Football America, a partner with NFL Play Football.