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Week 6 of the high school football season will be dramatically impact, as evidenced by many changes that are being tracked by our friends at FloridaHSFootball.com.
Several big matchups inside the Florida Top 25 and High School Football America 300 national rankings, powered by NFL Play Football, are already being affected.
Related: HSFA 300 as of 9/25
Nationally-ranked Lakeland, No. 46 in the current HSFA 300, decided to move its Friday game against Lake Gibson, to Monday night. The four-day switch didn’t affect the Dreadnaughts as they rolled to a 47-14 victory.
The game between No. 14 IMG Academy and No. 53 Jones (Orlando) has been cancelled.
Below is a list of date changes from FloridaHSFootball.com:
• Academy at the Lakes at St. Petersburg Canterbury (8-Man) – moved from 9/16 to 10/24, 7
• Aucilla Christian at Franklin County – moved from Fri. 9/30 to Tue. 9/27, 7
• Bartow at Winter Haven (4S-8) – moved from Fri. 9/30 to Mon. 10/3, 7:30
• Bolles at Episcopal (2M-2) – moved from Fri. 9/30 to Wed. 9/28, 4
• Charlotte at Riverdale (4S-15) – moved from Fri. 9/30 to Mon. 10/3, 7
• Citrus at Gulf (3S-6) – moved from Fri. 9/30 to Mon. 10/3, 7:30
• Clearwater Central Catholic at Carrollwood Day (1M-4) – moved from Fri. 9/30 to Thu. 10/20, 7
• Deltona at Seabreeze – moved from Fri. 9/30 to Mon. 10/3, 7
• East Ridge at Fivay – moved from Fri. 9/30 to Mon. 10/3, 6:30
• Florida Deaf & Blind at St. Johns Country Day (8-Man) – moved from Thu. 9/29 to Mon. 10/3, 7
• Gainesville at Menendez (3S-4) – moved from Fri. 9/30 to Tue. 9/27, 6
• Gibbs at Hawthorne – moved from Fri. 9/30 to Tue. 10/4, 7
• Harvest Community at Cedar Creek Christian (SSAC) – moved from Fri. 9/30 to Thu. 9/29, 7
• Lake Weir at Port Orange Atlantic (2S-8) – moved from Fri. 9/30 to 10/3, 7
• Lake Gibson at Lakeland (4S-7) – moved from Fri. 9/30 to Mon. 9/26, 7:30
• Lecanto at River Ridge (3S-6) – moved from Fri. 9/30 to Tue. 10/4, 7
• Lincoln at Colquitt County, Ga. – moved from Fri. 9/30 to Wed. 9/28, 7:30
• Mitchell at Land O’ Lakes (4S-6) – moved from Fri. 9/30 to Mon. 10/3, 7
• P.K. Yonge at Santa Fe – moved from Fri. 9/30 to Tue. 9/27, 7
• River Ridge at Wiregrass Ranch – moved from Fri. 10/7 to Sat. 10/8, 10 am
• Springstead at Wiregrass Ranch (4S-6) – moved from Fri. 9/30 to Mon. 10/3, 7:30
• University Christian at Providence (1M-1) – moved from Fri. 9/30 to Tue. 9/27, 7
• Victory Christian at Zephyrhills Christian (1S-5) – moved from Fri. 9/30 to Mon. 10/3, 7:30
• Wesley Chapel Cypress Creek at Pasco (3S-7) – move from Fri. 9/30 to Mon. 10/3, 7
• West Port at Lake Minneola (4S-5) – moved from Fri. 9/30 to Mon. 10/3, 7
