Cocoa, ranked No. 53 in the latest High School Football America 300 national rankings, powered by NFL Play Football, is a Florida state champ for the first time since 2016. Friday night, the Tigers beat No. 210 Florida State University High School 38-31 in overtime to win the state’s 2S classification.
Quarterback Blake Boda’s 5-yard TD run proved to be the winning score on the first possession in OT. On Florida High’s overtime possession, the Seminoles fumbled, which sealed the victory for Cocoa.
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.
