No. 57 The First Academy (Florida) to forfeit all wins and banned from playoffs for 2 years

The First Academy high school football program will forfeit all of its wins.
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For the second time this week, a highly-ranked team in the High School Football America 300, powered by NFL Play Football, is being hit with sanctions by the Florida High School Athletic Association.

According to the Orlando Sentinel, No. 57 The First Academy will forfeit all eight of its wins, pay fines and be banned from the postseason in 2024 and 2025 due to a long list of violations.

TFA, after a reported 30-or-so transfers, won big games against this year against No. 76 Atlantic (Delray Beach, Florida), No. 117 Seminole (Sanford, Florida) and No. 153 Edgewater (Florida). The Royals only loss was a 49-42 thriller over No. 49 Rabun Gap Nacoochee (Georgia).

Earlier this week, the FHSAA forced Norland, No. 33 in the HSFA 300 to forfeit its win against No. 27 American Heritage (Plantation).

Sunday’s new HSFA 300 win reflect the forfeits and will cause a shake-up in our national rankings.

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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.