Pahokee Loses To Top-Ranked Byrnes (SC)

By Jeff Fisher
The High School Football Huddle

Byrnes (Duncan, SC) showed a nationally television audience on ESPNU why USA Today has it ranked #1 in the nation Friday night as the Rebels dismantled two-time defending Florida Class 2B champ Pahokee 38-12.

Not to make excuses, but Pahokee, which saw its 32-game win streak snapped, was playing with a heavy heart over last week's shooting death of linebacker Norman Griffith. Griffith's family traveled to South Carolina for the game to support the team that dedicated game in Norman's memory.

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Pahokee takes on Top Ranked Byrnes (SC)

By Jeff Fisher
The High School Football Huddle

Not that the Pahokee (FL) Blue Devils needed extra motivation heading into it's game against Byrnes (Duncan, SC), the #1 team in the USA Today Super 25, but they definitely have it.

Pahokee, which has won four of the last five Florida Class 2B state titles, are dedicating tonight's nationally televised game on ESPNU to Norman Griffith, who was killed last weekend in a shooting after a dance.

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#6 Pahokee Wins Another Florida Title

By Jeff Fisher
The High School Football Huddle

Nationally-ranked Pahokee won its fourth Florida high school football championship in five years with a 53-14 win over Newberry in the 2B title game Saturday.

Quarterback Anthony Sheppard was nearly perfect. Sheppard completed 16 of his 21 passes for 384 yards and four touchdowns, that tied a state championship game record.

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Florida High School Football Scoreboard - Playoffs 1st Round

Florida High School Football Scores
Friday, November 16, 2007

Playoffs - Regional Quarterfinals

USA Today Super 25
#1 Northwestern 53 Coral Gables 10
#7 Pahokee 62 University 0
#25 Armwood 27 Lake Region 6

6A
Flagler Palm Coast 31 Oviedo 0
Spruce Creek 23 Lake Brantley 22
Edgewater 21 East Ridge 7
Apopka 30 Timber Creek 22
Boone 28 Sarasota 10
Dr. Phillips 28 Riverview 14
Vero Beach 24 Lake Worth 21
Park Vista 12 Palm Beach Gardens 10
Cypress Bay 21 Miami Norland 0
North Miami Beach 30 Miramar 13
Columbus 21 Miami Central 15
South Dade 33 Braddock 8
Homestead 34 Miami Sunset 17

5A
Niceville 30 Fletcher 13
Bartram Trail 20 Pine Forest 13
Fleming Island 57 Lake Howell 25
Mainland 31 Buchholz 0
Gaither 37 Sickles 3
Chamberlain 26 Wharton 25
Lakeland 31 Brandon 17
Osceola 34 Plant City 17
Dunedin 31 Gibbs 17
Largo 19 East Lake 7
Cape Coral 27 Venice 10
Manatee 31 Fort Myers 28
Melbourne 28 Atlantic 21 (2 OTs)
Palm Bay 31 South Fork 8
St. Thomas Aquinas 13 Blanche Ely 12

4A
Pace 55 Navarre 13
Milton 37 Fort Walton Beach 12
Lincoln 59 Forrest 26
First Coast 49 Leon 25
Nease 29 Eastside 7
Columbia 21 Leesburg 0
Seabreeze 43 Ridgewood 3
Rockledge 31 Land O'Lakes 7
Jefferson 34 Boca Ciega 16
Plant 49 Northeast 12
Armwood 27 Lake Region 6
Hillsborough 42 Auburndale 7
West Boca Raton 27 Fort Pierce 7
Dwyer 30 Okeechobee 17
Hallandale 41 Barron Collier 34
Washington 49 Gulf Coast 0

3A
Godby 28 Pensacola 21
Arnold 13 Wakulla 8
Baker County 44 Clay 14
St. Augustine 21 Raines 0
North Marion 34 Nature Coast 13
Crystal River 53 Williston 49
Harmony 28 Hudson 6
Eustis 32 Pasco 16
Lake Wales 35 Astronaut 14
Cocoa 28 Kathleen 27
Booker 14 Hardee 3
Palmetto 38 DeSota County 14
Immokalee 21 South Fort Myers 10
Naples 58 LaBelle 13
Glades Central 41 Belen Jesuit 7
Monsignor Pace 12 Cardinal Gibbons 0

2A
Fort White 36 Pensacola Catholic 34
Madison County 41 Marianna 6
Bolles 62 Mount Dora 14
South Sumter 63 Fernadina Beach 0
Tampa Catholic 35 Inlet Grove 7
Clewiston 26 Bishop Verot 13
American Heritage 20 Gulliver Prep 12
Archbishop Carroll 42 Charminade-Madonna 14

2B
Blountstown 35 Vernon 19
Florida High 33 Northview 0
Trinity Catholic 17 Episcopal 7
Newberry 46 Trinity Christian 28
Clearwater Central Catholic 23 Crescent City 0
Frostproof 31 Wildwood 6
Pahokee 62 University 0
King's Academy 40 Marathon 0

1A
Port St. Joe 35 Trenton 6
Lafayette 14 Jay 13
North Florida Christian 28 Florida Air 6
First Academy 28 University Christian 21
Fort Meade 39 St. John Neumann 25
Glades Day 47 Indian Rocks Christian 7
American Heritage 42 Archbishop Curley 6
Dade Christian 30 Benjamin 12

1B
FAMU 35 Arlington Country Day 6
Graceville 58 Eagle's View 34
Trinity Christian 55 Master's 14
Warner Christian 35 Orangewood Christian 14
Bradenton 21 Pine Castle Christian 20
Keswick Christian 48 Victory Christian 27
Jupiter Christian 59 Sheridan Hills Christian 6
Hollywood Christian 37 Zion Lutheran 20